Why Was Italy Not Unified After Before the Congress of Vienna the French occupation had far reaching affects on Italy. The power of the Church and the Pope was reduced, changes were made in landownership and land was redistributed. A new middle class began to appear. Agriculture was improved and the peasants were freed from their old feudal ties and obligations. Then when Napoleon was de

Why Did Germany Fail To Unite Before 1860' Why did Germany fail to Unite before 1860' Various individual and different factors equal in significance contributed towards inhibiting Germany failing to unite before 1860; these included: the Bund; Austro Prussian Rivalry; Inter-State rivalry; popular indifference; the failure of the Frankfurt Diet and the 1848 Revolution and the lack o

Why Did Parliamentary Government Decline In Germany Why did parliamentary government decline in Germany 1930-33' And why was Hitler appointed Chancellor in January 1933' Why did parliamentary government decline in Germany 1930-33' The Government in Germany has always suffered from having a structural weakness. The system of proportional representation used in the Reichstag meant th

Why Did The Italian Revolutions Of 1820 And 1830 Fail Why did the Italian revolutions of 1820 and 1830 fail' After the defeat of Napoloen, things for Italy were about to change due to treaty of Vienna. Italy was forced to abide by the old Government and rules as well as having being split up into seven seperate areas. This is the main cause for the revolutions in the first place. The

Why Wre The Greeks Able To Defeat The Persiansin 480/79 Bc Why were the Greeks able to defeat the Persians in 480/79 B.C.' The Persian Empire had been going from strength to strength since Cyrus had become ruler of Persia in 559 B.C. Before he took power Persia had been a largely unimportant country in the area but after a short time Cyrus had conquered the majority of the Mediterra

Winston Churchill And The Battle Of Britain The Battle of Britain was the greatest aerial battle ever fought, and played a crucial role in the Allied victory. Britain’s triumph in this momentous gigantomachy of the skies would restore their lost confidence, and play an important role in helping them to defeat Hitler. In May of 1940 Germany invaded France. The French army and its British

Women In Ancient Greece Women Lives In Ancient Greece Although women in fact play virtually no public role other than a religious one in the political and social life of ancient Greece, they dominate the imaginative life of Greek men to a degree almost unparalleled in the Western tradition.... Greek writers used the female–in a fashion that bore little resemblance to the lives of actu

German U-Boats Each country in the war had an area which they excelled, and for the Germans that was the powerful U-boats with cannons, big guns and torpedos, sailing the Atlantic. There were many operations for U-boats during WWII. First we’ll discuss the Larconia incident. Larconia Incident A German U-boat (U-156) torpedoed a large target in the South Atlantic Ocean. A British line

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia , Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavija, officially Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, federal republic (1995 est. pop. 11,102,000), 39,439 sq mi (102,173 sq km), SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula. Yugoslavia is bordered by the Adriatic Sea, Bosnia and Hercegovina, and Croatia in the west, Hungary in the north, Romania and Bulgaria in the east, and Macedonia and Albania in the s

“The Reign Of The Emperor Nero” Nero, the fifth emperor of Rome, was originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, but his name was changed to Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar on February 25, 49 (Krasavin). He was connected by blood to the second Caesar, Augustus, through his father (Griffin 20). Nero was thought to be a born emperor; he addressed the Senate in Greek and had all of his pe

Joan Of Ark There are many religious people who hear God’s call; one of the most famous was Joan of Arc. Joan stood up for what she believed in and never backed down. She courageously fought for her country’s sake and even in the face of death she still held strong. When facing death she replied, “I pray you, go to the nearest church, and bring me the cross, and hold it up level with m

Causes Of World War 1 Causes Of World War One Essay World war one, also recognized as “The Great War”, is commonly referred to as the most influential and major occurrence throughout twentieth century history. World War One produced a massive loss of life, which led to a vast genetic loss on a European front and also changed the balance of power as America became dominant over Europe.

French Revolution Preface The reason for which I chose this topic to write my historical essay on is because throughout all of the topics that I studied in the course of Western Civilization, the one that stood out the most, caught my attention, and I enjoyed learning about was the French Revolution. Although the French Revolution was not beneficial to everyone, it had a huge impact on i

History And Influence Of The 17th-18th Century Colonization Period In History And Influence of The 17th-18th Century Colonization Period in “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe. I would like to comment about how Crusoe lived with himself after he became a master in a hierarchy where he was once a slave, for I found myself confused with the point that author was trying to make. Wh

Greek Achievement “Greek Achievement” When discussing ancient civilizations, one of the most prominent has to be the Greek civilization. Under the rule of various rulers, Greece saw a change from a pagan worshiping society that was almost abolished, to an enduring civilization that strived on philosophy, and intellectual thought. As the Greeks dispensed the gods in political life, th

Nefertiti Nefertiti (The Great Wife) The Egyptians always named the pharaoh’s wife the “great wife,” somewhat in the way that Americans refer to the president’s wife as the 1st lady. The great wife legitimized her husband’s exercise of power through religious beliefs. The Egyptians believed that she was divinely born and that Amon took the human form of her husband, impregnated her,

French Religion Religion has played a major role in France’s storied history. The major religions of France are Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism, and Islam. During the 1500’s France went through a series of religious civil wars started from the Protestant reformation. The French Protestants were known as Huguenots, The Huguenots and the Catholics fought and by 1520 20% of the French

France Context The intellectual climate in France in the middle of the twentieth century was dominated by the philosophy of structuralism. Structuralism has been applied to a diverse range of fields, from anthropology to philosophy to mathematics. Structuralism claims that meaning doesn't rest in the individual units of a given system (e.g. words in a linguistic system) but in the rel

Black Death Black Death The most sever epidemic in human history, The Black Death ravaged Europe from 1347-1351. This plague killed entire families at a time and destroyed many villages. The Black Death had many effects beyond its immediate symptoms that contributed to the crisis of the Fourteenth Century. This plague not only took a devastating toll on human life, but it also played a

English There are several important events before 1500 that when listed together show a series of steps in the struggle for English language supremacy. These steps are mainly governmental, legal and official events that pushed English usage. In 1356 The Sheriff's Court in London and Middlesex were conducted in English for the first time. When Parliament opened in 1362 the Statute of Plea

Greece And Rome Rome and Greece both had similarities in the way they were built. Both were formed on the edges of a body of water. Both relied on the land and surrounding area for hunting and agriculture. In Greece, the first city was built on the palatine hill. They proceeded to build other structures in the same area; mostly this is the hill in which homes were built on. The buil

Euripides’ Perspective Euripides’ Perspective Hell hath no fury, like a woman scorned. Most people are familiar with this phrase, but often do not fully think about what this statement means. It means that a scorned woman’s actions aren’t comparable, even to what atrocities Hell has to offer. To say that a scorned woman’s vengefulness is to be more feared than anything in Hell is a p

Greeks The Greeks in the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries B.C. were creative. Unlike the societies before them the Greeks emerged as a group of people not remembered for their building designs, but rather for their creative ideas they created about life, society, and philosophy. The ideas they created would go on to spark a revolution in thinking that had never been done before in past socie

Roman Gods The ancient Romand worshiped many gods, godesses and spirits, each of whom was responsible for a different part of life. Juno was the goddess of woman; Jupiter, the king of the gods was also the god of the sky; Mercury was the god of merchants; Wulcan the god of fire; Mars the god of war; Minerva the goddess of wisdom; Venus the goddess of fertility and love. The ancient Ro

Describe The Religious Pendillum From Henry VIII To Elizabeth Describe the religious pendulum from Henry VIII to Elizabeth Kim Moreland Arthur’s death meant that Henry now had a claim to the throne in 1509. Henry was announced as king at only 17 years of age. During this period England was in a time were people kept and carried out their own opinions about religion, this was as the

Europe, 1914 – 1930: Upheaval And Change The years of 1914-1930, spanning World War I and the Great Depression, no doubt changed the world. The great nations of Europe were up heaved both socially and economically. Change permeated every aspect of life. As a result, great experiments in social order took place. In some instances, history has proved them successful. Others proved di

Spanish Armada Due to rising tensions between England and Spain, in 1588 the two nations confronted each other in one of histories greatest naval showdowns. There were many reasons for the confrontation, but a few primary causations can be named. Firstly, there was an underlying conflict of Spanish Catholicism vs. English Protestantism. Phillip the II of Spain had the backing of the p

The Fall Of Rome The fall of the Roman Republic and eventually the fall of the Western Roman empire are both very important events in our world’s history. There were many different events and problems that contributed to the fall of Rome. Economic depression, high taxes, and barbarian domination are all possible causes of the fall of the empire (Smith 201). These problems, along w

The Fall Of Rome The Roman civilization began with the republic in 509 BCE. It grew to be a large empire by the rime or it’s fall in 476 CE. When Rome began it was helped to develop because it had many untapped resources, such as dense forests, rich, black soil, and large veins of rich minerals under the ground. Document number three shows that Rome was located in present day Europe. Eur

Black Death Black Death was the biggest problem in the Middle Ages. The plague was, “The disease, carried by the fleas of infected rats, traveled the caravan routes from central Asia. It arrived in Messina, Sicily, aboard a merchant vessel in October 1347.” No one (peasant or aristocrat) was safe from the disease, and once it was contracted, a terrible and painful death was almost a