Napoleon II of France

working hard to help it grow. It seemed that no matter what the man could do, he would not be recognized for what he did for his country. He lived in Paris through its biggest period of change. Such periods were the revolution, the reign of terror, napoleon, the bourbon restoration and the July revolution. In each time his name was known, and he worked hard to have an effect, yet he is known mostly for the streets named after him. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de…

attempting to start a war with France could have. However news from Sicily about a rebellions occurring led to Garibaldi changing course. Garibaldi arrived in Sicily and moved up through the state acquiring more recruits and people joined his growing army. Soon Sicily was in the hands of Garibaldi and entirely under his control. He then headed north, towards Rome. This greatly worried Cavor and Victor Emmanuel II. If Garibaldi attacked the French troops in Rome, France would surely step in and…

disregarded. Napoleon’s defeat of Spain and the substantial weakening of Spain’s navy created the conditions which allowed many of the people of Central and South America to form independence movements in the Western Hemisphere. Even after the defeat of Napoleon, the European colonial powers were facing problems of their own. There were a lot of factors during this period of history that created the right environment for the Latin American Independence movements to be successful while at the…

Delcassé who thought that a special understanding among France and Britain would give France some security in contrast to German aggression and its increasing amount of European alliances. In relation to European actions in Africa, the Entente Cordiale specified that Britain would be free to act in Egypt, whilst France would be free to follow its intentions in Morocco. The Los Islands, off Guinée Française (French Guinea), were ceded to France by Britain, and the border of Nigeria with Afrique…

that Pius could rule from inside the city. Despite his declination, Victor Emmanuel II eventually became…

go to France? Try all the delicious foods see all the amazing sights. I’m going to tell you all about it. First I’m going to tell you about the geography of France. France is the largest country in western Europe. It is made up of high mountain ranges that separate it from Spain, Italy, and Switzerland. And it’s a large flat plain with several rivers. The rivers were mostly navigable (maneuverable or crossable) and they are also wide and deep enough to for ships to pass through. Most of France…

Napoleon made military mistakes. For example, Napoleon angers Spain, Russia, and Britain by doing several things like simply attacking them. The mistakes Juan Carlos made weren’t military mistakes. Rather, Juan Carlos was just spending money on trips and women. Instead of using…

preparation, come up with a plan to save the day. You see Bismarck always had a plan. When the Danish attacked the German population of Schleswig–Holstein, Bismarck calmly turned his army facing Austria and proceeded to crush the Danes. When Napoleon III of France sought to use his massively superior force to crush the Prussians and conquer parts of the Rhineland, Bismarck used new and amazingly efficient logistic systems to beat the French army to the battle field and crush them as…

The concept of colonization was not new to European history. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon conquered and liberated countries along Europe, not only gaining resources but territories, and civilizing the cultures. Similarly, European leaders believed it was their duty to colonize. During the period of 1880 to 1914, European nations began to colonize the continent of Africa. Various leaders of the nations recognized the potential of Africa. They believed that it could benefit their country…

World War II took place from 1939 to 1945. In six years, the most damages of property and human life occurred, a very horrific war in the history of mankind (1). September 1939 started with Germany attacking Poland. December 1941, British and France declare war to Germany and started the largest war. At 1945, this largest war ended when Germany and Japan surrendered to the Allies (2). The biggest reason that Germany lost World War II is because they were undergoing two fronts in war. Adolf…