What was the War of Jutland? Introduction The War of Jutland was fought by the British Royal Navy’s Grand fleet against the Imperial German Navy’s High seas fleet. This naval battle took place from May 31 to June 1‚ 1916. It unfolded during the First World War and was the largest naval battle in that war. The German fleet purposed to destroy the British fleet with the intention to have access to it’s naval vessels to the Atlantic. On the other hand‚ the British Navy strategized on means to keep the
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Renaissance means rebirth. It was a time period in Europe from the 14th century to the 17th century. The renaissance is the period when educated men and woman wanted to bring back the classical age. It started when scholars saw the art and literature of the Middle Ages. People found passion in the painting and the writing. There are three main reasons why The Renaissance took place in Italy. The first reason is because that’s where ancient Rome left all its architecture and artwork in the dust. The
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1. The radical enlightenment occurred after 1650 throughout most of Europe and later spread across the world. During this time‚ philosophical thinkers‚ such as Spinoza and Locke‚ spread the ideals of losing connection to all religious ties and simply use human reasoning for everything. This led to a pretty much full-scale attack on secularization‚ both figuratively and occasionally literally. In addition to secularization‚ the Radical Enlightenment brought up the core values of freedom of lifestyle
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The Renaissance represented a complete departure from the pessimistic and dark times of the middle ages‚ and a transition into a period of optimistic rebirth and celebration of antiquity that the middle ages did not have. Civilians during this period valued individualism‚ and devoted their lives to improving their communities and becoming better citizens. Furthermore‚ freedom city republics which as well were not prevalent during the middle ages‚ were an important aspect of the Renaissance. They
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for their large empire that stretched across Eurasia. They were brutal and violent‚ but somehow it worked out and they obtained one of the largest empires in the world and what is now known as the second greatest empire to ever exist (after the Roman Empire of course). The most important aspect of the Mongolian Empire’s legacy was the strength of the military organization‚ along with their superior archery skills and their tactics. The Mongols had many important aspects‚ but their strength lay in
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Jocelyn Bedard The Spanish Inquisition was a time period that lasted roughly 700 years. When King Ferdinand used many torture tactics to establish religious unity. There were multiple gruesome tactics used to keep the citizens in the Catholic Church. It all started when a monk Martin Luther let out the many corruptions in the Catholic system. Following that many people started following Martin Luther. To stop the movement King Ferdinand the Second of Aragon and‚ Queen Isabella the First of Castile
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Cold War Essay What do you think the Cold War is/was? Was it a war between communism and democracy? Well the Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism while the United States wanted to spread democracy. The Cold War was called Cold because there was not direct fighting between the two countries the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries only fought proxy wars against each other‚ the definition for a proxy war
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Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus was once the 14th emperor of Ancient Rome‚ and known to be one of the most just rulers of the empire. Historians study his political and war tactics to great lengths and extents because of just how successful he was during his reign‚ and the great legacy that he left behind. However‚ his legacy extends much further beyond his policies and the lands he conquered. Hadrian created some of the most notable and paramount pieces of architecture for not only ancient Rome
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England. This reformation addressed a specific practice in which followers would shake or thrash during worship. Quakers were looking to move away from that type of euphoric worship in order to change the public’s perception of them. As a result‚ around 1747‚ a small group of “shaking Quakers”‚ later shortened to Shakers‚
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The Cold War was fought without any physical conflicts‚ taking place approximately between the years 1950 and 1990‚ over the United States of America’s and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ conflicting ideologies – capitalism and communism. However‚ it didn’t arise because of what the United States or the Soviet Union actually did. Instead‚ it arose because of what each side was afraid the other might do. Joseph Stalin insisted on Soviet control of Eastern Europe to serve as a buffering zone
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