The city of Paris, in France, may have the greatest history of any city in the world. Culturally as well as historically, Paris has always been a beautiful city with many monuments. Iconic locations such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe have stood erect for many centuries and are a beacon...

French Canadians & The Blackstone Valley John J. Barron Ethnicity in Massachusetts Wed. 12:30 The French have a lengthy history on this continent. The French became interested in the "New World" in 1524 when...

World History Term Paper:The Rise of Napoleon's Power During The French Revolution Napoleon's return to an autocratic government saved the French revolution, and all it stood for; and saving France from a near potentially anarchic situation. Napoleon although an autocratic dictator, wasn't anything ...

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 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...

Thousands of revolutions have taken place throughout the history of the world. These revolutions have changed the politics, history, and all other facets of civilization of certain groups. Most revolutions follow a basic set formula of events: a leader is overthrown, radical and extremist groups tak...

Dusk! The last shot of the first battle has been fired. The soldiers, the hungry, the injured and the weary, have retired to their camps. A man is seen lying on the ground calling out for his mother to come and rescue him from this hell on earth that has become his life. He is in ...

France has known for a fact that Iraq (Saddam) has had WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) programs. (Rhodes, Jonathan Pg.1) Because of France\'s lucrative import and exports between itself and Iraq, France has its own interests to protect. If France keeps its oil intake unharmed, then all is well. Th...

The Use of Terror was Necessary for The French Revolution To SucceedThe involvement of the Reign of Terror was compulsory for the French Revolution to Prevail. Sure this period in History was responsible for the extermination of more than 20,000 people but it would weed out the enemies of the republ...

The French Revolution The statement citing the essential cause of the French Revolution asthe "collision between a powerful, rising bourgeoisie and an entrenchedaristocracy defending it's privileges" has great pertinence in summarizingthe conflict of 1789. The causes of the French Revolution, b...

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...

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 ...

No state\'s creation was more dramatic, more at the center of national attention, more involved in fundamental moral conflict, than that of Kansas. In a sense, the state\'s history began with the Indians of the area and the Spanish explorers. A moral conflict of pro-slavery forces in the Civil War t...

The French Revolution was a trying time for many people in the 1700's. Robespierre was using the guillotine to produce his Reign of Terror that left more than 250 people dead. But the Reign of Terror was a result of a more radical time. The storming of the Bastille was one of the main issues du...

Interactions between the Natives, and the French and BritishThe two documents, The Jesuit Relations, and Instructions for the Virginia Colony sharecommonalities in their approaches in enforcing Christianity on the Native people. Both Frenchand English believe in exposing and converting the natives 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...

There were three causes of the French Revolution. The dividing of the three estates contributed to discontent felt by many French people; mostly the third estate. The ideas of the Enlightenment brought new views of government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of the ...

In the early seventeenth century the one and only thing that concerned the Puritan's was their status with God. No matter what they did it was in order to please Him. Their reverence to God was everything to them. They modeled their community as a patriarchal community. This meant that the ...

Two major religious wars in the 16th and 17th centuries were the French Wars of Religion and the Thirty Years' War with the Catholics fighting against the Protestants. They were both thought on the grounds of politics and religion and they changed the course of European history. No longer would...

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...

The statement citing the essential cause of the French Revolution was the power clash between the powerful, rising bourgeoisie and a well-established aristocracy defending it's privileges. The causes of the French Revolution, being provoked by this collision of powers, were the financial debt ...

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...

The French Revolution was one of the most significant turning points in French History. It may not have given France a proper democracy or have given France a good reputation with the Reign of Terror and all the deaths, but it did unify the French people together, which helped them over throw their...

There are many explanations for the difference in economic growth rate between Great Britain and fellow European countries Germany, France and Italy. If we look into the history of British politics we discover that a certain conservative party leader and British Prime Minster, Margaret Thatcher, had...

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...