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    The palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIV of France (1643-1715)‚ and the Escorial was built by Philip II of Spain (1556-1598). By examining the aerial and frontal facades of these two palaces‚ it may be seen that there were many similarities and differences between the two kings’ perception and practice of monarchy. Each king set his own goals for his life‚ and concluded as to how a monarch ought to behave. Both Louis XIV and Philip II had religious duties to pay attention to‚ organized the

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    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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    lSAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. FICHA TÉCNICA: NOMBRE: Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial FECHA: 1557 ARQUITECTO: Juan Bautista de Toledo‚posteriormente intervinieron también Juan de Herrera‚Juan de Mijares‚Francisco de Mora y Gian Battista Castello. SITUACIÓN: San Lorenzo del Escorial (Madrid) ESTILO: Renacentista TIPOLOGÍA: San Lorenzo del Escorial es un complejo de basílica‚palacio y monasterio situado a unos pocos kilómetros de Madrid‚la función que desempeñó en su día fue de residencia

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    Term | Definition | Historical Reference | Picture | Versailles | is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. | The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682‚ when Louis XIV moved from Paris‚ until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. | | St. Petersburg | is a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia. | | | Isfahan | is the capital Province

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    To what extent was the Treaty of Versailles a fair treaty? The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement signed after World War One ended in 1918 and occurring in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and other events in Russia. In ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied countries. World War One was one of the most destructive wars in modern history. Approximately ten million soldiers died in the war. The enormous losses on each sides of the conflict resulted in part from the introduction

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    Treaty of Versailles Yuhan Wang April 15th‚ 2013 A block HI211 Ms.Brenner In 1919‚ as the destructive World War I came to an end‚ many countries wanted to be paid back for their loss in the war. Not knowing who to target to pay for this mass destruction‚ many European countries decided to blame the entire war on the formerly powerful Germany. Many European countries gathered and wrote a treaty‚ later known as the treaty of Versailles for the Germans to sign. The European countries created an

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    Climbing from the Versailles Treaty The Versailles Treaty was commissioned by Great Britain‚ France‚ and a defeated Germany. Together they hoped the treaty would stabilize Europe and guarantee another world war would never happen again. However‚ just over two decades later‚ once again war engulfed Europe. So‚ is it logical that the question be asked; how did the Versailles Treaty help cause World War II? The treaty put much punishment on Germany by territory losses‚ major military restrictions

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    Treaties of Versailles and Brest-Litovsk were both agreements to put a truce at war. These armistices were agreements to end fighting between Germany and Allied powers and between the new government of Russia and Central Powers. Even though the Treaty of Brest-litovsk impacted Russia negatively between the allies in the future. The Treaty of Versailles had a more negative on Germany that lead to the reduction of reduction of Germany’s territory‚ military‚ economy. The treaty of Versailles implied

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    Treaty of Versailles This article is about the Treaty of Versailles of 28 June 1919‚ at the end of World War I. For other uses‚ see Treaty of Versailles (disambiguation).Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and GermanyCover of the English versionSigned28 June 1919LocationPalace of Versailles‚ Versailles‚ FranceEffective10 January 1920ConditionRatification by Germany and three Principal Allied Powers.SignatoriesCentral Powers German ReichAllied Powers France British

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    essay will discuss is how the Treaty of Versailles caused WWII. On June 28‚ 1919‚ the Versailles Treaty was signed by the victorious Allied Nations and defeated Germany. The Allied Nations was made of Britain‚ France and the United States. The treaty was made to ensure that another tragic war like WWI would never happen again. However‚ two decades later‚ Europe was in WWII. Many argue the Treaty of Versailles was what led to WWII. The Treaty of Versailles caused WWII because of German’s territorial

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