in this and its other series. Please see the Notice to Contributors at the back of this Essay. The author of this Essay‚ Harold James‚ is Professor of History at Princeton University. His publications include The German Slump: Politics and Economics 1924–1936 (1986)‚ A German Identity (1989)‚ and International Monetary Cooperation Since Bretton Woods (1996). He is also a coauthor of The Deutsche Bank 1870–1995 (1995). PETER B. KENEN‚ Director International Finance Section INTERNATIONAL
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to Henig (2002)‚ another cause of the first World War was the Franco-Prussian War. The war between France and Prussia (the future German Empire) that lasted from 1870 to 1871 ended with a humiliating defeat for France. It lost the regions of Alsace and Lorraine‚ and was forced to pay a huge indemnity to Prussia. The Franco-Prussian War led to creation of a powerful German
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History of the British Empire leading to the establishment of the commonwealth This work contains information about the British Empire compared to the Roman Empire than compared to the Spartans. This shows who done b=worse things and was it worth going through all of that if their Empire is not the best? My work also contains certain opinions(mine and my dad) and tan some extra information about the commonwealth‚ what they do and who’s involved in it. I say that that British Empire changed the world
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parallels between the Romans and Chinese empires even though these empires ended differently. I. Level of civilization A. Roman Empire developed a higher level of civilization than the area surrounding it. B. Chinese Empire developed a higher level of civilization than the areas surrounding it. II. Ways to protect the empires from barbarians A. The leaders of the empire devised three ways to protect the empire from the barbarians. B. The leaders of the empire devised three ways to deal with the
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Kevin Paltoo EUH 1000 Mr. Rogers 04/10/2010 The Lex Oppia was a law established in ancient Rome in 215 BC‚ at the height of the Second Punic War during the days of national catastrophe after the Battle of Cannae. This law was designed to limit the rights of women. The law was also passed to tap into wealthy women fortunes by the state in order to pay for the costs of the war. This law basically stripped the rights of women. Marcus Porcius Cato also known as the censor is one of the statesmen
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Why Did A World War Breakout in 1914? The 6 European Great Powers‚ the United Kingdom‚ the Austrian Empire‚ Prussia‚ France‚ Russia and Italy‚ plus the United States and Japan but they are not European. The atmosphere was high all the countries thought they were superior to the others. The assasiantion of Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 started it all off. The war officially started on July 28th 1914 and other countries joined to gain power of other
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will argue this point of a planned war blaming it almost solely on the part of the German Empire and bringing in the other side of the argument‚ that the First World War was the result of accident and miscalculation.
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beginning to now. The dark ages anglo saxon kingdoms mercia‚ the anglias‚ umbrias‚ sexs etc all fought together and eventually formed england at roughly the same time as the franks‚ bavarians‚ saxons etc all fought together to form the holy roman empire. Later on‚ england dominated their region and formed the UK‚ prussia dominated their region and formed germany. Now‚ both germany and england are both heading towards being members of the same extranational entity the EU. One thing that might
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The rise of the Persian Empire was due to the first Achaemenid Emperor‚ by the name of Cyrus the Great. He united the Medes and the Persians and was able to build a great Empire. He brought a different form of architectural possibilities and was able to build the Capital City of Pasargadae. The Persian Empire was different from previous empires of the Middle East because they were well connected by roads and using a standardized official language‚ having a bureaucracy. Because they could communicate
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do you agree with this statement? The first World War‚ better known as World War I or the Great War‚ began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his expecting wife‚ Sophie‚ in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia during an open top parade. Despite the trauma that the First World War resonated throughout the globe‚ it led to a number of developments and innovations in society such as the rights of women‚ the end of class system‚ various form of arts influenced by the war such as poetry‚ music
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