Franco-Prussian War

of the Civil War, she independently organized relief for the wounded often bringing her own supplies to front lines. As the war ended she helped locate thousands of missing soldiers, including identifying the dead at Andersonville prison in Georgia. Clara Barton lobbied for U.S. recognition of the International Committee of the Red Cross and became president of the American branch when it was founded in 1881 Clara Barton continued her humanitarian work throughout several foreign wars and…

could be argued that Moltke changing the ratio is what kept Germany from being completely crushed in the first days of war. Moltke reduced the…

For the past five years, Europe witnessed the bloodiest and most destructive war in the history of civilization. Every country at the peace conference has suffered damages and must be repaid for their suffering. As well as ensuring that the victors are compensated for their damages, the barbarians that started the war, including the Kaiser of Germany and the leaders of Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and other countries that supported the German cause, must be punished. The victims of the…

War is an underlying event that happens throughout history for various reasons. Whether it be an assassination, a rise of a revolution within a country, a meager argument between two settings, or a simple secluded alliance that can deceive the other at any chance, a war is bound to happen. Let’s begin with the definition of a world war. This type of specific kind of warfare occurs when major first world countries go into battle because of a formidable change that occurs or a threat of…

The Congress of Vienna was an international peace conference for the countries of Europe. The goals of the Congress of Vienna were to have peace throughout Europe and have no wars or fights. The Congress was formed because there had been many wars in the past. The Congress of Vienna was made mostly of conservatives, but had some liberals as well. Some of the influential leaders were Czar Alexander I of Russia, King Frederick William III of Prussia, Lord Castlereagh who was the British…

and blood. This era had ended by the rise of napoleon in 1799 and became the hero of the revolution from the point of view of the French people. 5.1.2 War of the first coalition The monarchies in Europe became concerned through the development of the revolution in France and…

troops from a certain area, or country, to go to war. Mobilization impacted all of the countries involved in World War One, while poor planning and preparedness resulted in some unfortunate things happening. Mobilization started in World War One when Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II ordered collection of weapons and soldiers on July 30th, 1914, against Germany. This forced the Germans to mobilize rather quickly, because the clock was ticking for the start of the war. Neither the Germans nor the…

constant inability to represent the interests of its people, these regimes came and went in perhaps the most bloodiest of means, whether that was the horrifying events of la Terreur or the disastrous defeat by the new German state during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71. Arguably, the most interesting of these regimes were the First Consulate (1799-1804) and the Third Republic (1870-1940). In this essay I shall discuss to what degree these two regimes were able to represent the interests of la…

Five Dancing Women is a 19th century painting, stolen by the Nazis in World War 2. It portrays five dancers, or ballerinas. Edgar Degas was born in Paris, France, to Celestine and Augustin De Gas. Preferring a not so elegant title, the young artist shortened his last name to Degas. His father was a banker, so the family of five children was fairly wealthy. At age eleven, Degas began school and graduated in 1853 with a bachelor’s degree in literature. Upon turning eighteen he had a room dedicated…

The final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo and the collapse of the French Empire left a bittersweet mood in France. Many, tired of the long war and declining morale, welcomed a fresh start. Others, however, missed the sweet taste of empire and detested defeat and the foreign dissection of French territory. In exile, the Bonapartes waited for a chance and a member of the family who could restore honor to their name. Louis Napoleon met the description. Staging multiple failed coups,…