The Bourbon king Louis XIV, the powerful monarch of the early seventeenth century (1661-1715), had been the most successful absolute monarch in history, but his grandiose imperial ambitions led to massive military failure and had left his country in economic ruin. ... Napoleon was aware of his hostile neighbors of Europe, and at first through skillful diplomacy and then through masterful military movements he was able to secure his nation from any real threats. ...

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"I always hear Caesar did, Caesar conquered. Was not there at least a cook along?" "Bertolt Brecht In 1914, the world witnessed one of the most terrible and bloody wars in the history of mankind to that date. World War One, at that time entitled the Great War, began as a result of the conflict ...

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(France and the French 265) The Vichy police handled it as another opportunity to empty the camps of foreign Jews. ... (France and the French 265) In an attempt to "flex- the Vichy's muscles, Bousquet authorized and organized a mass round-up of foreign Jews in Paris. ... It also caused problems for the distinction of foreign Jews and French Jews because many children were from foreign parents but had French citizenship. ... (France and the French 169) This was mostly due to the fact the Germans concentrated more on the foreign Jews in their first deportations. "It was also because t...

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During this time in Europe and especially in France, state-making the emergence of nationalism and the increase in secular political institutions transformed the European continent. Napoleon Bonaparte helped to overthrow the Directory, which held power from 1794-1799, and he helped transform France...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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