Thirty Years' War

perceived political enemies. The regime then had announced a Four Year Plan which was to transform the farming of rice, and collectivization of property. The Four Year Plan was poorly planned, and led to famine. Many were worked to death, but others were murdered in the fields by blows to the back of the head as the regime attempted to save bullets. However, most victims starved to death in the manmade famine. In a matter of 3 years the Khmer Rouge murdered approximately…

treaties that went on in Central Europe between 1644 and 1648. The main purpose of the treaty was to end the Thirty Year War in the Holy Roman Empire and ultimately ended the Eighty Year war between Spain and the Dutch Republic as well. A total of 194 delegations representing a variety of European powers came together to ratify what would be the foundations of the political system in Europe for years to come. Although the conference that led to the signing of the treaty held 194 delegations,…

Protestant Reformation produced threads of radical, political and social phenomena and theological change, which were then woven into the rich tapestry of European society. Dispute between religions generated a century of conflict and violence. The French Wars of Religion (1562-1598), produced the rise of Calvinism which ultimately led to a traditional, Catholic society dividing themselves along the religious spectrum. Despite the violence being unpredictable and subject to regions, it led to…

The exploration of trade routes to Africa and Asia were revolutionizing decisions made by the Europeans. These explorations had led to the discovery of new lands, the chance to spread Christianity and to improve in wealth. However these were the consequences of external affairs of Europe. What were the consequences of internal affairs in Europe? How was Europe progressing in religion, politics, and economics that they had to spread their influence worldwide and ultimately shaped not just Europe…

Throughout many years people have made history in many different types of ways. There has been many events around the world that impacted our present history. While there are countless number of events that has shaped many countries. There are some major events that stand as markers of great change, that if it would of never happen; our present could probably be quite different. The Thirty Years' War, The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War, The French Revolution, World War…

riches. In North America, the French set out to find a new passage way to China. In 1492 Columbus first reached the Americas. Amerigo Vespucci, led the voyage across the Atlantic, which ultimately led to the naming of Americas after Amerigo. Fifteen years after Ferdinand and Isabella expelled all Jews from Spain and the last Muslims out of Granada it seemed as though the Catholic Church was triumphant, until Martin Luther started a movement for religious reform. The discovery of the Americas…

In 1618, the Thirty Years War started when Emperor Ferdinand II attempted to curtail the religious activities of his subjects in Spain. This sparked rebellion among the Protestant peoples of not just Spain, but several other countries as well. Many countries felt the effect of the Thirty Years War. One of those countries was Germany. The film The Last Valley provides a glimpse into Germany in the seventeenth century and how the Thirty Years War affected people residing there. By viewing The Last…

For almost all of the last 1200 years, Central Europe has been a multiethnic space governed by overlapping political entities. We usually don 't think of it that way, because the Cold War created a new dichotomy o (advanced, democratic) Western Europe and (feudal, primitive, totalitarian) Eastern Europe, even though Vienna is about 150 miles southeast of Prague. Even before the Cold War, Central Europe had gotten a bad rap, since historians touted the nation-state as the teleological endpoint of…

Great Powers. 6. European ideas and cultural changes reflecting the tension between objectivity of scientific realism and subjectivity of individual expression. 1914- Present will include: 1. Total war and political instability in the first half of the century led to the polarization of the Cold War and eventually to efforts of transitional…

been taken by the plague, most of my family would have probably died and I would be living in very harsh conditions. My family would have also been forced to fight in the 100 year war, losing most of our income and men. Not only did we have to live through this war, we also had to live through the civil war in england, The War of the Roses. Resulting in the Tudors rising to power and living in an absolutist country. However a light during this time was a increase in attempt to make england 's…