Bayezid I- (r.1389-1402) Ottoman ruler who started to besiege Constantinople in 1395. The Europeans saw him as a new threat to Christendom‚ and Hungary’s king led English‚ French‚ German‚ and Balkan knights in a crusade against the Turks. He defeated them at Nicopolis‚ and moved their capital from Bursa to France. If Bayezid had not defeated the Christians‚ the Ottoman Empire might not have taken Constantinople. The armies of Timur defeated him near Ankara in 1402 where he was taken prisoner and
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The Reign of Alexander II and the Great Reforms I Alexander II (1855-81) realized that reforms were necessary. Alexander II was 36 years old when he acceded to the throne. The Crimean war had brought the country to the point of collapse. He was set upon reform from the start‚ and had a conviction that his mission was to alleviate the suffering of his people. He was supported in his desire for reform by his brother‚ Grand Duke Constantine. Only the emancipation of the serfs could create the conditions
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The Black Death infected an extensive part of the world with the disastrous bubonic plague. In addition to the Black Death spreading around Europe‚ it spread to Africa and the Middle East. The plague was first reported in Caffa‚ Crimea. The plague then spread to Sicily‚ Genoa‚ Venice‚ Pisa‚ and Marseilles. As the disease rapidly spread‚ it spread to France‚ Portugal‚ Spain‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Scandinavia. The plague did not slow down‚ it kept spreading to more people in different places. The plague
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English I 11/25/13 Analysis of “We Shall Fight On The Beaches” In 1940 the Nazis and Hitler were rapidly spreading through Europe. Only sixteen days after Winston Churchill became the Prime Minister of Britain were the British Expeditionary Force and the First French Army trapped on the beaches surrounding Dunkirk‚ France ("Battle of Dunkirk"). There were 400‚000 troops trapped on there‚ with the Nazis surprisingly halted. 338‚000 troops were rescued from those beaches‚ thanks to efforts from
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Nations watched and cheered on Terra’s distant shore As one man finally took a step no one ever took before In our hearts and in our minds his words will be enshrined “That’s one small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind.” (Roy Jerden‚ 2013) The final line of that poem was uttered in 1969‚ a time period when the United States and the Soviet Union did not fight with the blistering heat of gunfire‚ but with the cold progress of proxy wars and technological prowess. Neither of these superpowers
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imbalance of slave and free states‚ some people opposed Texas annexation because they believed annexing was unjust and unconstitutional‚ and others prospected that annexing Texas meant imminent war with Mexico. Today in Eurasia‚ Russia is trying to annex Crimea‚ a section of Ukraine. This has arisen many oppositions and questions on whether annexation is just both morally and politically. This also raises another question‚ whether there are laws that all nations should follow. Yes‚ many people believe that
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* Reflective Essay The Underestimated Importance of Reading For thousands of years‚ reading was considered a worthy activity and books were highly valued. Books are carriers for ideas. This is the reason why‚ thousands of years ago‚ some books were praised while others were subject to be burned – often together with their authors. However‚ nowadays in the ever-accelerating pace of life‚ people experience lack of time for such a thoughtful activity as reading. They are content with the raw half-stuff
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Exposition International Education and Foreign Languages as Crucial Elements of Education in American Society Learning new languages had always been considered an investment in one’s success. There are various examples of folklore sayings‚ such as‚ ‘you are as many times a man‚ as many languages you speak’ (Slavic proverb)‚ or that you live as many lives as many languages you know (Czeck folk song). These days such opinions can be considered truer than ever. It isn’t just diplomats and interpreters
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Compare and contrast “Dulce Et Decorum Est” and “Charge Of The Light Brigade”. What images of war do these two poems convey? We have been studying the war poems Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen and Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Dulce Et Decorum Est was written during the First World War from 1914 to 1918 whilst Charge Of The Light Brigade was composed in the 19th century‚ and describes a battle that took place during the Crimean War. Both poems give a different impression
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for the Russians and clearly showed that Russia was economically and agriculturally backward and couldn’t stand up to the modern European powers. The peasants‚ who were the main source of recruits for the Russian army that had been defeated at the Crimea‚ were seen as crucial to Russia’s weakness. As a result‚ several reforms took place. Most notably‚ in 1861 Alexander II signed the Emancipation edict‚ where serfdom was abolished and serfs had to right to own property. This led to a change within
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