peasant in 19th century France. Tiennon lives through most of these historical events but most of them had no real effect on his day to day life. The one event that truly affected all peasants was the second empire of Napoleon III and his war against Prussia in 1870. France’s declaration of war meant that all military aged men would be conscripted and forced to serve. Before the war families were able to buy their son’s service out of the military for 500 francs. Tiennon had paid this amount‚ but
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Louis-Napoleon or more formally known as Lous-Napoleon Bonaparte was the first president of the French Second Republic as well as the emporer of the Second French Empire when he was known as Napoleon III. Napoleon throughout his reign in France went from being a well respected commander and president to being someone constantly disrespected and undermined. He was treated based on the actions he took while under power. He went from making all the right moves to move into power to making mistake after
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1) Irish Potato Famine. 1845-1849. Called the Great Famine. In the early 19th century‚ Ireland’s tenant farmers struggled to provide for themselves and to supply the British market with cereal crops. By the early 1840s half the Irish population‚ mostly the rural poor‚ became to depend almost exclusively on the potato for their diet. The rest of the population also consumed it in large quantities. A heavy reliance on just one or two high-yielding types of potato greatly reduced the
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Kaiser Wilhelm II Wilhelm was born on 27 January 1859 in Berlin‚ the eldest child of Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia and Victoria‚ daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. A difficult birth left Wilhelm with a withered arm‚ which he always tried to conceal. Some historians believe that his insecurity over this handicap fueled his later erratic behavior. His parents‚ particularly his British mother‚ tried to provide Wilhelm with a liberal education and a love of England. Wilhelm‚ from
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powerful leaders in all of Europe and his new German almost controlled the continent. Bismarck joined the political sphere as a member of parliament. As he was joining the parliament people were forming a revolutionary movement in the Parliament and Prussia demanding one thing a constitution. While this movement was in full swing Bismarck took advantage of all the members of congress. With their support it would make it possible that he could be noticed by the royal family. Allowing Bismarck to rise
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Congress of Vienna 1814-1815 Which political philosophy was overthrown and converted into an -ism during the French Revolution. * Conservatism: the conservatives wanted to uphold the traditional ways of government Liberalism Liberalism was more closely connected to the spirit and outlook of the enlightenment than to any of the other isms of the early 19th century. Liberalism was reformist and political rather than revolutionary in character. Nationalism In order to be a nation
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under Louis XIII. Prussia & Austria 1648: Of these states‚ Prussia and Austria emerged as the strongholds of central Europe. Brandenburg-Prussia By the 17th century‚ the “H” family controlled 3 non-contiguous states--Brandenburg‚ W. Prussia‚ and E. Prussia. Government officials were from the “junker” class--the Prussian name for the nobility. Prussia 1st important ruler was Formed the nation in the midst of the 30 Years
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nineteenth century‚ Germany was struggling to unify after the failure of the Frankfort Assembly of 1848‚ which was meant to unify Germany. In 1862‚ William I‚ formerly known as Frederick William IV‚ was appointed king of the military state known as Prussia. As a result of disputes from the rising middle class‚ William I choose to hire Otto von Bismarck as chancellor in order to quiet the unrest. Otto von Bismarck was a realpolitik‚ someone whose decisions were based on practicality‚ not morals. The
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These included the North German Confederation (made up of Prussia and many other northern German states). Bavaria‚ Baden‚ Wurttemburg‚ Hesse-Darnstadt. The war began due to a number of reasons: ranging from the fact that France worried that Prussia would expand too far and simply because Prussia wished to bring an end to France. Another crucial reason was the fact that Prussia had already annexed many northern German states and Prussia had a chance of inheriting Spain. This would not be good for
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Germans unify so late? Germany in the 1500’s is Swiss cheese; there are thousands of divisions throughout the country. All of the states around Germany are practically established as one place or empires. Why did Brandenburg eventually grow into Prussia? Importance of Religion in Political Dealings and how Medieval Kingship worked: What makes a nation? What makes a country? What makes a Kingdom? Natural barriers provide a good barometer of shaping countries. Germany actually doesn’t have effective
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