Meiji Restoration, in Japanese history, the political revolution in 1868 that brought about the final demise of the Tokugawa shogunate (military government)—thus ending the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867)—and, at least nominally, returned control of the country to direct imperial rule under Mutsuhito (the emperor Meiji). In a wider context, however, the Meiji Restoration of 1868 came to be identified with the subsequent era of major political, economic, and social change—the Meiji period (1868–1912)—that brought about the modernization and Westernization of the country.
The restoration event itself consisted of a coup d’état in the ancient imperial capital of Kyōto on January 3, 1868. The perpetrators announced the ouster of Tokugawa Yoshinobu (the last shogun)—who by late 1867 was no longer effectively in power—and proclaimed the young emperor to be the ruler of the Japan. Yoshinobu mounted a brief civil war that ended with his surrender to imperial forces in June 1869.
Answer: Louis XIV built an image of glamour and splendour.
Explanation:
There is a thesis in historiography that reads "The Castle of Versailles as a Symbol of Absolutism." Numerous studies have been written on the argument that supports this thesis. There were many rooms in his royal rooms at Versailles. For example, the "Room of War" and "Room of Peace" to which Louis received foreign delegations. The yard is decorated with 1400 fountains alone. The castle was decorated with numerous works of art and Louis was a great lover of culture and art.
Thousands of people attended the court, mostly domestic or foreign aristocracy — those who lived in castle mainly entertained card games, with enormous stakes. Ballets, performances, fireworks and mannequins were organized. The king loved flowers, and the whole "army of men" worked to maintain the splendour of the castle in verso. All this glamour gave the impression of Louis as the undisputed ruler. The French population, on the other hand, lived extremely hard. Louis despised the masses and did not take care of his citizens. Even the castle at Versailles was moved about ten kilometres from Paris.
They did the Stamp act of 1765
This is a mastery test? Sorry can't help, It is against the rules...:(
The appropriate response is the first one. Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and leader of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest child of Empress Maria Theresa and her significant other, Francis I, and was the sibling of Marie Antoinette.
