Austrian Empire

Industrial Revolution Answer: There are several reasons why Britain led industrialization. England had colonial system and benefited from vast market system. England were leading the commercial system and had access to materials such as coal, iron, cotton, and wool. Britain had national banking system which regulates all finances. They had constitutional monarchy which was the great political system to protect business. Also, the members of House of Commons were the business leaders. Britain's…

contributed to the individual downfalls of the European rule in the New World. Multifarious wars became the epicenter for the political, social and economic turbulence that brought about the rebellions that we see lead to the eventual loss of the colonial empires that the European powers once had. To understand why the European powers lost all of the territory that they once controlled you have to look at the history preceding their forced exodus out of the New World. The European problems…

in Europe next to Great Britain, and was determined to grow her influence further. For example, Russia had attained Warsaw which turned into a separate kingdom of Poland and took Bessarabia from Turkey in 1812, which posed a threat to the Ottoman Empire and the international order. Britain, on the other hand, became dominant at sea and traded with many countries such as India. Although the Allies had created and maintained the balance, it was not going to last for long…

beneficial towards Prussia. This is because he was able to manipulate other countries to work for him, minimize Prussian casualties during wars, and only fought battles he knew his country would be able to win. Subsequently, he was able to unify the German empire and put it under the influence of Prussia. Bismarck played an important role in WWI because by defeating France in a war and forcing them to give certain things to Prussia, he severely insulted them leading to WWI. In addition, since he…

Her Imperial Highness Catherine II was Russia’s longest reigning Empress, having risen from minor German nobility to ruler of the Russian Empire. Centuries after her eventful rule, Catherine II is commonly known as Catherine the Great. In Russia’s history, only three monarchs have been awarded this title; the most famous being Peter the Great, the father of Catherine’s predecessor, Empress Elizabeth. For Peter, being awarded the title of “Great” was based on his combat prowess combined with…

There were a total of 38 million men fighting in WWI, these men were Russian, German, French, Italian, English, American, Hungarian, Austrian, Bulgarian or from the Ottoman Empire. They all had the same experiences while at war. There were differences depending where they were placed, but the fundamental characteristics were the same. There were a total of 17 million dead and 20 million wounded; the survivors were left to live with the effects of being dehumanized because of all the death they…

Serbia to include several Balkan states and territories that were populated by Slavic people but under rule by the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. This desire for Slavic independence was supported by Russia (who also had a military alliance with Serbia), and was naturally opposed by Austria-Hungary (which had alliances with Germany and Italy), since it would actually weaken their empire. Conversely, nationalism helped unite and strengthen the German speaking territories of Central Europe and the…

French and Indian wars were four wars fought one after another in North America between 1689 and 1763. The wars were fought between France and England, which became part of Britain during the second war. Spain, at times, sided with the French. All fought with the support of Indian allies. In the end, France lost nearly all its land in North America. Britain gained most of the French territory, and Spain acquired the rest. Battle of Monongahela Location of Acadia Causes of the French and…

Appeasement can be explained as a policy that settles disputes between countries, it does so by allowing complaints and requests through from the opposing side and with reasonable negotiation and compromise they avoide armed conflict, which would be expensive, cause bloodshed and possibly dangerous to more and more countries. Five forms of appeasement happened in Germany in the 1930s. The first, was when Britain and France accepted the fact that Germany went through rearmament, this then…

developed different versions, used by different leaders and even phrased differently. Andrew Carnegie the leader of the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and a leading philanthropist in the United States and the British Empire and also is often identified as one of the richest people ever. He also presided over the National Arbitration and Peace Congress in 1907. With the increased militarism of Nazi Germany and other Axis powers and that perhaps being…