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Vor 11 Stunden · The Battle of Trafalgar (1805) The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on October 21, 1805, off the coast of Spain, was a pivotal naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars. This battle saw the British Royal Navy, under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson, defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain. Nelson’s strategy, which involved breaking ...
Vor 2 Tagen · The traditional view, promulgated in large part by late 19th- and early 20th-century pro-Prussian historians, maintains that Bismarck's intent was always German unification. Post-1945 historians, however, see more short-term opportunism and cynicism in Bismarck's manipulation of the circumstances to create a war, rather than a grand ...
Vor 5 Tagen · The second Industrial Revolution lasted from the mid-19th century until the early 20th century and took place in Britain, continental Europe, North America, and Japan. Later in the 20th century, the second Industrial Revolution spread to other parts of the world.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 5 Tagen · Although some segments of industry were almost completely mechanized in the early to mid-19th century, automatic operation, as distinct from the assembly line, first achieved major significance in the second half of the 20th century. Ownership of the means of production also underwent changes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 4 Tagen · Romantic architecture reached its peak in the mid-19th century, and continued to appear until the end of the 19th century. It was designed to evoke an emotional reaction, either respect for tradition or nostalgia for a bucolic past.
Vor 2 Tagen · The 1900s (pronounced "nineteen-hundreds") was a decade that began on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1909. The Edwardian era (1901–1910) covers a similar span of time. The term "nineteen-hundreds" is sometimes also used to mean the entire century from January 1, 1900, to December 31, 1999 (the years beginning with "19").
Vor einem Tag · United Kingdom - 18th-century Britain, 1714–1815: When Georg Ludwig, elector of Hanover, became king of Great Britain on August 1, 1714, the country was in some respects bitterly divided. Fundamentally, however, it was prosperous, cohesive, and already a leading European and imperial power. Abroad, Britain’s involvement in the ...
