During the strife and civil unrest of Russia‚ after the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584‚ there was an prevailing demand for a powerful leader ready to rule and reestablish Russia to become more stable‚ more westernized‚ and most importantly‚ to become a reckonable force. Russia answered by providing a czar and a czarina to rebuild Russia and lead it away from the troubles it faced following its Mongolian rule--Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. These two rulers did precisely what was required
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Exploration was all about God‚ Gold‚ and Glory. Christopher Columbus certainly got glory for traveling so far. Also he found new land and that made Spain more powerful. The next thing that happened was in 1770 and that was when Frederick William III of Prussia was born. He was born in Potsdam as the son of Frederick William II and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was known for his great military skills. Frederick William succeeded to the throne on 16 November 1797. The new King was serious of his
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*As the title indicates‚ this is a change/continuity AP essay written for World History class. Vaguely‚ the essay question was: Describe change and continuity in France from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s.*Like many other European nations in the 1700 ’s‚ France experienced a dramatic shift of sentiments against the monarchy‚ nobility‚ and Catholic Church as the people‚ fired by rousing new Enlightenment ideals‚ began to question authority and emphasize the need for equality‚ liberty‚ and democracy
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of extensive and evolutional change. No longer was the main type of production up to the family and professional crafters‚ but instead up to factory owners and cheap labour. The needs of the family‚ the lord or the king were no longer the main reason to research or invent new technologies or weapons. Due to the rapid increase in production and science‚ technological changes brought to the militaries of Europe were greatly effected by the Industrial Revolution
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the story collection Monday Tales (1873)‚ the play L’Arlsienne (1872)‚ the novels The Nabob (1877) and Sappho (1884)‚ and several volumes of memoirs. The story was written in the days of the Franco-Prussian war in which France was defeated by Prussia. The French districts of Alsace-Lorraine have passed into Prussian hands. The main characters are M. Hamel is the teacher of French and a boy‚ Franz. Little Franz is the narrator of the story. One day he was late for school and he didn’t want to be
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Napoleon Bonaparte was known as one of the best leader’s‚ and one of the most famous people in history. He is thought to be the man who saved the French Revolution‚ a man who spread nationalism throughout Europe. Known as a military genius and won many big and important battles as the French leader. But being such a powerful figure lead to some poor decisions and lead to the downfall. When growing up Napoleon was a great leader and also a very intelligent boy. Of course his favorite
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colonial territories‚ also gaining control of the seas. France and Spain were restored under rightful bloodlines. However the numerous decisions and outcomes were pompous‚ concentrating on the needs and wants of four main powers - Austria‚ Russia‚ Prussia‚ and Great Britain. The Concert’s main accomplishment was the securing of independence for Greece (ironic) by sending fleets to fight against invading Ottoman-Egyptian armies. Thanks to three great powers‚ Russia‚ The United Kingdom and France‚ Greece
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forces that would discourage aggression by any combination of states or the domination of Europe by any single state. 2. Describe the treatment of France by the victors in 1814. Why wasn’t the treatment harsher? The Great Powers (Austria‚ Britain‚ Prussia‚ Russia) did not want to create a lasting enemy in France by imposing harsh and humiliating peace terms. As a result‚ treatment was quite lenient‚ with France given boundaries it possessed in 1792 (larger than those of 1789)‚ the restoration of the
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subjects think freely. Most of the times‚ Kant venerated the sovereign of his time Frederick the Great of Prussia for his enlighten way of thinking and his tolerance for philosophes. Immanuel Kant thought of enlightenment as way of maturity‚ as freedom and a right of mankind. He believed that enlightenment could improve human life. Even though he did not speak against the government in Prussia‚ his idea of’ Dare to Know” was still useful because it urged people to find enlightenment and better themselves
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Maslov 1 Tori Maslov Mrs. Stewart World History Honors 9 Due January 23rd‚ 2014 The Impact of the French Revolution From the fall of the Bastille to the Reign of Terror‚ the events that occurred during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of France impacted Europe in outstanding ways‚ creating social and political changes that could not be reversed. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of France were a great impact on world history because it awakened nationalism‚ it brought forth stronger
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