A Survey of Modern European History: From Joan of Arc to Tony Blair From Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection First Edition Published: May 14, 2006 The current…

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1. Ms, Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY 2. Napoleon’s Rise to Power a Earlier military career  the Italian Campaigns: 1796-1797  he conquered most…

1. Napoleon I (1804-1814) Ms, Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HSChappaqua, NY 2. Napoleon's Early Career 3. Napoleon’s Rise to Power Earlier military careerthe Italian…

1. PARISBenedict (Viktor) Gombocz 2. HISTORY: BEGINNINGS Paris’ history goes back over 2,000 yearswhen almost 60 Celtic peoples known asthe Gauls inhabited the region,…

1. Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 BIG IDEA:Social and political discontent sparked revolutions in France in 1830 and 1848, which in turn inspired revolts in other parts of…

1. THE GROWTH & SUPPRESSION OFDEMOCRACY FROM THE AGE OFMETTERNICH TO WWI (1815-1914) 2. OVERVIEWWhat is the Age of Metternich? From the fall of Napoleon in 1815 to…