From 1638-1786‚ there were three absolute monarchs. Louis XIV‚ the sun king‚ built a splendid court at Versailles where he looked over the nobles. Peter the Great‚ the westernizer‚ changed Russia from a backward country into a great power. Finally‚ Frederick the Great‚ the enlightened despot‚ was full of tolerance and restraint and had good views on government. He improved Prussia many ways. Louis XIV increased his revenue by taxing‚ improving trade and commerce‚ and gave favors to the middle class
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Absolute Monarchy Triumphs in France * Long Reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715) Cardinal Jules Mazarin- student of Cardinal Richelieu and the chief minister of Anne of Austria; stooped rebellions of peasants and city-dwellers to strengthen the authority of the monarchy. Anne of Austria- mother of Louis XIV‚ ruled for him because he was 5 years old then. Divine Right- the power of a king came from God and no subject will dare to question it. * It is God who establishes kings… Princes
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Geography: France is bordered by Belgium‚ Luxembourg‚ Germany‚ Switzerland‚ Italy‚ Monaco‚ Spain‚ Andorra‚ and the UK by the Channel Tunnel. It is located in the continent of Europe. They are in the timezone of UTC/GMT +1 Hour. The borders inside of France are the only ones that have changed‚ the outside perimeter has been the same since France was declared a country. Paris is the capital city and also the largest. Lyon is the second biggest city in France. People do travel from country to country
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in 1814. He returned to France in 1815 and briefly resumed power. The Battle of Waterloo‚ in which Napoleon’s forces were defeated by the British and Prussians‚
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There were lots of factors that led to left wing Lenin getting to power. Some of those factors were the Provisional Government‚ the Kornilov affair and the effects of World War One. The Provisional Government led to the rise of lenin’s power due to bad economic decisions they created‚ the kornilov affair helped arm the Bolsheviks with weapons to raid the winter palace and overthrow the Provisional Government‚ and the effects of World War One caused lots of economic instability and made the everyday
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including the russian sleep experiment. The U.S.S.R.had risen to power and had many scientific advances. Even with many scientific advances‚ the U.S.S.R. could not avoid a fateful end. The U.S.S.R. had risen to power in 1917‚ the Soviet Union was created to overcome national differences. The first leader of The U.S.S.R. was Vladimir Lenin (April 22‚1870-January 21‚ 1924) who had lead the Bolshevik Revolution. Lenin had fallen from power and had the transition to the well known Joseph Stalin (December
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political prowess‚ forged the foundation of an imperial system that dominated Europe for over four centuries. Augustus’ rise to leadership and power was aided by his relation to his uncle Julius Caesar‚ his destruction of the Triumvirates and his manipulation into gaining support from the military‚ the senate‚ and the people. The first step in Augustus’ rise to power and leadership was using the single political trump card
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Hitler’s Rise To Power When we look back at the horrific results that came to pass under Hitler’s leadership‚ we cannot help but wonder how a man like this could gain control over a country. In order to understand‚ we must look at the elements that were in place prior to his becoming Germany’s leader. During the 1930’s the people of Germany were depressed‚ defeated‚ and down trodden. They needed a leader who would give them hope and a plan to change the grim outlook of their homeland
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supreme powers. These powers were the Romans and the Carthaginians. Rome and Carthage according to Morey (1901) became the two great powers in the Mediterranean area by 265 B.C.‚ each for different reasons. They did not want to share the power and thus the conflict was inevitable. The years that followed were a power contest until the strongest conquered all. Who was the strongest of the two powers and what determined that strength? As explained clearly in Morey (1901)‚ Rome had just won power over
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through fear. Power is defined as “the ability to influence the behavior of others or the series of events”. Hitler obtained power by demonstrating the trait of being able to influence his believers‚ convincing them to carry out the task of mass killing. Fear is emotional‚ having an idea that something or someone is very dangerous and can be a threat to your and others health. Instilling fear such as public execution was a tactical method Hitler used to maintain his stability of power. Once Hitler
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