... William IV became very ill, he rejuvenated the Prussian military and made Otto von Bismarck the chancellor to help him deal with the political collision of nationalism and liberalism (Sullivan 570). Bismarck defied liberal opposition in Landtag and by earning military victories on foreign ground restored nationalism. The first test of the Prussian army was in 1864 when Prussia declared war ... war. Prussia, even though outnumbered overwhelmed the Austrians and defeated them relatively quickly. The only war penalties Austria had to pay was to give Italy the land of Venetia (Sullivan 570)...

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... , if summed up would include freedom, liberty, equality, and separation of powers. Enlightenment was the scientific and philosophical way of thinking. Scientist brought about new ideas and questions about Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy. Philosophes also came along with their ideas on how to improve the government. Some of the very big philosophes include Hobbes, Voltaire, Locke, Montesque, and Rousseau. All ... ...

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... , was ended the First World War in 1918. The Congress of Vienna was held because the four great powers (England, Austria, Russia, and Prussia) joined to defeat France so they sat down to make a peace treaty to bring back the balance of power and keep it. They wanted to make sure that France doesn't start again a war of aggression so they ... ...

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... man struck into the new recruits. Almost everything in a war film released today would pretty much be identical to the real life situation. Let's not forget though, that we are sat at home in our nice warm cosy house away from danger, fear and pain. We can take the journey that the soldiers take but even with the incredible actors we ... ...

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... use ideas from the Declaration of Independence, that America used, to help make their government better. The king agreed to the declaration, but things didn't change. So the third estate sat on the tennis court of the king's palace, this is known as the Tennis Court Oath. The king told them that things would change but it may take a while. When ... ...

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... under his supervision died in packs. But Napoleon always had good way of hiding it. For an example when his soldiers were fighting for their life in Russia, Napoleon just sat there watching and enjoying the battle. When most of his soldiers died he again tried to hide it but his reputation was "shadowed" forever. After the disastrous battle in Russia ... ...

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