Points of Conflict: Points of Conflict: The Focus of HistoryThe Focus of History

Wilson v. ClemenceauWilson v. Clemenceau

Characters: Characters: Wilson was Pres. of U.S. and Wilson was Pres. of U.S. and Clemenceau was Premier of France.Clemenceau was Premier of France.

Conflict: Conflict: They came into conflict on plans for They came into conflict on plans for peace, specifically whether a lenient or harsh peace, specifically whether a lenient or harsh settlement would provide better foundation settlement would provide better foundation for lasting peace.for lasting peace.

Time: Time: 19191919

Place: Place: Paris Peace ConferenceParis Peace Conference

Issues: Issues: Included treatment of Germany, Included treatment of Germany, reparations, world peace, and French security.reparations, world peace, and French security.

Impact: Impact: Wilson’s idealism represented by the 14 Wilson’s idealism represented by the 14 Points was reduced to the League of Nations, Points was reduced to the League of Nations, which the U.S. did not join. The peace treaty which the U.S. did not join. The peace treaty set conditions that led to World War IIset conditions that led to World War II

Bismarck v. Napoleon IIIBismarck v. Napoleon III

Characters: Characters: Bismarck was chief minister of Bismarck was chief minister of Prussia; Napoleon III was emperor of FrancePrussia; Napoleon III was emperor of France

Conflict: Conflict: Franco-Prussian War of German Franco-Prussian War of German unificationunification

Time: Time: 18701870

Place: Place: France and PrussiaFrance and Prussia

Issues: Issues: Bismarck’s intentional war France in Bismarck’s intentional war France in order to gain the voluntary cooperation of order to gain the voluntary cooperation of southern German states in a unified southern German states in a unified Germany dominated by Prussia.Germany dominated by Prussia.

Impact: Impact: The war led to German unification, The war led to German unification, cost Napoleon III his throne, reshaped the cost Napoleon III his throne, reshaped the European power structure, and laid the European power structure, and laid the seeds of World War Iseeds of World War I

Lenin v. KerenskyLenin v. Kerensky

Characters: Characters: Lenin was a communist; Kerensky Lenin was a communist; Kerensky was a moderate Socialistwas a moderate Socialist

Conflict: Conflict: Battled for control of Russian Battled for control of Russian governmentgovernment

Time: Time: 19171917

Place: Place: St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg

Issues: Issues: Russian continuation in World War I Russian continuation in World War I and the direction of the Russian Revolution.and the direction of the Russian Revolution.

Impact: Impact: Kerensky’s attempt to carry on the Kerensky’s attempt to carry on the war and quell revolution failed. As a result, war and quell revolution failed. As a result, Lenin used the revolution to propel the Lenin used the revolution to propel the Bolsheviks to power with promises of Bolsheviks to power with promises of “Peace, Bread, and Land”“Peace, Bread, and Land”

Galileo v. Pope Urban VIIGalileo v. Pope Urban VII

Characters: Characters: Galileo was an inventor who used his Galileo was an inventor who used his telescope to prove the Copernican theory of the telescope to prove the Copernican theory of the universe; Pope Urban VII was the head of the universe; Pope Urban VII was the head of the ChurchChurch

Conflict: Conflict: Galileo ran into trouble with the pope when Galileo ran into trouble with the pope when he too openly lampooned the earlier work of he too openly lampooned the earlier work of Aristotle and Ptolemy and defended the writings Aristotle and Ptolemy and defended the writings of Copernicus. He was tried for heresy before the of Copernicus. He was tried for heresy before the Inquisition and sentenced to prisonInquisition and sentenced to prison

Time: Time: 16241624

Place: Place: ItalyItaly

Issues: Issues: Science and church doctrineScience and church doctrine

Impact: Impact: Galileo later recanted his views. His example Galileo later recanted his views. His example indicated the degree to which the Church was out indicated the degree to which the Church was out of step with the emerging scientific societyof step with the emerging scientific society

Frederick the Great v. Maria TheresaFrederick the Great v. Maria Theresa

Characters: Characters: Frederick the Great was king of Frederick the Great was king of Prussia; Maria Theresa was Empress of Prussia; Maria Theresa was Empress of AustriaAustria

Conflict: Conflict: They battled for power They battled for power

Time: Time: Mid-18Mid-18thth century century

Place: Place: German statesGerman states

Issues: Issues: Who would be dominant among the Who would be dominant among the German statesGerman states

Impact: Impact: Frederick’s success in taking Silesia Frederick’s success in taking Silesia led to the emergence of Prussia as the led to the emergence of Prussia as the dominant state and began the long slide of dominant state and began the long slide of Austria.Austria.

Luther v. Charles VLuther v. Charles V

Characters: Characters: Luther was a disenchanted Luther was a disenchanted Catholic monk; Charles V was emperor of Catholic monk; Charles V was emperor of the Holy Roman Empirethe Holy Roman Empire

Conflict: Conflict: Luther was critical of practices of the Luther was critical of practices of the Catholic Church; Charles V supported the Catholic Church; Charles V supported the ChurchChurch

Time: Time: 1520s1520s

Place: Place: HREHRE

Issues: Issues: Religious controversy which evolved Religious controversy which evolved into a war (Schmalkaldic League) over unity into a war (Schmalkaldic League) over unity of the empireof the empire

Impact: Impact: Victory for Lutheranism and the end of Victory for Lutheranism and the end of religious unity in the Germanic statesreligious unity in the Germanic states

Oliver Cromwell v. Charles IOliver Cromwell v. Charles I

Characters: Characters: Cromwell was the leader of the Cromwell was the leader of the Roundheads; Charles I was king from 1625-Roundheads; Charles I was king from 1625-16491649

Conflict: Conflict: English Civil WarEnglish Civil War

Time: Time: 1642-16491642-1649

Place: Place: EnglandEngland

Issues: Issues: Religion, the nature of the Anglican Religion, the nature of the Anglican Church, and the authority of the monarchChurch, and the authority of the monarch

Impact: Impact: As a result of the Civil War, Charles I As a result of the Civil War, Charles I was beheaded and Cromwell established a was beheaded and Cromwell established a Puritan dictatorship which persecuted Puritan dictatorship which persecuted members of the Anglican Churchmembers of the Anglican Church

Truman v. StalinTruman v. Stalin

Characters: Characters: Truman was Pres. of the U.S.; Stalin Truman was Pres. of the U.S.; Stalin was dictator of the Soviet Unionwas dictator of the Soviet Union

Conflict: Conflict: Security and world dominance in the Security and world dominance in the Cold War after World War II. Cold War after World War II.

Time: Time: 1945-19531945-1953

Place: Place: EurasiaEurasia

Issues: Issues: Both superpowers struggled for military Both superpowers struggled for military supremacy, global mastery, and support for supremacy, global mastery, and support for their political and economic ideologies. their political and economic ideologies.

Impact: Impact: Cold War led to an emphasis on military Cold War led to an emphasis on military buildups, defense alliances, propaganda, fear buildups, defense alliances, propaganda, fear of nuclear holocaust, and the emergence of of nuclear holocaust, and the emergence of two camps trying to enlarge their world two camps trying to enlarge their world following by gaining Third World convertsfollowing by gaining Third World converts

Philip II v. Elizabeth IPhilip II v. Elizabeth I

Characters: Characters: Philip II was king of Spain; Philip II was king of Spain; Elizabeth I was Queen of EnglandElizabeth I was Queen of England

Conflict: Conflict: Power struggle when Philip tried to Power struggle when Philip tried to depose Elizabeth and stamp out depose Elizabeth and stamp out Protestantism in England. Protestantism in England.

Time: Time: 15881588

Place: Place: EnglandEngland

Issues:Issues: Philip’s plan was ruined when the Philip’s plan was ruined when the Spanish Armada was sighted off the coast of Spanish Armada was sighted off the coast of England and destroyed by the English navy.England and destroyed by the English navy.

Impact: Impact: Misuse of New World wealth, Misuse of New World wealth, solidification of Elizabeth’s position on the solidification of Elizabeth’s position on the throne, and the beginning of Spanish throne, and the beginning of Spanish decline in powerdecline in power

Hitler v. ChamberlainHitler v. Chamberlain

Characters: Characters: Hitler was German dictator; Hitler was German dictator; Chamberlain was British Prime MinisterChamberlain was British Prime Minister

Conflict: Conflict: Chamberlain’s attempt to understand Chamberlain’s attempt to understand Hitler’s aim for a Greater Germany led to his Hitler’s aim for a Greater Germany led to his agreement on appeasementagreement on appeasement

Time: Time: 19381938

Place: Place: Munich Conference (Germany)Munich Conference (Germany)

Issues: Issues: Incorporating all Germans into a Incorporating all Germans into a German national state, justification for German national state, justification for Hitler’s complaints, and a desire to keep the Hitler’s complaints, and a desire to keep the peacepeace

Impact: Impact: Hitler’s contempt for Britain and Hitler’s contempt for Britain and further aggression that led to World War IIfurther aggression that led to World War II

Metternich v. MazziniMetternich v. Mazzini

Characters: Characters: PrincePrince Metternich was Austria’s Metternich was Austria’s foreign minister; Mazzini was the founder of foreign minister; Mazzini was the founder of Young ItalyYoung Italy

Conflict: Conflict: Clashed over Metternich’s attempt to Clashed over Metternich’s attempt to retain the status quo to preserve the retain the status quo to preserve the multinational Habsburg Empiremultinational Habsburg Empire

Time: Time: 1815-18481815-1848

Place: Place: ItalyItaly

Issues: Issues: Intense nationalistic fervor among Italians Intense nationalistic fervor among Italians dedicated to removing Austria from Italy to dedicated to removing Austria from Italy to achieve Italian national unityachieve Italian national unity

Impact: Impact: The conflict led to the revolutions of 1848 The conflict led to the revolutions of 1848 where Metternich lost his position of as Minister where Metternich lost his position of as Minister of State Mazzini failed to achieve Italian of State Mazzini failed to achieve Italian unification because of military suppressionunification because of military suppression

Louis XIV v. William of OrangeLouis XIV v. William of OrangeCharacters: Characters: Louis XIV was king of France; William of Louis XIV was king of France; William of

Orange was a Dutch princeOrange was a Dutch prince

Conflict: Conflict: Balance of powerBalance of power

Time: Time: Late 17Late 17thth century century

Place: Place: NetherlandsNetherlands

Issues: Issues: Louis XIV attempted to become the Universal Louis XIV attempted to become the Universal Monarch while William tried to preserve the Grand Monarch while William tried to preserve the Grand Alliance and the balance of power. The War of Alliance and the balance of power. The War of Spanish Succession in the early 18Spanish Succession in the early 18thth century led to century led to an attempt to restore the balance of poweran attempt to restore the balance of power

Impact: Impact: Louis XIV did not achieve a universal Louis XIV did not achieve a universal monarchy; however, he did appoint a Bourbon to monarchy; however, he did appoint a Bourbon to the throne of Spain, provided Spain never united the throne of Spain, provided Spain never united with France under the same monarch. Britain with France under the same monarch. Britain acquired the asiento which provided a monopoly acquired the asiento which provided a monopoly over the African slave tradeover the African slave trade

Closing TasksClosing Tasks

Put the conflicts into chronological orderPut the conflicts into chronological order1.1. Luther v. Charles VLuther v. Charles V

2.2. Philip II v. Elizabeth IPhilip II v. Elizabeth I

3.3. Galileo v. Pope Urban VIIGalileo v. Pope Urban VII

4.4. Cromwell v. Charles ICromwell v. Charles I

5.5. Louis XIV v. William of OrangeLouis XIV v. William of Orange

6.6. Metternich v. MazziniMetternich v. Mazzini

7.7. Frederick the Great v. Maria TheresaFrederick the Great v. Maria Theresa

8.8. Bismarck v. Napoleon IIIBismarck v. Napoleon III

9.9. Lenin v. KerenskyLenin v. Kerensky

10.10.Wilson v. ClemenceauWilson v. Clemenceau

11.11.Hitler v. ChamberlainHitler v. Chamberlain

12.12. Truman v. StalinTruman v. Stalin