Above: Map of Ireland The uneasy calm in Northern Ireland began to break by the middle of the 1960's. Liberal Unionists were far from happy with Protestants remaining in power. Roman Catholics, inspired by the civil rights agitation of the Afro-Americans once more began to find their voice. In 1968 Londonderry and Belfast saw outbreaks of sporadic violence between the two sects. Above: Anti-Treaty IRA troops walking in Dublin Guerilla tactics were undertaken by a newly revived wing of the IRA ... Read More

Above: Map showing the border between Finland and Russia In 1917 the rule of the Tsars came to an end in Russia. With the Bolsheviks coming to power there, Finland became tensed. The middle class apprehended the fear of socialist rule while the workers of Finland took this opportunity to break out into a general strike on 14th November 1917. It was so successful that within two days they gained control of nearly most of the country. Above: White Guard ... Read More

Above: Map during the First Balkan War The Balkan League consisted of Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Montenegro. The members of the aforesaid league broke into conflict with the Ottoman Empire. This came to be termed as the First Balkan War. Above: Trench in the battlefield used by Turkish troops as defense against enemy fires during the war at Macedonia Russia in the spring of 1912 took the initiative in forming the league. Russia's objective was to take away Macedonia from Turkey, ... Read More