The plague or Black Death brought about a significant decline in feudalism. In 1348 The Black Death swept through the majority of Europe killing people in the millions. This massive tragedy resulted in the decline of Europe's labor and surf forces and in consequence, the income and wages for the peasant class increased substantially. The higher class naturally did not accept this which in return angered the lower class; thus, resulting in turmoil between both classes. The peasant class soon overcame the higher class effectively abolishing serfdom and feudalism in Europe as a whole.
The shifting of powers from lords to common people saw the decline of feudalism as well. The Hundred Years war brought about new ideas and inventions most notably the inventions of firearms, cannos, and gunpowder. These innovations in military technology made knights and castles seem less reliable. The war promoted feelings of pride and nationalism, the system shifted towards the people and loyalty to monarchs rather than to nobility.
In essence Feudal society as a whole fell due to advancements in technology and agriculture; and the effects of the bubonic plague.
Wilson cited Germany's violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war.
Hellenic (Greek) refers to the people who lived in classical Greece before Alexander the Great's death. ... Hellenistic (Greek-like) refers to Greeks and others who lived during the period after Alexander's conquests
William P. Rogers held two cabinet positions; he was U.S. Attorney
General under President Eisenhower and U.S. Secretary of State
under President Nixon.
