The Enlightenment: The most apparent cause of the enlightenment was the Thirty Years War. This destructive war, which lasted from 1618 to 1648, compelled German writers to pen harsh criticisms regarding the ideas of nationalism and warfare. These authors were some of the first enlightenment minds to go against tradition and propose better solutions. During the same time, European thinkers exposed Europe to other cultures and philosophies. Finally, centuries of mistreatment at the hands of monarchies and the church brought average citizens in Europe to a breaking point, and the most intelligent finally decided to speak out.
France; Napoleon's ambition: with this ambition, Napoleon would conquer a lot of land for France, but also …show more content…
The population was unsatisfied with the monarchy causing them to rebel. This led to the rise of Napoleon as the newly elected French …show more content…
Napoleon conquered a copious amount of land and he even forced many countries to ally with him. Napoleon's regime started to crumble when he decided to invade Russia with 600,000 men and lost over 570,000 soldiers as the city went ablaze, leaving them lacking supplies and shelter.
Famines: Not only were there wars being fought, but there were also famines, droughts, and crop failures. There was a law passed that if you were found hoarding food, you would be given the death penalty.
The effects
Division in power: There were several consequences to the division of power. One of the main consequences was that the government became weaker and had less power over the population. It was more difficult to maintain stability over the economics of the country.
New Land: There were many reasons why it was wanted to conquer land during this time. Not only did it show that they had more territory in their country, but it was used by the people who refused to live in Paris after everything that had