Answer:
False - The king had limited power in the government
Explanation:
The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline.
The French Revolution was shaped more by Rousseau's ideas than by the works of any other figure. ... These works thrust Rousseau into the public arena – but his strong criticisms of royalty, aristocracy and religion also saw him hounded out of Geneva. He returned to France, where he lived out the remainder of his years.
The immediate cause of the Revolution was that the French monarchy faced imminent bankruptcy. (This was partly because of the enormous sums it had spent assisting the American Revolution between 1778 and 1781 in order to discomfort the traditional enemy, Britain.)
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World War 1 vs World War 2
• WW1 was mainly confined to Europe while WW2 had entire world as its theater.
• Warfare and arms used in WW1 were primitive in nature and the war was mainly fought digging trenches. On the other hand, airpower was heavily used in WW2 with atom bombs dropped in Japan being termed as the Holocaust.
• Radio got invented which was heavily used in WW2 while there were only landline phones in WW1
• Germany suffered defeats in both WW1 and WW2 but while it wisely acknowledged defeat in WW1, Hitler chose to fight till the bitter end in WW2 leading to mass destruction
• WW2 saw 7 times more casualties than WW1
• There was only Mustard gas as WMD in WW2 while Atom bombs were used for the first and last time as WMD in WW2
• League of Nations was born with the end of WW1 while the end of WW2 gave birth to United Nations
• WW1 was based on imperialism while WW2 was a result of the clash of ideologies
Explanation:
Answer:
There are many such contributions, but one of the greatest ones was by Nikola Tesla, a serbian immigrant who brought the AC (Alternating Current) uprising to America, despite the efforts of many reputed scientists.
Explanation:
Nikola Tesla provided many examples as to how Alternating Current was superior to DC (Direct Current), as in reduced physical contact, greater efficiency, and a wider range of applications.
They were heavily taxed. They were prevented from expanding by Britain's refusal to give them loans.
