alliances: the Triple Entente (United Kingdom‚ France‚ and Russian Empire) and the Triple Alliance (German Empire‚ Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ and Italy). World War One which broke out it 1914 was a total war‚ where all industries geared towards war. The July Crisis and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand resulted in a conflict which should have been local and confined but due to a series of factors‚ German foreign policy‚ fear of encirclement‚ nationalism‚ this one incident led to the greatest war
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The Renaissance was a more forward-thinking age inspired by a re-interest in the art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. This essay will cover the period in time right before the Italian Renaissance kicked off called Proto-Renaissance‚ and the factors contributing to its success. The three factors that contributed to the success of this transition were‚ where it began‚ the influence of humanism‚ and artistic innovations contributed by artists. These factors are considered to be essential in the
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft that was designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser around the early 1930’s. It was one of the first modern fighters of the time period. It included features such as all metal monocoque construction (type of body construction that doesn’t require a separate frame to provide structural strength or support for mechanical components)‚ a closed canopy‚ a retractable landing gear‚ and was powered by a liquid-cooled‚ inverted V12
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Auto German Automotive Industry Overview Makers – BMW‚ Audi‚ VW Markets – EU and non-EU – overview Stats The largest shareholder of Audi AG is Volkswagen AG‚ which holds over 99 percent of the share capital. Volkswagen AG includes the consolidated accounts of Audi AG in its own consolidated financial statements. In recent years‚ the possibility of Audi being spun off or otherwise divested by Volkswagen has been mooted Daimler AG ‚ geramn car corp Daimler AG is a German manufacturer of automobiles
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Spencer Chen AP Euro. Per. 1 12/5/13 DBQ Essay The people of the nation has came together to rise above all nations to set an influential example for others to learn from. During the time of 1850-1914‚ nationalism played a big and key role. In each nation‚ nationalism caused pride‚ improvement‚ and war outcomes. It showed people and other nations to rise as one union or nation‚ and to improve as one. First off‚ nationalism in Europe caused war outcomes. As nationalism is rising throughout Europe
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much easier and more likely in the future.Also sparked the Germans resenting french dominance‚little did Napoleon know that thsi anti french feeling would be
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THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE IN ITS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | By: DENYS HAY | | | 5/13/2009 | | European History to the 1500 THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE IN ITS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND By: DENYS HAY Professor of Medieval History University of Edinburgh The Italian Renaissance took place in Europe around 1600 AD between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The word renaissance (Rinascimento in Italian) means
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German Expressionism was a movement that started at around the beginning of the 20th century. It has many traits but the main ones being‚ trying to present the world from a single subjective perspective. Sometimes distorting it to evoke emotion‚ moods and ideas. Expressionism was mainly an artistic outlet before taking its place in film. It was used as a method of disposing with aesthetically pleasing works and focusing more on the abstract. The artist would often use bright‚ clashing colors‚ messy
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born Oct. 25‚ 1881‚ Málaga‚ Spain died April 8‚ 1973‚ Mougins‚ France Spanish-born French painter‚ sculptor‚ printmaker‚ ceramicist‚ and stage designer. Trained by his father‚ a professor of drawing‚ he exhibited his first works at 13. After moving permanently to Paris in 1904‚ he replaced the predominantly blue tones of his so-called Blue Period (1901–04) with those of pottery and flesh in his Rose Period (1904–06). His first masterpiece‚ Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907)‚ was controversial
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Italian phrases‚ words‚ mottos‚ and quotes in heraldry‚ art‚ and popular use (with translations) A buon intenditor poche parole – Few words (are sufficient) for the good listener A chi fa male‚ mai mancano scuse – Who does evil‚ is never short of excuse A nemico che fugge‚ fa un ponte d’oro – Make a golden bridge for a fleeing foe A poco a poco – By little and little A prima vista – At first sight A vostro comodo – At your leisure‚ at your convenience Ad ogni santo vien sua festa –
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