Between 1871 and 1890 Otto Von Bismarck had worked hard and skillfully to secure Germany’s position in the European hierachy. Alliances formed between Germany and other nations such as Russia and Austria cemented peace within Europe during the 1870’s and 1880’s‚ and Germany’s isolation of France (whom Prussia had defeated in 1871) could continue. The use of realpolitik showed a government that was progressive and willing to compromise. What Germany needed after Bismarck had served his time‚ was a leader
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University of Phoenix Material Economic‚ Social‚ and Political Change Worksheet Agricultural Revolution Respond to each of the following questions in 2 or 3 sentences: 1. What are the three most important factors that contributed to the agricultural revolution in Europe? The agricultural revolution took place courtesy of three key factors. These factors include warmer temperatures‚ the three-field system and better farming equipment. In which‚ contributed to the evolution of European
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How valid is the claim that in 1914 states went to war due to fear rather then motives of gain?Austria ’s quarrel‚ Germany ’s warOne of the theories about the outbreak of the First World War is that nations went to war not to necessarily gain something but mainly because of fear which caused by many different factors. Europe before the war can be compared to a round-about with the countries involved‚ Germany being the central pole‚ speeding up and thus causing the nations into uncontrollable chaos
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Causes of World War I Essay World War I broke out on the 28th June 1914 when a Serbian terrorist group‚ who called themselves the Black Hand‚ assassinated Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne. By the time the war had ended in 1918‚ it had taken the lives of more than nine million soldiers. Ever since‚ historians from all over the world have debated and discussed the reason for not only why and how the war came to pass‚ but the reason for the grand geographic scale of it. One
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do you agree with this statement? The first World War‚ better known as World War I or the Great War‚ began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his expecting wife‚ Sophie‚ in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia during an open top parade. Despite the trauma that the First World War resonated throughout the globe‚ it led to a number of developments and innovations in society such as the rights of women‚ the end of class system‚ various form of arts influenced by the war such as poetry‚ music
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Time Period Country: Ideas/Beliefs/Accomplishments/Why Important?: Karl Marx Industrial Rev Communism: History is record of Class struggle‚ reacted to industrialization‚ haves v. have nots Otto von Bismarck 1860s1890 Germany Nationalism‚ unification‚ realpolitik Simon Bolivar 1810s1822 Venezuela Nationalism‚ independence‚ Gran Colombia Napoleon Bonaparte 18001814 France Took control of most of Europe‚ inspired nationalism‚ wars‚ Congress of Vienna reaction to his dominance
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Nationalism: loyal to your country Political ideologies Conservatism- does not want change Liberalism- wants change Moderates- wants some changes Congress of Vienna Metternich: Foreign minister of Austria. He distrusted the democratic ideals of the French Revolution. Metternich wanted to keep things as they were. He had three goals for the congress of Vienna. 1. He wanted to prevent future French aggression by surrounding it with strong countries. 2 restore a balance of power. 3 restore
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Balance of Power Bismarck’s systematic engineering of a German State. (Sometimes called Balance of Power) During Germany’s unification‚ the industrialization turns it into a major power. Class relations change because of the industrialization‚ which also created the New Money‚ the middle class and working class. Both are ambitious and want to play a part in politics. This eventually causes political instability. Nationalism also becomes a major theme‚ first emerged during the French Revolution
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stability (represented by the autocratic monarchies) versus Forces of socialism and republicanism (inspired by republican France). - Bismarck tried to strengthen the former in order to combat the latter. - He wanted to be the pilot of European affairs‚ as a strong force of order and
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The Great War was an atrocious and barbaric event that led to the deaths of millions all over the world. To properly understand the Great War from a cultural perspective‚ one must understand both the causes and ramifications of the Great War. Properly understanding both the causes and the ramifications helps one to understand the significant impact the war had on Western Civilization. Several causes helped spark this Great War which would affect the entirety of Western Civilization. First‚ Germany’s
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