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…of the steam engine and marketed his new, more fuel-efficient invention (Ashton 25). Better engines were produced, and more uses were found for steam-power. Steam power fueled the Industrial Revolution by cutting manufacturing costs of goods significantly…

…dealer of Roccoco. At the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, she fleed from France. For the next 12 years she made a fortune by painting portraits of nobility and royalty in Italy, Austria, Germany, and Russia. she then returned to France…

…of view. The French representative, Clemenceau, believed in revenge and promised to make Germany pay for all the repairs of France and admit that they alone had provoked the war. He wanted to humiliate Germany for all the suffering and embarrassment they had…

…to them . French democracy can trace its spirit back to the French revolution. This revolution was the turning point in world history. It encouraged Europe to rise up in arms and demand representation in decisions. It is this spirit and French history…

…Modern World History Exam Question: Why and how did revolutionary political conditions exercise such a powerful influence over world history in the period from roughly World War I until the early 1970s? Throughout history, revolutions have shaped…

…Russian Jewish Revolutionary leader and Soviet politician, a close friend of Lenin. Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution' became unpopular after Stalin had gained power in the Soviet Union. Trotsky was assassinated by one of Stalin's agents. Although…

…Plot: A) The Patriot was about a man, a father, named Benjamin Martin whom fought in the American Revolution after it reached his home and family. He did not want to fight at first and did not support the war but his son, Gabriel, was determined…

…in the Balkans in 1908 over the annexation by Austria- Hungary of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All of these things could have been prevented. I think both World Wars were unnecessary. I know for a fact that the French Revolution spread the ideas of nationalism.…

…that of the United Kingdom. Men's wigs in various forms were worn throughout the West in the 18th century, until the French and American revolutions swept away these and other symbols of social status. >From the 18th century, women wore wigs and hairpieces, but only…

…as England but yet quite different. The only thing that was significantly different during the late 17th century, in France, was that the French revolution established freedom of religion and the Roman Catholic Church lost its special privileges. The influence…