Trotsky supporters may attempt to kill him. The despot of Russia made a decent attempt to execute Trotsky‚ for the fear of losing power was exceptionally incredible in the insane man’s mind. Trotsky believed in communism and‚ yet he thought that he could run Russia better than Stalin. Trotsky was killed in Mexico by the Russian inner police‚ the NKVD - the antecedent of the KGB. Trotsky was found with a pick hatchet in his mind at his manor in Mexico. Napoleon feels jeopardized by Snowball and needs to
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French Revolution Table of Contents Unit one: Enlightenment (page 1) Enlightened Despots France Henri IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Cardinal Richelieu Louis XV Louis XVI Holy Roman Empire Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm I Friedrich II Austria Charles VI Pragmatic Sanction Maria Theresa War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years’ War Extra Information Les Philosophes Voltaire - Candide Diderot - Encyclopedie Rousseau - The Social Contract
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The British enlightenment brought many important enlightened thinkers who changed the world such as Isaac Newton‚ John Locke‚ Thomas Hobbes and Francis Bacon. Many thinkers differed greatly and opposed each other’s ideas such as John Locke who “Diametrically opposed the pessimistic Hobbes” (What is the English
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century was a period of intellectual‚ social‚ and political development. It was not the time of absolute rulers anymore but it is becoming a time of Enlightened Despots‚ monarchs who rules with principles of enlightenment rather than absolute monarchy. Frederick the Great was the first Enlightened Despot of Prussia‚ along with the other rising Enlightened Despot of the time‚ Maria Theresa . Frederick the Great was one of the most influential kings in European history through his role in modernizing the
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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
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absolute monarchs. Louis XIV‚ the sun king‚ built a splendid court at Versailles where he looked over the nobles. Peter the Great‚ the westernizer‚ changed Russia from a backward country into a great power. Finally‚ Frederick the Great‚ the enlightened despot‚ was full of tolerance and restraint and had good views on government. He improved Prussia many ways. Louis XIV increased his revenue by taxing‚ improving trade and commerce‚ and gave favors to the middle class for money. First‚ he appointed
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of Russian history. During the two hundred and fifty year period Russia witnessed three enlightened rulers‚ Ivan IV‚ Peter I‚ and Catherine II. Yet their enlightened dispositions were merely facades to hide ulterior motives of gaining more absolute power. They primarily sought to increase their power on the Russian throne. During Ivan IV’s rule‚ 1533 to 1584‚ Ivan IV enacted a variety of both enlightened and despotic policies. During the beginning of his reign Ivan IV was kept even-tempered
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another course of action taken by Jefferson known for contradicting his strict constructionist views. Neglecting the fact that there is no clause in the Constitution permitting him to purchase land‚ Jefferson used Napoleons European conquest to help him get rid of New World worries. Napoleon compares this decision to saying to your grown child‚ I did this for your good. I pretend to no right to bind you‚ you may disavow me‚ and I must get out of the scrape as I can. I thought it my duty to risk myself
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In contrast‚ Peter I of Russia may have good intentions to modernize his country‚ but his obsession to reform Russia stripped away the Russian culture as he forces the upper classes to dress in European styles and shave their facial hair. The two despots underwent years of brutal wars with their neighboring countries in order to expand their territories. Half a year after Frederick II became
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faith‚ and to increase knowledge using the scientific method. It promoted scientific thought‚ skepticism‚ and intellectual interchange. Enlightenment thinkers opposed superstition and intolerance. Some Enlightenment thinkers collaborated with Enlightened despots‚ absolutist rulers who attempted to forcibly put some of the new ideas about government into practice. The ideas of the Enlightenment continue to exert significant influence on the culture‚ politics‚ and governments of the Western world.
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