... King Ferdinand in Spain the Castile Empire of Spain was open to new rule. First, it was debated on who would rule the territory and the Spanish did not want Charles V to take over but after help from his future father-in-law the King of Portugal, and because of being the Grandson of King Ferdinand he became the ruler of the ... Spanish empire. With the taking over of Spain Charles also gained not only the whole Spanish empire, but also inherited his mothers possessions of land in the New World ... , and the Spanish run territories in Italy and other small provinces in the area (Brandi 2...

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... Spanish revolution with Franco to restore a fascist government was assisted by Hitler and Mussolini by sending supplies and even helping bomb enemies. R: Stalin and the Soviet Union sent some weapons to the republicans in Spain but not enough to make a difference in the outcome. Britain and France wanted the republicans to win also but did nothing to help ... British troops tried to resist Germany but were pushed back to the port of Dunkirk. R: Britain rushed all kind of ships to help evacuate troops, but France had to declare surrender with the Germans occupying most of France. Battle of...

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... Russia. There was a growing fear of Communism in Europe and was regarded as a threat by all other European countries. As far as Britain and France were concerned, a strong Germany could help save Europe from the spread of Communism. Chamberlain knew that without any support from powerful countries such as USA and USSR, war with Germany would be very risky. The USSR ... , the USA only spent 1.5% of its national income on defense, while Germany spent 23.5% in the same year. As a result, America could no help America in any struggle with Germany. Hitler had strong weapons, as seen in the Sp...

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... was his thirst for expansion and Prussian rule throughout Germany that drove him. It was during the unification of the southern states that nationalism played an essential role. With the help of Austria, Bismarck's first strike was at Denmark in 1864. Austria only joined in the hope that Schleswig and Holstein would not become part of Prussia. This was a catalyst for ... was not a factor, but instead it was his desire to expand Prussian territory at any cost. Bismarck used nationalism as an important tool in completing the unification. "Using the vacant Spanish throne, Bismarck forged a...

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... that they were not getting. According to the anonymous pamphlet published in 1669, merchants were burdened with taxes, which probably made them even angrier with their government and reluctant to help their country during war. The Treaty of Dover shows that foreign enemies were allying against the Dutch Republic and preparing to overpower it. Under the treaty, France and England joined ... checked, as the Dutch colonial administrator stated. As England's trade prospered, the Dutch became anxious and because of this competition war broke out (Document 11). During the War of the Spanish S...

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... leadership. In 1858 his brother King William I took over leadership after Fredrick 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 ... countries enabled Germany to have the most powerful allies of Europe, but peace with France would not last very long. Germany and France confronted each other in 1870 when the S...

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