occupied Central Europe‚ but the German states were usually very small (and the Germans there mixed with other races). The upper classes looked towards France as the foundation of European civilization. Although a German Confederation was created after 1815‚ it was not concerned with promoting a united Germany since the 39 rulers had no wish to see their independence limited by the establishment of a strong central government. Austria and Russia did not want to see a strong Germany to be created. The
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that decreased the chances of unification including the congress of Vienna‚ the role of foreign powers such as Austria‚ and the role of the Papacy. By the end of this essay I will decide which political factor was the most important in terms of the unification. However‚ there are other factors heavily involved in the unification‚ such as the uprisings and revolutions‚ and the division between the revolutionaries. The Congress of Vienna in 1815 resulted in the separation of states in Italy and this
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Arndt‚ Joshua Captain Wade MS III 02/16/2017 The Military Battle of Waterloo. The Battle of Waterloo‚ fought on June 18‚ 1815‚ was Napoleon Bonaparte’s last battle. "On 13 March 1815‚ six days before Napoleon reached Paris‚ the powers at the Congress of Vienna declared him an outlaw. Four days later‚ the United Kingdom‚ Russia‚ Austria‚ and Prussia mobilized armies to defeat Napoleon. Critically outnumbered‚ Napoleon knew that once his attempts at dissuading one or more of the Seventh Coalition
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In the 1800’s France grew quickly into a world empire. Mostly impart of a very bloody revolution during the late 1700’s‚ France encompassed most of Europe and was desperate for more. The self-crowned emperor who brought them many glorious victories in battle was named Napoleon. Some of Napoleons efforts were in vein as he restored an abolished monarchy‚ abolished most newly gained women’s rights‚ and made peace with the Catholic Church. But he also helped the revolutionaries in many ways. Napoleon
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What was the main reason for Italian Unification? In 1815 after the battle of waterloo and the end of the Napoleonic wars‚ the victorious powers met to discuss what to do to at what became to be known as the Congress of Vienna. To ensure that war on the same scale never broke out again they decided to make very little changes to the current map of Europe‚ except strengthening all of France’s neighbours. I was agreed at the conference that the ruling powers should meet in the future whenever
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How Social Change Influenced the Music of the Romantic Era Following the classical era‚ the romantic era brought a new life to music. Emotion-filled. Riveting. Romantic music was able to portray the beauty and melancholy of life. Romantic composers like Frédéric Chopin‚ Franz Schubert‚ Felix Mendelssohn‚ etc.‚ were able to provoke an emotional response from the listener. Differing from the classical predecessor‚ the romantic era focused on the human emotion. With this change in style‚ the question
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Within the context of the period 1815-1941‚ to what extent was the Breakdown of Great Power Diplomacy a cause of both the First and Second World Wars? In this essay I shall give my opinion‚ and the opinions of several historians‚ as to the causes of the First and Second World Wars‚ paying close attention to the breakdown of Great Power Diplomacy. The Congress of Vienna in 1815 was to form the framework for international politics right up until the breakout of the Great War almost a century
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German Foreign Policy International Relations 1871 - 1914 Part 1 1 Background Unification of Germany The Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 redrew the map of Europe and established the Confederation of German States (39 of them) which were under the control of Austria-Hungary. 2 Germany 1815 3 German Unification Prussia‚ the largest of these states‚ wanted to end Austrian domination and unite the states into a new German Empire under her own
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“Was the blood that had just been spilled so pure?” These are the words of Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave‚ a French politician after the storming of the Bastille. He was referring to those who had died in the event. On July 14th‚ 1789‚ revolutionaries stormed the Bastille in Paris‚ France‚ springing the French Revolution into action‚ and finally ending in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte built an empire. The conflict lasted ten years; the compromise was long and difficult‚ with trials and errors
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If this isn’t a Military Revolution I don’t know what is…… Kelly Archer Hawaii Pacific University Dr. Satterfield 17 October 2010 Archer 1 The late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a great deal of colonization of Asia and Africa by European powers‚ each trying to fulfill its own version of manifest destiny. England controlled vast holds in Africa‚ as well as India; the Belgians ruled the Congo; Germany‚ France‚ and Italy also held several African lands. These colonies funded
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