Versailles was certainly the shooting star in French history. Louis XIV‚ the sun king wanted to build a grand place to escape Parisian mobs and to keep an eye out on his scheming nobles. When his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661‚ the 22-year old was prepared to show his kingdom his power. However‚ in exceptionally bad timing‚ his finance minister‚ Nicolas Fouquet‚ had finished his new palace‚ Vaux-le-Vicomte‚ and invited Louis XIV to his new palace for a weekend of extravagant entertainment
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The civil war officially began on April 12‚ 1861.There were many causes of the civil war‚ including differences believe about slavery between northern and southern states. During the civil war Union and Confederacy have their own advantages and strategy. The Union has almost all the naval power and shipyards belonged to the North. President Abe was a great leader. The had huge advantages in manpower and resources‚ the North had about 22‚000‚000 people. 85% of the nation’s factories were located in
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speeds up change. World War two was one of the most important events the world has ever seen‚ America was involved in this. At the time of World War two people who weren’t white Americans living there were always treated with disrespect. I think that World War two did act as a catalyst for change with regard to race relations and civil rights in the United States because people who weren’t white Americans served their country even though they weren’t always appreciated‚ The War meant more black people
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World War II brought death and destruction upon the world. On the other hand‚ it also opened doors for pioneering developments that commonly occur during such situations of high adversity. Some of the most important advancements took place in the field of medicine when the world was embroiled in World War II. As Dr. Ralph Major states‚ "An army is a vast laboratory of medical research where disease and injuries are seen on a far larger scale than in peacetime. Many improvements in the treatment of
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World War I‚ also called the “war to end all wars” and “The Great War‚” was fought between Germany‚ Russia‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and many other countries. It resulted in the death of about 17 million people‚ it was the bloodiest conflict in history. It was mainly fought with trench warfare‚ which is where one fights from trenches (that protect the soldiers from most of the bullets). The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is the official start of World War I‚ but there were
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Why Germany Lost the World War 2 After WW I Germany had many economic and political problems that allowed Adolph Hitler to become ruler of Germany. After Hitler appointed himself chancellor he started rebuilding the German military. After years of no international response to breaking the Treaty of Versailles Germany attacked Poland. From 1939 to 1941 Germany had won many victories; however 1941 was a turning point in the war. By the end of 1941 Germany would continuously lose land to the allies
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World War 1 and World War 2 were two devastating wars that took place in the early to mid 20th century. World War one being the battle between the Allied and Central Powers‚ and World war two being the battle between the Allied and Axis Powers. The spark that ignited World War One being the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The spark for World War Two being Germany’s assault on Poland. Thousands of young men were killed in the trenches and battlefields of these two conflicts and the world
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There are many different things that caused world war 1.some causes were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. From all of these different causes the most important and relevant cause to world war 1 is alliances. The point of forming alliances was to prevent war by deterrence but‚ if war did happen a countries allies job was to help them win the war. The problem with this is that if any country got into any type of conflict then everyone and the alliance system would also get into
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World War 1-who was to blame? World War 1 broke out when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in 1914‚ whose organization implicated members of Serbian military. For this reason‚ the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia‚ supported by Germany. This triggered chain reaction‚ nations in Europe declaring war on the other nations‚ which‚ with in a month‚ caused Europe to turn into a battlefield. The Great War was ended‚ when the Treaty of Versailles
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In 1752‚ Charles Louis Montesquieu‚ wrote about the separation of power in the book entitled Two Treaties of Government. He once stated‚ “To be truly great‚ one has to stand with people‚ not above them.” (Montesquieu‚ 1752). Montesquieu meant that in order to become strong‚ you must unite with the people to create a force that is unstoppable. With
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