History of Belgium

Frans Francken the Younger was a Flemish-born in the 16th century, during the Baroque era after the Protestant Reformation, in the year of 1581 in Antwerp, Belgium. Ironically, he died in his hometown on May 6, 1642. He happened to be a very popular and well-liked artist during his lifetime. Somer sources claim that he may have been an apprentice to his father in the studio and studied art in Paris with his uncle, both of whom were very successful in art themselves. He later became very well…

Belgium was one of the oldest European countries. It was influenced by the cultures of Austria, France, germany, and Spain. Before, it was a province of Rome about 300 years ago. Bulgarian was in the rule of King Philip, the Good, of Burgundy in the late 1300s. After, it was declared its independence in 1831. Later, the first king of the country was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Leopold. Belgium gained its independence in 1830 leading with a mix of democracy and monarchy. Belgium has acquired its name…

Belgium is a multiethnic state with two main ethnic groups, Fleming and Walloon, that have been conflict for about 200 years. Many factors have caused the conflicts in Belgium including prehistoric migrations, Roman Imperial foreign policy, revolutions in the 16th century and 19th century, and two World Wars. Although, core issues include economic, political,and linguistic issues. The linguistic conflict started in about the 1840s.Western Europe’s Germanic/Romance linguistic line runs east/west…

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…

population declined. Belgium as the last country that colonized Rwanda also got their problem. Since post WW1, the conflict between Walloon and Flemish people rose to a top. Racism in two different places will be comparing these by three stages: Background, the beginning, and the conflict. At the 1830s, Belgium is constructed by two ethnic groups: Flanders and Walloons. Same as Rwanda, Walloons as the minority group have got support from French troops to have majority power in Belgium…

his monarch with his letter, stating that the Congo would inevitably bring an abundant amount of wealth to Belgium. Leopold promises wealth and he states that he would cooperate with the natives. He convinces the Belgian government by comparing Congo with Belgium, he said that both states was once small and how Brussels rose to prominence. By comparing Belgium and Congo, he states how Belgium was once like Congo. Thus, Leopold gains the trust of his government with his letter and reassures that…

After walking the grounds of Verdun, France, one can only imagine the fear men faced when they saw the destructive power of 19th Century weaponry and wonder at the horrifying decision to dig into the Earth for some glimmer of salvation. This was trench warfare and what men faced during the First World War, which devastated economies, populations, and militaries amongst participating nations. So devastating, in fact, that nations believed another war like the First World War was inconceivable.…

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’…

D. Analysis In 1907, Schlieffen had hoped the left-wing could be used in a counterattack, to bring about a true double envelopment of the French forces. To do this, however, would require pulling divisions from the right-wing to reinforce the weaker left-wing, which would make any sort of envelopment impossible. Therefore, he resisted the urge to change the ratio, and after retirement, Schlieffen reminded his successors to avoid this temptation. However, von Moltke was uncomfortable with the…