VII was very keen to limit the power of his nobility because he saw the great and powerful nobles as dangerous‚ he thought that if they had a big enough army they could rise up against him and over throw him‚ this was a constant worry to Henry as he had risen up and usurped the throne himself. Therefore to avoid the possible danger he tried his very best to limit the power which the nobility had. One way in which he attempted to do this was to keep the nobility to a very small number‚ this was a successful
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didn’t effect them at all. The time between the years 1919 and 1939‚ was a period of great change. Some were for the better and some for the worse. The United States‚ weren’t affected by the Treaty of Versailles at all. President Wilson and Congress refused to sign it. Our culture and society changed dramatically. People were living it up with new luxury items and women were wearing skirts that showed their ankles. There was a boom in music‚ art‚ clothing‚ science literature‚ and hairstyles. After
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The fall of the Qing Dynasty was triggered by the ‘Double Tenth’ on 10 October 1911 at Wuchan where troops refused to obey an order to suppress a group of dissidents causing a mutiny. This undermined the control of the Qing government as their imperial army was no match for the Chinese military who had invested in modernisation. However‚ it can be argued that other factors such as Sun Yatsen’s influence‚ Yuan Shikai’s double crossing‚ the existing weaknesses of the Qing‚ and foreign intervention
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In 1917 the world was in the middle of a bloody war between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. Never in history had humans seen a war that caused as much destruction as World War 1. In the midst of this war a declaration was made by British Foreign Secretary Balfour to Lord Rothschild. This declaration led to the creation of the modern state of Israel and caused the constant fighting in Palestine as we know today. The Balfour Declaration was a letter that declared the support of the British
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location of types of food‚ and the behavioural codes of their kind. For though many stories could be passed down‚ the night sky was used as a record of past events. The Aboriginal people had depended upon a culture of song dance and ritual for about 40 thousand years‚ though the stars intrigued the Aboriginals as a form of explanation. Aboriginal knowledge of the night sky was fairly accurate‚ considering they were dependant upon the naked eye. Aboriginal astronomers found the pattern of the stars and
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Mussolini was one of the most famous dictators of the 1900’s. He came from small to big within years‚ of being a politician‚ with the help of good connections. He was a very strong politician‚ and seemed like a good leader‚ but did not follow his word. The way mussolini fought wars‚ and ran the government were different then anyother leader. Mussolini had many opportunities to do different things‚ but he never decided to change his ways. He left his country with shame‚ and bring humiliation to his
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it. The American Vaudeville Theatre was one of the most prominent Vaudevilles because since August 1996‚ the American Vaudeville Theatre has presented hundreds of top flight variety artists which have entertained the audiences to the very last moment of each show. A typical show consisted of between 8 and 20 different acts‚ ranging from silent pantomime‚ animal tricks‚ and singers to contortionists‚ comedy acts‚ and monologues. American Vaudeville Theatre was an important achievement for America
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Bismarck was crucial in the process of unifying Germany‚ but his diplomatic skills and achievements certainly were not a sole contributing factor. As A.J.P. Taylor comments‚ “Bismarck’s greatness lay not in mastering events‚ but in going with events so as to seem to master them.” In other words‚ Bismarck managed to identify favorable circumstances and take advantage of them — there was already some economic unity in the Zollverein‚ a growing German identity and a strong army. His main goals were
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The Civil rights movement of the 1950’s was a very significant part of history for the African American community and the rest of America in that it paved the way for future Civil Rights gains. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s impacted the African American community tremendously throughout its brave leaders‚ organizations‚ and table turning tactics. The civil rights movement could never have succeeded the way it did without the help of some of its very brave leaders like Martin Luther King
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two years earlier‚ which escalated into social unrest against the ruling class. Food prices increased and wages remained the same. As net profits on goods decreased‚ unemployment increased and food prices remained high. People were angry with what was happening. Their unrest sparked a chain of events through various parts of Europe such as Germany‚ Austria‚ Czechoslovakia‚ Italy and Hungary. When industrialization came into being at the turn of the century‚ it transformed Europe economically and
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