primary goal was to invade England however France navy was crushed by British fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon tries to harm England by limiting of “Continental System” which is to crash the countries who are economy partnership with England (Austria‚ Prussia‚ Russia‚ and Spain). Nevertheless‚ Austria was in a threatening area geographically between France and Russia. Metternich used his negotiation skill to kept Austria neutral during the war between Russia and France in 1812. Metternich determined
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Spain between 1818 to 1931 went through a lot of change in government. However none of those succeeded to rule the country efficiently. People were used to starving and wanted to change that. There were nobility but none of them cared for any change in the country and had most of their income come from the church even though they were not devout Christians‚ and to add to that the Military was decentralized and got involved with the government and rigged the elections. Therefore when King Alfonso
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States of America declared war on Spain immediately after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15‚ 1898. This was the start of the Spanish American War; the war ended a few months later with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10‚ 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire which included Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ the Philippines Islands‚ Guam‚ and a few other islands. Beginning in 1492‚ Spain was the first European nation to sail
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France Trade‚ Exports and Imports In 2009‚ France’s export volumes amounted to $456.8 billion and the country ranked 6th in the world. However‚ the figures were much higher in 2008 at $601.9 billion. France’s main export commodities are: • Machinery • Transportation equipment • Aircraft • Plastics • Chemicals • Pharmaceutical products • Iron and steel • Beverages France’s main export partners are: Germany • Italy • Spain • UK • Belgium • US • The Netherlands • Besides French
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In the late XV and early XVI centuries as the Italian Renaissance shaped the Western world‚ two well established powers‚ Spain and England‚ embarked in cross - Atlantic expeditions to Asia and the New World. These expeditions disembogued in what is known today as the Colonization of the New World. During these expeditions‚ the two nations were able to navigate the newly discovered continent for a prolonged period of time conquer several unbeknownst lands in the Pacific Ocean. However‚ there
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Spain: There were three San Ildefonso treaties that ceded land back and forth between Spain and France. In the third and final San Ildefonso treaty‚ Spain ceded the Louisiana territory back to France due to Spain disregarding the territory as the result of the decline of the Spanish empire. France desired an American empire that would bring great power. This treaty was kept a secret between the two countries in fear of the British taking over the land. Spanish forces would leave the area unprotected
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eighteenth century. Monarchs believed that they alone held the “divine right to rule‚” and there were no checks and balances on their authority. Leaders felt as though they were justified in ruling in any way that they wanted‚ even if it caused harm to their people. France and Spain both had absolutist monarchies for significant amounts of time‚ the Bourbon house in France and the Hapsburg dynasty in Spain. The most strongly absolutist rulers of those families were King Louis XIV in France and King
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The history of Spain is one of the most fascinating in the world and the Spanish history and culture has helped to shape the modern world into what it is today. Although Spain is a relatively small territory located in southwestern Europe‚ the history of Spain is of grandeur and is strikingly different from that of the rest of the continent. The timeline of Spanish history tells the story of a land that has been sought after by many civilizations. The first to appear were the Iberians‚ a Libyan people
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19th Century England During the 19th Century‚ England was transformed by the industrial revolution. It was also a period of social and political unrest. Levels of sanitation were improved‚ as was the quality of housing. During this period‚ living standards were raised and it was a relatively peaceful period. It was a period of prosperity and expansion for the British Empire‚ but it also saw the decline of England’s power. England was the first nation to industrialise. It had a dense population
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experienced a century of great change‚ and whether growth or decline‚ this change was drastic. After Elizabeth I died at the turn of the century‚ James I took the throne of England and took absolutism with him. He and the next five successors would oversee the growth of England from an erratic‚ absolutist monarchy to a working‚ stable Constitutional monarchy. France was not fortunate enough to experience such growth. In contrast‚ it experienced great decline because the country did not evolve and
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