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    After the death of his father‚ King Louis XIII‚ young Louis XIV inherited the throne of France at age 4 in 1643. However‚ he became king during a time in which France was unstable. For instance‚ during his early reign as king‚ young Louis was driven from his palace in Paris to another palace by the name of Saint Germain due to one of the many riots that took place during the French civil war known as the Fronde. This instance‚ proved to be one young Louis would never forget‚ as it sparked his desire

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    victorious Allies assembled at Versailles in 1919 to establish the terms of peace. The goal was that the treaty would make World War I the “war to end all wars.” How did the Versailles treaty point to the rise of Nazism and then later on the start of World War II? The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly in four key ways: The loss of territory‚ military size restrictions‚ economic compensation for the war and war guilt. One reason why the Treaty of Versailles caused World War II is by the

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    HIS 120 28 April 2014 The Treaty of Versailles Downtrodden‚ traumatized‚ wary. Following the end of the First World War in 1919‚ the world could agree they were experiencing these similar feelings. The aftermath of this total war had left the world in chaos; drastic political‚ cultural‚ and social changes had taken place throughout Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa‚ powerful empires had collapsed‚ countries were abolished as new were formed. The number of casualties of all the nations from the war added

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    thought it was unfair that GErmany had to pay other countries for the war so he decided to revolt on the Treaty of Versaille and

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    this‚ however‚ too much power can corrupt a person. Ownership plays a significant role in shaping your character‚ and your sense of self‚ letting others know what type of person you are. King George III is an example of an individual who abused his authority. When George became Britain’s monarch‚ his primary objective was help Britain prosper. As the Thirteen Colonies were established over the years‚ George slowly began cementing his extensive authority over them as a way to make profits. He coveted

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    Louis XIV Louis XIV‚ a marvelous leader during his reign (1643-1715)‚ was a prime example of an absolutist ruler. He used his position to expand the power of his government with projects like the expansion of the Chateau de Versailles‚ completed in 1688. Despite the unimaginable cost of the monumental construction of Versailles that exhausted much of France ’s finances‚ its creation was beneficial for the French government‚ foreign influence‚ and the historical impact on France and the world.

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    you how they overcame these problems. Some factors that could pre determine weather or not the ruler will be successful‚ is his age‚ personality‚ previous things he has done‚ maturity level and possibly religion. I have chosen to talk about‚ Louis the XIV who was the king of France‚ King Charles II who was king or Britain and Suleiman the Magnificent‚ a sultan of the Ottoman Empire. King Louis XIV: Know as Sun KingLouis XIV was born in 1638 in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Louis XIII

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    peculiar rule of King Misona was‚ in fact‚ a short-lived one. The dramatic shift from the charismatic and power-hungry Queen Lujina to her socially inadequate and foul-tempered son caused a panic amongst the Anachian public. Many did not know if they should accept this controversial new leader‚ and the ones that did oppose his rule did not know how to express it. And yet‚ his rule only ended when the mysterious Crimson Crusader‚ Lavira Etherana‚ assassinated him. King Misona came to power after the death

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    King Louis XIV’s ideology for French power and centralization‚ “one king‚ one law‚ one faith‚” was his main focus during his reign as France’s ruler. He achieved “one king” by declaring himself as the absolute ruler of France‚ “one law” by limiting the power of other governmental figures and “one faith” by uniting the French religion. As an absolutist leader‚ with a centralized government‚ his many actions (including the removal of the Edict of Nantes) made France the supreme European power‚ but

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    a significant impact on European history and the way their nation lives today. Absolute monarchs had control over political‚ social and religious aspects of their nation’s life. Absolute monarch had a positive and negative effect on society and European history. From 1550 to 1800 was a time known as the Age of Absolute Monarchs. The Age of Absolute Monarchs was a period of European history when monarch had total control over laws and the power of their nation. Some well know absolute monarchs

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