Did Bismarck really plan the unification of Germany? Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) could be considered one of the smartest leaders of Germany ever. He was a great National Hero who was respected greatly by the German people. It was only in 1847 when Bismarck became a Deputy in the Prussian United Diet that Bismarck started on his path to greatness. Even though Bismarck was originally from Prussia and he stuck to all his old beliefs as he climbed the political ladder until he became the Prime
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The Second Great War had many reasons for its happening‚ most directly from the First World War. Today‚ many people have no idea why World War Two happened‚ only that it did. This is a major problem for today‚ as many people do not know the mistakes that were made to get to this point. The Second Great was caused by a direct be the first‚ the rise of nationalism‚ and revenge. First‚ we see the first major reason as to why the Germans created and supported the Nazi government‚ the Treaty of Versailles
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he was an American warship Commodore who in 1854 sailed to Japan and presented letter to the Japanese from the US president asking that Japan open its ports to trade. Impressed by the American show of the strength‚ the shogun agreed to the Treaty of Kanagawa‚ ending his country’s long period of isolation. b) Treaty of Kanagawa – the shogun agreed to open two Japanese ports to American ships. The US soon won other trading rights with Japan. In time Great Britain‚ France and Russia gained similar trading
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The Metamorphosis of Humanist Italy The Italian Renaissance‚ beginning around 1360 was a period of great growth. Specific social and political conditions spurred development in trade‚ travel‚ warfare‚ scholarly expansion and education. Inevitably Italians began to reflect differently on the world around them and how they interacted with it. Changing ideas caused a definite shift from medieval values: piety and social seclusion‚ to humanist values: material and scholarly gain. Time spent in monasteries
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broken and WWI began. The war itself was the culmination of failed treaties‚ promisses and misguided leadership. Hard to choose what caused the war to start‚ but if anything i belive the Russian’s have the most impact on the war. In order to come to this conclusion we have to assesses the trials and tribulations each nation took to get the big stage in 1914. The 19th centry marked the age of the rise and fall of great eurpean powers. The 20th centry set the stage for the war‚ as tensions already high
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it true to believe that Germany was the sole instigator of the First World War? No topic in the 20th century is more debated about by historians. The causes of the Great War‚ which raged on from 1914 to 1918‚ can be found as far back as the Franco- Prussian war which ended in 1871‚ the political and economic environment of Europe and the web of alliances which divided the empires of Europe into two tense and armed camps. As for Germany’s involvement in the start of the war‚ there are three ways which
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Greece. Athens and Sparta were very hesitant when obeying the demands‚ most of the other city-states were quick to obey. While the Greeks saw what Athens and Sparta did as an act of defiance and it showed pride‚ Darius was obviously not happy. This lead to the Persian Wars‚ which would eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War. Both of these wars had a major impact on Greece in very different ways. In 499 B.C.E. Persia wanted to expand their empire to the Ionian Greek city states and in return the Ionians
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Morgan was a successful financer‚ that more than once saved the U.S economy; he would manipulate the economy to his will‚ before the Federal Reserve was assembled. As a result in order to acquire all of this power he would create monopolies. John Pierpont Morgan was trying to create a steel monopoly‚ and was already a stockholder of every railroad company. According to investopedia John would merge with other strong competitors‚ this would expand his reach throughout the market and have more control
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The War of the Roses‚ which lasted from 1455 to 1487‚ was an extremely bloody and violent war that tore England apart and wrought havoc on much of the English countryside. The war not only unified England‚ but also exposed problems in English society. The war destroyed the English class and economic system that had been in place for hundreds of years. The aristocracy was no longer safe from public criticism and citizens began to demand less social persecution. The war weakened the power of the
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Slavery was one of the biggest reasons why the American Civil War began. The American Civil War started on April 12‚ 1861. The civil war went on for four years. It was caused by the disagreements over slavery and the states. The North and South both believed in different ideas. They did not agree on the same thing. This had an impact on both sides. The North didn’t believe in keeping slaves‚ while the South did believe in keeping slaves and wanted to have and keep the slaves that they could. This
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