was born into Russian royalty on the 25th of August 1530. His parents were Vasili III (See1-1) and Elena Glinskaya( See 1-2). When Ivan was only three years old‚ his father‚ Vasili III‚ died of a blood infection. Young Ivan was announced the Grand Prince of Moscow on the 3rd of December in 1533. This was the beginning of his reign. His rough childhood is thought to have been what drove him to be known as Ivan the Terrible. The early education of young Ivan IV is obscure‚ except that it was continually
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During his thirty-eight year reign‚ which was characterised by his attempts to develop‚ maintain and restore imperial traditions‚ Frederick I Barbarossa adopted a number of different approaches. His methods in both Germany and Italy were founded on feudal ideology. In Germany‚ he was pragmatic and realistic‚ following a policy of collaboration in order to establish peace and revive the imperial authority that had been lost during the Investiture Struggle. This differed from his approach in Italy
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archives around nine distinct but interconnected arguments. Inevitably‚ such a vue d’ensemble has to start with an explanation of the goals and tactics underlying the new Eastern policy as devised during Brandt’s time as foreign minister of the “Grand Coalition” from December 1966 to September 1969‚ and put into practice during his chancellorship of the social-liberal coalition until 1974 and then onwards to the CSCE in Helsinki on August 1‚ 1975.] One might compare the "Neue Ostpolitik" of
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improvisation in battle to sweep across Europe and acquire an Empire for France. But in 1812‚ the seemingly invincible Napoleon made the fateful decision to invade Russia. He advanced deep into that vast country‚ eventually reaching Moscow in September. He found Moscow had been burned by the Russians and could not support the hungry French Army over the long winter. Thus Napoleon was forced to begin a long retreat‚ and saw his army decimated to a mere 20‚000 men by the severe Russian winter and chaos
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cities. Thousands were slaughtered‚ leaving others to wonder if Russia would survive this era. To understand why Ivan IV was such a vicious ruler‚ let’s take a look at his tragic childhood which contributed to his infamous behaviour. His father‚ Grand Prince Vasily III had waited for years to have a son who can extend the family’s reign. His second wife‚ Elena Glinskaya‚ successfully bore him two sons. Ivan was born on August 25‚ 1530. Two years later‚ his younger brother Yuri was born. In 1533
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Germany’s Attack on the Soviet Union Hitler authorised the invasion of the Soviet Union on the 18th of December‚ 1940 with an outlined start date of May the 15th‚ 1941. On the 22nd of June‚ 1941 Nazi‚ Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest German military operation of World War II. It was the biggest land invasion in the history of the world. As over three million German soldiers and their allies drove forward in three sections into the Soviet Union. The attack was named ‘Operation Barbarossa’
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“The Second Reich was proclaimed in 1871. It was war – nothing more and nothing less – that was responsible for its creation” In January 1871 King William first of Prussia became Kaiser William the first of the new German empire. The creation of the empire was one of the most important developments of the nineteenth century. However‚ the process by which Germany came to be unified has been and area of heated historical debate ever since. There are many people and events to consider in weighing
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In the 1740’s‚ Great Britain and France both realized that a struggle for control of North America was unavoidable. With the French’s involvement in the fur trade and the English’s concern with their cash crops the desire for more land grew‚ which ultimately caused clashes between the two empires. France pushed westward in pursuit of its one valuable resource‚ the beaver. European fashion setters valued beaver fur hats for their warmth and luxurious appearance. Demands for the fur grew. French
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Compare and Contrast Italian Renaissance Painting and Sculpture to the Northern Renaissance Painting and Sculpture European History from 800 to 1648 CE November 7‚ 2008 The Duchy of Burgundy encompassed a territory from present-day eastern France northward to the sea‚ and included parts of modern Belgium and sections of the current Netherlands. It was the only state standing amid France and the vast Holy Roman Empire at the time. The dukes of Burgundy would best fit the description as a worthy
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Case study: Finland and Nokia 1. How was Finland able to move from a sleepy economy to one of the most competitive nations in the world by the end of the 1990’s? Finland was considered a sleepy country even after their independence from Sweden‚ depending its economy mainly on the Soviet Union by exporting its natural resources. Finland however slowly but constantly developed its economy up to the OECD average‚ following the models of its Nordic neighbors to invest highly in social welfare and
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