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- 371: Richelieu and Olivares: The Quest for European Domination
- ... the Nicandro Olivares argued that, while he had not always been successful, at least- unlike his rival- he had not adopted measures that offended against God, religion and the high traditions of the House of Austria” (126). Cardinal Richelieu explained his reasons for allying with Protestants in order to defeat the Habsburgs: “[they were] absolutely necessary for the salvation of the Duke of Mantua, who had been unjustly attacked, and for ...
- 372: The Ambitions of Napoleon
- ... France, he ended the dispute with the Roman Catholic Church, the court system was simplified, and all schools were under centralized control. Napoleon started to get himself into more trouble with his aggressive behavior. Russia, Austria, and the British became one against Napoleon, but Napoleon wanted to stretch his kingdom farther by going into Russia. His attempt at Russia ended in an embarrassing retreat. Napoleon was losing his army. They refused ...
- 373: John DeLorean and His Acomplishments
- ... near east side. He was the oldest of four sons. His father, Zachary, had immigrated from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France during his teen age years. His mother, Kathryn, had immigrated from Salzburg in Austria-Hungary as a young child. Together, they held an assortment of manufacturing jobs, Kathryn as a tool assembler, and Zachary as a millwright in a Detroit Ford factory. The family lived in a small house ...
- 374: The Truman Doctrine
- ... Dardanelles, Kiel Canal, and Rhine-Danube waterway should by free to all nations. Manchuria shouldbe Chinese, Dairen should be a free port. Russia should have Kuriles and Sakhalin . . . Germany should be occupied 'according to Yalta.' Austria should not be treated as an enemy country. After these announcements the British disclosed that they could no longer give aid to Turkey and Greece and that the U.S. must pick up the slack ...
- 375: The Civil War
- ... in Europe and then joined Lincoln's army. Born in Upper Silesia and trained at Dresden, Germany, he was a veteran of democratic struggles - a Polish revolt at Krakow, the Polish Legion's battles against Austria, and the Hungarian fight for independence. Some nationalities contributed more than their share of Union soldiers. Some immigrants earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. Italian American officer Louis di Cesnola, was the Colonel of the ...
- 376: Immigraton Laws
- ... rapidly. In the final period, from 1890 to 1910, fewer than one-third of the immigrants came from these areas. The majority of the immigrants were natives of Southern and Eastern Europe, with immigrants from Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Russia constituting more than half of the total. Until World War I, immigration had generally increased in volume every year. From 1905 to 1914 an average of more than a million immigrants ...
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