University of Oradea (2018)
The university of Oradea is a public university, located in Oradea in north-west of Romania. With fifteen faculties the university has a total of 132 fields of study for undergraduates and 151 post graduate specialisation degrees, the university is colaborating with 200 universities, institutes and companies from 30 countries.
It is integrated in the European Union, Socrates and Erasmus programs. There are over 800 international students enrolled in various faculties.
The university has also researched and developed a geo-thermal station which uses ground water to heat the faculty during cold seasons.
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[BucharestHousingStories] ep.3 | Student Dormitories - Mihai
Bucharest Housing Stories, the web documentary: a seven-part miniseries about housing experience in contemporary Bucharest
Bucharest Housing Stories is a documentary series about diversity of the housing experience in Bucharest and the neighboring surroundings. The project is composed of seven episodes focused on different dwelling spaces and housing forms – blocks from the Communist period, new residential areas, ghetto neighborhoods, dormitories, public spaces (homeless living), former nationalized houses and homes from suburban areas – and follows the diverse experiences of 21 characters. The project aims to document the cultural diversity of housing and living practices in the Romanian present day urban area. Each episode released on the bucharesthousingstories.ro platform focuses on the diversity of vicinity experiences, on routine and on the relationships developed with the dwelling space by people with different profiles.
The project “Lived-In Homes. Cultural diversity of dwelling in Bucharest and the neighboring surroundings” is developed by VIRA Association and highlights the organization’s main instruments and objectives for a number of areas of interest: social research, documentary film and cultural education. Through this project we aim to contribute to an awareness of the variety of forms and housing experiences in Bucharest and neighboring surroundings as expressions of cultural diversity.
The project is funded through a Grant offered by Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and The Romanian Government, part of the PA17/RO 13 “Promotion of Diversity in Culture and Arts within European Cultural Heritage” Program and is carried out in partnership with The Movement for European Action and Initiative Association and The National Museum of Romanian Peasant.
This is Brasov and Surroundings
PLEASE CHANGE QUALITY TO HD (720p or 1080p). Now with Romanian & Spanish subtitles.
Subtitrat in limba romana si spaniola, apasa CC si selecteaza calitate HD (720p sau 1080p).
Hello again dear friends, I'm Danny Paun and I'm pleased to present you my new film about an epic country...Romania! Here we are after a few months with another production that showcases a bit of Romania's nature and beauty. It took us a while in getting this ready just in time for a special day, 1st December, Romania's National Day. LA MULŢI ANI ROMÂNIA!
This time around, we've been hiking the high Carpathian Mountains to get some breathtaking visuals and emphasis on the natural beauty of Romania. Apart from the lovely city of Brasov, we also visit some beautiful villages of Transylvania to film some really amazing fortified churches and fortresses that this part of the world has to offer, it just feels like we were back in time while over there, everything so pure and peaceful. It's been a few months in the making of this production and it was filmed in two seasons, from summer days of july and august to not so hot days of october and november... We'll definitely plan to make a winter video as it's quite unique over there.
Me and my small (but mighty) team hope that you will enjoy this one too. Please help us promote these amazing places and subscribe to our channel for more productions to come. Also, please visit our new website thisiswhyromania.com (you'll also find a short explanation why we decide to change the site and channel name). Thanks again for watching.
NOTE: please feel free to share but don't forget to credit/mention this page:
The soundtrack is by Tony Anderson - Eyes Wide Open (licensed via musicbed.com).
Filmed and edited over a period of four months using DJI Phantom 3 Professional (4K) and Sony and Canon DSLRs.
Subtitles in Spanish by Cecilia Alexandra
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Coolest Underground Salt Mine in Transilvania - Turda, Romania
Beautiful Huge Salt Mine in Transilvania - Turda, Romania. Visited by more than 2mil tourists since its opening in 1992, Turda Salt Mine is considered a hidden gem and one of the coolest underground places in the world.
Judetul Sibiu - Poarta de Sud a Transilvaniei / Sibiu County - The Southern Gate of Transylvania
regia/ directed by Dumitru Budrala
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Christmas in Maramures @The Story After The Story by Cristina Șoloc
” Christmas in Viseu, a Bridge Across Time” is a documentary about a powerful tradition that survives across centuries in Maramures County, the northern province of Romania, a tradition that defines the town of Viseu de Sus. It is also the story of the people who carried this tradition across time, about emotions, about joy and sometimes sadness, about the passing of time with the good and the bad and a story about music, rhythm and color.
This tradition has been documented, with the same protagonists (the ”actors” – the people of Viseu - and the also the same TV production crew), at first 13 years ago, then again in the present day, and it is amazing how those 13 years seem to pass in seconds, just like sometimes it happens in real life.
13 years ago, the young people of Viseu de Sus avoided wearing their traditional national clothes and were not interested in learning or preserving the ancient traditional music and dances, nowadays the Social and Cultural Center of the town is more active than ever. People have turned back to the traditions that define them and the traditional costume has become a ”must have” regardless of today’s fashion, the artistic groups that promote traditional music and dance are filled both with adults and children and, on Christmas night, the Viflaiems (popular theatres) have tripled in number.
It is amazing not only that tradition has not been lost in Viseu de Sus, but furthermore it transformed into the “Night of the Viflaiems” show, which is unique in the world. Each year on Christmas night, this show brings to Viseu de Sus thousands of tourists and locals eager to witness this tradition of popular theatre preserved across the centuries.
During this documentary, we see how the people of Viseu de sus preserved their cultural identity and how they crossed the time bridge that spans 13 years – a story after the story.
A documentary by Cristina Soloc
and first mouvie, filmed befor 13 years
Magic with romanian tourists at Time Square part 2.AVI
The Ethnography Museum Bicaz
- The History and Ethnography museum from Bicaz was founded in 1958 as a result of the complex research studies made by the Romanian Academy in the area of Lake Dimitrie Leonida. Since 1966 the museum is located in the building of the ex village-theatre named Ion Kalinderu. The building was made at the beginning of the XX century and its a part of the national list of architectural monuments. The permanent exhibition of the museum is organized on three main spaces which illustrates the history of the Bistrita Valley and also the 102 paintings donated to the city of Bicaz by painter Iulia Halaucescu.
Augmented Reality for the European Cultural Patrimony
Virtual co-location by Augmented Reality for on-site investigators and remote experts in European cultural patrimony studies
Dragoş Datcu, Marina Cidota, Stephan Lukosch
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Dorin Mircea Popovici
University Ovidius, Constanta, Romania
Călin Neamţu
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2014 -
10 Zece - Documentar 2018
10 Zece, Documentar, 55 min, 2018
Synopsis
10 (Zece) este prima parte dintr-o serie de documentare care prezinta portretul unei societati aflata in schimbare. De ce este nevoie de modele pozitive intr-o societate? Ce ne face sa ne asumam riscuri si cum apar liderii? Cum arata o Romanie ideala?
In societatile dezvoltate stiinta si educatia sunt temele prioritare. Tehnologia este un catalizator al schimbarii si evolutiei. Impactul asupra mediului nu este neglijat de cei care pun in aplicare initiative ce pot fi oricand luate ca exemple. De la case solare, constructii verzi, la masini electrice si surse de incarcare cu energie electrica, pana la procurarea hranei prin metode altenative, agricultura urbana, permacultura, ecoturism - toate fac portretul unui nou curent care a luat avant in Romania. Specialisti in sociologie, ecologie, psihologie sau tehnologie, dau voce unei noi gandiri in societatea romanesca. Schimbarea sta in fiecare dintre noi si se intampla acum. Pe tine cine te inspira?
Producator si Regizor I Producer and Director: Nicoleta Talpes; Senior Editor: Oana Ghiocel, Assistant Editors: Nicoleta Talpes, Alex Găvan; Operator Imagine Interviuri I Camera Recorder for Interviews: Cristian Gugu, Sound Editor, Sound Designer: Oana Ghiocel, Inregistrare sunet interviuri I Sound Recordist: Cristian Gugu; Narat de I Narrated by: Marius Vintilă ; Muzica I Music: Zoli Toth; Grafica: Petrut Nedelcu
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Some backstage video of the models from Top International Model of the World enjoying a nice tour of the Timisoara city - Romania
Romania | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:37 1 Etymology
00:06:04 1.1 Official names
00:06:58 2 History
00:07:07 2.1 Early history
00:09:42 2.2 Middle Ages
00:11:54 2.3 Independence and monarchy
00:14:05 2.4 World Wars and Greater Romania
00:19:31 2.5 Communism
00:23:27 2.6 Contemporary period
00:28:22 2.7 NATO and EU integration
00:31:20 3 Geography and climate
00:34:00 3.1 Climate
00:35:25 4 Governance
00:37:25 4.1 Foreign relations
00:40:03 4.2 Military
00:42:24 4.3 Administrative divisions
00:44:11 5 Economy
00:49:38 5.1 Infrastructure
00:52:07 5.2 Tourism
00:54:38 5.3 Science and technology
00:57:00 6 Demographics
00:59:33 6.1 Languages
01:01:39 6.2 Religion
01:03:19 6.3 Urbanization
01:04:34 6.4 Education
01:06:39 6.5 Healthcare
01:07:48 7 Culture
01:07:57 7.1 Arts and monuments
01:11:08 7.2 Holidays, traditions, and cuisine
01:13:22 7.3 Sports
01:18:39 8 See also
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Romania ( (listen) ro-MAY-nee-ə; Romanian: România [romɨˈni.a] (listen)) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the 12th largest country and also the 7th most populous member state of the European Union, having almost 20 million inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest and other major urban areas include Iași, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca, and Constanța.
The River Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a general southeast direction for 2,857 km (1,775 mi), coursing through ten countries before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of 2,544 m (8,346 ft).Modern Romania was formed in 1859 through a personal union of the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The new state, officially named Romania since 1866, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877. Following World War I, when Romania fought on the side of the Allied powers, Bukovina, Bessarabia, Transylvania and parts of Banat, Crișana and Maramureș became part of the sovereign Kingdom of Romania. In June–August 1940, as a consequence of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and Second Vienna Award, Romania was compelled to cede Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union, and Northern Transylvania to Hungary. In November 1940, Romania signed the Tripartite Pact and, consequently, in June 1941 entered World War II on the Axis side, fighting against the Soviet Union until August 1944, when it joined the Allies and recovered Northern Transylvania. Following the war, under the occupation of the Red Army's forces, Romania became a socialist republic and member of the Warsaw Pact. After the 1989 Revolution, Romania began a transition towards democracy and a market economy.
The sovereign state of Romania is a developing country and ranks 52nd in the Human Development Index. It has the world's 47th largest economy by nominal GDP and an annual economic growth rate of 7% (2017), the highest in the EU at the time. Following rapid economic growth in the early 2000s, Romania has an economy predominantly based on services, and is a producer and net exporter of machines and electric energy, featuring companies like Automobile Dacia and OMV Petrom. It has been a member of the United Nations since 1955, part of NATO since 2004, and part of the European Union since 2007. An overwhelming majority of the population identifies themselves as Eastern Orthodox Christians and are native speak ...
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Romania ( ( listen) ro-MAY-nee-ə; Romanian: România [romɨˈni.a] ( listen)) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the 12th largest country and also the 7th most populous member state of the European Union, having almost 20 million inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest and other major urban areas include Iași, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca, and Constanța.
The River Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a general southeast direction for 2,857 km (1,775 mi), coursing through ten countries before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of 2,544 m (8,346 ft).Modern Romania was formed in 1859 through a personal union of the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The new state, officially named Romania since 1866, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877. At the end of World War I, Transylvania, Banat, Bukovina, and Bessarabia united with the sovereign Kingdom of Romania. During World War II, Romania was an Axis power and, consequently, an ally of Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union, fighting side by side with the Wehrmacht until 1944, when it joined the Allies and faced occupation by the Red Army's forces. Throughout wartime Romania had lost several territories, of which only Northern Transylvania was regained after the war. Following the war, Romania became a socialist republic and member of the Warsaw Pact. After the 1989 Revolution, Romania began a transition towards democracy and a capitalist market economy.
The sovereign state of Romania is a developing country and ranks 52nd in the Human Development Index. It has the world's 47th largest economy by nominal GDP and an annual economic growth rate of 7% (2017), the highest in the EU at the time. Following rapid economic growth in the early 2000s, Romania has an economy predominantly based on services, and is a producer and net exporter of machines and electric energy, featuring companies like Automobile Dacia and OMV Petrom. It has been a member of the United Nations since 1955, part of NATO since 2004, and part of the European Union since 2007. An overwhelming majority of the population identifies themselves as Eastern Orthodox Christians and are native speakers of Romanian, a Romance language.
Oradea
Oradea the capital city of Bihor County and Crișana region, is one of the important centers of economic, social and cultural development in the western part of Romania, retaining these characteristics throughout history. The city is nestled between the hills that separate and unify in a harmonious way with plain Crișana. Located on the banks of Crișul Repede River, that divides the city into almost equal halves, it is the gateway to Central and Western Europe. The city is located in the north-west of Romania, at the intersection of parallel 47 ° 03' north latitude with meridian 21 ° 55' east longitude.
Located about 10 km from Borș, the most important crossing point on the west border, Oradea ranks tenth in size among Romanian cities. It covers an area of 11,556 ha. The city is at an altitude of 126 m above sea level, in the opening of the Criș valley and the plain area, in an area of contact between the extensions of the Apuseni Mountains and the extended plain Crișana-Banat. It lies as the area of transition from relief hills, to the Pannonian plain. City topoclimatic action is determined by the prevailing Western winds. Climate is Temperate Continental, with some oceanic influences.
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Suwon
Suwon is the capital and largest metropolis of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about 30 km south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as The City of Filial Piety. With a population close to 1.2 million, it is larger than Ulsan, although it is not governed as a metropolitan city.
Suwon has existed in various forms throughout Korea's history, growing from a small settlement to become a major industrial and cultural center. It is the only remaining completely walled city in South Korea. The city walls are one of the more popular tourist destinations in Gyeonggi Province. Samsung Electronics R&D center and headquarters are based in Suwon. The city is served by two motorways, the national railway network, and the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Suwon is a major educational center, home to 11 universities.
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Transylvania
Coordinates: 46°46′N 23°35′E / 46.767°N 23.583°E / 46.767; 23.583
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Nantes
00:02:22 1 Etymology
00:04:01 1.1 Modern pronunciation and nicknames
00:05:01 2 History
00:05:09 2.1 Prehistory and antiquity
00:07:19 2.2 Middle Ages
00:10:02 2.3 Modern era
00:13:03 2.4 French Revolution
00:15:21 2.5 Industries
00:18:05 2.6 Land reclamation
00:21:19 3 Geography
00:21:28 3.1 Location
00:22:44 3.2 Hydrology
00:24:30 3.3 Geology
00:25:52 3.4 Climate
00:26:55 3.5 Urban layout
00:29:40 3.6 Parks and environment
00:30:56 4 Governance
00:31:05 4.1 Local government
00:33:49 4.2 Heraldry
00:35:28 4.3 Nantes and Brittany
00:38:15 4.4 Twinning
00:39:20 5 Demographics
00:42:33 5.1 Ethnicity, religions and languages
00:45:38 6 Economy
00:49:36 7 Architecture
00:54:32 8 Culture
00:54:40 8.1 Museums
00:56:46 8.2 Venues
00:58:22 8.3 Events and festivals
01:00:55 8.4 In the arts
01:03:39 8.5 Cuisine
01:05:23 9 Education
01:07:21 10 Sport
01:09:34 11 Transport
01:13:27 11.1 Nantes Public Transportation Statistics
01:14:06 12 Media
01:16:41 13 Notable residents
01:17:55 14 See also
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Nantes ([nɑ̃t] (listen)) (Gallo: Naunnt or Nantt (pronounced [nɑ̃t] or [nɑ̃ːt]); Breton: Naoned (pronounced [ˈnɑ̃wnət])) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth-largest in France, with a population of 303,382 in Nantes and a metropolitan area of nearly 950,000 inhabitants. With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms the main north-western French metropolis.
It is the administrative seat of the Loire-Atlantique department and the Pays de la Loire région, one of 18 regions of France. Nantes belongs historically and culturally to Brittany, a former duchy and province, and its omission from the modern administrative region of Brittany is controversial.
Nantes was identified during classical antiquity as a port on the Loire. It was the seat of a bishopric at the end of the Roman era before it was conquered by the Bretons in 851. Although Nantes was the primary residence of the 15th-century dukes of Brittany, Rennes became the provincial capital after the 1532 union of Brittany and France. During the 17th century, after the establishment of the French colonial empire, Nantes gradually became the largest port in France and was responsible for nearly half of the 18th-century French Atlantic slave trade. The French Revolution resulted in an economic decline, but Nantes developed robust industries after 1850 (chiefly in shipbuilding and food processing). Deindustrialisation in the second half of the 20th century spurred the city to adopt a service economy.
In 2012, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked Nantes as a Gamma world city. It is the fourth-highest-ranking city in France, after Paris, Lyon and Marseille. The Gamma category includes cities such as Algiers, Orlando, Porto, Turin and Leipzig. Nantes has been praised for its quality of life, and it received the European Green Capital Award in 2013. The European Commission noted the city's efforts to reduce air pollution and CO2 emissions, its high-quality and well-managed public transport system and its biodiversity, with 3,366 hectares (8,320 acres) of green space and several protected Natura 2000 areas.
Columbia, South Carolina | Wikipedia audio article
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Columbia, South Carolina
00:01:46 1 History
00:01:54 1.1 Early history
00:05:40 1.2 19th century
00:11:19 1.3 20th century
00:18:12 1.4 Recent history
00:20:29 2 Geography
00:22:23 2.1 Climate
00:24:04 2.2 Metropolitan area
00:26:14 2.3 Neighborhoods
00:26:23 3 Demographics
00:29:19 3.1 Religion
00:30:10 4 Economy
00:32:32 4.1 Downtown revitalization
00:35:46 5 Arts and culture
00:41:22 5.1 Venues
00:41:30 5.1.1 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
00:42:37 5.1.2 Koger Center for the Arts
00:43:27 5.1.3 Carolina Coliseum
00:44:34 5.1.4 Township Auditorium
00:45:15 6 Sports
00:46:03 6.1 Sports venues
00:48:48 7 Parks and recreation
00:56:28 8 Government
00:58:40 8.1 Military installations
00:59:00 9 Education
00:59:09 9.1 Colleges and universities
01:03:25 9.2 Private schools
01:03:33 9.3 Public school districts
01:03:42 10 Media
01:04:50 11 Transportation
01:05:00 11.1 Mass transit
01:06:31 11.2 Roads and highways
01:08:55 11.3 Air
01:09:38 11.4 Intercity rail
01:10:02 11.5 Intercity bus
01:10:40 12 Health care
01:13:42 13 Notable people
01:13:51 14 Accolades
01:14:28 15 Sister cities
01:14:55 16 See also
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Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, originating from the name of Christopher Columbus.
The city is located approximately 13 miles (21 km) northwest of the geographic center of South Carolina, and is the primary city of the Midlands region of the state. It lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and the Broad River, which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River. Columbia is home to the University of South Carolina, the state's flagship university and the largest in the state, and is also the site of Fort Jackson, the largest United States Army installation for Basic Combat Training. Columbia is also located 20 miles west of the site of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force and is used as a training base for the 169th Fighter Wing of The South Carolina Air National Guard. Columbia is also the location of the South Carolina State House, which is the center of government for the state. In 1860, the city was the location of the South Carolina Secession Convention, which marked the departure of the first state from the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War.
Diplomatic history of World War I | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:38 1 War aims
00:02:27 1.1 Allied war goals
00:05:18 1.2 German war goals
00:07:33 1.3 Approaches to diplomacy
00:14:27 1.4 Toward a League of Nations
00:15:33 2 Financing the war
00:19:44 3 Allies
00:19:52 3.1 Great Britain
00:20:30 3.1.1 Entry
00:22:02 3.1.2 Balfour Declaration: Palestine and Jewish home land
00:25:39 3.1.3 Blockade of Germany
00:26:32 3.2 France
00:28:05 3.3 Russia
00:28:13 3.3.1 Leadership
00:31:05 3.3.2 Propaganda
00:32:51 3.3.3 February Revolution
00:34:20 3.3.4 Bolshevik versus White
00:36:08 3.4 Belgium
00:38:42 3.5 Japan
00:40:21 3.6 China
00:42:01 3.7 Romania
00:45:48 3.8 Greece
00:48:24 4 American entry in 1917
00:48:44 4.1 American neutrality
00:51:50 4.2 Submarine issue
00:54:32 4.3 Ethnic groups
00:55:57 4.4 National security
00:58:43 4.5 Decision for war
01:01:47 4.6 Wartime diplomacy
01:03:52 5 Central Powers
01:04:01 5.1 Germany
01:04:09 5.1.1 Eastern Front
01:05:03 5.1.2 Russia surrenders: the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
01:06:59 5.1.3 Subversion of enemy states
01:09:23 5.2 Austro-Hungarian Empire
01:14:10 5.3 Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
01:17:30 5.3.1 Armenian Genocide
01:19:29 5.4 Bulgaria
01:22:08 6 New nations
01:22:17 6.1 Poland
01:24:54 6.2 Ukraine
01:27:06 6.3 Three Baltic states
01:28:57 6.4 Czechoslovakia
01:30:23 7 See also
01:30:31 8 Notes
01:30:40 9 Further reading
01:30:48 9.1 Surveys
01:37:24 9.2 Great Britain
01:40:25 9.3 France and other Allies
01:42:57 9.4 Russia
01:45:58 9.5 United States
01:49:42 9.6 Central Powers
01:52:01 9.7 Historiography
01:53:28 9.8 Primary sources and year books
01:56:55 10 External links
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The Diplomatic history of World War I covers the non-military interactions among the major players during World War I. For the domestic histories see Home front during World War I. For a longer-term perspective see International relations of the Great Powers (1814–1919) and Causes of World War I. For the following era see International relations (1919–1939). The major allied players included Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy (starting in 1915) and the United States (from 1917). The major Central Powers included Germany and the Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Other countries—and their colonies—were also involved. For a detailed chronology see Timeline of World War I.
The non-military diplomatic and propaganda interactions among the nations were designed to build support for the cause, or to undermine support for the enemy. Wartime diplomacy focused on five issues: subversion and propaganda campaigns to weaken the morale of the enemy; defining and redefining the war goals, which became harsher as the war went on; luring neutral nations (Italy, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Romania) into the coalition by offering slices of enemy territory; and encouragement by the Allies of nationalistic minority movements inside the Central Powers, especially among Czechs, Poles, and Arabs. In addition, there were multiple peace proposals coming from neutrals, or one side or the other; none of them progressed very far. Some were neutral efforts to end the horrors. Others were propaganda ploys to show one side was being reasonable and the other was obstinate.