Christopher Columbus was an italian explorer and navigator. He discovered the “New world” of the Americas on an expedition that was sponsored by King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia‚ but never did. Instead‚ he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas. His journeys kicked off centuries of exploration and exploitation on the American continents. He was born in what is now Italy. His parents’ names were Dominico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa
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tempest‚ to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of Naples to the island. There‚ his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio’s lowly nature‚ the redemption of the King‚ and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso’s son‚ Ferdinand. There is no obvious single source for the plot of The Tempest‚ but researchers have seen parallels in Erasmus’s Naufragium‚ Peter Martyr’s De orbe novo‚ and an eyewitness report by William Strachey of the real-life shipwreck of the Sea Venture on
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socially-constructed and arrogant Ferdinand. It is unclear exactly how much the love between him and Prospero’s daughter‚ Miranda‚ was engineered by Prospero and how much was actually love‚ but by using the love between the young couple‚ he can make Ferdinand into a upstanding and respectable young man. To do this he gives him some chores to do‚ such as carrying firewood and other menial tasks. He also freezes him with his magic and keeps him in chains for a while. In doing this‚ Ferdinand exclaims he would do
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(1915–18) Co-belligerents Jabal Shammar ...and others Commanders and leaders French Third Republic Raymond Poincaré British Empire George V Russian Empire Nicholas II Kingdom of Italy Victor Emmanuel III United States Woodrow Wilson Romania Ferdinand Empire of Japan Taishō Kingdom of Serbia Peter I Belgium Albert I ...and others German Empire Wilhelm II Austria-Hungary Franz Joseph I (1914–16)
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I do believe that Nationalism was the main cause of the war because it all began from countries trying to get their freedom from the Austria-Hungary Empire. Guarilo Principe shot Francis Ferdinand because he didn’t want to be under their control any longer. Then‚ of course‚ the other countries went to war not only because of the allied agreements but because they did not like the countries they were up against. In this war‚ there were two types of nationalism: there was the type where countries did
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international diplomacy. At home‚ Metternich also held the post of Chancellor of State from 1821 until 1848‚ under both Francis II of Austria and his son Ferdinand I of Austria. After a brief period of exile in London‚ Brighton and Brussels that lasted until 1851‚ he returned once more to the Viennese court‚ this time to offer only advice to Ferdinand ’s successor‚ Franz Josef. Having outlived his generation of politicians‚ Metternich died at the age of 86 in 1859. Metternich was one of the most
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Exercised strict rule until overthrown in 1498 -Julius II-The Warrior Pope. Led armies against the French and Venetians -Tudors (why powerful?)- Edward IV Richard IIHenry VII. Used Star Chamber against nobles and Henry VII rebuilt monarchy -Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile (Inquisition why?)-Marriage created union of Spain. Completed Reconquista and Inquisition anti-Semitism -Charles V/Hapsburg- Holy Roman Emperor.1521: Habsburg-Valois WarsBattlefield was often Italy -Mirandola-
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goods and people. Columbus believed the earth was round. He was right but he underestimated the size of the world. Many people believed the world was flat as well as people would literally fall off the end of the world. Columbus was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. The Europeans felt it was necessary to grant the funding for Columbus’s exploration for treasures‚ trade‚ and land. The Columbian Exchange affected the many thing in the western hemisphere. Such as‚ the Europeans‚ the Native Americans
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On July 28 1914‚ one of the greatest war started.At the time one month before the war started Franz Ferdinand of Austro Hungarian throne‚ and his wife Sophia‚ had been killed. By Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip which later cause to go to war but‚ the two important reasons that War World 1 started are Alliances and Militarism. One of the important reasons that world 1 started is because of Alliances. An alliance is a formal political‚ military or economic agreement between two or more nations. In
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New Monarchies‚ which were very powerful centralized governments with unified inhabitants‚ start emerging in the mid-15th century. Factors responsible for this advance were the vast demographic and economic growth. Before these New Monarchies were formed there were many changes the new monarchs had to make: including weakening powerful rivals‚ increasing revenue‚ unifying the country‚ and strengthening the power of the king and his bureaucracy. Three countries successful in strengthening themselves
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