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Northern Baroque: Baroque Art was the principal European style of art in the 17th century. Although encapsulating the whole of Europe, Baroque art greatly varied from region to region. Having been divided into two separate spheres, the Northern countries who turned Protestant, and the Southern countries who remained Catholic, developed two distinctive artistic styles. In Italy and Spain, the Counter-Reformation was in full swing, promoting complex and dramatic paintings and sculptures such as…

200611573 15076: Revolutions in Culture and Society: The Making of Modern France Tutors name Janine Kopp Word Length 1614 Introduction; Why redefine what it is to be French and what are the dangers of engaging in such a debate? This is a complex question. It is complex because in order to attempt to redefine what it is to be French then first of all an attempt has to be made to deduce what exactly defines French identity in the present day. Only then perhaps can any reason be found why…

On the Eastern Front, the Schlieffen Plan was not succeeding. Russia mobilized its troops more quickly than the Germans expected. By late August of 1914, two Russian armies had made separate paths and pushed deeply into the German territory of East Prussia. They planned to drive a wedge between Germany and Austria-Hungary and attack Berlin. However, these plans failed. In the Battle of Tannenberg, one of Russia’s armies had been encircled and destroyed by German and Austrian troops. In the…

The geography of the Congo does not just play a role in the political aspect of life, it affects individual people and families that have knowledge of politics in their daily ways of living. Since Africa is close to Europe, the Western European countries want to take advantage of their resources, lack of power, and riches. Patrice Lumumba, an African leader strives for Africa to have their own freedoms and encourages democracy. President Eisenhower of the United States, orders the…

Feudalism Before the French Revolution beginning in 1789 and with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, the French had an unfair tax system. The lords kept big chunks of the taxes that were supposed to be given to the Kings and the peasants were having a difficult time living off of what they earned. French merchants and manufacturer were able to collect huge wealth from marketing profits, but they were lacking fair representation in the feudal system of the ruling class. Noble and clergy did not…

During the French Revolution, France realized they had a very weak military. Through strategic, economic, and political changes, France took action and became one of the most dominant military powers in all of Europe. In the text underneath I am going to describe and analyze the seven presented documents and how they support one another. When France undertook these ideas, they quickly understood that the key to a strong military were the roots behind it. In France the size of their army grew…

1. What were the trenches? Why was the system of the trench employed? Trench warfare is said to have begun in September 1914 but the idea of the trench warfare did not begin then, trenches had been used in the U.S civil war, and the Russian-Japanese war. The trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous places to be. Behind the front lines was a mass supply of many things like training establishment’s stores, workshops, Head-quarters and many other elements that would be needed in a 1918…

“The First Heretic” At this point in the class, the first heretic has arisen, George Washington Williams. He wrote an open letter to King Leopold II, condemning him for his horrendous treatment of the Congolese people including breaking all of the promises that Leopold built the Congo Free State on. While all of these claims to be proven true to the fullest extent and are later used to argue against Leopold by the international Congo protest movement. However, at this point in time Williams’…

The Second Battle of Marne is important because it was the first Allied offensive victory of 1918, and became the first of many battles won by the Allied forces. The battle began on July 15th, and ended on August 6, 1918. The Germans began the battle with 3 ½ armies, and the Allied armies were comprised of mostly French, Italian and American military. The Marne between the Chalons and Epernay had been the German’s first objective. The Germans had been advised by prisoners that the attack…

Battle of Oder-Neisse (the Battle of Seelow Heights) The first operational phase of the attack on Berlin came on April 16 at Seelow Heights, the last main line of defense outside the Berlin border. Seelow Heights served as the “Gates to Berlin” and was defended by 100,000 German soldiers in the German 9th Army Division. The Battle of Seelow Heights lasted from the 16th to the 19th, and after suffering severe losses (20,000 casualties) Zhukov’s 1st Belorussian Front broke through the German line…