help of men and historical circumstances. When Italy and Germany were unified‚ they changed history. Italy had its own way of unifying. For example‚ after a war between Austria and Prussia‚ the Italians gained control over Venetia. The new Italian state became an ally of Prussia in 1866. After the Austro-Prussian war‚ Prussia won and Italy was given Venetia. But in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war‚ French troops withdrew from Rome. Due to the withdrawal the Italian army was able to take in Rome
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Lecture 5 Highlights – Europe and the World The Expanding West The Travels of Marco Polo – desire to explore the world (mostly the East). Europeans used God‚ glory‚ and gold as motivation for exploration. Western Europe leads exploration due to technological advances. Economic expansion‚ technological improvements‚ shipbuilding (Caravel)‚ and navigational improvements (magnetic compass / astrolabe). Caravels – Dutch invention‚ cheap to build‚ stored a lot. Astrolabe – compass for the sea
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age‚ as only few have done before him. He remains one of the most important‚ influential and powerful political character of modern Germany. After victorious wars with Denmark‚ France and Austria on January 18th‚ 1871 a new German Empire‚ which included the southern Germany states‚ was built. The King of Prussia became German Emperor. Bismarck was awarded the title of Prince and was appointed as Reichskanzler and his main aim was to unify German states under Prussian role. When added to his Prussian
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World War I and its beginnings Scholars today still discuss what led all of the five major powers in Europe to fight in the early 20th century. Some claim the assassination of Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the reason while others claim it is due to the creation of Germany that led to the war. The truth is‚ the question of what really led to one of the most horrific wars up to its time is much more complex. There are numerous factors that led to the Great War such as Nationalism
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Otto Van Bismarck began his reign when he was appointed as the prime minister of Prussia in 1862 by King William I. At this point in time‚ Prussia was in a mediocre state of power‚ considerably inferior in comparison to its other surrounding nations. As Bismarck steps into his role as ruler‚ he had distinctive and clear goals for the rise of power of Prussia over the unification of Germany. His reign consisted of strategies that were effective in the manipulation of domestic and international politics
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down to logistics and organisation‚ in which the French were severely lacking. Although it would be too deterministic to ‘explain Bismarck’s success solely by the mistakes of his opponents’‚ there were still many issues that made it much easier for Prussia to continue its victories streak and establish and unified Germany. Mirroring the result
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A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY VOL. I [img_p6] Allan Ramsay pinx George III. A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY BY MARCUS R. P. DORMAN‚ M.A. VOL. I FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR WITH FRANCE TO THE DEATH OF PITT (1793–1805) WITH SIX PHOTOGRAVURES LONDON KEGAN PAUL‚ TRENCH‚ TRÜBNER & CO. LTD PATERNOSTER HOUSE‚ CHARING CROSS ROAD 1902 The rights of translation and of reproduction are reserved
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Mutually agreed between historians‚ the 19th century was a time period of rapid and significant European upheaval and progression in terms of society‚ politics‚ science and economy. The European Powers‚ including Germany and Great Britain‚ not only were the dominating forces on the continent but were also already the most powerful nations in the world. No other continent in this time period contained such influential and well-developed nations that were able to successfully control trade around
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Tsar Alexander I: The Growth of Russia and its French Influences Tsar Alexander I‚ an intelligent‚ handsome‚ benevolent‚ and aspiring leader ascended onto the Russian throne in 1801 to become one of Russia’s greatest reformers and military leaders. The Tsar who defeated the French Empire was profoundly influenced by their domestic and foreign affairs‚ leading his vision of Russia to enhance and protect the revolutionary ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Initially
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Cavour and Realpolitik Linda Babb Humanities 353 Dr. Bard Barkol November 23rd 2012 Napoleon III agreed to help Cavour in planning Piedmont’s war against Austria. The Emperor wanted to drive the Austrians out of Italy once and for all but did not want a revolution because then he would not end up as the legal sovereign of the richest and most powerful half of Italy‚ and hence would in practice dominate the whole peninsula. Camillo di Cavour wanted the principle of nationalities to be
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