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In the countryside of Nantes, France, residents heard about an ambitious project of airport near the town of Notre-Dame-Des-Landes (NDDL) in the late 1960s. The first opposition was led by local farmers supported by burgeoning local committees, and a formal association was created. However, the State only created a specific legal status in 1974, for a large area concerning several villages, named Zone d’aménagement différé (ZAD, deferred development zone). That status ensured that the Conseil général

Absolutism is a system of government in which the ruler has total control. The Age of Absolutism was the period around the 17th and 18th centuries when Europe was ruled by very powerful monarchs. Monarchs ruled “by the grace of God.” There are quite a few monarchs that reigned during this time period, the Absolutist governments included France, Spain, Central Europe, and Russia. In France absolutism flourished and affected its political, economical, and socio-religious aspects in many ways. The French

Should We Bow to Louis XIV? Louis XIV, ruler of France for 72 years, is known for stabilizing France and making the country a strong European power. However, many of his projects were costly and caused economic problems for the nation. His personal lavish luxuries also were a financial burden to France. By the end of his reign, nearly all of the land he had acquired through warfare had to be returned, thus wasting enormous sums of French money. King Louis XIV

Louis XIV, also called Le ran Monarque, and the Sun God, hurt France during his reign. He disrupted politics, with the belief of a Divine Right Monarchy and wanting to expand France. Taxation and other economic issues arose, which affected France negatively. Louis XIV also persecuted the Huguenots in France, and did not allow religious tolerance. The social classes in France were greatly divided under Louis XIV, and his taxation policies. Intellectually, the ideals behind the Divine Right of

system. He also wanted to spread Bourbon influence throughout Europe. He is successful in accomplishing the optimization of domestic and foreign policy to a certain extent. Louis’ domestic policies are ultimately successful. He revokes the Edict of Nantes and replaces it with the Edict of Fontainebleau. He does this in order to make all non-Catholics leave France. He wants a Catholic nation where he has more authority than the Pope. In

England. Reaching its pinnacle point when James II succeeded his brother as a Roman Catholic. Unrelenting religious turmoil, created by the financial greed of the English monarch, lead absolutism to fail in England. However, by issuing the Edict of Nantes, Henry IV of France eased religious tension between Catholics and Calvinists. Consequently, the French people saw the absolute monarch as an intelligent king whom improved their society. Lastly, the power of the Parliament and nobility effected the

William Sun Mr Hughes AP European History (6) 15 October 2015 Chapter 15 Questions 1. Briefly summarize the four phases of the 30 Years War. How did the war change the economic and political landscape of the Holy Roman Empire? The four phases of the thirty years can be summarised as the Bohemian phase, Danish phase, Swedish phase and French phase, which induced the Holy Roman Empire to lose money and caused the empire to split. The Bohemian phase from 1618 to 1625 was sparked by the defenestration

In the 16th and 17th centuries, many countries were on the verge of reformation. Many political, economical, and religious changes were taking place. The age of the new Modern State, the idea that a country and its inhabitants can be controlled successfully by one ruler, was on the rise. Before the 1600s, it was not rare for people to not associate themselves with an actual state; they simply were ruled by a local lord or aristocrat. They did not have a sense of belonging or patriotism, and seldom

Jules Verne’s Life Jules Verne was born on February 8th, 1828, in Nantes, France. A busy naval port city. There, Verne watched ships leaving and arriving which had sparked his thoughts for travel and adventure. While he attended boarding school, he started to write short stories and poetry. After that, his father sent Jules to Paris to study law. While he studied, Jules Verne had fallen in love with writing poetry and going to plays. He began to visit Paris and made a few friends that were artists

Louis XIV was an absolute monarch, which means that he believed he had absolute control over his country and he did not have to answer to anyone but God. He also called himself the "Sun King" and enforced his idea of himself being the state. Under his reign France was able to expand their power into some of the surrounding countries and they also expanded their border to the Great Pyrenees Mountains and take some Spanish land. This expansion was largely due to Louis XIV's expansion and increase of