It was 1789‚ King Louis XIV was on the throne and the ‘Revolution was born in blood’; the French Revolution had begun. The French Revolution began in 1789 on July 14th (Bastille Day) where the commoners of Paris stormed the prison‚ murdered the Governor and the Mayor of Paris. They were not standing for the mismanagement and tyranny of the French monarchy any longer. The Revolution that followed was a bloody massacre of torture and new ideas. Although the French Revolution only caused the people
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I strongly believe that Germany is not to be blamed for starting the First World War. In my opinion all the major powers helped to start the war‚ moreover‚ they should share the blame. Firstly‚ Germany was being forced to admit that they started the war‚ however‚ according to Count Brockdorff-Rantzan (head of the German delegates at Versailles in 1919)‚ the German people felt they were fighting a war of defense. If Germany had caused the war the other countries would have only fought defensively
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What was revolutionary about the French Revolution? Since the beginning of history itself‚ several and numerous people‚ inventions‚ ideologies or behaviours were immediately attached to a particular and self-explanatory concept such as revolutionary. As the time goes by its outreaching characteristics and meaning remains the same. A revolutionary is an individual who either actively participates in or advocates revolution. When used as an adjective‚ the term revolutionary refers to something
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The French Revolution was sparked by a combination of social‚ economic‚ and political factors that had been developing over a long period of time. One of the primary reasons for the revolution was the rising discontent among the French population towards the absolute authority of the monarchy and the unequal power dynamics among the nobility‚ clergy‚ and commoners. French society was divided into three estates‚ with the first two estates of the nobility and clergy enjoying special privileges and
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1918 Influenza Pandemic: In 1918‚ a highly contagious and deadly strain of the influenza spread. It killed more than half a million Americans. Although much work was being done to improve public health‚ there were not any tools useful in combating the influenza spread. The origin of the flu remains unknown. The virus arrived at the battlefields in France and the U.S. military camps before reaching the urban population. It is historically significant as it killed many people and it spread rapidly
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time known as the Industrial Revolution. Started around 1750‚ the process of industrialization spread through the world in the following centuries. The Industrial Revolution was considered a historical turning point mainly because of the three major features involved in it which were the change of economic system‚ the development of mass production‚ and the form of different social classes. The change of economic system was strongly
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Jon Smith Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany final paper I pledge to have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid on this assignment. A Totalitarian regime uses terror not only as an instrument to suppress opposition‚ but once free of opposition‚ terror is employed to ensure the movement of the regime. As Hannah Arendt contends‚ "if lawfulness is the essence of non-tyrannical government‚ and lawlessness is the essence of tyranny‚ then terror is the essence of totalitarian domination."(p
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historians have debated whether the Industrial Revolution was beneficial or detrimental for Britain. While William Blake‚ an English poet‚ called the early factories “satanic mills‚” the English doctor John Aikin contested that the Industrial Revolution was what allowed Manchester to become one of the commercial capitals of the world. (McKay 694‚ Aikin) This controversy shows that the Industrial Revolution had both benefits and costs. Although the Industrial Revolution led to horrible working and living conditions
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Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution took place during the 18th and 19th century and innovated the lives we live in today. It was an economic and social revolution. Economic changes that transformed the way people worked and the societies in which people lived. The Industrial Revolution was the far most reaching transformation of society. Inventors and innovators helped England become and make the transformation of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution brought changes
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Essentially the main goal of the American Revolution was not to unite these thirteen colonies but in fact was to focus on many growing problems such as creating a limited democracy‚ assess the slavery situation‚ protection of the colonist’s individual rights‚ improve trade‚ and much more. The fact that every single colony had a common goal‚ independence and freedom‚ made what America is today. Throughout this rebellion many views changed; views concerning the unionization of the North‚ South‚ and
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