1) The 18th century is known as the era of the Global Economy. Describe the world economy in the first half of the 18th century and assess the effects of the economic‚ political‚ and social trends. I. Intro II. Economically‚ the old regime was marked by a scarcity of food‚ agrarian economy‚ slow transport‚ little iron production‚ unsophisticated finances‚ and sometimes commercial overseas empire. (And mercantilism) Mercantilism and the Atlantic Economy A. European maritime exapansion
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the empire‚ created a large bureaucracy taxed the nobility and the clergy took control of the Roman Catholic Church. Limitations 1740 Frederick II became king of Prussia rejected the Pragmatic Sanction and invaded the Austrian province of Silesia this started the War of Austrian Succession (1740-48) 1748 the war ended with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Joseph II succeeded his mother in 1780 as an enlightened despot he initiated sweeping reforms he was against serfdom and abolished
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stop wars‚ improve people’s lives and jobs‚ encourage disarmament and enforce the Treaty of Versailles. Judged against these aims‚ the League was quite successful in the 1920s. It stopped border disputes turning into wars. In Silesia in 1921 it held a plebiscite and suggested a partition‚ which stopped a war between Germany and Poland. It arbitrated between Sweden and Finland over the Aaland Islands in 1921 – its investigation showed that the islands belonged to Finland. When
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Gregor Mendel played a huge role in the underlying principles of genetic inheritance. Gregor was born‚ July 22 1822 in Heinzendorf‚ Austrian Silesia (now known as Hyncice‚ Czech Republic)‚ with the name Johann Mendel. He changed his name to Gregor in 1843. He grew up in an Augustinian brotherhood and he learned agricultural training with basic education. He then went on to the Olmutz Philosophical Institute and later entered the Augustinian Monastery in 1843. After 3 years of theological
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| | |Northern Schleswig to Denmark | | |The Polish Corridor and Upper Silesia to Poland | | |Danzig would be administered by the League of Nations | | |
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this war Frederick was named "Europe’s finest general" and his army "Europe’s finest soldiers". In 1763 the countries signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg. Although Frederick didn’t gain any territory in this treaty‚ he had retained the province of Silesia all throughout the war and because of this Prussia became popular throughout many German-speaking territories. Secondly‚ by marrying Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern Frederick regained his title of crown prince. It is proved that he only
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Europe Chapter 13 covers Europe’s social and political order from 1600-1715. In the early century‚ inflation was such that prices were four times what they had been between 1525 and 1550. Three great powers contested for dominance – the Ottoman Empire‚ the Spanish Empire‚ and France‚ under Louis XIV and Richelieu. Each had a mass of about 17 million people. In spite of the presence of these great monarchies‚ there were still areas all over Europe from southern Italy to Scandinavia and from Scotland
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Why was the Treaty of Versailles so unpopular in Germany? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that was drawn up by the Allies and Germany after the First World War. It was made to prevent Germany from starting a war again and to pay back the Allies for the money they had spent. The Germans had hoped that the Allies would treat them fairly in the negotiations for the treaty‚ but the Allies‚ in particular France‚ believed that Germany should be brought to its knees. France was not as satisfied
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There were many significant events that lead to the Second World War. These include the German invasion of poland‚ the failure of the League of Nations‚ increasing political tensions in the 1930’s‚ and the german rearmament. The three most important causes of WWII are the Treaty of Versailles‚ the German invasion of Poland‚ and especially the political takeover in 1933 of Germany by Hitler and his Nazi Party and its aggressive foreign policy. One major event leading up to World War one was the signing
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Mr. Hinds Brief Revision Booklet: How Successful was the League of Nations? 1 What were the main aims of the League of Nations when it was set up in 1920? * To maintain peace. * To discourage aggression from any nation. * To encourage countries to co-operate‚ especially in trade. * To encourage nations to disarm. * To improve living and working conditions in all parts of the world. * To encourage international co-operation. * To encourage collective security. 2 What part
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