The executive in the French Vth Republic and the executive in the Federal Republic in Germany have a few similarities and many differences. Since the French Vth constitution was tailor-made by DeGaulles himself, the executive in this republic is very strong and authoritative. However, the executive ...

In January 1919, the leaders of America, Britain, France, and Italy met at the Paris Peace conference to decide on the terms of the Treaty of Versailles that would be presented to Germany to pay for damages and, this treaty officially ended the most horrific war up until that point in history. At th...

Throughout history, nothing has been more devastating and as destructive as war. Poverty, pain, depression, isolation, starvation and death have been some primary consequences. World War I is an example of these consequences. Although one can say that there were many causes of the war such as Na...

World War I and II were both very harmful to the lives of all the countries involved in the war, and to the countries that weren't involved in the war. Many people believed that the wars were inevitable, while some believed that they were avoidable. The two great wars affected many aspects of...

During the 100-year period of 1814 to 1914 every social group throughout Europe embraced the ideology of nationalism. Its success was largely due to the fact that it offered something for everyone regardless of social or political status. It had no specific ideas for government or ec...

The article that this paper will be based and discussed upon is titled "Berthe'sprison diary," written by Hanna Diamond. "Berthe's prison diary" can be found in theAugust 1999 issue of History Today, volume 49, pages 43-49. During World War II, itwas known that many people suffered. People suffer...

Territorial Identity Territorial identity is a feeling that have in common a group of people (territorial community), which is a clear definition of their territory. In fact, people don not relate themselves to a territory, but to its institutions, economic system, goals, and its destiny. The Te...

I chose this event for my topic because I thought it was pretty interesting. In history class you never really go over the treaties and what they're all about, so I thought that it would be a good event to do. On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versa...

As Supreme Expeditionary Forces Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower had the top military men of Great Britain and the United States under his command. These men would help him play out the great plans for the long-awaited invasion. Their orders from the Combined Chiefs of Staff were very simple;...

It was as early as 1564 that a "pencil" similar to what we know today was in use. That year, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, a deposit of graphite (black carbon) was found in Borrowdale, Cumbria. It was so solid and uniform that it could be sawn into sheets and cut into thin square sticks....

During the 1930's Italy and Germany followed a policy of aggressive territorial expansion; they invaded weak lands that could be taken over easily. The dictatorships (led by Hitler in Germany, and Mussolini in Italy) knew exactly what their goals were, to form the empire they didn't achie...

The Holocaust MisconceptionThe Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. There are those that underestimate the extent of world knowledge about the German atrocities. There are also those who are ignorant of the way in ...

The Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. There are those that underestimate the extent of world knowledge about the German atrocities. There are also those whom are ignorant of the way in which the Jews reacted to their situation. The incredible ex...

Few individuals in history have had such a profound impact on the destiny of a nation as Charles de Gaulle, who from the time of his heroic refusal to accept the humiliating defeat of the French in 1940 at the hands of the rampaging Germans, to his resignation of the Presidency in 1969, symbolized F...

The Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War was a series of European conflicts that lasted from 1618 to 1648. The battles were mainly fought in Germany. The struggle was initially based on the religious conflicts among Germans by the Protestant Reformation, but it was later influenced by other is...

Following the Second World War, many European countries were wiped out. The result of the activities of the Third Reich had left Europe\'s political system of nation-states dismantled and devastated, and most importantly, the European economy lay disrupted in ruins. In result of this, there was a wa...

Why the Third Crusade Failed C.P. World History Page 1 Between the terrible loss at Hattin and the loss of Jerusalem, news horrified Latin Europe. This provoked the leaders of the three principal countries: Frederick I of Germany, Philip Augustus of France, and Richard Coeur-de-Lion (L...

Well Mr. Bonham you served you country well. You made the world safe for democracy. If it weren't for brave soldiers, such as yourself America wouldn't be the way it is today. If we didn't have brave soldiers we could very well be under the rule of another country. Sometime sacrifices...

Olympics The modern Oplympic Game, first held in 1896, in Athens, Greece. The first modern Olmpic Gmaes were inspired by British schoolmaster, organized bby a Frenchman, and held in greece. An arena was built on the foundations of the long-vanished Panathenaic Stadium...

The Romanticism era or movement was basically a rebellion of the typical or mainstream idea of literature. This was a very strong movement, it was accepted and practiced by approximately two thirds of the popular writting population. It began in Germany and England in the 1770s, by the 1820s it had ...

World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars- but it wasn't. The war was not necessary and to some unjust. How could such a terrible war start over an assassination? The truth is that it wasn't. The real cause of WWI a single isolated incident, but rather though a series of...

INFLUENCES ON NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS Besides communicating verbally, we also communicate nonverbally. This kind of communication can be with the rolling of the eyes, posture, the way we shake a person's hand or even the tone in our voice while speaking. All of these...

Sly MilonIn Guy De Maupassant's "Old Milon," the title character is exceptionally clever. For example, receiving the Prussian soldiers at his house, giving them the best treatment he can, he is in fact avoiding conflict with the Prussians; therefore he keeps his family safe from the Pru...

Throughout the 16th and 17th Century the rise of many absolute monarchs is witnessed in which the live lives of much royalty and grandeur. Luxuriousness became a mere detail to the lives, and they built palaces the size of small cities. However, some of these monarchs became so caught up in their l...

In the visual arts the sixteenth century saw the spread of Italian Renaissance ideas northward. In some cases they were carried by Italian artists like Benvenuto Cellini, who went to work in France. Cellini was Goldsmith to Francis I of France from 1537 to 1545. He completed here his first sculptur...