Italy and Germany were two newly united nations that emerged in 1871. The two regions that were to be unified shared much history together; ever since they were last united as one under the Holy Roman Empire. When the French Revolution and Napoleon came along‚ both Germanic and Italian states were affected in many ways. Napoleon began spreading his liberalist and nationalist influence in Italy with his Italian Campaign in 1796‚ which later spread to the Germanic states. After Napoleon¡¯s defeat‚
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through proxy by various European powers until the 19th century‚ when the French leader Napoleon supported the unification of Italy as a way of creating a buffer state against his many enemies. With the backing of France‚ Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi led a popular movement that took over much of Italy in 1861 and would be ending in 1870 with the fall of Rome and complete unification of the
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Geography of Italy Italy is a long peninsula; slightly larger than Arizona andit shaped like a boot. It is surrounded on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea and on the east by the Adriatic. Italy borders Austria‚ France‚ Vatican City‚ San Marino‚ Slovenia‚ and Switzerland.The Apennine Mountains form the peninsula ’s backbone; the Alps form its northern boundary. The largest of its many northern lakes is Garda (143 sq mi); the Po‚ its principal river‚ flows from the Alps on Italy ’s western border and
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Subhas Chandra Bose ( listen (help•info); January 1897 – 18 August 1945 [unconfirmed]) byname Netaji (Hindi: “Respected leader”) was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national force against the British Raj (and therefore also against the allied Western powers) during World War II. Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in India today. He is presumed to have died "in absentia" on 18 August 1945 from injuries sustained in an
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“Indian nationalists are working day and night to build up Bose as the ‘George Washington’ of India‚” the New York Times reported on February 8‚ 1946. “This is particularly true of the revolutionary element in the Congress party‚ which spares no efforts to eulogize Bose‚ create a ‘Bose legend’ and wrap his sayings and beliefs in sanctity.”1 The admiration for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose‚ who had crossed swords with the forces of British imperialism during the Second World War‚ was rampant in
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Children commonly worked from a very young age; most in Britain worked in: Answer a. shipyards. b. textile plants. c. mines. d. domestic service. e. rail yards. Question One explanation for Britain’s lead in the Industrial Revolution was that: Answer a. the majority of its entrepreneurs were from the aristocracy. b. the government subsidized all rural industry. c. the pursuit of wealth was perceived as a worthy goal in life. d. Oxford and Cambridge produced a surplus of engineers. e. Britain
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Prior to the late 19th Century Europe consisted of many small states that lacked a sense of unity. The sentiment stirred up in the wake of the French Revolution; the idea of a sovereign people with natural rights and equality appeared attractive to many of these nations. Around this time Europe saw the emergence of Nation States encompassing a people who had a shared history‚ culture‚ language‚ religion and beliefs. How important this sense of national belonging was is something we shall explore
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Gellner believes nationalism is part of the process of modernisation‚ likewise recent; agreeing with Gellner‚ Breuilly adds that nationalism is built on power politics and subjected to the role played by influential individuals‚ like Bismarck or Garibaldi. Contrasting Classical Modernism; Hobsbawm and Anderson argue that nationalism is a cultural social construct‚
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I. Popular sovereignty and political upheaval A. Enlightened and revolutionary ideas 1. Popular sovereignty: relocating sovereignty in the people a. Traditionally monarchs claimed a "divine right" to rule b. The Enlightenment challenged this right‚ made the monarch responsible to the people c. John Locke’s theory of contractual government: authority comes from the consent of the governed 2. Freedom and equality: important values of
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in a location that they will be able to tolerate their predators also. The second marine animal I observe was the Garibaldi. The first adaptation the Garibaldi has to face is different climates. Garibaldi has to face the different climates in order to live. The second adaptation the Garibaldi has to adapt to is contrary to the majority of other organism. The female and male Garibaldi tend to over dominate or over power each other. The
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