The reign of Louis XIV is often associated with the image of an absolute monarch and a centralized regime. However‚ his desire of absolutism and indulgence of war “disturbed and harried mankind during more than fifty years of arrogant pomp” which ultimately aggravate the burden of French and lead to the overthrow of absolute monarch of France. Louis held his simple views regarding religion that catholic church is an essential tool for maintaining the control of people and that it should serve the
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The leadership of King Louis continued to fail miserably when he came to an impasse with the secret meeting of the Third Estate. Louis refused to align himself with the people even though he reminded himself of previous French king’s alliance‚ and instead‚ he gave a discreet answer to the people that proved unsatisfactory and vague. His refusal to choose an order highlighted his distance from the reality of the revolution and his non-committal answer revealed to the public his deficiency of leadership
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the Treaty of Versailles that stands out more than others; a failed painter‚ turned war hero who was ignited with the incendiary fuel of nationalism. That critic was Adolf Hitler. Hitler gained support relatively quickly following the Treaty of Versailles. In fact‚ Hitler used the Treaty of Versailles to rise to power. As I’ve stated‚ many germans (including radicalists) felt the treaty was immoral‚ and deprived Germany of self-determination. In fact‚ abolishing the Treaty of Versailles was one of Adolf
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The affect that the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany The affect the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany is truly eye opening and amazing. “Viewing Germany as the chief instigator of the conflict‚ the European Allied Powers decided to impose particularly stringent treaty obligations upon the defeated Germany.”1 After the treaty was in place Germany had experienced very difficult times economically and politically. From the reparations they owed to the land that was compensated‚ Germany struggled
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The pact of Versailles was fairly negative to Germany on the grounds that it destroyed their economy even more. The terms for the treaty had been for Germany to take responsibility for their actions. The treaty of Versailles called to take away German territories and colonies‚ reduce Germany’s armed forces‚ make them disarm and to also have them pay reparations to the allies for the damage caused by the war. Germany’s economy was already in a bad shape and the 6‚600 million pounds they had to pay
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King Louis XIV’s Life and Reign Maureen Bauer HUM 361 King Louis XIV’s Life Louis XIV was born September 5‚ 1638 to his parents Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. He was their first child after twenty-two years of marriage. His brother‚ Philippe‚ was born in 1640. His parents did not have a happy marriage as they were chosen for each other and the King’s duties often kept them apart. The Beginning At the age of four King Louis XIII became ill with tuberculosis and rushed
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on the Treaty of Versailles is a very hard decision since the Countries of America‚ France and Britain have very different points of view on how harsh Germany should be punished. Each country has different points of view of how Germany should be punished for World War 1 because each of the countries were affected by Germany differently. For example‚ France wanted to punish Germany very harshly because Germany caused the most damage in France‚ but the United States and Britain did not want Germany
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Over the course of time‚ many leaders attempted to control their nation and increase their own power in order to dictate their citizens. Some examples of such leaders are‚ Louis XIV of France and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union. During the age of absolutism‚ Louis XIV also known as‚ the “Sun King” became the ruler of France through the theory of divine right‚ which allowed him to rule his people as an absolute ruler. He controlled his people by implementing a centralized government and forcing
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King and queen. First and foremost king louis xvi is largely at fault and is a leading cause to the outbreak of the french revolution. King louis had been regarded as ‘ one of the most uninterested and uninteresting spectators of his own reign” ( pg 153)‚ Louis was reluctant with enforcing political‚ social and economic action regarding concerning the community and he showed no sign of concern with any extraneous affairs and matters that did not involve him. The king however did initially have
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of World War I‚ nations that consisted of mostly the allies got together in Versailles to create a document known as the Versailles Treaty. The treaty spelled out terms that the defeated countries would follow. No country was more affected by this than Germany. Many countries wanted to punish Germany for World War I. During the creation of this document that was signed in 1919‚ Germany was given no voice. The Versailles Treaty caused War II because of German territorial losses‚ military losses‚ and
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