Austrian Empire

Suleiman the Magnificent What was Suleiman the Magnificent’s greatest accomplishment and how did it impact the Ottoman Empire? In 1494, a baby boy was born in Trabzon, Turkey, to Sultan Selim I as the only surviving heir, with little knowledge of, when he came to the throne in 1520, his great destiny. His destiny would hold forty-six years of many achievements in “which the Ottomans would reach the apex of their history.” This baby’s name was Sultan Suleiman I, a ruler later recognized by his…

fought between members of the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia). Eventually, countries such as the USA joined in. Rivalries between countries, arguments over empires and an arms race were among the causes of European tensions that lead to war. Although…

World War I was among the most devastating wars humanity has ever fought. The amount of death and destruction caused was previously unheard of and the consequences were like nothing anyone could perceive. The generation that died in effort of fighting this ongoing mindless massacre lost the chance to prove their potential to the world all the while cultures were being torn apart and destroyed. Because of these things, many wonder if WWI was ever avoidable and, if so, if it could have been…

World War I is seen as one of the most life changing events in all of history. A myriad number of the major powers at that time were forced to separate and gage war for many reasons such as the desire to gain power and control, alliances, and more. As a consequence of this, millions of lives were lost and a transformation occurred in nations all over the planet at that time and the repercussions are still seen today with the modifications among worker status, war strategies, et cetera. All in…

At that time Britain was dominating power of empire in Africa in 1905, closely followed bay France so in 1904 Britain and France signed an agreement called the entente cordiale in which Britain agreed not to fight with France over control of morocco and to support France in this action. In the sense…

religious beliefs leading to war. For Italy, Germany and others it was nationalism which changed their history in the 19th century and led to wars for independence. Although nationalism helped Italian and German unification it also led to the breakup of empires such as the Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman. Nationalism is the idea that people of the same history, belief ,language and culture should unify and become independent of foreign rule. Mainland Europe except Russia was under French control…

Subjects of her crown lands—the Austrian duchies and Netherlands, and Bohemia and Hungary—were quick to accept Maria Theresa as their empress. But Maria Theresa immediately faced resistance to her succession from European powers who had previously agreed to her father’s Pragmatic Sanction. Under the leadership of Frederick II, King of Prussia, those powers formed a coalition against Maria Theresa. By December of that year, Frederick II’s army invaded Silesia, an Austrian province, and claimed…

The German Unification Stated when Wilhelm I become the king of Prussia following the death of his brother in 1861. A year into being king he assigned Otto von Bismarck (who was often referred to as Iron Chancellor) as his chief minister. Although Willian was king, Bismarck manipulated the king into using royal decrees to avoid the power of elected officials. To establish Prussian power in Europe he manipulated European rivalries and started a series of wars with Austria, Denmark, and France.…

Ferninands’ assassination by a Serbian terrorist. The Archduke was assassinated in Sarajevo on a tactless visit. He was killed by a nineteen-year-old Bosnian Serb. He was part of a radical organization that wanted to “strike a blow at Austrian rule.” [Gilbert, pg. 17] Austrian authorities saw the assassination as a chance to reduce the power in Serbia, but were afraid that an attack would draw in other powers. It had appeared that France and Russia were not ready for a war. Germany had many…

of nationalism, imperialism, and struggles for power. Three empires arose in this period of time, and went down in history as some of the most powerful empires, and they left a permanent mark on the world. During the late 19th Century, Great Britain, Germany and Russia all pursued overseas empires due to local economic needs and surging nationalism locally. During the 19th century, Great Britain was the largest and most successful empire. It needed land for raw material to make money, along with…