Absolutism, political system in which there is no legal, customary, or moral limit on the government's power. The term is generally applied to political systems ruled by a single dictator, but it can also be applied to seemingly democratic systems that grant sweeping powers to the legislature or ex...

Alterity can be a powerful and unifying concept, serving to bring people together passionately towards a common goal. It has a far reaching effect in any scope or scale, from amalgamating warring local houses and tribes as in 11th Century France to coalescing adversative countries as in the Russian...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

In order to explain the differences between the maritime kingdoms of Europe and the land based empires of Eurasia we have to understand the similarities first. What these two groups had in common was that they were both looking to expand their nations. This is where the differences come in as well. ...

In any two people you will find similarities and differences. But no two people could be assimilar as Hitler and Napoleon, and yet so different. In this report you will read about theirsimilarities and differences in power, characteristics, military tactics, beliefs, and muchmore. Don't take my word...

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...

Causes of World War IThe assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand triggered World War I. However, the war had its origins in developments in the 1800's. The chief causes of World War I were the European Alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and militarism. The alliance system was one of the la...

were Carlo and Napoleon Bonaparte was born at Ajaccio, on the Island of Corsica, August 15th, 1769. His parents Letizia Bounaparte. He had 12 brothers and sisters but five of them died when they were young children. His family was a noble family in France, since the year before the Island of Cors...

World War I started due to a culmination of several long and short term factors involving aspects of nationalism, imperialism, militarism, alliance systems, and physical conflicts occurring over a forty year period. The industrial revolution brought around a radically different Europe than there ha...

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 ...

June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Francis Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria Hungary was assassinated by a serbian terrorist group. This was seemingly the cause of World War I, but it was really just the spark that started the war in a Europe already inflamed by the true causes of the great war. Im...