anniversary of the French revolution. At first some French people were very much opposed to the large metal monument‚ and about 300 people signed a petition opposing it. But now it is a large part of Paris‚ and can be seen from many places in the city. The tower is 310 meters‚ and was the world’s tallest building for many years after its construction. The tower was saved from being torn down in 1909 by its antenna that was used for telegraph transmission. It has been used for French radio and then later
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of Athens‚ the French could plausibly argue that modern democracy emanates from the French Revolution of 1789. Many Nation-states pattern there government‚ democracy and constitution after the French. Although the course of democracy in France has hardly run smooth since then‚ it is still to this present day a democracy non-the less. Unlike the American political system and the British political system‚ which essentially have existed in their current form for centuries‚ the French political system
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Borrowings from French language The English language has been shaped by a number of other languages over the centuries‚ and many English speakers know that Latin and German were two of the most important. What many people don’t realize is how much the French language has influenced English. Without going into too much detail‚ I want to give a little bit of background about the other languages which shaped English. It was born out of the dialects of three German tribes (Angles‚ Jutes and Saxons) who
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World War II: Causes‚ and Affects In the history of the world there are many occurrences that have changed life and the world‚ as we know it. The history of conflicts in the world is just as long as the histories of man have bee recorded. From the beginning the human species survived off of conflict (between various predators and the environment) and has been nourished by the fruits of war since before the rise of the Roman Empire. World conquest has been the goal of many great generals and a
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Out of the darkness of the French defeat and capitulation of 1940 rose one of the greatest mass-resistance movements in history. Thousands of French patriots rose up‚ by themselves and in groups‚ and defied Nazi authority. They formed resistance movements that fought the Nazi occupation of France and the collaboration of the Vichy government. The French resistance was detrimental to the success of the Allies during World War II because they played a key role in the D-Day landings and were able to
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THE FRENCH ALPS The French alps are a majestic mountain range which lies mostly in France. It carries with it a very diverse mix of cultures‚ languages‚ geography and people. It is one of the greatest mountain ranges in all of the world. It is sought after by countless locals and tourists both winter and summer for sport as well as leisure. Some of the biggest towns in the alps are Chamonix‚ Grenable and Chambery. Mount Blanc is the highest point in the French alps‚ it is also the third most
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Eastern Woodland And The Seven Years’ War The Eastern Woodland Indians mainly consisted of two major regions the Iroquois‚ which comprised of five tribes and added an additional a sixth later‚ and the Cherokee. The Indians in the Eastern Woodland nation lived East of the plains and all the way to the coast‚ Iroquois in North Eastern currently know as the Ohio area and Cherokee South Eastern currently known as the Tennessee and Georgia area. All Indians lived off the lands hunting‚ gathering‚
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The US President Roosevelt died in 1945. He was replaced by Truman who was strongly anti-Communist and‚ as the war came to an end‚ the relationship between America and Russia fell apart. Summary In 1945‚ Harry S Truman became president of the USA‚ determined to confront Communism. He is reported to have told his advisers: The Russians only understand one language - how many armies have you got? I’m tired of babying the Soviets. Harry S Truman‚ 1945 But this was not the only cause of trouble
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revolutions took place in order for change to occur. One revolution was called the French Revolution. This can be defined as the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in France 1789–99. In which Napoleon takes control of the directory and seizes power. It caused for political‚ economic and social change. There are a series of political and social causes for the French Revolution occurring .One social cause was the French peasants being treated unfairly. They had a large amount of taxes to pay‚ including
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Indian Foreign Policy: Non Alignment in the midst of the Cold War At the onset of the cold war‚ the world was rapidly developing into two hostile camps‚ one dominated by the west – most particularly by the US – and the other by the USSR. The two superpowers differed only by ideology‚ the US with capitalism and the USSR with communism‚ but both sought to aggressively spread their ideologies and expand their spheres of influence to other sovereign nations. No means was spared in this expansion‚
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