Louis XVI Louis XVI, who succeeded the throne in 1774, lacked the abilities to deal with the sate affairs wisely. The queen, Marie Antoinette, spent much time on court intrigues. Both the king and the queen failed to have an insight into the hopeless and dissatisfaction of people, which led to the later violent revolution. At that time, Louis XVI is regarded as a tyrant due to his incompetence and indecisiveness, which is the main reason of the break out of the French Revolution. It should be studied today because it is a good reminder for the authorities to keep an open mind and observe people’s condition. Junkers It is the general term of nobility or landed nobles, who monopolized the officer corps of the Prussian army. With making nobility …show more content…
The rights of lower and middle classes were limited at that time. It should be studied because it makes us think about the methods that the governor used to practice the monopoly, as well as its influence to the development course of Prussia. diplomatic revolution It is a change of longstanding alliance in 1756. France abandoned Prussia and turn to Australia. Prussia allied with Britain. The diplomatic revolution leads to the way between the Europe, North America and India (Spielvogel, 544). It is very important because the diplomatic revolution leads to the Seven Years’ War, which was viewed as the first world war by some historians. The war has an international impact, representing the fight for domination of India and North America between France and Britain. The Treaty of Paris Signed in 1783, The Treaty of Paris marked the independence of the American colonies and empowered Americans to control the certain territory. With the help of the French army, the British army has to surrender to the Americans. In order to stop the war, the British government signed the Treaty of Paris (Spielvogel, …show more content…
The meaning of the Grand Tour is that it provides opportunities for young people to explore the root of western civilization and culture legacy of Europe, such as art and music. It is also a good chance to improve language skill and train independent living skills. Tithes Farmers or peasants needed to pay tithes, usually one-third of their crops, to the parish priests. While only ten percent of the priests would receive them. Most of the tithes would end up in the hands of noble landowners. The nobility declared they have rights to hunt on the land of peasants and they had monopolies on the ovens, wine and oil presses (Spielvogel, 555). This indicated the Europe was dominated by the powerful lords who had the large landed estate. It should be studied today because it indicated the relationship between the peasants and land owners at that time. Bank of England Except the normal function of exchanging foreign currencies and receiving deposits, the bank of England makes loans. The banknote was issued for the returning of lending money to the government. Gradually, the gold and silver coins were substituted by the paper