The United States offered $13 billion in economic aid to countries like France, Great Britain, Turkey, and Greece in order to ensure economic stability and to stop the spread of communism. After World War II, the US was worried about the Soviet Union and their communis system spreading to other European countries. This is why they gave these countries aid. This is also why the Soviet Union refused it, as they realized the US’s intentions at this time.
<span>That's an interesting question. Feudal Japan had a more formalized and ritualized kind of culture than feudal Europe did; elaborate rules of courtesy applied at all levels of society, whereas European peasants were pretty crude for the most part. In both societies there was a unifying religious principle, which in Europe was Christianity and the authority of the Church, and in Japan was shintoism and the authority of the Emperor. In both cases, a social hierarchy attempted, with considerable success, to control everyone's lives; everyone owed their fealty to someone, except for the kings in Europe or the Emperor in Japan, who didn't owe loyalty to anyone, since there was no higher authority (at least, not counting deities). Both societies had similar types of weaponry (European armor was considerably tougher) and skilled swordsmen were much to be feared and respected. In the lower classes, life was cheap. Neither society had any concept of human rights; only the nobility had rights.</span>
Habsburg So the WWI Emperor of Austro-Hungary and Karl here are not from an unbroken male line and therefore not *actually von Habsburgs but they are descendants. Anymale line descendants who have the original name von Habsburg are most likely average people by now (but they are still around).
Are they any descendents from the Habsburg Empire today?
What do you mean by this?
One thing that happened was that the Ottomans decided on slaughtering most of the current aristocracy that was in place before they came - which was logical for them as they didn't want the previous monarchs to interfere with their rule. On the other hand they treated farmers better and they had more rights than before. They could also marry between religions if they wanted to. They also had the same cultural rights as before.
