The Revolutions of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848 were caused by numerous events taking place in Europe. A range of conflicts that were going on in different countries throughout Europe led up to the proceeding of these Revolutions. For instance‚ France was awaiting the death of their king Louis Philippe. Germany was going through liberal pressure with their 30 loosely bound states‚ and Italy was also struggling with all the newly acquired kingdoms. However‚ the main cause were the rebellions
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give his own state of Prussia more power. Bismarck also desired better foreign policy. He was a reckless politician and went too extremes to achieve his goals. Otto von Bismarck was born at Schönhausen‚ north-west of Berlin. His early life was wild and although attending university he was not studious and drank and gambled much of his wealth. Later in his life he undertook a religious conversion and took a keen interest in politics. In 1848 King William IV‚ King of Prussia made an attempt to unify
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In the 1740’s‚ Great Britain and France both realized that a struggle for control of North America was unavoidable. With the French’s involvement in the fur trade and the English’s concern with their cash crops the desire for more land grew‚ which ultimately caused clashes between the two empires. France pushed westward in pursuit of its one valuable resource‚ the beaver. European fashion setters valued beaver fur hats for their warmth and luxurious appearance. Demands for the fur grew. French
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From Religious Reform to Global Conflict: How Martin Luther Caused World War II Martin Luther’s influence on history is common knowledge. However‚ the extent of his influence is not. One can simply look at the events following Luther’s actions to understand their real impact. Protestantism‚ initiated by Martin Luther‚ set off a chain reaction that eventually led to the American Revolution. That revolution‚ and its outcome‚ led the French to start a revolt against their own king. The French
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eighteenth century‚ but the French-Indian War forced a change. In the old system Britain was allied with Austria‚ who was allied with Russia‚ while France was allied with Prussia. However‚ Austria was chaffing at this alliance after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle had ended the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748‚ because Austria had wanted to recover the rich region of Silesia‚ which Prussia retained. Austria therefore began‚ slowly‚ tentatively‚ talking with France. As tensions between England and France
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manipulating a situation in Denmark to eventually eliminate Austria. The Danish king‚ Frederick VII tried to‚ against the congress of Vienna‚ incorporate Schleswig and Holstein into Denmark. He did not succeed and The Salic law of succession was passed. After Frederick VII‚ Christian IX came to power and he also tried to take over these countries‚ this time succeeding. Now Bismarck saw an opportunity‚ he appealed to Austria to help Prussia to Drive the Danes out of Schleswig and Holstein‚ the reason
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT ESSAY QUESTIONS RENAISSANCE 1. ’77: To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in the Western intellectual and cultural tradition? 2. ’81: Compare the ways in which two works of art reproduced below express the artistic‚ philosophical and cultural values of their times. (Pictures of Michelangelo ’s David and Giacometti ’s Man Pointing 1947). 3. ’82: Compare and contrast the cultural
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Italian states were affected in many ways. Napoleon began spreading his liberalist and nationalist influence in Italy with his Italian Campaign in 1796‚ which later spread to the Germanic states. After Napoleon¡¯s defeat‚ things began to change; Austria regained their power over the Italian states‚ except for Piedmont-Sardinia‚ and the Germanic states were ¡°united¡± under the German Confederation. As a result of these terms from the Congress of Vienna‚ liberal and nationalistic feelings began to
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throughout his life‚ such as Prussian Minister President. Germany used to be a group of states loosely united through the German Confederation. Bismarck changed that‚ using force and war‚ and created a unified Germany with Prussia as the major power holder. He also removed Austria from Germany. In a speech describing his plan for success Otto von Bismarck said; “The great questions of the time will not be resolved by speeches and majority decisions—that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849—but by
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There was a disregard of industry as the source of a nation’s power well in to the 19th century‚ as armies and navies were frequently used to measure power. It wasn’t until about 1815 that radical military change and invention started appearing because of the Industrial Revolution. Innovation in military weaponry was mostly based on improvements to existing weapons‚ most noticeably firearms‚ artillery and warships. Most of military
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