AP European History: Unit 4.1 SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT Use space below for I. The Scientific Revolution A. Medieval view of the world notes 1. Primarily religious and theological 2. Political theory based on divine right of kings 3. Society largely governed by Church views‚ traditions‚ and practices 4. Superstition played major role in the lives of the people 5. Scientific thought in the early-16th century was still based on Medieval ideas a. Views about the universe
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and Austria for territory and military power King of Prussia: Frederick II “the great” invades silesia and doesn’t concern about pragmatic sanction War Of Austrian Succession France and Prussia have the early advantage with their armies America Changed things England has the #1navy PEACE AT AIX LA CHAPELLE (tie) Britain and France return to status quo Frederick’s annexation of silesia recognized DIPLOMATIC REVOLUTION OF 1756 Austria wants to stop the growth of Prussia Proposed
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tour museums of Polish Jews and Warsaw uprisings. Cracow is also a large city located in Poland which people visit because of the city’s well medieval core and Jewish quarter. This leads to their city of Silesia which is the complete opposite of Cracow. By this I mean‚ compared to Cracow Silesia posses a more Bohemian crown than medieval. Overall Poland has a population of 38‚562‚189. within these people around 98.2% speak polish and the other percentages speak different languages. Bet you’ve
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People in the elite culture could participate down with the popular culture but the popular culture could not move up without exceptional transformation by education and marriage. The language of the educated became standardized in a nation; dictionaries were begun and the literacy rate rose. On the other hand‚ the popular culture was mainly oral and was much more resistant to change. Wealth produced major differences: The poor largely ate bread‚ cabbages and beans; they lived in crude shelters with
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Formation - the German Confederation created by the Congress of Vienna had 39 states‚ each having its dues and tolls on goods passim through its territory. This made goods expensive and hindered trade. For instance‚ Prussia had 67 different tariff areas within its border after 1815. As such‚ Germany was economically and commercially the most backward country in western Europe in the early years of the 19th century. Purssia took the lead to promote free trade movement in the German Confederation
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How successful was The League of Nations in the 1920s? “Merely to win the war was not enough. It must be won in such a way as to ensure the future peace of the world” President Woodrow Wilson‚ 1918 Introduction In front of the US Congress on January 8‚ 1918‚ President Woodrow Wilson enumerated his Fourteen Points created to ensure a more peaceful world. In the last point‚ the American president expressed the need to form a “general association of nations…formed on the basis of covenants designed
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and later Polish army artillery barracks. It was first suggested as a site for a concentration camp for Polish prisoners by SS-Oberführer Arpad Wigand‚ an aide to Higher SS and Police Leader for Silesia‚ Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski. Bach-Zelewski had been searching for a site to house prisoners in the Silesia region as the local prisons were filled to capacity. Construction on Auschwitz II-Birkenau‚ the extermination camp‚ began in October 1941 to ease congestion at the main camp. It was larger than
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They both possessed great amount of military knowledge‚ and expanded their empire into important territories‚ the warm water port that will open European trade and commerce for peter‚ and Silesia that can connect Prussia territories for Frederick. Both countries also improved its infrastructure by modernizing with Enlightenment ideas. But there are also many differences. While Frederick expand its power mostly on military conquest with its
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HOLLYWOOD IN THE TWENTIES (CONTD...) *HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA *CECILE B. DEMILLE *”THE CONTINETAL TOUCH” LUBITSCH AND OTHERS *IN THE AMERICAN GRAIN *ERICH VON STROHEIM HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA Since the earliest days of the Nickelodeon‚ moralists and reformers were very much disturbed by the corrupting nature of the movies and their effects upon the American youth. Powerful pressure groups were created to protect the American audiences from the
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would cripple the economy and would keep their citizens starving. The war had already damaged Germany. The people were on rations and them having to pay this much would be more damaging than ever. In addition to that Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine and Silesia making it harder to generate money. The Treaty took away all of the colonies that Germany had. Germany was enraged at losing her empire but also at the fact that only the losers lost their colonies. Wilson had wanted all countries to lose their
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