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French Revolution Accomplishments

Question: why do people (especially americans) think that napoleon bonaparte was a dictator? and compare him to hitler!?

even though he gained power by a coup d’etat, he had the support of the people and was later elected “first consul” by the french. “he was was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic , Emperor of the French. He was also King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine”. i would not call that a dictator. and compare him to hitler ?! “The Napoleonic Code was adopted throughout much of Europe and remained in force after Napoleon’s defeat. Napoleon himself once said: “My true glory is not to have won 40 battles… Waterloo will erase the memory of so many victories… But what nothing will destroy, what will live forever, is my Civil Code.” …” many in the international community still admire the many accomplishments of the emperor as evidenced by the International Napoleonic Congress held in France

Answer: I dont, I actually admire Napoelon as one of the best leaders the world has ever seen. He infact was not a dictator in the least, but rather a military officer in the French Army who worked his way up. He was an emperor, and a great one at that. And I am an American, and i do not think that he was a dictator, and would never compare him to Hitler.

The French Revolution 9/9

Marie Antoinette Costume Hire

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Choice of Costumes for Halloween

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Youngsters who are more conscious about fashion can reflect their true styling by way of different Halloween costumes. For having a blast at the Halloween night, you can plan out a special dressing style to add more glitter and glamour in your appearance. Nowadays, dressing like Zombies, Grim Reapers, and monsters are considered high fashion standards. Some people look happy in their classic creepy choices. Lovers of history can add a tinge of historical note into their Halloween costumes such as elegant Marie Antoinette dresses, sharp colonial George Washington suits, seductive Cleopatra gowns, or honest Abe Lincoln ensembles.

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French Revolution Encyclopedia

Question: Suggestions for studying for my history test on the Enlightenment, American and French Revolutions?

Please choose three names/events that you guys think had the greatest impact on either the Enlightenment, French Revolution, or American Revolution? (and then please state the impact) Please just help I’m a little indecisive.

Enlightenment:

Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Philosophes
The Encyclopedia (+Diderot)
Deism
Adam Smith
The Enlightened Despots

The American Revolution:

Salutary Neglect
French-Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act of 1765
Intolerable Acts of 1774
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Saratoga of 1777
Battle of Yorktown of 1781
Bill of Rights

French Revolution:

Absolutism
Louis XVI
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Estates-General
Tennis Court Oath
Robbespierre
Danton
Marat
Lafayette
Girondins and Jacobins
Reign of Terror
Neckar
Parlement
The Directory
Napoleon Bonaparte
Congress of Vienna

Answer: See this site on History at

http://www.suite101.com/history/

Use the search engine there and you will find several small articles that summarize each of these events for you!

The Masonic/Illuminati New World Order (3 of 7)

Marie Antoinette Curtains

Question: what would the theme or style of a room like marie antionette’s be called?

i’m redoing my room and i love marie antoinette’s room in the movie and i like that kind of style but i don’t know what to call it. i want like luxurious, thick curtains, big bedposts, but the themes at ikea are like modern and that’s not what i’m looking for.

if anyone has a website with ideas please share.

oh yeah and what would be a good wall color for this style??? on the girly side. oh yeah and would a nice wall paper that’s texturized be more appopropriate like what color shades???

thanksssssssssssss

Answer: Versailles? Hopefully the link will take you to the HGTV Double Take page I wanted you to see, where they took a pretty basic bedroom and gave it that look from an inspiration picture.

Marie Antoinette- Higher Than Hope

French Revolution Great Fear

Question: The Evolution of Modern Government – World History?

1. In what way did Frederick II of Prussia serve his people as an Enlightened, absolute ruler?

A. He abolished serfdom.
B. He created a Prussian constitution.
C. He worked with parliament.
D. He built a bureaucracy of civil service entirely based on merit.

From whom did Frederick II get his ideas on tolerating religious minorities?

A. Catherine the Great
B. His father, Frederick William I
C. Voltaire
D. Adam Smith

What was the biggest problem that Parliament had with James II which led to his replacement in the Glorious Revolution?

A. They feared James would return Catholicism to England as the official religion.
B. Parliament no longer wanted England to be ruled by a king and wished to abolish the monarchy.
C. James was French and was viewed with suspicion by the English population.
D. They wished to return to an era of divine right kings and James was too weak.

Answer: 1. In what way did Frederick II of Prussia serve his people as an Enlightened, absolute ruler?
D. He built a bureaucracy of civil service entirely based on merit.
Modernization
He gave his state a modern bureaucracy whose mainstay until 1760 was the able War and Finance Minister Adam Ludwig von Blumenthal, succeeded in 1764 by his nephew Joachim who ran the ministry to the end of the reign and beyond. Prussia's education system was seen as one of the best in Europe. Frederick abolished torture and corporal punishment and generally supported religious toleration, including the retention of Jesuits as teachers in Silesia, Warmia, and the Netze District after their suppression by Pope Clement XIV. He was interested in attracting a diversity of skills to his country, whether from Jesuit teachers, Huguenot citizens or Jewish merchants and bankers (particularly from Spain.) He wanted development throughout the country, specifically in areas that he judged as needing a particular kind of development. For instance, Frederick, writing in his Testament politique, made suggestions on improving Prussia's border trade in a manner which we today would find indefensible, but at the time was very forward-thinking and equitable:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II_of_Prussia

From whom did Frederick II get his ideas on tolerating religious minorities?
C. Voltaire

It is likely Voltaire, if you read this here:
"The religions must all be tolerated and the state has to keep an eye that none of them shall derogate the other, because here everyone must find his salvation in his own way."
"die Religionen müssen alle toleriert werden und der Fiscal muß nur das Auge darauf haben, dass Keine der Andern abruch tue, denn hier muß ein jeder nach seiner Fasson selig werden."

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Frederick_II_of_Prussia

What was the biggest problem that Parliament had with James II which led to his replacement in the Glorious Revolution?

A. They feared James would return Catholicism to England as the official religion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution

I will work on the other question later, but I believe the answer is a, because it says in the article
The Revolution of 1688 is considered by some as being one of the most important events in the long evolution of powers possessed by Parliament and by the Crown in England. With the passage of the Bill of Rights, it stamped out any final possibility of a Catholic monarchy, and ended moves towards monarchical absolutism in the British Isles by circumscribing the monarch's powers. The King's powers were greatly restricted; he could no longer suspend laws, levy taxes, or maintain a standing army during peacetime without Parliament's permission.
You will find it in the Legacy section when you scroll down.

Le Grand Peur (The Great Fear)