The French Revolution was heavily inspired by the ideas and writings of philosophers during the Enlightenment. These great thinkers‚ including Voltaire‚ Mary Wollstonecraft‚ and John Locke‚ contributed their different ways of thinking to the ideas that became the Revolution. One of the most important was Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ whose works were particularly influential. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712. He was raised solely by his father‚ after his only sibling ran away from
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of 1800-1860 America began to see the world in a more secular view. Because of the Second Great Awakening there were two major reform movements known as the abolition movement and the religious reforms. First I will talk about how The Second Great Awakening was a movement which was a reaction against the liberal beliefs of Thomas Jefferson and other diest and led to religious reforms. The Second Great Awakening started mainly in the south and worked its way up north and then to the rest of the country
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Reasons for revolution 1) People feel restless and held down by unacceptable restrictions in society‚ religion‚ the economy or the government. People are also hopeful about the future‚ but they are being forced to accept less than they had hoped for. E: The English population was prominently Protestant in religion and wanted to protect their religion‚ contrary to King James strong catholic beliefs that he was forcing upon the them. The people had also come to the realization that the king
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studying the world was a form of piety and constituted an admiration of God’s work. The enlightenment took a major role in the development and construction of modern Europe. During the enlightenment‚ many inventions were created‚ new philosophical ideas were being discussed in massive forums by massive crowds‚ and now by the average citizen instead of scholars and philosophers. Many revolutions took place‚ politically‚ geographically‚ religiously‚ and demographically shifting the face
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not the market that was at fault‚ but the actions of the government that caused the meltdown. During the housing crash over $15 trillion in wealth and 6 million jobs were lost. Why did the government make the decisions that it did? Furthermore‚ how did those actions cause the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression? When the transaction between buyers and sellers in a particular market secondarily creates positive benefits to other parts of society it is called a positive externality
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six million Jews during WWII; however‚ not many people know the full story. After Germany’s defeat in WWI‚ Hitler began his slow rise to power. Eventually‚ he had complete control over Germany‚ and with his complete control‚ he used it to destroy a great number of people in WWII. WWII is where he committed the actions that caused him to be world famous for all of the wrong reasons. At the end of WWII during an imminent German defeat‚ he ended his life with a single pull of a trigger. On April 20
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During the enlightenment era in Europe‚ conflict began to stir the among European nations. Great philosophers including Locke‚ Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ and Montesquieu had started introducing ideas of human rights‚ liberty‚ and nationalism‚ leading to a demand for new leaders and for revolutions in Europe ("Enlightenment"). This all took place as many nations desired to expand their boundaries with colonies or into other the territory of other countries. The best leader who would rise from this time of
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One such cause was militarism‚ with countries engaging in a weaponry race. Nationalism was another cause‚ making tensions between countries rise. The concept of alliances between major countries in Europe was a third cause. The final major cause of World War I was the developing feeling of imperialism in European countries. All these concepts and ideas came together in the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary empire. The concept of militarism was a major cause of World
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In all respects‚ revolution and any radical changes in a political system will result from an authorities’ heavy enforcing of ideologies on a common population. The Haitian Revolution was an accomplished movement resulting in the self liberation of slaves against French colonial rule in Saint Domingue. The French Revolution was an insurrection against the monarchy‚ that would lead to France becoming a republic. The French Revolution was inherent in a series of revolts against corrupt French
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The question as to why the Industrial Revolution occurred in Western Europe and not anywhere else in the world like China is indeed a very intriguing matter. There is no doubt that the Industrial Revolution‚ an accelerated technological innovation did indeed happen as the same reason as all technological innovations which is to reduce labour costs. However‚ to posit that that is the only reason that the Industrial Revolution occurred could be huge blunder. Hence‚ akin to what E.H. Carr once said
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