Napoleon Bonaparte was inarguably an important figure in the history of France and Europe. However‚ there has been much controversy over the subject in the past. Would history perceive him as a hero or an enemy of France and the world? Many twentieth-century dictators would later model themselves on Napoleon‚ more than a hundred years after his death. Napoleon was not the first dictator‚ so why was he such an important figurehead for future dictators? Some historians may consider that Napoleon was
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Ch. 23 - Ideologies and Upheavals 1815-1850 AP European History After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: * describe the goals of the leaders of the Congress of Vienna and how the balance of power was reset. * define and describe conservatism‚ socialism‚ liberalism‚ and nationalism. * discuss the factors in the romantic revolt against the age of classicism and the French Revolution. * analyze the lingering remnants of the French Revolution and explain how they exerted influence on political
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For instance‚ after the defeat of the French forces at Waterloo‚ the congress replaced the republic with a monarchy. Another example in Spain‚ the monarchy was under attack by revolutionary forces. The congress ordered the French to send in an army to restore the monarchy despite protest by the British. The congress would send Austrians to defeat Italian revolutionary forces as well as let Austria and Russia crush a Hungarian revolution. This
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Chapter 1 Introduction International law may be defined as that body of law which is composed for its greater part of the principles and rules of conduct which states feel themselves bound to observe‚ and therefore‚ do commonly observe in their relations with each other‚ and which includes also: a) the rules of law relating to the functioning of international institutions or organizations‚ their relations with each other‚ and their relations with states and individuals; and b) Certain
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A Biography on Klimt From around 1900 until his death in 1918‚ Gustav Klimt dominated the art scene in the capital empire of Austro-Hungary. He was born on July 14‚ 1962 in Baumgarten‚ near Vienna. Gustav Klimt was the second of seven children of a meticulous but poor engraver and carver. His brother Ernest‚ who could have been as talented as Gustav had he not died so young‚ worked with his brother until death. His brother Georg was a talented sculptor‚ carver and designer who made many of
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INTRODUCTION This paper begins by outlining the definitions and what exactly is meant by international relations. Secondly‚ it tells the story of how and why the study of international relations emerged when it did‚ during the course of modern history. Even though‚ the history and the origins of this discipline alone does not reveal everything we need to know about how international relations functions in this day and age‚ it certainly would help us to understand the legacy left behind by this study’s
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mother and most of her other siblings‚ but had an even worse relationship with her older sister Sophie‚ who was just two and a half years older than her. Anna referred to her as her rival. In 1912 Anna finished her education at the Cottage Lyceum in Vienna‚ but was still unsure of a career. She felt as if she had not learned that much from school; most of her education came from her father’s friends and colleagues. After college Anna went to England in 1914 to improve her English and later on became
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Although Kennedy realized the importance of space exploration to the military‚ he remained firmly committed to a civilian-controlled program of manned space flights. With the encouragement of Vice President Lyndon Johnson‚ Kennedy appealed to Congress to increase spending on the space program in the hopes of surpassing the Soviets. Then‚ on February 20‚ 1962‚ Astronaut John Glenn aboard the Mercury craft Friendship 7 became the first American to orbit the earth. Both the Kennedy administration
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World War I was a military conflict from 1914 to 1918. It began as a local European war between Austria - Hungary and Serbia on July 28‚ 1914. It was transformed into a general European struggle by declaration of war against Russia on August 1‚ 1914 and eventually became a global war involving 32 nations. Twenty - eight of these nations‚ known as the Allies and the Associated Powers‚ and including Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and the United States‚ opposed the coalition known as the Central
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To think of something romantically is to think of it naively‚ in a positive light‚ away from the view of the majority. Percy Bysshe Shelley has many romantic themes in his plays. Educated at Eton College‚ he went on to the University of Oxford only to be expelled after one year after publishing an inappropriate collection of poems. He then worked on writing full-time‚ and moved to Italy shortly before his death in a boating accident off the shore of Leghorn. He wrote many pieces‚ and his writing
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