Over the course of the 19th century‚ the world economy experienced a large increase in trade: in 1913 the volume of foreign trade per capita was more than 25 times greater than in 1800. The largest expansion took place between the early 1840s and 1873 during which total trade was increasing at more than 6 % annually. One of the main causes behind these growth rates was the decline in freight rates – both transoceanic tariffs and domestic transport costs decreased‚ thanks to the the construction of
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The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet SUMMARY The Last Lesson is a story set in Alsace‚ a territory that was disputed over by France and Germany. At the time of the story France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. An order had come from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of these districts. the author‚ Alphonse Daudet‚ brings out the effect of this order on the people of Alsace through this story
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Germany. Russia abandoned its alliance with Germany in the Three Emperors’ League‚ and concluded an alliance with France. Unfortunately‚ the breakdown of Three Emperors’ League damaged the balance of power and became the initial cause of the war. Bismarck getting fired by Kaiser William II in 1890‚ made the situation even worse. The traditional dislike of Slavs kept Bismarck’s successors from renewing the understanding with Russia. This gave France an opportunity to
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Otto von Bismarck created the idea of alliances because he did not want to fight a war on two fronts and he wanted other countries to help him: “When negotiations failed‚ he developed an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy which became known as the triple alliance
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Why‚ and with what results‚ was the First World War not confined to Europe? There is not one apparent reason for the cause of the First World War. However‚ the First World War was initially started within Europe and surrounding areas around it. One can say that the war was not totally within it the boundaries. There were countries outside of Europe like Africa‚ Asia‚ Japan and the United States of America that made a major contribution to it as well. The countries outside of Europe were having
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Berlin Conference (European Nations Divide African Continent) Until 1884‚ almost 80% of Africa remained under traditional control‚ yet numerous imperialist leaders were eyeing the nation‚ in awe of its abundance of natural resources such as salt and its overall opportunity for commerce. Imperialist powers saw Africa as a way to show their power‚ harbor their navy ships and spread Christianity. Most countries in Africa were not strong enough to fend away most opposers they faced‚ and the stronger
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the “Three Emperors’ League”. During their alliances‚ both Germany and Russia had many disputes over Bosnia and Serbia because both were greedy for that land. This alliance went on until a Wilhelm II became the new emperor of Germany and fired of Bismarck who came with the alliance‚ and kicked Russia of the league. In 1908‚ France signed an alliance treaty with Russia and later on with Britain called The Triple Entente. As a response to The Triple Entente‚ Germany came up with their treaty alliances
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prospects for inducing Germany’s Axis partners to give up their Jewish populations‚ and preparatory measures for the “evacuations.” And that I thank you for reading my story about the holocaust . The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885‚ convened by Otto von Bismarck to discuss the future of Africa‚ had the stamping out slavery high on the agenda. The Berlin Act of 1885‚ signed by the 13 European powers attending the conference‚ included a resolution to help in suppressing slavery .
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and in small theater companies as both an actor and a writer‚ Golding became a schoolmaster at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. During the second world war he joined the Royal Navy and was involved in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck‚ but following the war he returned to
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20th Century Europe 1/15/14 18th century- many great events happening Enlightenment- began in France New generation of people First Political Revolution- France 1789 3 main social classes- royal class (no taxes)‚ peasants (taxed) Third class was responsible for everything From the European past: The First Industrial Revolution Use of child labor Social Protest Luddites movement Neal Ludd was the Robin Hood figure Most important industry started- Textiles Cotton Spinning
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