The use of either physical (such as the aggressiveness shown by the Cheka, the Russian secret police) or political force (such as War Communism) was prevalent in both the French (Between May 1789 - 1795) and Russian (Between February 1917 - 1924) revolutions. To protect and reinforce the revolutions...

Imagine landing in France: the place looks beautiful, but you have no idea where to go. Things are running through your head: did I bring enough money, where will I stay, and am I really safe here? You notice the sun is shinning; obviously you came at the right time. Before you make the decision to ...

There were many key events in the French history, but none as history defining as the French Revolution. Discovering the events of the Revolution and their causes, it is then easier to understand why things happened the way they did. During the 18th century, France was ruled by a series of Kings t...

What were the underlying causes of the French Revolution?It has been argued by Ancient Greek Philosopher Plato that revolutions can be a result of a breakdown of consensus in the ruling class, such countries as France, Russia and China are all good paradigms of this particular theory.The course o...

Hundred Years War The definition of the Golden Rule is that those with the gold make the rules. In other words, those with the gold have the power as well as those with the power have the gold. History books will discuss the general reasons for war such as freedom from adversity or freedom f...

Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution has been viewed as the major turning point in European political and social history. The revolution was an uprising that brought the regime of King Louis XVI to an end. The causes that led to this bloody revolution can be looked at from an e...

The French Revolution and Napoleon\'s Europe have been the focal point in history for hundreds of years. It has been the starting and ending place for many empires. Europe in the Eighteenth Century was a very critical point in history. Wars were being fought, boundaries of countries were being chang...

France and Germany are two of the most powerful nations in Europe. At one time bitter rivals, recently these two nations have come to a time of cooperation. Both nations are members of the European Union (EU), both are proactive and modern states, with strong economies. This paper will discuss...

In 17th century France, each ruler had very different tactics for gaining and maintaining power. Regardless to the extent of power, each ruler used some absolutist methods in his reign. Although his predecessors are responsible for their own forms of absolutism through politics and war, economics,...

Why did it take so long for the European Nations to defeat Napoleon With Napoleon beginning his military career in 1796-7 with victories in the Italian Campaign, a new form of an old threat was realised in Europe. It was obvious that Napoleon was a general to be feared, as the leader of the mo...

The French and Indian War's Impact on America At the peak of Britain's rule, it was thought that the sun never set on the British Empire. Many were trapped under its wing of protection and dare a country stand up to Britain and face the consequences. In 1755 the last of the great conflicts be...

French Revolution and NapoleonEurope has been the focal point in history for hundreds of years. It has been the stating and ending place of many empires. Europe in the Nineteenth Century was a very critical point in history. Wars were being fought, boundaries of countries changed, countries were b...

The French New Wave was a movement that lasted between 1959 to 1964. It all started with the Cinematheque Francois, an underground organization that would regularly show older films from around the world. This beget the cine-club, and by the 1954 there were 100,000 members in 200 clubs. From thes...

DBQ Alien and Sedition Acts "The debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 revealed bitter controversies on a number of issues. Discuss the issues involved and explain why these controversies developed." The Alien and Sedition acts of 1798 were a consequence of many troubles ...

Thomas Paine Thomas Paine For many years Thomas Paine was the epitome of American histories greatest drawback. In American history there is always that one detail that doesn't make it into popular curriculum. Whether it be the point of view from the loosing side of a war, to the secret dall...

Many historians have made analyses on the patterns that Revolutions go through. The French Revolution of 1789 however, goes through the exact pattern that Crane Briton says. This will be shown through different examples and events that happened in France during that time. The interesting thing abou...

Book Review of The Trial of Madame Caillaux The period leading up to World War I in France was a time in which war was a pressing issue, and men were trying to regain their "supermasculinity" after coming back from a miserable defeat in the Franco-Prussian war. Deemed the "trial o...

"The place of cafes in France's revolutionary history" The cafés in France functioned as public spaces where people, especially the working class, could gather and converse. The café allowed many of the working class people an escape from their poor living conditions a...

The French Revolution sought to destroy entirely the institutions of the ancien regime. Whilst its success in doing so is debatable, there is little doubt that this was the aim of the revolutionaries. The reasons for this goal are numerous, but certainly their ambition for destruction is linked in s...

This is an account of The Battle of Agincourt told through the experience of a French common foot soldier. This particular foot soldier, Jacques, has no noble blood or aristocratic ties. As with most commoners of the day, Jacques is illiterate. His life is one of hard labor, and loyalty to his lo...

Victor Hugo is a French Romanticist poet. He has written numerous dramatic plays, books, and romantic poems. His poetry is best known and appreciated in France. In France Hugo is haled as the leader of the French Romanticism Movement. Victor Hugo's poems "Once More to Thee" and "Regret" re...

Topic : France In Revolution, 1789-1968: The major revolutions, the differences between them. The French Revolution was a series of political acts that began in 1789 by reformers in the French Government to take away the absolute power of the King and rich landowners and form a Government ele...

"It is indeed true that our Revolution was strikingly unlike that of France, and that most of those who originated it had no other than political programme." The American and French Revolutions were both bourgeois revolutions fought under the banner of the "rights of man"-individual liberty, equal...

Molière, pseudonym of JEAN BAPTISTE POQUELIN (1622-73), French dramatist, and one of the greatest of all writers of comedies. His universal comic types still delight audiences; his plays are often produced and have been much translated. Molière was born in Paris on January 15, 1622, the son of a w...

Imperialism,World War I and Revolution and Nationalism I) As some of us know what imperialism is, I would like to start you off with a definition for those who may not know what it is or what it means. Imperialism is a policy that one strong nation wants to take over or dominate other countr...