The four stages of the Thirty Years’ War‚ which was fought mostly in the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany)‚ involved nearly all of the major powers of Europe‚ and was a war that used religion as a cover-up for politics. The war caused the demise of the Holy Roman Empire‚ and the rise of France as the new power in Europe. During the war new technologies also were used. The Thirty Year’s War was ended by the peace of Westphalia in 1648. Before the war‚ the Holy Roman Empire already began to
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The Thirty Year’s War (1616-1648) was a series of wars mostly fought in Central Europe involving and affecting most of the countries in Europe. Although the first few years of the seventeenth century were relatively peaceful‚ however‚ in the empire‚ it was an unpredictable beginning to most brutal war of all time fought solely because of religion. It is said to be one of the most destructive wars in all of European history and also one of the longest wars ever recorded. It all unfolded when the Habsburg
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Nationalism is a devotion of love for one’s country. A country’s identity is seen through its culture‚ traditions‚ religions‚ beliefs‚ and even the unity or togetherness of the people in it. The history of the Philippines reflects the kind of nationalism the Filipinos have. Their heroes stood and fought to preserve the Filipino identity and attain freedom and independence. Respect the Philippine flag and value the Filipino identity Being Filipinos‚ we should respect our Philippine flag and its
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The War Years Questionnaire – Dr. Courtney Welch “A Tale of Two Counties” – Franklin County‚ PA and Augusta County‚ VA Directions: Please access the following website http://valley.lib.virginia.edu in order to answer the following questions. Please type your answers to these questions – please list your answers by question - in short answer format. DO NOT use font larger than 12 font. This assignment is worth a total of 50 points of your final grade. This assignment MUST be turned in during class
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The short story “War Years” focuses on the struggles that fell on Vietnamese immigrants in the United States around the time of the Vietnam War. Specifically‚ the story is centered around a family and their difficulty in wanting to adapt to a new life. The story is narrated by a young boy named Long‚ who illustrates this point. This point is further highlighted by the differences between the generational differences between a son and his parents. A common struggle among immigrants in a household
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The Hundred Years’ War Have you wondered what were the causes of The Hundred Years’ War? Well‚ the immediate cause of the war was the conflict between Edward II of England and Philip VI of France for the duchy of Gascony. But there was already tension between the two on who was the rightful leader heir to the French throne. Edward declared war and the willing personalities of both rulers contributed to the start of the war. Also‚ because the king of French tried to take the territory claimed by
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The Hundred Years’ War began in May‚ 1337. It was a series of wars in Europe. France and England had been old enemies. The war was started for many reasons. The first reason is that King Phillip VI tried to seize the English territories in the duchy of Aquitaine. England tried to take the French throne. The second reason is that because of their historical feudal orders‚ France and England broke away from one another (Allmand 7). The third reason was The Battle for Flanders. Flanders was the
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What is the importance of patriotism in the lives of Today’s youth? Yahoo answer Patriotism is a love for one’s country and a desire to make her better. It is contrasted with simple nationalism (or jingoism) in that nationalism and jingoism represent a blind loyalty to one’s country even when it wrong (an example would be the people of Nazi Germany). Patriotism‚ on the other hand‚ recognizes when its nation is wrong and fights to correct the wrong even as it supports that nation. Patriotism
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The statement "The Thirty Years War is both the end of the middle ages and the start of the modern age" is in my opinion very accurate. The Thirty Year’s War‚ was a series of declared and undeclared wars lasting between 1618 and 1648‚ primarily fought in Germany. The middle ages is described as being between the post Roman Empire and the Renaissance; 400 AD-1400 AD. During the middle ages people were controlled by the church. Leaders led by divine rule‚ deriving their power through God and the church
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RUNNING HEAD: The 50 Years’ War The 50 Years’ War Shain Ellison Thomas ABSTRACT Since its creation in 1948‚ the state of Israel has been on a constant state of war against those who wish to see it destroyed and its people annihilated. The creation of the state of Israel was the culmniation of centuries of struggle and persecution on the part of the Jews to have or to reclaim their homeland in Palestine which they firmly believed with total conviction was promised to them by God‚ “Go forth
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