The alliance system, which was started by Bismark, helped keep the peace throughout Europe. Although the reason it was started was to keep Germany from ever having to fight a war on two fronts (France and Russia). So Germany had an alliance with Austria-Hungary and also had an alliance with Russia...

There is no doubt that Napoleon\'s life left a huge impact on Europe. People have called him \"The greatest man of action born in Europe since Julius Caesar\" (Winston Churchill). The campaign of 1812 was more frankly imperialistic than any other of Napoleon\'s wars; it was more directly dictated b...

Political ChangeIn the French and Russian Revolutions, could political change have occurred without bloodshed and the use of force? In the French and Russian Revolutions, there was a lot of force and bloodshed used. Can political change occur without the use of bloodshed and force? I think it can...

Pre-revolutionary government and society provided the appropriate factors to bring the nations of France and Russia to revolution. To say that they provided the necessary ferment we must analyse society and government in their own right to reveal the pressures that were placed upon the people of bot...

Turning Point Title: Napoleon's Retreat from MoscowPlace and Date of Event: June 22 1812 Napoleon and the Grande Arme invadeRussia. December 18 1812 what is left of the Grande Arme make it back toFrance. Key Individuals and Roles: Napoleon: Emperor of France who lead the French Arme and it's allies...

The ancien regime "means old regime in French" and is the term applied to practically every facet of European social, economic, and political development before the French Revolution of 1789. A striking feature of the ancien regime was the contrast in the lives and experiences of the peoples of d...

Logical Intervention in Vietnam American military intervention in Vietnam has always been a highly controversial issue. Many Americans were against intervention in Vietnam. Many Americans question rather the United States should have ever sent troops to Southeast Asia, and if intervention was th...

The outbreak of war in Europe in 1854, the Crimean War, broke up the cooperation Europe, led by four powers-Russia, Britain, Austria, and Prussia-tried to maintain, solidify, and improve after the Napoleonic Wars. Even worse, into two separate hostile groups: mainly the west with France and Britain,...

The purpose of a revolution, as history has shown, is to fight some sort of political or social injustice suffered by a group of the general public. Typically a minority of the population, in search of a better lifestyle fights back against the oppression they have been forced to endure. His...

World War II in Europe Before dawn on September 1, 1939, German forces crossed into Poland in an attack so fast and brutal, they called it blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war. This time Britain and France decided to fight, and on September 3 they declared war on Germany. Roosevelt declared the Uni...

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian 19th century who has often been considered his country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Alexander Pushkin blended Old Slavonic with vernacular Russian into a rich, melodic language. He was ...

The Arts play a large role in the expression of inner thoughts and beauty in life. From dance and music to painting, the concept of life is shown through the various ways in which we interpret it. The arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and documenting civilizations. Russia h...

Before the 1940s most countries in the world were capitalist or had a mixed economy including the USA and most countries in Europe, but it ended in the 1940s when the war was over. People see capitalism as giving people the freedom to do well and make money. Some people disagree with this because th...

Have you ever wondered why a war started and if it could of been prevented? World War One is one of the wars out for many wars that occured that people wonder if it could of been preventable. World War One occured in the years 1914 to 1918. Many people believed that this war was caused by the ass...

How absolute were the 18th Century Tsars? When asking how absolute a monarch is, we need to pay attention to the groups of people that surround that monarch. The aristocracy, the church and the army all played an important part in the running of an 18th century state, and without the support of t...

EDITING There are several ideas that are associated with the role of editing in film criticism, which can be categorized generally according to the stylistic elements of realism and formalism and the ways in which they both build into the classical paradigm. LetÕs begin, though, w...

Expanding the Security Council Expanding the Security Council is an issue that I was thinking about for long time. Many countries believe that they should become members of the Big Five club; they demand the expanding of the council. Countries like Japan, Germany, Italy and even some under develo...

Drinking and alcoholism are a big part of any countries society, but in Russia, it is sometimes taken to the extreme. Ever since Prince Vladimir decided to convert the nation to Orthodox Christianity because of its tolerance of alcohol in 988, Russia has been almost accustomed to drinking (Brown). W...

The motivations behind imperialism imposed by the growing superpowers include strategic and cultural imperialism, nationalism, economic considerations, and the idea of "survival of the fittest". Strategic imperialism is the concern of a nation for the control of key waterways, ports, and military ou...

The Tsar of Russia was a position that required leadership skills, good decision-making ability and an aptitude for hard work. Although Nicholas II possessed some skills that would be advantages to this position overall he was not suitable to be the Tsar of Russia.Nicholas II ascended the throne on ...

Aleksandr PushkinPushkin was a revolutionary and his liberal vies are depicted in almost all of his poems. The five poems that will be discussed in this research paper clearly present Pushkin's views. "The prisoner", "Just There over the Crowned...", "The league of ours is...", "It's time my friend....