There were many positive aspects of Napoleon’s reign. Napoleon had supported the changes brought about by the Revolution. He accepted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and did not restore feudalism. He improved the French system of laws by installing the Napoleonic Code‚ which made the laws more equal. Napoleon also increased the French education by establishing public high schools‚ universities‚ and trade schools. He also used his incredible gift of persuasion in order to assuage the Roman Catholic
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In the 18 to 19 centuries‚ a spark of events occurred called the Industrial Revolution‚ in which people started to stop using tools and use machines in order to expand the current country’s wealth by using their resources. Many inventions and ideas were created‚ but in order to experiment the wealthy people at the time bought up all the major farm lands. By doing this‚ the experiments were an immediate success while many farmers were forced to move to the cities and work in factories in order to
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as very little else does” (L30‚ 14:48). An external factor that attributed to Beethoven’s situational influences was the French Revolution; “In 1789‚ when the French Revolution began‚ Beethoven was an impressionable‚ testosterone-filled eighteen and a half year old. Like so many young people of his generation‚ he was energized by the heady sense of change that the revolution engendered‚ and at
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In 1787‚ the framework of the French Revolution was established through delegates assembling in Philadelphia during the American Revolution‚ which marked the end of the economic depression in America and increased central government authority. This made the American power increase from Montesquieu’s ideas of checks and balances and interest around the world. The American Revolution influenced the French through the numerous pamphlets and articles written about classical liberalism that Americans
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power what so ever and where controlled basically by the first two estates. They were taxed the heaviest‚ they had a little more than half of the land and they made up almost the whole population. All of this angered the commoners thus sparking the Revolution. The life of a peasant in France could be summed up to a disparity of wealth. The nobility was taxed very little while the commoners where taxed heavily. Even though the commoners had almost no money they were still taxed so heavily that they
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they wanted their king to step up and give the people the rights they deserve. The Storming of the Bastille is really what started the French Revolution. In the Storming of Bastille‚ Bastille was overtaken by the Paris mob. After the Assembly has to deal with the greatest fear and the Jacobin Club (which has one of the most intense leaders in the French Revolution) then they issue the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. ‘This document was created in order to remind everybody in France that
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of the revolution would not have occurred without the influence of the political leaders of France that used enlightened ideas and writings to influence the masses. Through evocative speeches and calls for rebellion against the monarchy and estate system‚ people were made revolutionaries‚ pursuing reform. Furthermore‚ the revolutionaries who advocated the calls for reform and supported enlightened ideas and took steps towards initiating reforms through forceful means. Ultimately‚ the French revolution
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The War of the Roses‚ which lasted from 1455 to 1487‚ was an extremely bloody and violent war that tore England apart and wrought havoc on much of the English countryside. The war not only unified England‚ but also exposed problems in English society. The war destroyed the English class and economic system that had been in place for hundreds of years. The aristocracy was no longer safe from public criticism and citizens began to demand less social persecution. The war weakened the power of the
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lasted till 1600. The Renaissance initially started in Italy. Individuals in Italy wanted to revive the culture of classical Greece and Rome. Through this process new things were created and accomplished. The Renaissance caused changes in arts and society. Drawings‚ paintings‚ and sculptures focused more on the individual and it was portrayed in a realistic way. Writers used vernacular language‚ native language‚ rather than latin to share their ideas. Due to the printing press‚ more books were printed
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negative effects that alcohol had on families and society. Excessive consumption of alcohol‚ primarily by men‚ often resulted in domestic violence‚ poor work performance‚ and carless spending of wages on alcohol‚ which were essential to support families. Although the Eighteenth Amendment did decrease alcohol-related consequences‚ ultimately the Eighteenth Amendment increase the illegal production and sale of liquor known as
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