... of certainty in an uncertain spiritual world. We have already had one example of absolutism: the only time in which the English lived under a government which the absolutists craved was after the beheading of Charles I and under the dictatorship of Cromwell. Enlightened absolutism: Jean-Jacque Rousseau's Social Contract 1762 ... of participatory democracy in which the community became a force for the moral development of all its citizens. The people are sovereign and that government officials must serve as their delegates, but at same time, in order to take part in society, the people m...

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... some time; in 1848 the Liberal Nationalists saw the opportunity to unite Germany following the revolutions of "48, and the subsequent changes in government and constitution, on this occasion the nationalist outcry resulted in the formation of a Federal Diet at Frankfurt. This German Confederation excluded Austria, ... a loose "middle-Europe" coalition. Ever since first being appointed Prussian representative to the Federal Diet in 1851, Bismarck had urged the Prussian Government to seize power in the German Confederation. He had been instrumental in advising the Prussian Authorities to bl...

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... accredited British representatives attended the last two of these meetings. In his Memorandum of 19 January 1805, Pitt the Younger who undoubtedly influenced Castlereagh (his political apprentice) defined the British government's underlying aim for after it had concluded the struggle with Napoleonic France. This aim was to establish "a general agreement and guarantee for the mutual protection and security of the different ... Castlereagh had several main objectives at Vienna. Like Austria, Britain desired a moderate policy towards France. He wanted the establishment of a balance in power...

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... believed that Germany was simply protecting their resources in case of external confrontation. France and Russia sided with the English and the Austrian Government was unstable with the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinand. The way any significant conflict was resolved was acting upon the human natural ... , for the purpose of managing it in Europe, the same formula that had brought about an improvement in Anglo-French and Anglo-Russian relations. This deteriorating situation leads readers to believe that the parties involved were not concerned with the ramifications of global war. I...

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... nationalism of the different nationalities in Austria-Hungary, which lead to threats to the stability of the Austrian Empire. This situation made the government especially alert to confront and extinguish any direct or indirect threat to its power. But this also lead the Austrians to look forward for ... were organizations like the Pan-German League and Navy League, which pressed for power and were eager to show their strength in a war. Russian people forgot their domestic problems and supported the army as soon as the war was declared. The press also played an important role in ... was ...

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