The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire: A Comprehensive Overview
Concepts
The French Revolution is a period of revolution with violent political and social change that eliminate absolute monarchy and the states system of the Ancient Regime. Is considered the1st european bourgeoisie revolution 1789 Jacobins were a group of people that represente the wealthy bourgeoisie. They had moderative views and supported constitutional monarchy and introduceuniversal manhood suffrage. 1789 Constitutional monarchy: type of goverment in which the power of monarch were limited
Read MoreThe Cold War: Phases, Conflicts, and Global Impacts
The Cold War
The Phases of the Cold War
Containment (1947-1953)
In March 1947, US President Harry S. Truman asked Congress to support the Greek Government against the communists in the Greek Civil War. Truman justified the intervention on the grounds that American national security depended on the containment of communism. This became known as Containment or the Truman Doctrine.
That year, the USA came up with the European Recovery Programme for Europe, nicknamed the Marshall Plan, to get the economy
Read MoreThe Founding Statutes of the Basque Nationalist Party: A Historical Analysis
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The Spanish Civil War: Causes, Dimensions, and Consequences
Revolt and Civil War
Domestic and International Dimensions of the Conflict
The Causes of Civil War
Historians distinguish three types of causes:
- Structural causes or “long life” causes include: the problem of southern agricultural landlordism and misery of the peasant laborers, the tension between the weak civil power and military, the confrontation between clericalism and anticlericalism, the conflict between centralism and nationalisms, and the harshness of labor relations.
- Short-term or “average”
The Tumultuous First Spanish Republic: From Federalism to Presidential Rule
THE FIRST REPUBLIC
The same day that Amadeo left Spain, the congress and the senate proclaimed the First Republic.
The Government is ceded to the Republicans in Figueras. Given the problems facing the young republic, Figueras calls for May elections in which federal Republicans get a clear majority with 346 votes of the members in favor in some cuts of 386.
The new government will lead the federalist Margal
Pi. His first project was to draft a new constitution that embodied the principle of federalism
World War I: Causes, Characteristics, Phases, and Consequences
1. Causes of World War I
Militarism (Arms Race)
Many countries believed it was important to build large armies and navies. This led to an arms race, with each country trying to outdo the others.
Alliance Systems
Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Entente: France, Britain, and Russia
Two opposing groups had grown up, believing that a ‘balance of power’ would prevent war. However, these alliances also meant that a conflict between two countries could quickly escalate into a larger