Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868‚ the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. In the same year‚ Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son‚ Alexis‚ who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra
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G Character List Analysis of Major Characters Vito Corleone The Godfather trilogy presents Vito as the paradigmatic Mafia don. When placed beside him‚ Barzini lacks class‚ Don Ciccio looks cruel and petty‚ and Don Fanucci is smalltime and brutish. Even Michael‚ despite his tremendous successes‚ loses in such a comparison‚ as he appears lacking in warmth and joie de vivre. It is unclear whether we are to believe Sollozzo’s words about Vito‚ that “the old man [is] slipping‚” but even if he is
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A Satyre on Charles II This poem is one of the most difficult to establish a definitive version for. Here‚ I present the poem as Vieth published it in his 1968 edition of the Earl’s poetry‚ along with Vieth’s notes. According to a letter dated 20 January 1673/4‚ whose testimony is corroborated by the headings in several early texts of the following poem‚ "my Lord Rochester fled from Court some time since for delivering (by mistake) into the King’s hands a terrible lampoon of ihs own making against
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Anonymos 21/03/13 Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II was born the 18th of May‚ 1869 in Saint Petersburg. He was christened his imperial highness Nicholas Aleksandrovitch Romanov‚ Grand Duke of Russia. When Nicholas was a child‚ he wasn’t as bright as his younger brothers‚ which made his dad view Nicholas as a shy child‚ not "man enough" to become emperor of Russia. He never wanted to be the Czar of Russia‚ and his parents did not teach him enough for him to be ruler‚ he was much more of a family
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One key person of the Middle Ages that I have studied or know of is‚ King Henry II. He was born on March 5‚ 1133 in Le Mans‚ France and died on July 6‚ 1189. Throughout his lifetime‚ his was‚ Count of Anjou‚ Count of Maine‚ Duke of Normandy‚ Duke of Aquitaine‚ Lord of Ireland and King of England. King Henry was related to Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Richard I. Three of his achievements that were significant to the Middle Ages are; improving economics and legal system of England. Being the first
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Causes and Effects of World War II Name Institution Causes and Effects of World War II Two major events signifying global conflicts are the popular World War I and II that comprised of inhuman atrocities and destructions worldwide. World War I started out as a tug-of-war among the European states which all wanted to be the predominant superpower in Europe‚ especially Germany (Duignan & Gann‚ 1995). However Germany lost the battle and was imposed on the Treaty of Versailles which demanded
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Alexander II was known as a reforming czar. Was he primarily a reformer? Alexander II executed many reforms during his time in power but did he reform for the sake of reforming? In the essay I will conclude whether or not Alexander had objectives in which reforming only partook as a secondary effect‚ and if so‚ what “was” he primarily? From a political point of view the landlords most likely opposed the peasant liberation reform in 1861 (Berghorn‚ 2009) which affected the Russian countryside
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------------------------------------------------- King Phillip II of Spain ------------------------------------------------- PHIListhebomb@gmail.com 21 Spanish Way Madrid‚ Spain 93827 (985) 453-9647 Objective: To secure a position on the King Phil Show. Accomplishments: * 1556- Crowned King of Spain * Inherited Naples‚ the Netherlands‚ Sicily‚ Milan‚ and the Americas from his
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voted Hitler into power and he tried to conquer Europe. Germany’s humiliation was mainly caused by the Treaty of Versailles. Despite the opinions of many different people‚ there were three main causes for World War II. Different people have different opinions about the causes of World War II. The three most excepted causes are Prussian Militarism‚ appeasement‚ and Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. Prussian Militarism was the force that made Germany so powerful‚ and made it possible for Hitler to be given
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Notes: Tsar Nicholas II ruled Russia from 1894 till 1917 when he abdicated following the revolution in March 1917. Nicholas II inherited Russia when it was in a very bad state‚ and although there were minor improvements during his reign‚ compared to many other countries it was very backward‚ perhaps then it was almost defiantly inevitable that sudden change was going to happen‚ however not necessarily in the form of revolution. The Tsar was in a difficult situation‚ but he had opportunities to end
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