The 19th century was marked by the uprising of the middle class and the spread of revolutionary ideas caused by the French Revolution‚ which ultimately led to the outbreak of war all across Europe. Once France was defeated‚ the Vienna Congress met to discuss the future and fate of Europe. The purpose of the Vienna Congress was to establish an international framework for continental cooperation and the maintenance of the balance of power. This aided the emperors of Russia‚ Austria as well as Prussia
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts‚ fabulous literature‚ and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. In 185 B.C.E.‚ the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern
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Day of Empire Essay In Day Of Empire‚ Amy Chua throughout the book explains the rises and falls of the most powerful hyper powers‚ large empires being able to maintain large areas while being stable in history. Her thesis of the book states tolerance was the rise and fall of the first empires in history. Where tolerance is the cause and decline of an empire. The empires had tolerance‚ Chua explains in her book that tolerance is the freedom of the people to do as they please and coexist with each
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George Washington was a great person. He was the only person who could have held the army together and keep them from quitting. George Washington kept his military from quitting and he led the country to victory in the Revolutionary War. He was appointed the first president of the United States of America. His generals originally wanted to call him king but he refused because he thought that if he was named king then they would have accomplished nothing so he made them call him President. George
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Why the Great Gatsby isn’t very great and isn’t very Gatsby The choices made by director Baz Lurmann while creating the adaptation of The Great Gatsby make certain aspects a lot more obvious than the book‚ which is good for the audience‚ but ultimately make the movie version of Gatsby very different from the book version. But I’m not saying that it is bad for movies to stray from the books that they are adapting; it just gives the movie a different feeling than the book. Luhrmann’s choice in characters
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France and Russia‚ and it was the bond between countries before the war that could have been described as a domino or chain reaction in the way that if one country went to War the others would be morally required to do so. On the other side of the war Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy too had made a more obligatory and stronger alliance. Unlike the cause I find to be the biggest (Imperialism)‚ this increases the scale of the War by involving more and more countries and affects how quickly it erupts. For
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country of Russia‚ Great Britain and France to start a war. World War 1 started in Europe from 1914 to 1918 the war lasted for four years and it was one of the bloodiest and deadliest wars in history. After World War 1 Europe wanted peace‚ so they came up with the idea of “Treaty of Versailles”‚ that treaty made Germany angry against the Allies. At that time Germany’s economy was at it’s worst‚ they had to pay big amount of money to the damage they did on World War 1. Then the Great Depression hit Germany
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Alexander Kahsai Address: 6 Cavan Court Queens Drive Meadows NG2 2ND Email: Alexkasey@hotmail.com Mobile Tel.: 07703433940 D.O.B/01/09/94 Personal Details An Energetic‚ Motivated and highly Dynamic Loyal and a hard-working person‚ honest confident and Experienced Towards launching a successful career in the field of Sports seeking an articulate team player committed to supporting organisation objectives Athletics Training Trained athletes of various of intramural sports teams of volunteering
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Alexander Hamilton When producing something as important as the document outlining an entire nation’s culture‚ it is helpful to have inventive and innovative thinkers; however‚ it is necessary to have leaders with experience and knowledge. The United States needed a strong leader who stood for his beliefs and could execute them to their full potential. When Alexander Hamilton entered Independence Hall on May 14‚ 1787‚ that was exactly what he was willing to do for his country. He helped with
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nickname after he was slashed across the cheek while working as a night club bouncer. The once small-time thug moved up and up to become the head of a huge villainous organization‚ believed to be responsible for at least 300 murders. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in which seven members of a rival gang were lined up against a garage wall and gunned down‚ is probably the most notorious and bloody killing attributable to Capone’s reign of terror in Chicago’s 1920’s. However‚ Capone was more prominent
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