Under which french king did french culture become the standard of eruopean taste

The Kingdom of France in the early present day time frame, from the Renaissance (around 1500– 1550) to the Revolution (1789– 1804), was a government controlled by the House of Bourbon (a Capetian cadet branch).

The period is commanded by the figure of the "Sun King", Louis XIV (his rule of 1643– 1715 being one of the longest ever), who figured out how to kill the remainders of medieval feudalism and set up an incorporated state under a flat out ruler, a framework that would continue until the French Revolution and past.

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.