Versailles on June 28th‚ 1919 Germanic Situation Germanic Territorial Changes- Alsace-Lorraine given to France‚ Eupen and Malmedy given to Belgium. Northern Schleswig given to Denmark‚ Hultschin given to Czechoslovakia‚ West Prussia‚ Posen and Upper Silesia given to Poland‚ The Saar‚ Danzig‚ and Memel are put under the League of Nations‚ alongside oversea colonies‚ Germany returns Russian territory taken during the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk‚ creating Estonia‚ Lithuania‚ and Latvia‚ in which some is given
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France. The major provisions of this treaty were: Loss of land‚ Germany lost all its overseas colonies. Alsace-Lorraine went to France. The Saar was to be run by France for 15 years. A union with Austria was forbidden. Western Prussia and Upper Silesia want to a new Poland‚ Danzig
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estimate of 125‚000 prisoners half of these were women were send to Gross Rosen were in Gross Rosen. On June 8‚1941 the first group of Jews arrived to Gross Rosen concentration camp. Gross Rosen is found in Rogoznica in lower Silesia‚ Poland. Gross Rosen was work by three men name Arthur Roedl‚ Wilhelm Gideon and Johannes Hassebroek. Men and women were forced to work at constructing the concentration camp. Gross
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The Seven Years War (1756-1763) was one of the major conflicts in history since the fall of Rome. It had Bourbon King Louis XV on one side trying as hard as possible to repeat the golden days of Louis XIV and Frederick II of an emerging Prussia backed by British gold provided by William Pitt on the other. The Seven Years War was mainly the result of trading rights. The British colonials (Americans) were pinned up against the Atlantic seaboard‚ with only the Hudson Bay company in the north challenging
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1) The 18th century is known as the era of the Global Economy. Describe the world economy in the first half of the 18th century and assess the effects of the economic‚ political‚ and social trends. I. Intro II. Economically‚ the old regime was marked by a scarcity of food‚ agrarian economy‚ slow transport‚ little iron production‚ unsophisticated finances‚ and sometimes commercial overseas empire. (And mercantilism) Mercantilism and the Atlantic Economy A. European maritime exapansion
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stop wars‚ improve people’s lives and jobs‚ encourage disarmament and enforce the Treaty of Versailles. Judged against these aims‚ the League was quite successful in the 1920s. It stopped border disputes turning into wars. In Silesia in 1921 it held a plebiscite and suggested a partition‚ which stopped a war between Germany and Poland. It arbitrated between Sweden and Finland over the Aaland Islands in 1921 – its investigation showed that the islands belonged to Finland. When
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the empire‚ created a large bureaucracy taxed the nobility and the clergy took control of the Roman Catholic Church. Limitations 1740 Frederick II became king of Prussia rejected the Pragmatic Sanction and invaded the Austrian province of Silesia this started the War of Austrian Succession (1740-48) 1748 the war ended with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Joseph II succeeded his mother in 1780 as an enlightened despot he initiated sweeping reforms he was against serfdom and abolished
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Gregor Mendel played a huge role in the underlying principles of genetic inheritance. Gregor was born‚ July 22 1822 in Heinzendorf‚ Austrian Silesia (now known as Hyncice‚ Czech Republic)‚ with the name Johann Mendel. He changed his name to Gregor in 1843. He grew up in an Augustinian brotherhood and he learned agricultural training with basic education. He then went on to the Olmutz Philosophical Institute and later entered the Augustinian Monastery in 1843. After 3 years of theological
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this war Frederick was named "Europe’s finest general" and his army "Europe’s finest soldiers". In 1763 the countries signed the Treaty of Hubertusburg. Although Frederick didn’t gain any territory in this treaty‚ he had retained the province of Silesia all throughout the war and because of this Prussia became popular throughout many German-speaking territories. Secondly‚ by marrying Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern Frederick regained his title of crown prince. It is proved that he only
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Europe Chapter 13 covers Europe’s social and political order from 1600-1715. In the early century‚ inflation was such that prices were four times what they had been between 1525 and 1550. Three great powers contested for dominance – the Ottoman Empire‚ the Spanish Empire‚ and France‚ under Louis XIV and Richelieu. Each had a mass of about 17 million people. In spite of the presence of these great monarchies‚ there were still areas all over Europe from southern Italy to Scandinavia and from Scotland
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