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- 61: Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... He returned in triumph to France. On December 2, 1804 Napoleon crowns himself emperor in the presence of Pope Pius VII. The magnificent coronation ceremony is held at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Austria and Great Britain were the two greatest enemies of France. They declare war on France in 1803. Napoleon first met the Austrians in battle. Near Ulm in Germany., he demolished their army in 1805. The ... are defeated. And he decided to beat the British on land. First he wanted to destroy each power in turn so that all Great Britain s allies would be crushed. Because he had already decimated Austria s army at Ulm, he wanted to annihilate what was left of their forces. So Napoleon ordered his troops to march into Vienna and occupy the capital of the Austrian Empire. The Austrian emperor appealed to Czar Alexander I, the ruler of Russia, for help. When Czar s forces arrived in Austria, their combined armies were far greater in number than Napoleon s. On the morning of December 2, 1805, Napoleon lead his army to cut the Russians off from the Austrians, drive the Russians through ...
- 62: WW
- ... to wage war on another. The danger of these alliances was that an argument between two countries could draw all the other nations into a fight. This is just what happened when a conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia led to World War 1. Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey). Prominent among the war's causes were the imperialist, territorial, and economic rivalries of the great powers. The German empire in particular was determined to establish itself as the preeminent power on ... immediate cause of hostilities. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated at Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist. One month later, after its humiliating demands were refused, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Other declarations of war followed quickly, and soon every major power in Europe was in the war. Some of the basic causes of World War 1 goes as far ...
- 63: The Treaty of Trianon
- ... to form a unified Central Europe. These were ideas shared by the United States, Great Britain, and France. The Americans actually formulated a plan to make the Austor-Hungarian Monarchy into six federate states. Including Austria proper, these were to be Hungary, Bohemia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Ruthenia, and Transylvania. Although the plan seemed good in theory, it never came into the forefront, It is also interesting to not that both the United ... Allies to accept this, because one major incentive was to break up the military power of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The Allies gave into this pressure from France, and as a result Clemenceau renounced both Austria and Hungary. This now placed geographical importance on the new states being formed, and for France this was particularly true of Czechoslovakia and Romania. The Allies need to make sure that these new states were ... a piece of the pie from their oppressors, and this was instantly transferred into land loss for Hungary. In total, two-thirds of Hungary was awarded to the new states, and a small portion to Austria. Along with that major land loss, three million Hungarians fell under the jurisdiction of a new state, and along with that came minority status. Already on December 1, 1918 the National Assembly of Romanians ...
- 64: Napoleon 3
- ... he had no heirs, so in 1809 he divorced her to look for a younger bride. In 1810 he met and married Archduchess, Marie Louise the eighteen-year-old daughter of Emperor Francis I of Austria. During their marriage Napoleon and his new wife conceived one child, a boy also named Napoleon. Napoleon was a man known for his greatest powers and successes as a leader. One of the many successful ... for the enemies weakest points and throw all his strength against that point. This newly developed strategy helped him to win many of his attacks such as his attack on and defeat in Italy against Austria and his battle and defeat in Egypt against the Turks. After Napoleon s defeats in Egypt he returned to France where he seized control of the French government in November 1799. After ten years of ... in 1804 Napoleon was unstoppable. He was out to protect and please the people of his country. He was able to defeat almost any barrier set in his way. He defeated many countries such as Austria, Russia, and Prussia. After each victory Napoleon continued to enlarge his empire. In 1806 Napoleon began to feel very powerful and important, thinking everything would always go in his favor. That year he issued ...
- 65: Napoleon
- ... making his the great military leader he is known as today. Latter in1796, Napoleon became commander of the French army in Italy. He defeated four Austrian generals in succession, each at impossible odds, and forced Austria and it's allies to make peace. The Treaty of Campo Formio provided that France keep most of its conquests. In northern Italy he founded the Cisalpine Republic, and straightened his position in France by ... began the scientific study of ancient Egyptian history. In 1799 he failed to capture Syria, but won a smashing victory over the Turks at Abu Qir. France, meanwhile, faced a new threat, the coalition of Austria, Russia, and the lesser powers allied with Britain. Bonaparte, being no modest soul, decided to leave his army and return to save France. In Paris, he joined a conspiracy against the government. In the coup ... has more need for Napoleon, then he for France" (II, pg.243). In April 1803 Britain, provoked by Napoleon's aggressive behavior, resumed war with France on the seas. Two years after this Russia and Austria joined the British in a second coalition. Napoleon then abandoned plans to invade England and turned his armies against the Austro-Rusian forces, defeating them at the battle of Austerlitz on December 2nd, 1805. ...
- 66: How World Conflict Start
- ... Serbian in Kosovo, and domestic affairs within are nations. I will follow trough those events and support my Idea. World War I was about Serbian idea of giving up there people andgetting them executed by Austria-Hungry. Serbian believe that there peopleis more valuable than Austria-Hungry's threat. Serbian view is that, "Why should we give are people when they are being 'Patriotic' to our nation." So basically what this meant was, a rephrase of one of United States Article ... Geneva Convention. This almost or is the same with Serbian at that time. They protect there people because they do not want to punish a nationalist just because he was being patriotic. They probably shot Austria-Hungry leader, because the plan that Austria-Hungry want to take over your territory. Ask yourself this ,would you punish your son or daughter who shot a burglar before he/she/it entered your ...
- 67: Explain How The Inherent Stren
- ... order to achieve it, many years had to pass. Prussia, a country with a strong army and a large number of population was ready to bring closer to her the Saxon areas that were under Austria-Hungarian influence. She was going to achieve this, by forming an economic confederation, that would assure, free trade among the countries that would be part of it, the Zolverein. So after some time Prussia managed ... the Germanic states. However the facts that brought Prussia and the states closer were the wars that fought together. The first one took place in 1863, against Denmark, which threatened the Germanic states. Prussia and Austria-Hungary formed an alliance and were able to defeat easily the Danish. The reason that Prussia allied with Austria-Hungary was that, she wanted to prevent the confederation of forming an army, thats because Prussia wanted those states to be week. However the wars werent over, in fact in 1866 Austria- ...
- 68: Napolean
- ... saved the revolutionary government by dispersing an insurgent mob in Paris. Also in 1796, Napoleon was made commander of the French army in Italy. He defeated four Austrian generals, each with superior numbers, and forced Austria and its allies to make peace. In northern Italy he founded the Cisalpine Republic (later known as Italy) and strengthened his position in France by sending millions of francs worth of treasure to the government ... he had brought with him began the scientific study of ancient Egyptian history. In 1799 he failed to capture Syria, but he won a smashing victory over the Turks. France, meanwhile, faced a new army; Austria, Russia, and lesser powers had allied with Britain. Napoleon, was no meek soul, he decided to leave his army and return to save France. In Paris, he joined a conspiracy against the government. November 9 ... won in the Revolution, including equality before the law and freedom of religion. In April 1803 Britain, provoked by Napoleons aggressive behavior, resumed war with France on the seas, two years later Russia and Austria joined the British in a new coalition. Napoleon then abandoned plans to invade England and turned his armies against the Russian forces. In 1806 he seized the kingdom of Naples and made his elder ...
- 69: The Start of World War 2 For the United States
- ... States and everyone wanted revenge on Japan for their actions. On December 8, 1941, the United States, Cananda, and Great Britain declared war on Japan . The next day China declared war on the Axis, ( Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, and Romania). Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on December 11. World War II had become a Global conflict. In the attack on Pearl Harbor Twenty-four ... States and everyone wanted revenge on Japan for their actions. On December 8, 1941, the United States, Cananda, and Great Britain declared war on Japan . The next day China declared war on the Axis, ( Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, and Romania). Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on December 11. World War II had become a Global conflict. In the attack on Pearl Harbor Twenty-four ... States and everyone wanted revenge on Japan for their actions. On December 8, 1941, the United States, Cananda, and Great Britain declared war on Japan . The next day China declared war on the Axis, ( Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, and Romania). Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on December 11. World War II had become a Global conflict. In the attack on Pearl Harbor Twenty- ...
- 70: Adolf HItler
- ... the world into the worst war in history. Only an army corporal in World War I, Hitler became Germany's chancellor 15 years later. He was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria, of German descent. His father Alois was the illegitimate son of Maria Anna Schicklgruber. In middle age Alois took the name Hitler from his paternal grandfather. After two wives had died Alois married his foster ... Hitler made a living as a laborer in the building trades and by painting cheap postcards. He often slept in parks and ate in free soup kitchens. These humbling experiences inflamed his discontent. He called Austria "a patchwork nation" and looked longingly across the border at the energetic and powerful Germany. Hitler's hatred of poverty, his rabid devotion to his German heritage, and his loathing of Jews combined to form ... Hitler later applied this technique in Germany. At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he gave up his Austrian citizenship to enlist in the 16th Bavarian infantry regiment. He would not fight for Austria, "but I was ready to die at any time for my people (Germans)." In his first battle, the Ypres offensive of 1914, he shouted the song 'Deutschland, Deutschland uber Alles.' On the Somme in ...
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