Albania and China

Article: WWI – More on the Balkans

The link below is to an article on the Balkans region during the lead up to World War I and the Ottoman Empire.

For more visit:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/137287

Article: World War I – The Ottoman Empire

The link below is to an article that looks at the Ottoman Empire in the lead up to World War I.

For more visit:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/133019.

Article: Lead Up to World War I

Germany’s Increased Arms Budget and the Albanian Rebellion

The following link is to an article on the lead up to WWI in 1912. This article looks at the German arms build up and the Albanian rebellion.

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http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/127399

Today in History – 14 May 1955

The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance is Signed

The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, also known as the Warsaw Pact, was signed in Warsaw, Poland. This was the military alliance signed by the Eastern Bloc of nations, namely the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. The treaty came about in response to West Germany being included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the 9 May 1955. These were the two major treaties to come out of post war (WWII) Europe and were the opposing parties of the Cold War.

For more information on the Cold War see:
http://www.coldwar.org/

Timeline of the Cold War:
http://library.thinkquest.org/10826/timeline.htm