Tsar Alexander I: The Growth of Russia and its French Influences Tsar Alexander I‚ an intelligent‚ handsome‚ benevolent‚ and aspiring leader ascended onto the Russian throne in 1801 to become one of Russia’s greatest reformers and military leaders. The Tsar who defeated the French Empire was profoundly influenced by their domestic and foreign affairs‚ leading his vision of Russia to enhance and protect the revolutionary ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. Initially
Premium Russia Russian Empire Europe
To think of something romantically is to think of it naively‚ in a positive light‚ away from the view of the majority. Percy Bysshe Shelley has many romantic themes in his plays. Educated at Eton College‚ he went on to the University of Oxford only to be expelled after one year after publishing an inappropriate collection of poems. He then worked on writing full-time‚ and moved to Italy shortly before his death in a boating accident off the shore of Leghorn. He wrote many pieces‚ and his writing
Premium Percy Bysshe Shelley Romanticism
FINALIZED COUNTRY ASSIGNMENTS Crestwood – 9 Israel – DISEC – Cassie Wasserman Israel – WHO – Victor Minkov Israel - World Summit – Jake Pascoe Sweden – DISEC – Adam Tytel Iran – UN Women – Sabrina Wasserman Iran – Bandung – Akib Shahjahan Antonious – Spartacus 0 Antony Cook Cato the Younger – Romans – Shawky Abdelrazzak Cardinal Ercole Consalvi – The Papal States – Congress of Vienna – Zach Brown Etobicoke – 17 North Korea – DISEC – Sophie Sutcliffe North Korea – WHO – Lexi
Premium United Nations
Greeks had been under the domination of the Ottoman Turks since 1815. A sense of unity between the Greeks still survived and caused nationalism and a desire for independence. In 1821‚ Alexander Ypsilanti led a revolt. The Greek Powers‚ especially Metternich‚ refused to support Ypsilanti because they were against revolution. Instead‚ the supported the Ottoman Empire. Many other Europeans supported the Greek national struggle for holy reasons; they were in love with and drawn to the Greek culture. In
Premium French Revolution United Kingdom Louis XVIII of France
Lecture 5 Highlights – Europe and the World The Expanding West The Travels of Marco Polo – desire to explore the world (mostly the East). Europeans used God‚ glory‚ and gold as motivation for exploration. Western Europe leads exploration due to technological advances. Economic expansion‚ technological improvements‚ shipbuilding (Caravel)‚ and navigational improvements (magnetic compass / astrolabe). Caravels – Dutch invention‚ cheap to build‚ stored a lot. Astrolabe – compass for the sea
Free Louis XVI of France French Revolution Louis XIV of France
BRIEF HISTORY OF ITALY Italy‚ history of since earliest times the history of Italy has been influenced by cultural and political divisions resulting from the peninsula’s disparate geography and by circumstances that made Italy the scene of many of Europe’s most important struggles for power. EARLY ITALY Human activity in Italy started during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods. By the beginning of the Neolithic period (c.5000 BC)‚ the small communities of hunters of earlier times were
Premium Italy Naples Rome
------------------------------------------------- To what extent was Themistocles responsible for the Greek victory in the Persian Wars? Daniel Ashby Themistocles was responsible for the Greek victory in the Persian wars to a considerable extent. The key to Athens’ strength in the 5th Century BC was in this general and statesman and therefore‚ as Greek victory relied so heavily on Athens‚ Themistocles vitally contributed to the outcome of the Persian king’s invasion of 480-479 BC. His early
Premium Greco-Persian Wars Battle of Salamis Battle of Thermopylae
Within the context of 1789-1890‚ was the unification of Germany a result of economic‚ political or military forces? Numerous factors have lead to the progressive creation of a unified Germany by 1871; such factors are fundamentally related to economic‚ political or military origins. To accurately understand the reasoning behind the unification‚ one must look at the history preceding it – The after-effects of the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire; The significance of the French revolutions and
Premium Prussia German Empire Otto von Bismarck
087/X/SA2/05/A1 Class - X SOCIAL SCIENCE Time : 3 hours â×Ø Ñ 3 æÅðU Maximum Marks : 80 ¥çÏ·¤Ì× ¥´·¤ Ñ 80 Total No. of Pages : 11 Instructions : 1. The question paper has 36 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. 2. Marks are indicated against each question. 3. Questions from serial number 1 - 16 are multiple choice Questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each. Every MCQ is provided with four alternatives. Write the correct alternative in your answer book. 4. Questions
Premium Christopher Nolan
Helmuth von Moltke-Was the chief architect of the operational stratergy during the Austro –Prussian War. Served as Chief of staff of the Army following the Prussian constitutional crisis of the 1860s. Due to his military strategy the Austro-Prussian war lasted three weeks with the Austrian defeat at Königgrätz. Battle of the Nations- Also known as the Battle of Leipzig. Clash between the French forces including Germans from the confederation of the rhine as well as Polish and Italian troops
Premium German Empire Prussia Otto von Bismarck