Nixon outlines his plan to move from an era of confrontation to an era of negotiation.
He reduced tensions with China and Soviet Union
Prussia was a strange little country. For most of its life, it was all split up. Ducal Prussia in the East was held by the Elector of Brandenburg, while royal Prussia in the West was part of Poland. By the beginning of the 18th century, the Hohenzollern family held firm control over both Brandenburg and Ducal Prussia, but it was always seeking to expand and collect more territory. In 1701, Elector Frederick III received the title 'King in Prussia' as a reward for helping the Holy Roman Emperor and Austrian ruler Leopold I, and the Kingdom of Prussia officially began.
Over the next several decades, Prussia grew in power, politically and militarily. The next king, Frederick William I, who reigned from 1713 to 1740, built up a massive army. He started out with about 38,000 soldiers in 1713, but by the time of his death, Prussia was a military powerhouse with over 80,000 well-trained soldiers.
The king's successor, Frederick II, at first seemed unlikely to make good use of all that military might. The new king styled himself as an 'enlightened' monarch. He studied the ideas of the Enlightenment, wrote essays on political philosophy, played and composed music and patronized the arts. Frederick II, however, was no wimp. He had an aggressive side, as we shall soon see.
The intolerable law were five laws against american colonist by the british in 1774 as punishment for the boston tea party. So the colonist voiced their opposition on a local level.
The colonial powers had a lasting effect on the continent of Africa. In the area of natural resources,the imperialist embarked on an exploitation drive that did not look at the needs of the local population, a modus operandi that was copied by the current african governments. The separation of communities and incorporation of hostile communities into one sphere of influence resulted to the current wave of ethnic politics,tensions and violence. however, the colony also substantially benefited from European technologies in such areas as telecommunication, transport and health. The campaigns that had ended up in the abolition of slavery also was better enforced in the continent.
