... to incorporate some stylistic elements of African sculpture into his painting. Picassos" Les Demoiselles D"Arignon does violence to the human form by means of radical simplifications, arbitrary and harsh color combinations, and extreme distortions of human anatomy and proportions. The paintings space, moreover, does not conform to the logic of perspective, the traditional system for portraying depth in a picture, and is ... ...

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... rank in society. Some of the administrative reforms that they profited from were: the organization of France into "département-; the uniformation and modernization; and the ban of monopolies, worker's combinations and guilds, which are professional organizations of people who work in certain trades that limit another person's access to these trades. The Bourgeoisie, who were mainly composed of merchants and ... ...

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... together, the European map was basically re-drawn, and the league of nations is formed. This treaty basically stripped Germany of everything though.. They were blamed for every thing and ordered to pay the entire cost of the war (Article 231, 232) and they were given limits on divisions and men in their army (Article 160). They are ... ordered to give all lands they acquired back including the area of Alsace-Lorraine to France (Article 49). In John Maynard Keynes" Economic Consequences of Peace, he points out many problems ... ...

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... Revolution, France experienced many failures. Throughout the revolution, France was able to achieve some of their original goals; the government went through several changes, the people were given a voice, and ordered was restored. Therefore, the revolution was indeed successful, the people set out to change France, and that's exactly what they did. By the end of the revolution, France had transformed ... ...

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... Germany. As the Germans retreated, the German commander, General Erich von Falkenhayn decided that his troops must hold onto those parts of France and Belgium that Germany still occupied. Falkenhayn ordered his men to dig trenches that would provide them with protection from the advancing French and British troops. The Allies soon realized that they could not break through this line ... ...

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... to war against France when Behanzin declared a treaty made earlier by his father Gli-Gli null and void. This treaty was over France's use of a Dahomey port called Cotonou. Behanzin ordered the French out of Dahomey and later began to drive them out. Dahomeyan warriors won the first battles of this war. After a few defeats France sent sharpshooters from their colony ... ...

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... war, was that a "patrol would never saunter across a field, shoulder to shoulder, as the Tom Hanks-led unit does in Saving Private Ryan. They would skirt it, silently Men were ordered never to "bunch up," because that could draw immediate enemy fire. And soldiers did not casually flick cigarette butts. They would "field strip" them, unraveling the leftovers, balling up the ... ...

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... an indoor tennis court, vowing to never divide in their goal for a French constitution. This was the Third Estate's first defiant act; afterwards the King organized a royal session where he ordered the Third Estate to meet separately and vote by order. Upset by the Third Estate's refusal to follow his wishes of separate meetings and orderly voting, King Louis XVI at ... ...

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... class declared themselves the National Assembly. Louis immediately rejected these deputies from the meeting. He eventually decided that it would be best if the three estates met together. He therefore ordered the other two estates to join the Third Estate in the National Assembly. Although they successfully met together, there was division amongst them. Some wanted to protect their rights, while ... ...

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... them. Austria-Hungary then issued Serbia an unacceptable ultimatum, to which Serbia agreed almost entirely. Unsatisfied, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. On July 29, Russia ordered a partial mobilization only against Austria-Hungary in support of Serbia, which escalated into a general, militarize. The Germans threatened war on July 31, if the Russians did not demobilize. Upon being ... ...

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... his mind again. His weakness and inconclusiveness hampered the effort for reforms, the smae way as it happened in the past. The main mistake made by him was when he ordered the meeting place to be locked.On 20th June 1789 the members found themselves without a conference room. The instructions given by the King may be regarded as one of the ... ...

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... supposedly believed that this was the site of the center of rebel activity. Intimidated of the French after this surprising attack, Tunisian armies and citizens cooperated with everything the French ordered. The French used the people asslaves?, making them combine forces with the French. The French army and authorities were very demanding. The Tunisians never did anything to bother them. Did ... ...

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... Empire in the first three centuries A.D. This chant was called the Gregorian chant. This name came to be because the first standard collection of chants was thought to have been ordered by Pope Gregory I, who reigned from A.D. 590 to 604. Now however, many believe that this standardization took place about two centuries later. The Gregorian chant is the only music that ... ...

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... larger countries leading to the war. The ending cause of the war was like a domino affect. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. On July 29, Russia ordered a partial mobilization only against Austria-Hungary in support of Serbia, which escalated into a general mobilization. The Germans threatened war on July 31 if the Russians did not demobilize. Upon being ... ...

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... to be king. Another important factor was the clash of French and English interests in Flanders, an area in which cloth-making industry relied on England for wool. King Philip ordered the arrest of all English merchants in Flanders. To this King Edward cut off the export of wool, this spread unemployment throughout the country. The people of England revolted and ... ...

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... of the opposing sides was a massive stretch of land that was filled with barbed wire and explosive mines. This land was called No Mans Land and was where soldiers were ordered to leave the trenches and march to their doom. Eventually this barbaric war led many of the men to suffer mental breakdowns, making it impossible for them to remain in ... ...

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... , was slaughtered by the Hungarians. Peter the Hermit and the German Knight, Walter the Pennyless, finally reached Constantinople with their disorganized troops. To save the city from plunder Alexius Comnenus ordered them to be conveyed across the Bosporus, in Asia Minor they turned to pillage and they were all nearly slain by the Turks. Meanwhile the regular crusade was being organized ... ...

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... of the impact of nationalism on the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. A Serbian nationalist murdered him. In revenge, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Russia ordered a partial mobilization against Austria-Hungary, which turned general. This was because Austria-Hungary was a part of the Triple Alliance. From this, you can see how nationalism indirectly led to this ... ...

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... -Hungary, and began to pressure them to declare war on Serbia, while France strengthened its baking of Russia. Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. Russia then ordered a partial mobilisation against Austria- Hungary in support of Serbia. The Germans declared war on Russia around August 1st and two days later on France. The Germans invaded Belgium to attack ... ...

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... country he was now a citizen of. In 1792 and 1793 a series of events heated relations between the French government and Paoli and Napoleon and Paoli. And when the French government ordered for Paoli's arrest, the Corsicans against went against their French masters, and Paoli became leader and hero again. Corsican houses were attacked and Napoleon and his family had to go ... ...

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