The murder in the town of Serajevo (at that time in Serbia and today in Bosnia) of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) by a serbian natioalist (Gavrilo Princip). This act set in motion a chain reaction of declarations of war between European nations. Austria declared war on Serbia but Russia supported Serbia and came to help against Austria. Germany had to help Austria against Russia but France, worried about the German intervention, declared war so that Germany invaded Belgium and Holland (neutral) to bypass the Maginot Line (a chain of fortified stronghold on the border of France with Germany) to try to reach Paris. At this point England intervened to help France and declared war as well.
The flexible response was created and implemented during former President John F. Kennedy's administration at the year 1961 as a measure to counteract the New Look policy of former President Dwight Eisenhower in his policy of conducting a massive military action in case of war.
During the Civil Rights Movement the media gave people the information which shaped the public's opinion and thus caused them to push for change. The heart of democracy lies in the ability to change
