The swift and relentless Fall of France came as a great shock to the established world of 1940. France‚ in all her glory‚ had always been a European powerhouse‚ the only to rival Britain. The Fall of France was a pivotal loss for the Allied forces as it knows provided Nazi Germany the ability to launch an assault on Britain and provided the Nazis control of the coast of most of the coast of Europe. The Fall of France can be attributed to the effectiveness of Germany tactics‚ specifically Blitzkrieg
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18. After the rule of Napoleon‚ Louis XVIII returned France to pre-revolutionary conditions in certain aspects of society and politics. For example‚ Louis brought back restrictions to religion‚ Protestants were tormented for their faith. Louis accepted the Code that had been developed by Napoleon but banned divorce‚ although it had been permitted during the revolution. Louis restored Catholic superiority‚ this had a trickling effect on the doings of the revolution‚ restricting rights and restoring
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As King Louis XVI reined over France during the French Revolution his actions heavily impacted the revolution. When he took over as king in 1774 the country was in severe financial crisis; extravagant spending for the American Revolution left the country on the brink of bankruptcy (History.com Staff 2009). Heavy taxes were imposed which were impossible for the Third Estate (the common people) to pay due to low harvests. King Louis XVI was not popular by the citizens which resulted in outbreaks to
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The resulting colonies were unique in that New France had the fur trade‚ New Netherlands had war with neighboring Indians‚ New England had community formation as they followed Protestant principles‚ and New Spain had introduced diseases to America. Jacques Cartier took the St. Lawrence River to France back in the 1530s‚ but for 75 years it grew weak until Samuel de Champlain returned there in 1608 and formed the fur trade in Quebec. The newly founded New Netherland in 1621 also went into fur trading
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Louis Pasteur helped to revolutionize the surgical process. He began his career studying tarate crystals. He then went on to work as a chemistry professor. While working as a professor he began to study the effect of bacteria in the alcohol fermentation process. While working on this he discovered yeast and that it was feeding off of the grapes and that it was a living thing. His next feet‚ was to prove that life is formed from living cells‚ that the yeast did not just spontaneously appear in
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of France began to call her “Madame Veto” due to the fact that when King Louis XVI tried to appease the social division of the people of France by proposing reforms to end the worst excess of privilege and to impose a more progressive taxation system the clergy and nobility vetoed it. The people of France blamed it on the Queen for her persuasive ways. She sided with the pessimists of the court that were against compromising with more modest revolutionaries. She was against change in France which
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After the French revolution and Napoleonic wars‚ the conservatives were inclined to restore monarchies. By restoring old boundaries‚ the balance of power was ensured. This was so that no one country will become a hegemon like what France did before. They also did not want another revolution to occur. The Congress of Vienna was set up to discuss issues of restoring old boundaries and mediate issues that may potentially bring disharmony or even war. The spirit of nationalism was soaring in different
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Our focus thus far has been on Rome and how it emerged as a great power. To the east another great power was developing and it was only a matter of time before the two would meet. Carthage‚ by many accounts‚ was a mighty empire and an equal to Rome. With two great powers vying for supremacy‚ conflict is unavoidable. Carthage was a culture focused on trade. Great merchants bought and sold goods from both the east and west – linen‚ dyes‚ frankincense‚ gold‚ silver and tin are just a few of the commodities
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To what extent were the violent disturbances in Ireland during the 20th century a result of the actions of militant Republican organisation? This essay will show the extent to which the actions of Republican organisation caused violent in Ireland during 19000 and 2000. There will be shown several factors of the causes such as Easter Rising in 1916 and Economic failures in Ireland. All the factors that would be discussed are related to the outbreak of the republican organisation. The ’Troubles’
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17th Century Absolutism in France Throughout the reign of the Bourbon dynasty of France‚ a distinct form of government known as absolutism developed‚ hoping to counteract the intensifying religious conflicts and the social fragmentation in Europe. Within the rule of the great Henry IV of Navarre‚ his son Louis XIII‚ and the prominent Louis XIV‚ the supreme authority of the monarch of France expanded exponentially‚ bringing about stability‚ prosperity‚ and public order. And through an unsettled
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