Franz Ferdinand decided to visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and
Herzegovnia, to make an inspection of the Austro-Hungarian troops there.
The inspection was scheduled for 28th June 1914. It was planned that Franz
Ferdinand and his wife Sophie would be met at the station and taken by car
to the City Hall where they would have lunch before going to inspect the
troops.
The government made it obligatory for every citizen to enroll in military service once he or she has reached the age of 18. This period of service lasts 32 months for men and 24 months for women. The only citizens who are exempt from the draft are the ones who are undergoing physical incapability, or chronic illness.
Israeli military personnel is trained on a self-defense technique called Krav Maga, which was exclusively developed by the Israeli forces. It is a combination of disarming moves taken from boxing, wrestling, Aikido, Judo, and Karate. This technique is proven to be highly efficient on one-to-one combat and against the guerrilla-style warfare applied by Israel's opposing forces.
The Monroe Doctrine is the denomination given to the approach that the US adopted in foreign policy in 1823, explicitly stating its oposition to European colonialism in America. The US expressed its intentions by claiming how any attempt undertaken by a European nation which aimed to gain control over an American territory would be regarded as "the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition towards the US", and the US would respond to such offense in consequence.
<u>The only manner in which the Monroe Doctrine kept a certain sense of neutrality was the fact that the US would not interfere in those American territories that were already under European control. </u>
