Veronica Franco

The Age of Revolution was a period of time following the Enlightenment in which there were many rebellions, revolutions, and uprisings. The revolutionaries of the Age of Revolution, between 1789 and 1871, drew from Enlightenment ideals in order to create change in their societies. These changes most often dealt with instituting governments that fit the needs and interests of the people they governed. Napoleon Bonaparte of France and Otto von Bismarck of Germany were two significant leaders of…

take back Leopold’s nomination for king. Wilhelm willingly takes back the candidacy and agrees to not let Leopold get the nomination again. In July of 1870, Napoleon declares war on Prussia but is defeated and captured by the Prussians. After the Franco-Prussian War the rulers of Bavaria and Wurttemberg join Germany under the King of Prussia. Shortly after the war the Treaty of Versailles is signed, this established the 3rd Republic of…

Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary between 1905 and 1916 has viewed a series of conflicts seen throughout the 19th and 20th centuries between European and World powers, as being inevitably caused by great armament. However, as Foreign Secretary only during early World War One, his opinion may not be applicable to other conflicts during this period. This includes the Austro-Prussian War, a war that led to a united Germany which arguably played a role in the origins of two World Wars, World…

Niccolo Machiavelli influences rulers and leaders throughout history such as Otto Von Bismarck, King Henry VIII, and Adolf Hitler. In Machiavelli's book The Prince he gives political advice on how to ruler and govern their land and to gain power. He says it's better to be cruel than merciful and that it's better to be stingy than generous. Bismarck, Henry VIII, and Hitler follow his advice on how to be a good ruler. Niccolo Machiavelli was a diplomat and writer who was born on May 3, 1469 and…

Andrew Chen Ms. Bergen AP European History 4 June 2018 Josip Broz Tito: The Rebel Communist Josip Broz, more commonly known as Tito, was born on May 7, 1892 in the village of Kumrovec in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (modern-day Croatia). He was the seventh of fifteen children in a large peasant family, with a Croat father and a Slovene mother. At the early age of seven, he began working on his family’s farm. He entered primary school in Kumrovec at…

The answer to this perplexing question lies on how the French viewed the outside world. By turning Egypt into an object to be visited and observed, the event organizers created an image of Egypt as something set apart from Europe that could be acquired. In a very real sense, the exhibit made the French ponder how their own unique culture compared to that of the Egyptians. As a result, this had the unintended consequences of stirring French nationalism and a desire for empire, especially when…

The 19th century is regarded to be full of revolutions in the life of France as a number of them showed presence. Despite their objective to tackle giant and menacing problems such as unemployt, corruption and conflicts, France had come unexpectedly and unknowingly into an unstable position. Some historians put forward the standpoint that the instability of France between those years is due to political factors as there were wars between countries, conflicts within the government and,…

The Haitian Revolution took place in Haiti, which is part of an the island Hispaniola. The island of Hispaniola was split into two parts, Santo Domingo (the Spanish Side) and St. Dominique (the French side and also known as Haiti). St. Dominique’s economy was mainly agriculture based and because of this there were many slaves. These slaves were mistreated and wanted to be free. In 1791, the Haitian Revolution began when slaves in the colony rebelled. France tried to end the rebellion by giving…

Nationalism Essay Nationalism is the sense of loyalty to one’s nation — has been widespread throughout history. Prior to the 19th century, nationalism was seen in Dynasties in China, The Maurya and Gupta Empire. Nationalism first developed in Europe. Europe nations were already industrialized. In size of the world was shrinking in the 19th century. Nationalism spread by the certain commonalities, like common language, common history, common culture, common religion and common ethnicity.…

In 1862 the King of Prussia was not being allowed to increase military spending because of the Prussian representative assembly. Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia was asked by the King of Prussia to appear in front of the Budget Committee to stress the importance of the military in allowing Prussia to remain in power during the German nations unification. Bismarck gave a speech known as “Blood and Iron” to express his reasoning behind why the military deserved to receive an…