services •European Community-1993 European Union (EU)/ Maastricht treaty- single currency (Euro) •Globalization •Unification of East and West-economic troubles/ “new Europe” FRQ 2 Metternich‚ Foreign Minister of Austria from 1815-1848‚ and Bismarck of Prussia from 1862-1890‚ were the same in their foreign policy goals with their conservative beliefs that the ideas of liberalism and revolution must be crushed‚ however Metternich often engaged in war while Bismarck only participated in
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CHAPTER 1 A) Chapter Overview: The Renaissance‚ which occurred from the 1300s to the 1600s‚ consisted of the rise of the five major city-states‚ the rise of humanism‚ and a multitude of patronage in the arts. The Italian Renaissance differed from the Northern Renaissance in that the Italian Renaissance was more secular‚ and in the North the focus was more on church and social reforms. Later‚ during the Age of Exploration‚ technological advances paved the way for exploration and conquest. Corruption
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1848 were revolts against the monarchies and/or governments of many European countries. Countries‚ such as: France‚ England‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ Russia‚ etc.‚ were involved in these revolts. This era began in 1815 with the Congress of Vienna. This was an agreement between the countries to restore the boundaries that France had before the Napoleonic Era that was from 1789 to 1815 and to balance the power of the nations to keep any revolts from occurring. The changes created by the Revolutions of 1848
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European rulers wanted to restore the old order. Great Britain‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia met at the Congress of Vienna. They met to arrange a final peace settlement. The most influential leader was the Austrian foreign minister‚ Metternich. He wanted the royal families to be restored to their positions of power. They also wanted to keep any one country from dominating Europe. They gave new territories to Prussia and Austria. To keep the balance of power‚ the countries agreed to meet and
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rather than establishing any plans to increase dominance. However certain events such as the failure of the Erfurt union‚ the humiliation at Hesse-Cassel and the meeting at Olmutz tightened Austria’s grasp by an almost transfer of power from Prussia to Austria and enabled it to begin a process of re-establishing previously existing influence and attempt to supress any Prussian political advantages. Eventually Austria’s newly found power would be put to the test as it started to draw up future plans
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They refused and Napoleon attacked and defeated Austria swiftly‚ until Austria accepted the Treaty of Luneville in 1801‚ which recognized France’s right to the lands Julius Caesar gave them. Great Britain eventually surrendered to the Treaty of Amiens in 1802 and lost land holdings‚ but declared war on France again
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What were ’the great questions of the day’ for Bismarck‚ and how did he settle them up to 1871? The significance of Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen for world history is indisputable. Bismarck‚ a German Junker who was born on April 1st 1815 and died on July 30st 1898‚ is often referred to as the first modern politician of world history and it is very important to know what kind of man he was to understand his motives and what his ’great questions of the day’ were. While his father was
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In 1789 after the Protestant Reformation the Third Estate declared National Assembly. The members also took the Tennis Court Oath which meant they wanted their king to step up and give the people the rights they deserve. The Storming of the Bastille is really what started the French Revolution. In the Storming of Bastille‚ Bastille was overtaken by the Paris mob. After the Assembly has to deal with the greatest fear and the Jacobin Club (which has one of the most intense leaders in the French Revolution)
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this‚ and they withdrew. It was because of the protocol that French troops were sent to Spain to subdue the revolts. However‚ this resulted in many liberals imprisoned and killed‚ and France soon withdrew from the congress as well. After this‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia worked to keep the peace of
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Born on April 1‚ 1815 to an aristocratic family at Schoenhausen in Prussia‚ Otto von Bismarck was born into a Germany that consisted of Austria‚ Prussia‚ thirty-three other principalities‚ and four free cities. Each of these places together became the German Confederation‚ created at the Congress of Vienna. As a child‚ Bismarck was
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