Russian Empire

said that, the creation of the German Empire in 1871 was largely caused by the failure of the bourgeois uprisings in 1848. In this fashion, the establishment of the German Empire can be thought of as a counterrevolution caused by class struggle. In 1985, Hans Ulrich Wehler produced a book titled The German Empire 1871-1918, which featured an in depth analyses of the social, political, and economic realities created by the establishment of the German Empire under Prussian autocratic rule.…

Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914, the sentiment between European powers was already on the brink of war. An increasingly militaristic German Empire sought to expand their boundaries and diplomatic alliances were failing at an alarming rate between the European powers, shifting military alliances between two sects. The Central Powers, primarily the German, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman, and Bulgarian Empires, were in an all-out war…

The Hagia Sophia as said in live science was “born out of riots”. The Hagia Sophia was the biggest Orthodox Church built in the East Roman Empire called “Church of Holy Wisdom” modern day Istanbul and was constructed in the same location three times in its life span. The church was a place where the rulers were crowned and throughout the byzantine period it was the “biggest operational cathedral”. A great revolt called the Nika Riot hit Constantinople in 532 A.D. because of…

At that time Britain was dominating power of empire in Africa in 1905, closely followed bay France so in 1904 Britain and France signed an agreement called the entente cordiale in which Britain agreed not to fight with France over control of morocco and to support France in this action. In the sense…

heavy casualties piled up on both sides. However, Japan eventually took control of both the sea and land battles, leaving Russia defeated. Japan became the first Asian Power to defeat a European Power in Modern Times. However, after, this loss, the Russian Economy increased their military spendings and their economy went down. The news of defeat was unexpected in Russia. There was social unrest, a hatred shown to the military and economic disruption. The revolution of 1905, which included…

accept being governed by someone with a different national identity. Similar to the Habsburg Empire was the Ottoman Empire which also consisted of many ethnicities including, Greeks, Bulgarians, Turks, Kurds and Serbs. This mixture of nationalities was a key reason for the collapse of the Empire, which began with the Greek uprising. The development of nationalism accelerated throughout the Ottoman Empire during the nineteenth century and in particular within the Greeks as the position of…

Byzantine Empire in architecture and religion while Japan imitated China through Korea, the cultural landbridge. Japan even avoided being taken over by western empires by observing what happened to China. Japan’s nationalism helped them to create a strong military to protect itself against western powers. They used their code of Bushido to create a strong, vast, and loyal army. “It took defeat in the Crimean War to expose the empire’s lack of development and the urgent need for Russian…

case of the Armenian Genocide, fear of the other brought about the extermination of the Armenian minority in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. The genocide took place during and after World War I, and led to the death of approximately one million Armenians. The remaining Armenian population was…

The Mongols dominated Russia from 1240 to nearly the end of the of the 16th century CE. The empire conquered by Genghis Khan was split after his death among his heirs and eventually divided into four smaller, though not insignificant Khanates. According to David O. Morgan the Great Khanate in and around China, the Ilkhanate of Persia, Iraq, and parts of Anatolia, the Chagatai Khanate of Central Asia, and the Golden Horde that controlled much of the Western and Southern parts of Russia. Due to…

Framework setting: Late Ottoman Empire between reforms and colapse Albanian-speaking population in the late nineteenth century was in its majority inhabiting the territories of the Western and parts of the Central Balkans ruled by the Ottoman Empire (Bartl 1967: 37-86). After the Congress of Berlin (1878) the Ottoman state was experiencing the ever-growing pressure of European Great Powers. By the end of the „long nineteenth century“ the politics of great powers dictated ever more the…