Revolutions of 1848 HIS 4402 Many historians tend to link the main cause of the European Revolutions of 1848 to the surge of liberal and nationalistic ideologies that seemed to enlighten the newly developed middle and working classes of the European Industrial Revolution. However‚ many historians forget the pre-revolutionary economic crisis’s that began to build in Europe as early as 1830 that eventually caused Europe to erupt in 1848 . Although the rise of liberal and nationalistic
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the Medical Revolution. In the 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution sparked many scientific discoveries and inventions that altered working conditions‚ infectious diseases such as smallpox‚ typhus‚ and tuberculosis accompanied these improvements. Scientists rushed to learn more about these diseases and how they could resolve this problem‚ which meant new technology needed to be developed. Eventually‚ this led to a period of new theories and scientific advances. The Medical Revolution was a significant
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people and funds were pooled together to send him to America to attend college. While attending college‚ Hamilton was introduced to several significant figures of the time which lead to his involvement in the American Revolution. Hamilton had a significant impact on the revolution including
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Clifford J. Rogers as an ‘artillery fortress revolution’. This development reversed the superiority of the offensive that had existed since the 1430s‚ and strategically the emphasis returned to the defensive‚ focusing on entrenchment on the battlefield and the use of the new fortifications which partially negated the effectiveness of early artillery. Certainly‚ this alternative earlier Military Revolution is also worthy of further study‚ as the social‚ economic and military changes it wrought on
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The developing problems in France caused the country to move closer and closer towards Revolution. In 1789‚ France was under the control of King Louis XVI. He was married to Marie Antoinette. At the time‚ France’s social and political system was the Old Regime. In the Old Regime‚ there was the Estates System which divided the people of France into three estates. The First Estate consisted of the clergy. The nobles were in the Second Estate and the peasants‚ bourgeoisie‚ and urban lower class made
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From 1933 to 1939 Hitler aimed to achieve a "social revolution" in Germany. Through his concept of volksgemeinschaft‚ meaning ’people’s community‚’ he hoped to transform Germany into a strong country based on traditional peasant values. Historians have debated how far Hitler actually achieved a "social revolution." Some‚ such as Schoenbaum have argued that Hitler’s "social revolution" was a fake perceived as being real due to the influence of Hitler’s propaganda. Hitler wanted Germany to be a classless
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Napoleon to eventually reach the pinnacle of the French government‚ granting him immense power. Yet‚ like so many others throughout history‚ the power wielded by Napoleon would only put himself in a downward spiral. Napoleon is accurately described by historians as a megalomaniac as seen in his constant desire for complete domination of not just Europe‚ but his marriage and legacy as well. On his rise to power‚ Napoleon fell madly in love with Josephine de
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Turkey has been associated to Europe much longer than many of the member or prospective member states. Turkey’s application to signing up for becoming a member to the European Union was made on 14 April 1987. Turkey has been an associate member of the European Union (then European Community) since 1963 with the Ankara Agreement. Turkey was one of the first countries to become a member of the Council of Europe in 1949. Therefore it is important to examine the important political and economic milestones
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course of the French Revolution‚ the revolutionaries wrote three constitutions which were all reactions to what was happening at the time in which they were written. The Constitution of 1791 set up a limited monarchy under Louis XVI because the revolutionaries were more conservative at this point and did not want to be rid of Louis‚ but rather to just control his power. The Constitution of 1793 set up a republic because the revolutionaries discovered Louis plotting counter revolutions‚ so they want to
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How did the Industrial Revolution change the world? The Industrial Revolution was arguably the biggest global change in the way humans relate to each other and the world around them since the Agricultural Revolution 13‚000 years earlier. In the 18th century‚ China‚ India and Europe were broadly comparable in terms of levels of economic development‚ standard of living‚ and people’s life expectancy and each claimed around 23% of global GDP. However‚ by 1800s‚ India and China had begun to fall‚ while
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