World Civilization II Take Home Test AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: * The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence or simply American Revolution‚ began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America‚ and ended in a global war between several European great powers. * The war was the end result of escalating political tensions between the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to various taxes and other
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no other possible factor could do‚ Collapse and deform the high power of the Holy Roman Empire. It was from this that Napoleon introduced a new set of nationalistic identity within the newly founded larger states and with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 by the British. This sense grew stronger within them. The next lifting
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After the defeat of Napoleon‚ at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815‚ Europe had become engulfed in a war of political ideology pitting conservatism versus liberalism. Conservatism was a more traditionalist view held by leaders‚ like Metternich‚ and were for a more subservient populace to the authority. Conservatives further believed the government should be held by the elite class and were strongly against liberal demands for civil liberties. Liberals were a product of the enlightenment which swept over
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To what extent was Austria responsible for the failure of Italian revolutionaries in the years 1820-49? Austria had a massive empire in the early 19th century‚ Italy only being a small part. The 1815 Congress of Vienna had given Austria direct control over Lombardy and Venetia‚ and had also put an Austrian family in charge of ruling smaller duchies such as Parma and Modena. As such‚ Austria had dominating control over a lot of Italy. However‚ this was not the only reason why Italian revolutionaries
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continuous French resistance‚ Paris was surrendered on March 31‚ 1814. Several days later‚ Napoleon surrendered unconditionally was “given” the island of Elba in the Mediterranean to where he was to live out the rest of his life. The Spring of 1815‚ Napoleon returns from the island of Elba with his bodyguards and returns to Southern France. He marched towards Paris with most of his troops following. The newly placed King Louis the XVIII‚ quickly left the castle and Napoleon took back control
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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 were significant enough to consider the revolutions
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System of international relations after the Peace of Westphalia and the Congress of Vienna: A Comparative Analysis. Introduction It is common knowledge that human history can be viewed from different perspectives. So‚ in terms of economic‚ for example‚ it appears as a history of modes of production‚ the logic of which was deeply analyzed by Karl Marx. But in terms of geopolitical history can be thought of as a consistent change of power units "world order"‚ or geo-political eras. Each era is characterized
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Birth: 1770 in Bonn‚ Germany Death: 1827 in Vienna‚ Austria Nationality: German Occupation: composer Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research‚ 1998. Updated: 05/18/2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Essay Further Readings Source Citation Updates BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY The instrumental music of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) forms a peak in the development of tonal music and is one of the crucial evolutionary developments in the
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languages and lived in the same place‚ made others feel as if they should all have a different or separate national government. People should all speak the same language. In 1815‚ the congress of Vienna put an effort into giving Europe’s rulers what they wanted instead of giving the people what they wanted or deserved. The congress of Vienna separated the people that had the same nationality and put them in other countries to try and bring them together. Doing this made other nations unhappy.
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Great Powers 5 iv. Unitary vs. Federal States 5 v. The Goal of Each Nation 5-6 Chapter 4: Conclusion 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Both Italy and Germany became unified in the mid to late 1800s after years of unrest that started with the 1815 Congress of Vienna‚ where both of these countries were split up into many states. One can compare and contrast these unification processes because they had many similarities and differences. In order to properly assess these situations one needs to look at the
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