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… years after Italy entered the war allying with Germany, famine, cold, bombings and economic decline struck the country, destroying their credibility of fascism. The people expressed their discord, and on the 3rd of September the armistice was signed.…

… we all have hopefully already learned, Robinson and Gallagher's main focus when it came to the study of the British Imperialism was the importance of continuity throughout Britain's imperial age. While previous imperial…

… Medieval Europe was not a unified Mediterranean world. Germanic tribes invaded many areas and overrun Europe, creating separate kingdoms. The only element uniting these kingdoms was the gradual adoption of Christianity as the dominant religion.…

… Renaissance, a time of artwork, a time of prosperity, a time of innovation. Following the Middle Ages or during the late 14th century, this age came to bring about a lot of changes throughout Europe but mainly originating from Italy. This was a…

… on society in the high middle ages was something that evolved on things we use today in our society. European society was now starting to get into the art of schooling, stronger literature, more philosophers. One of the big issues which…

… to be more than dependent on a man. But many females during this time period were not satisfied, were not happy with being just a wife and mother, and longed for something to advance themselves in. Finally in the 17th and 18th centuries intellectual…

… event because the entire idea of reforming the church started with the validity of the sale of indulgences. Indulgences were purely for economic gain when it came to the catholic church. Because of this sale of indulgences protestants and other anti-pope…

… II, and Catherine the Great were all very enlightened despots because they were distictively different from other monarchs of the time period. They ruled their subjects using the principles of the enlightenment. This meant that they ruled with the…

… featured many of the common characteristics associated with totalitarian propaganda; Twisted truths, stereotypical and distorted pictures of populace groups, simple messages repeated frequently and the use of a common enemy as a scapegoat. Also the…

… is a classic example of the tensions present in Medieval Scandinavian culture's policial and justice system. Several shifts occurred in the ninth century that changed early Scandinavian worldviews, including the influence of Christianity and resistance…