Like his Persian counterpart, the Tsar Alexander I was also new to the throne and equally determined to control the disputed territories.
Napoleon wanted to establish legitimacy of his Imperial reign, with its new royal family and new nobility.
The official political aim of the campaign was to liberate Poland from the threat of Russia.
The goal was not simply to restore old boundaries but to resize the main powers so they could balance each other and remain at peace.
Formal recognition came with a treaty signed by both Brazil and Portugal in late 1825.
The rebel forces were held up by a siege at Yogyakarta, preventing them from gaining a quick victory.
They were soon joined by large segments of societies of Lithuania, Belarus, and the Right-bank Ukraine.
Santa Anna's cruelty during the battle inspired many Texians—both Texas settlers and adventurers from the United States—to join the Texian Army.
Defined according to sensibilities and political concerns, the period is sometimes considered to begin with the passage of the Reform Act 1832.
[Answer] was characterized by intense levels of hysteria demonstrated by fans, akin to the treatment of celebrity musicians today, but in a time not known for such musical hysteria
The French promoted the rights of Roman Catholics, while Russia promoted those of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions chiefly in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east.
It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution.
The process was accomplished in several stages, resulting in a new centralized government of Meiji Japan and the replacement of the old feudal system with a new oligarchy.
Guiteau's motive was revenge against Garfield for an imagined political debt.
The conference ushered in a period of heightened colonial activity by European powers, which eliminated or overrode most existing forms of African autonomy and self-governance.
The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax and may have been written by journalists to heighten interest in the story and increase their newspapers' circulation.
The major role played by the press and public opinion proved influential in the lasting social conflict.
The uprising took place against a background of severe drought and the disruption caused by the growth of foreign spheres of influence.
[Answer] was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history.
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