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The battle had been focused on religious issues. In 1618, protestant German states battling against the Austrian Hapsburgs, the German Catholic allies, and Catholic Spain. Even though aspects regarding national power were present in the struggle. It is considered one of the largest and most horrific fights in recorded history, with over 8 million lives lost. transforming the geopolitical nature of Europe as well as the position of religion and nation-states in civilization.
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The English Bill of Rights was authorized in 1689 between William III and Mary II, who were co-rulers in England. Political and religious views triggered the overthrow of King James II. Later replaced by Mary, his daughter, along with her Dutch husband, William of Orange, took their place. the Bill of Rights denounced King James II for exploiting authority and stated that government mustn't rule without the consent of the Parliament.
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King Frederick II of Prussia invaded the region of Silesia, one of the richest lands of the Habsburgs. The conflict involved a colonial struggle, between the United Kingdom and France. His army conquered the Austrians at Mollwitz in April 1741 and overcame Silesia. His success reinforced the view in Europe that Hapsburg dominions were unable to support themselves. Prussia had charge of Silesia, but none of the colonial or other disputes concerning France and Britain had been resolved.
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The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to help rebuild the financial economy following the cost of the Seven Years War with France. The Seven Years War ended the long dispute amongst France and Britain over North America, leaving Britain in the hands of Canada and France with no foundation on the continent. "Give me liberty, or give me to death" Speech by Patrick Henry gathered with Virginia's colonial representatives in 1775 to rally the militia against a potential invasion by the British.
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The American Revolution erupted by increasing conflict among the British public of the 13 North American colonies and the colonial government of its Crown. France joined the American Revolution with the Americans in 1778, transforming what was effectively a civil war into an international crisis. The British surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, granting the Americans their independence. -
The uprising began by popular dissatisfaction towards the French monarchy including King Louis XVI's weak economic policies, which resulted in death through guillotine, along with his wife Marie Antoinette. Despite being unable to accomplish all objectives, the French Revolution was crucial in forming nations today through demonstrating the strength of the people's will. -
Through rejection to King Louis XVI's order to withdraw, the deputies of the Third Estate gathered upon Jeu de Paume, in Versailles, France. They signed this historical Tennis Court Oath, deciding to not withdraw till a new French constitution was ratified. The Third Estate deemed itself as the National Assembly but also swore an oath to the king that would compel him to write a new constitution. -
On the afternoon of July 14, 1789, in Paris, France revolutionaries and mutinous troops stormed and destroyed the Bastille. Throughout time bastille now represents tyranny brought by the Bourbon monarchs. This storming act was had been the catalyst of the French Revolution. The takeover of the Bastille represented its end of the old dictatorship which gave the revolutionary cause in France an irresistible boost. -
During the French Revolution, a wave of violence was ignited by a dispute between different opposing political forces, the Girondins and the Jacobins. The body count has been in the tens of thousands, around 16,594 guillotine death sentences and then another 25,000 executed in summary executions throughout France. Having followed Girondists' loss at the Convention in July 1793, the Jacobins' leaders, Maximilien Robespierre and Saint-Just, had all been admitted towards the Committee. -
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 officially finished the Revolutionary War between America. Within the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown officially recognized American independence and transferred much of its land east of the Mississippi to the United States.
