Ukraine. Chernivtsi Region. In Eastern Europe‚ there is a remarkable country named Ukraine that has population around forty-five million people according to recent statistics. The territory of the country compared to the territory of the United States is fairly low – only “603‚628 square kilometers” (Rybin 4). The capital of Ukraine is an ancient and beautiful city Kiev. “Ukraine has twenty-seven regions including cities like Kiev and Sevastopol‚ that are city state submissions‚ and Crimea‚ which
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Aftermath of World War I Signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in 1919. The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old
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Ancient Beginnings The Byzantine Empire during most of its history was one of the most influential empires in the Mediterranean. However‚ to find out how everything started‚ we need to go back to 657 BC‚ when the Greeks founded the colony of Byzantium or Byzantion along the European side of the Bosphorus Strait‚ which would become Constantinople (now Istanbul)‚ the capital of the Byzantine Empire. This land would later be incorporated into the Roman Empire. In 330 AD‚ Roman Emperor‚ Constantine the
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Ottoman Empire launches simultaneous surprise attacks on the four most significant Black Sea ports in the Russian Empire. | 1915 Timeline April 26‚ 1915 | The Treaty of London signed | London | Italy is promised the South Tyrol‚ parts of Dalmatia‚
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Spain is a multicultural and multilingual country and the language known as “Spanish” in the general meaning is Castilian which is one of several Romance languages. The other languages spoken throughout Spain is Catalan in the North-east‚ Galician in the North-west‚ Basque‚ which is a non-Romace language spoken around te western French-Spainish border and historical languages of Aragon‚ Leon and Asturias. In the history‚ all these languages were spoken alongside the Arabic‚ Hebrew and Latin and in
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The Relationship between the Renaissance and the Greco-Roman World The term “renaissance”—a French word meaning “rebirth”—refers to the reawakening to the artistic and philosophical ideals of ancient Greece and Rome that took place in Europe‚ marking the end of the Middle Ages. As Paul Johnson states in his book‚ The Renaissance: A Short Story‚ “If the term has any useful meaning at all‚ it signifies the rediscovery and utilization of ancient virtues‚ skills‚ knowledge‚ and culture.” (Johnson
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The Significance of The Black Death In Europe The Black Death‚ which swept across Europe between 1347 and 1351‚ had significance in all areas of life and culture: economic‚ social‚ psychological‚ and even religious. It ushered in a new age for all of Europe‚ in many ways speeding up the change from the medieval to modern era. In under a five year time span‚ one-third of Europe’s population died. There is some speculation that the toll was actually more than one-third‚ and could have reached
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The Travels of Marco Polo My ignorance and general distaste for history are likely to blame‚ but I‚ for one‚ was surprised to learn that Marco Polo is an actual person. Of course‚ I figured there was some significance to the phrase beyond its use as a swimming pool game‚ where a blindfolded individual closes their eyes‚ calls out‚ “Marco‚” and tries to tag other players by tracking down their mandatory responses of‚ “Polo.” That the significance was a name‚ however‚ surprised me indeed. I would
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On July 29th of 1883‚ the Italian dictator‚ Benito Mussolini‚ was born. He was born in Dovia di Predappio‚ a small town in Italy to parents Alessandro and Rosa Mussolini; he was the eldest of the three siblings. Benito’s father was a blacksmith and socialist while his mother was a Catholic school teacher. Benito’s father had a great influence on his son’s ideologies. Benito and his father spent a lot of time together during his youth while he helped in blacksmithing and during this time is when he
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Compare and Contrast -Hitler and Mussolini- Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini both attempted their rises to power during interwar years in fascist parties. In many ways their attempts at state control were similar; large portions of society were unsatisfied by existing governments who were weak and dysfunctional‚ a war that made life very difficult‚ and a perceived threat from the Left led to support for the Fascists. Additionally‚ the similar ideologies of the soon-to-be dictators as well as mistakes
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