to 1867‚ he saw Austria as a rival but he then sought Austria’s friendship in the struggle against France. After using France as a friendly power in the struggle against Austria‚ Bismarck was to fight the final war for unification against Napoleon III. CAMBRIDGE AS QUESTIONS PAPER
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damaging their own independence. In consort with the supporters‚ there were some anti-unification leaders. The Peace of Villafranca‚ treaty between France and Austria (1859) stated that conjoining the territories would be easy‚ but Emperor Napoleon III of France wrote that he did not want Italy to unify because the nation would diminish its preponderance. Though to many it seemed and obvious choice for unification‚ to these writer including Giuseppe Garibaldi‚ believed they were a monarchy in
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Section III – personalities in Their Times 2007 Question 14 – Option A – Egypt: Hatshepsut a) Describe the relationship between Hatshepsut and Thutmose III? There are many contradicting views and interpretations in regards to the relationship Hatshepsut had with Thuthmose III. Hatshepsut had ruled with Thuthmose III for over 10 years‚ it is definitely evident that Hatshepsut was the senior Pharaoh in the co-regency. However‚ the nature of their relationship is not entirely known
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was a time when all the major kingdoms in Europe were either subjugated to Napoleon Bonaparte or to afraid to fight against him. He gained his title as the duke of wellington after (some say during) the peninsular campaign‚ because of his exemplary service to the crown of England. Though often considered the inferior of Napoleon Bonaparte (who he is always compared against) in military genius‚ he ultimately defeated napoleon and had a major role in reshaping 19th century Europe and restoring France
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the Prussian king for the throne of Spain. Bismarck took advantage of the misunderstanding between Prussia and France. And again‚ the Prussians defeated the French. But on September 20‚ 1870 at Sedan‚ an entire French army and the French ruler Napoleon III were captured. Due to this achievement‚ Germany was unified from the help of the Prussian monarchy and the Prussian army (men). Men and historical circumstances were also a part of the dream of the unification. Men were a part of this because
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Napoleon Bonaparte reigned supreme over France from 1799-1815 as a French General‚ First Consul‚ and Emperor. Known as one of the greatest military minds in the history of warfare‚ he expanded the borders of France across Europe to the edge of Russia‚ forming an Empire in the process. What is often overlooked however are his contributions to France and Europe as one of history’s great administrators. He came into power during the French Revolution following the Reign of Terror and during the Directory
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Thutmose III was the 6th Pharoah of the 18th Dynasty in Egypt. During his reign‚ he created a new model for a larger army; reformed the administration‚ weapons‚ chariots; and developed a way for the army to support itself away from Egypt (Gabriel 21). Most relevantly‚ he changed Egypt’s originally more defensive policies into an offensive strategy‚ which required the control of city-states in Canaan and Syria. The new policies focused on finding ways to travel faster during campaigns‚ and required
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political legacy of Napoleon is the Napoleonic Code or known as Code Napoleon. It is the French civil code. Before Napoleon became the ruler of French‚ the monarch was the absolute power. During this time‚ there were a lot of differences between the local interests and the feudal traditions that led to many disputes and revolution. At the same time‚ there were a lot of conflicting and confusing law codes which they cannot fully utilized to solve problems. To overcome this problem‚ Napoleon revised the Roman
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the alliance of France and the Italian state of Piedmont that gave Piedmont the force it needed to run the Austrians off of the peninsula and make way for unification. This meeting at the French spa of Plombieres between Camillo Cavour and Louis Napoleon III was most definitely the catalyst that sprung the Italian unification. In this paper I plan to dissect the occurrences of the meeting‚ as well as display its importance and unveil the underlying factors that molded the decisions that were made.
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Story of the History Games The contestants are in the center of Amsterdam with a pile of items. The contestants grab whatever items they can receive and run away in various directions. William III and Mary II run together after grabbing their items. They head towards the port with a plan in mind. Meanwhile‚ Tromp does the same because he is familiar with boats. Ruysch has no plan in her mind and walks to the port. At the port Tromp and Ruysch bump into each other. Surprised Ruysch runs onto the
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