When Alexander III tried to invade the Indian subcontinent‚ he faced tough opponents who eventually discouraged rest of the Macedonian army to abandon the campaign into the India subcontinent. By the time Alexander III reached the Indian subcontinent‚ he had conquered‚ rest of East Asia and north Egypt. Before straight out war‚ Alexander the Great formed alliances with King Ambhi Kumar who was the ruler of Taxila. Taxila provided Alexander with army and resources to subdue the rest of the tribes
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How successful did Alexander II manage the challenge of modernising Russia Since the nineteenth century it has been evident that Russia and much of Eastern Europe has struggled to keep up with the modernising western powers; a problem which has become apparent to Alexander II. They were socially‚ economically and politically behind in many aspects; industrialising was a huge problem due to problems with serfdom as well as poor infrastructure and transport links which made industrialising uneven
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When Alexander II became the Tsar‚ Russia was in total disarray. Her once widely respected and feared army was humiliated on the battlefields in the Crimean Peninsula‚ 80% of the people were in poverty and illiterate. Russia was still stuck in the middle ages while the rest of Europe was steaming in through the Industrial Era. Alexander II saw this as a need for change‚ primarily in response to the Crimean War‚ however to be able to do this‚ he also had to change the Russian society‚ therefore in
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in the Crimean War‚ Alexander II saw the need to usher his country into the modern world through drastic measures‚ thus leading to his great reforms. The most significance changes were made between the years 1861-1871‚ in particularly‚ the social‚ political and military aspect of Tsarist Russia. The reforms implemented by the Tsar can be seen as Russia striving to emerge as a superpower amongst the West. There is historical controversy as the sources suggest that Alexander II used the reforms to
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For what reasons and with what results did Alexander II try to reform Russian institutions? The ascension of Alexander II coincided with Russia’s defeat at the hands of the British and French in the Crimean War. The defeat had exposed Russia’s weakness and backwardness in comparison with more advanced nations like Britain and France. This prompted Alexander to embark on a series of reforms to “modernize” Russia. This essay will identify the causes and consequences of this period of reform.
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Video Game Comparison One of my favorite games of all time is Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for Super Nintendo. Super Mario RPG took my favorite characters from the Super Mario Bros game and put them into a role-playing game‚ my favorite genre of video game. This combination worked wonders for me and I love this game. Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne is one of the harder games that I have played and I don’t particularly like it. It is a real-time strategy game on the PC; the strategies
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essay will discuss three Russian Czars‚ Nicholas I‚ Alexander II‚ and Alexander III and the impact they had on the Jews. The different levels of tolerance of these Czars to the Jews greatly influenced the quality of Jewish life at the time. Czar Nicholas I ruled Russia from 1825 to 1855‚ he came power after his predecessor Czar Alexander I died childless (“Nicholas I”). Although the Jews were in Russia willingly‚ Czar Nicholas
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males. The two I have chosen to speak about today is Ramses II‚ and Shihuangdi. Ramses was the third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty. He was one of the most powerful and influential pharaohs of ancient Egypt. He took the throne of Egypt in his early twenties around 1279 BC. Ruled for 66 years until his death 1213 BC. There were multiple health problems such as arthritis and arterial issue that may have contributed to the death of Ramses II‚ but he had accomplished much in his time. The second ancient
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I honestly feel different about Richard III as a person and the Richard III as a killer. He is honestly one of those people I love to hate but also hate to love. But like I said I honestly really do love him even if he is as vile and horrible as he can be. I guess I have a thing for loving some of the worst people in literature. But Shakespeare really does a great job making a character you feel that you should absolutely despise but gives him traits that make you question it. As a person I honestly
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Alexander III‚ Tsar of Russia‚ 1881-1889 Alexander III of Russia was born on 26th February 1845. Clumsy and gruff as a child‚ he grew up to be a man of great physical strength. Everything about him suggested imperial power. He was six feet four inches tall‚ broad and very strong. Stories circulated about Tsar Alexander bending (and then restraightening) iron fire pokers‚ crushing silver roubles in his fingers‚ and tearing packs of cards in half for the entertainment of his children‚ and about
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