... Frances Ferdinand and his wife. The assassination was a result of the nationalism caused by the molding of the Yugoslavian provinces into Serbia. The Serbian government, which had a vested interest in the downfall of the Austrian Empire, was implicated as being involved in the plot and quickly became the reason for war. Though Germany declared war on France on August 3rd, it is ... Bosnia (Sarajevo). On July 13th, 1914, the Austrians made an ultimatum saying all Serbs must leave Albania. The Serbians were not willing to agree to a demand aimed at hurting their government, and immediatel...

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... same as it had been after the Congress of Vienna before 1848. Most of the states were under the regime of political repression, autocratic government and aristocratic privilege with the exception of France, Belgium and Britain only.Austria, under Metternich System was one of the repression and reaction ... because autocratic rule was re-established throughout Europe in the 1850's. Though Metternich was forced to flee, reactionary rule was re-established in Austria. Austrian control was restored in Northern Italy. In fact,the fall of Metternich signified the end of the Metternich system a...

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... and was isolated in Egypt. Cowardly, he and some friends shipped back to France, leaving behind hundreds of soldiers, after some unsuccessful campaigns. In 1799, the public turned against the government following the "Coup d"Etat de Brumaire," Napoleon then became the ruler of France. Napoleon and France made peace with the rest of Europe after defeating the Austrians in Marengo in ... his highly trained "Grand Armee" into Central Europe to declare war on Russia and Austria. The war was over, but he wasn't satisfied until he demolished the remains of the Austrian army after they surrend...

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... the largest segment of the French population. While most of them were peasants, a few were wealthy and well educated. By the late 1700's, the French government encountered a severe financial crisis. Louis XVI, the King of France, was forced to call a meeting of the Estates-General in order to get permission ... its own. In April of 1792, the Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria. After faring badly in the fighting and now facing an Austrian invasion, a Parisian mob, who were seeking scapegoats, attacked the Royal Palace and Legislative Assembly. The king was then taken captive and ...

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... of France also had a profound influence in the Revolution. The people of France were broken into three estates. The privileged aristocracy which filled government lived in large cities in the company of other high officials. The lower nobility lived in smaller divisions with peasants. Offices were available at ... prices only the wealthy city-living official could afford so that the poorer clergy and educated middle class could not invade the manipulative French government (2). The French Revolution is often considered a political revolution with good reason. Th kings that ruled France l...

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... through terrorism. People are often frustrated with their position in society. They may in some way feel persecuted or oppressed because or their race, religion, or they feel exploited by a government. Any group that uses terrorist actions have very complex and powerful reasons to engage in those activities. Acts of terrorism have been committed by individuals, or groups who seek national ... independence. One such act was the assassination of the Arch Duke of France in 1914. The assassination had sought to win Bosnia form Austrian rule, but failed and led to the outbreak of World War I...

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... and nationalism by dominating the Congress System. Metternich's politics were similar to those of Edmund Burke. He was extremely conservative, which meant that he favored legitimate monarchies, aristocratic government, and maintaining the status quo. In order to influence Europe of his conservative politics, he created the Congress System, in which the five major powers of Europe would meet ... spread ideas and increasing punishment for those that choose to. In the end, liberals were appeased when Britain passed the Great Reform Bill in 1832 which replaced the conservative Torrie governme...

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... American and French revolutions both compare and contrast in their origins and outcomes; both revolutions began due to the common peoples need to obtain independence and liberty from an oppressive government. The American Revolution was triggered by the American colonists need for financial independence from the overpowering nation of Great Britain, while the French revolution was a struggle to gain social ... of financial assistance; it lacked a National Bank and National Treasury system. France had supported the American colonists in the American Revolution, and also gave financial su...

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... of 1689 and 1748 France and Britain had the War of the League of Augsburg "King William's War", War of Spanish Succession "Queen Anne's War", and the War of the Austrian Succession "King George's War." All three of these wars led up to the Seven Years War, also known as the French and Indian War. As the British colonies grew in ... population and wealth, the British government began to worry about the attacks from France and Spain. A French motive for attack on British was their desire for land. This was the time for claiming land and they ... . General Jeffrey Amherst and General James...

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... the ninetieth and twentieth nationalism was becoming a powerful force in Europe so people that had the same culture, language(usually),etc wanted their own country. This was a problem for the government of Austria-Hungry that did not want to lose their power and control. The Slavs in the southern part of the empire were their main concern since they wanted to ... against each other about the way they share the conquered land. After the fights Serbia became a stronger country than it was before. This increased the fears in the Austro-Hungarian government. There were alliances between dif...

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... process unique to the French at that time. France's struggle with long time enemy Britain began in 1689 and went on until late 1815. Upon entering the War of the Austrian Succession in 1740, the French knew that their goal of world hegemony was beyond their reach, and the French willingly backed down to the British as the worlds super power ... the revolution until the late 1780's. Following the severe military defeats, heavy taxation was placed upon the peasants as they desperately tried to regain strength and stability of the French government. The direct taxation of the peasants grea...

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... strong leader. He chose to spend his time hunting or tinkering with locks than to attending to the affairs of politics. If Louis XVI had attended to the affairs of government he would have found out and corrected the problems of France. But as Louis ignored his duties as ruler more people of the Third Estate became angry and started seeking ... became equal to a noble and everyone had an equal say in everything. The monarchy had no power and Louis fearful of what would happen to him tried to escape to Austrian Netherlands with his family. As punishment Louis and Marie Antoinette were be...

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... all the socialist enthusiasm in Europe during the 19th century, no nation adopted the economic system. Socialist parties were in the minority but were regarded as a serious threat by both government and capitalists. The year 1848 was a critical point in socialist history. A series of revolts broke out against European monarchies, beginning in Sicily and spreading to France, Germany, and the ... ...

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... Directory was soon losing power, so he abandoned his army and rapidly returned to Paris to take advantage of the situation, becoming the first of three consuls in the new government proclaimed in 1799. As First Consul, Napoleon decided to use his power and end the current fighting between the French and the Church by issuing the Concordat of 1801. In ... establishing the Napoleonic Code. Also in 1804, he did away with the Consul and crowned himself emperor. In 1805, Napoleon was planning an invasion of England when the Russian and Austrian armies began marching towards France. Napoleon'...

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