Europe to give him the knowledge that was needed to bring Russia into the modern era. After being exiled from the Kremlin by his half-sister Sophia‚ Peter sought out European technocrats and military experts that resided in the German Quarter in Moscow. Among his instructors were a Dutch merchant who taught him the use of an astrolabe and‚ at Peters request‚ mathematics and a variety of technical military subjects‚ an English
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History 101 Extra Credit Assignment 1. First Opium War 1839-42 The First Anglo-Chinese War known popularly as the First Opium War was fought between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Qing Dynasty of China‚ with the aim of securing economic benefits from trade in China. In 1842‚ the Treaty of Nanking the first of what the Chinese called the unequal treaties granted an indemnity to Britain‚ the opening of five treaty ports‚ and the cession of Hong Kong Island‚ ending the monopoly
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Therefore‚ he amassed his grand Army of 600‚000 men into Russia. Russia‚ however‚ decided to annoy him by constantly retreating into their vast land. When Bonaparte reached to Moscow‚ the city was already burned by the Russian. He waited for five days for the Russian to surrender‚ but he then‚ something hit him on his head. It was snowing‚ and Napoleon would realize that his army would not be able to survive for long in these condition. With disease rampart in the Grand Army and lack of food available
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German states. He was also very concerned about the growing power of the Holy Roman Empire. Then‚ Swedish-led armies drove the Catholic forces back‚ regaining much of the lost Protestant territory. Swedish forces entered the Holy Roman Empire via the Duchy of Pomerania‚ which served as the Swedish bridgehead since the Treaty of Stettin (1630). At the Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631)‚ Gustavus Adolphus’s forces defeated the Catholic League led by Tilly‚ the great imperial leader. A year later they met again
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Empire contrast with the English and French monarchies in Medieval Europe? Include in your discussion Edward III‚ Charles V and the Great Council. 6. How was Italy fragmented in the 14th Century? Include in your discussion the republics‚ kingdom‚ duchy and Papal States that constituted Italy in the 1300s.
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"Fraulien Umberkant" -- "Miss Unknown" -- by authorities‚ she was eventually taken to a mental home for observation‚ where she stayed for two years. One day at the hospital‚ it was noticed by a fellow inmate that she displayed an unusual resemblance to Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanov‚ missing since 1918 and presumed assassinated
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production was originally choreographed by Julius Reisinger with the accompaniment of celebrated Russian composer Russian Tchaikovsky for the musical score. It was first presented as The Lake of the Swans by the Ballet of the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre in 1877 in Moscow‚ Russia. Brash judgment and calamitous reviews were passed upon this production and in turn‚ most ballet companies today now establish their staging both choreographically and musically on the revival created by Marius Petipa
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The Italian Lira is a fairly new currency with roots that lie deep within Italian culture. The word "lira" is actually derived from the Latin word "libra"‚ meaning pound‚ making it a distant cousin to that of the British pound sterling. The lira was a monetary unit long before it existed as a coin or note. The lira made its first appearance in the hands of bankers‚ merchants and consumers in Venice in 1472‚ put in place by Doge Nicolas Tron. The Venice lira set a trend for large silver coins with
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A Portrait William the Conqueror William the Conqueror: First English King Dominique Joyner Period 3 March 10‚ 2013 William the Conqueror was the first Norman king of England. During the time of his reign as Duke and King‚ William I strengthened the relationship between the English and the French. William the Conqueror’s conquests improved the prosperity of both England and France. William I was born 1027 in Falaise‚ Normandy. He is the illegitimate child of Herleva of Falaise
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NAME: PERDESSA ABRAMS 12/0257/1980 COURSE: HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE Introduction The movement to unite Italy into one cultural and political entity was known as the Risorgimento. Giuseppe Mazzini and his leading pupil‚ Giuseppe Garibaldi‚ failed in their attempt to create an Italy united by democracy. Garibaldi‚ supported by his legion of Red Shirts who was mostly young Italian democrats ‚who used the 1848 revolutions
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