Triple Alliance

It was designed on a family unit of government which eventually lost ground to form a Triple Alliance among three city-states. This lead the empire to have an “executive council” consisting of 4 member with one being the leader. This leader or emperor was worshipped as a god and had total control. The Safavid Empire had centralized government…

The primal and violent nature of man has been exploited by governments throughout the ages. These evolutionary-based characteristics were fueled by propaganda and religiously-based arguments in an effort to mobilize the citizenry of the countries and enact “total war.” World War I was one of the first of its kind to utilize modern warfare that had soldiers fighting at higher stakes than ever before. Millions died at the hands of chemical and technological modern warfare and the inherent,…

Ferdinand, on the 28th of June, 1914. Soon after, European powers began being skeptical of one another. The arousal of distrust among European nations lead Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy to form the Triple Alliance. Similarly, France, Russia, and Britain established their own alliance called the Triple Entente. During the summer of…

Although the prominence of Russia in warfare has habitually been deemphasized, the actions of this nation within a given war have incessantly had an imposing effect on the outcome. While it is characteristic of scholars who study a European affair to bequeath further eminence to the Western Front consisting of nations such as France and/or Britain, the Russian Front of copious conflicts has been the kairotic moment that instigated an amendment to the status quo of the grander war. Furthermore,…

importance Russia played in the outbreak of war and how France relied on their involvement if war was declared between France and Germany. With Russia’s involvement in the Austria-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia, war was more or less certain and due to the alliance France was ‘…dragged into an unwanted war’ (Hamilton & Herwig, 2005, p.129). Even though this essay talks of the role Russia had in France’s involvement in war, the essay isn’t necessillary useful to a historian in using it in the…

Every ruler has strengths and weaknesses, fortunately for King Louis XIV, he had more strengths. Louis was a strong, independent ruler, who wanted nothing but to do the best for himself, his people, and his country. By establishing reforms, art, and literature; and conquering different kingdoms, he was able to achieve his goals of becoming a great ruler. Louis XIV was born in the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France on September 5, 1638 to Louis III and Anne of Austria. Named Louis…

Although the alliance between the UK and the USA had been established for many centuries, especially in the shared cause in WW1, it wasn’t until 1944 that the term ‘special relationship’ was used to describe Anglo-American relations. Winston Churchill said in 1944 that “unless Britain and the United States are joined in a special relationship, another destructive war will come to pass” , this was the foundation of the term ‘special relationship’. After the American Declaration of Independence in…

The Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was an ambush organized by the Japanese against the United States Navy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a devastating loss to the United States military program. The event showed the world that the United States could be caught by surprise, and it made America look feeble to the international community . Soon after, on 19 February 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 . This order moved Japanese Americans from the west…

The book “The Zimmerman Telegram” had many key points, including the importance of keeping “room 40”, the confidential room used for decoding the german telegram code, a secret. Britain needed this room to keep watching germany and their political and military moves. Another point would be the importance of the US and its final decision on either joining the allies or staying neutral. Before the telegram President Woodrow Wilson was very adamant about staying out of the war, and even ran his…

Petroglyps are also well known landmarks in Paraguay. San Bernardio, San Lorenzo, and Capiatá are popular cities in Paraguay. Some of the famous Leaders of Paraguay include Alfredo Stroessner, Horacino Cartes, and Fernando Lugo. The war of the Triple Alliance is a war that was fought between Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. This war was fought from the year 1864 to 1870.The war of Gran Chaco which was fought between Paraguay and Bolivia. They declared war against Bolivia on May 10th,…