motion a series of events that have shaped the world we live in today: World War One‚ World War Two‚ the Cold War and their conclusions all trace their causes to the gunshots that shook that summer day. But why was this so important? Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife were the victims‚ the heirs to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Tensions had been building up in the years before hand‚ but were their deaths really that important as an individual event? To begin with‚ one would have to look
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weapons. At the same time‚ new planes with more powerful engines that could climb higher were built. and the British and French planes also began to carry ammunition that contained phosphorus‚ which would set the hydrogen-filled zeppelins afire. Ferdinand had lost many Zeppelins during first world war. Several zeppelins were disappearing due to bad weather and 17 were shot down because they could not climb as fast as the
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that is in rule. An example of two new monarchies is Henry VII of England and Ferdinand I of Spain. Both the royal families and states they represent are great examples of a new monarch from the time period of 1450 to 1550. Spain exemplifies the key characteristics of a new monarch. It all starts with the centralization of power in Spain towards one royal family. This all starts with the marriage of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile. Before this marriage modern day Spain
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her to marry Carlos‚ Prince of Viana‚ but Isabella had set her sights on marrying Ferdinand of Aragon. Her brother did not wish for her to marry this man and had therefore threatened to send her into the dungeon for wanting to do so. When King Henry left on a trip to Andalusia‚ Isabella promised him not to make plans to marry Ferdinand‚ but she soon went against her own word and sent out noblemen to find Ferdinand. He was eventually found in Italy and he agreed to come to Spain and marry Isabella
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This agreement forced Alfonso V to neglect his objective to take the throne of Castile while Isabella and Ferdinand had to neglect their objective to take the throne of Portugal; The two parties were also forced to divide areas of the Atlantic‚ which they had both previously fought for sole control over as they wanted access to gold and slaves. The treaty also
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that he is extremely pleased with the outcome of his first voyage. He describes his praise and gratitude towards Ferdinand and Isabella in the following quote. “I passed from the Canary Islands to the Indies with the fleet which the most illustrious king and queen our sovereigns gave to me.” Columbus describes the king and queen as illustrious because he believes that the support of Ferdinand and Isabella towards his voyage was a notably outstanding action resulting in this marvelous achievement. The
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1501‚ worked well in Henry’s favour. This dynastic marriage‚ which was established by the Treaty of Medina del Campo‚ provided Henry VII with recognition on the international stage and valuable security. Such a union meant that the king of Spain Ferdinand and Henry VII agreed on mutual support to defend their countries against any enemy‚ assurance that neither king would make any peace‚ alliance or treaty with France without the other’s agreement and that neither country would assist or harbour rebels
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Mathésius‚ who was to become an important member of the circle‚ independently of and without having any connection with Ferdinand de Saussure‚ predicted the synchronic study of language. The preoccupations and the research of its members did not emerge out of nothing‚ they set out with a solid foundation behind them. The forerunners of The Prague Linguistic Circle had been Ferdinand de Saussure`s “Course in General Linguistics” and the Moscow Linguistic Circle‚ founded in 1915. The members of the Moscow
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Shortcut to the Indies‚ Bring silk and spices quickly home? He needed someone with a lot of money. He couldn’t do it all alone. In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new King Ferdinand and good Queen Isabella Gave him three ships Santa Maria‚ Nina‚ and Pinta Brave little ships that sailed from Spain In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue For Spain to gain An Indies shortcut that was new There
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but it wasn’t her choice that she got to marry that was up to her father King Ferdinand and her mother Queen Isabel of Aragon‚ Spain. They talked to King Henry VII of England. A treaty was made‚ despite the age being a faithless one and Ferdinand he never kept an oath an hour longer than it suited him; but mutual interests by kinship might hold sovereigns together against a common opponent. The children of Ferdinand and Isabel were all made political counters in their father’s great marriage league
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