03/10/2012 Evolution de cette zone pacifique‚ dès origines jusqu’à la 2ème Guerre Mondiale. Pacific region : APEC‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Aborigines‚ surf‚ beaches‚ kangaroos‚ Islands‚ Hawaii (-> Pearl Harbor)‚ biggest ocean in the world. Pacific (zone‚ area) ocean‚ Asia pacific‚ pacific rim countries. Origin of the name ‘Pacific’: 1521 Magellan coined the word‚ he thought the ocean was calm that came as a mistake. Ancient maps: Pacific Ocean/ south sea Bougainville‚ la Perouse‚
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DBQ 10: Causes of the French Revolution Question: What were the most important causes of the French Revolution? Although the French Revolution of 1789 had many long range causes; political‚ social and economic conditions in France at the time contributed to the discontent felt by many French people. The Third estate was the most displease of all the others. They faced high taxes‚ overcrowding with little or no representation in government. The American Revolution was also a huge influence
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The picture exhibited in source one reflects back to July 14‚ 1789 on a day that stood symbolic for a revolutionary change in France. The building seen in the picture is known as the Bastille‚ a French prison well recognized by the Third Estate for being unjust. The source indicates the importance of this event in history that is referred to as the storming of the Bastille. During the time of this picture‚ the third estate had a strong desire for immediate change. Recent news of revolutionary changes
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Louis XVI (also known as; Louis Capet or before he became king Louis-Auguste) born 23 August 1754‚ in Palace of Versailles‚ Versailles‚ Yvelines‚ France. He was King of France from 1774 until he was removed from his reign in 1789. Around a year later he was guillotined (21 January 1793.) Louis XVI was born of Louis‚ Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony‚ Dauphine of France. His grandparents on his father’s side were Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczyńska and on his mother’s side Augustus
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The 1789 document the Rights of Man and Citizen was written by the National Assembly of France‚ which consisted of mostly wealthy bourgeoisies of the third estate. The remaining members of the third estate‚ the peasants and sans-culottes‚ therefore did not have much say in what was being addressed to the public. Enlightenment ideas such as popular sovereignty and civic equality‚ advocated by all three groups of the estate‚ is apparent in the statement. Although this was a step in the right direction
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LAW 3112 CASE REVIEW CASE: PAYNE v. CAVE 1789 SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Siti Salwani Razali SUBMITTED BY Abdullah Md Mohabbat 1112221 Abdul Wasey Faheem 1119949 (Section : 3) FACTS OF THE CASE The defendant had made the highest bid in an auction. The defendant had withdrawn his offer before the auctioneer had knocked his hammer. The plaintiff’s counsel opened the case with as: the goods were put up in one lot at an auction. There were several bidders of which the defendant
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One of the first major events to shape the U.S.government was when our nation elected its first president‚ George Washington. When Washington took office during the summer of 1789‚ he worked with the Congress‚ to build up its executive branch and the judicial branch. These branches‚ along with the legislative branch‚ serve as the foundation of America’s new system of government. To build up the support for the executive branch‚ Washington and the Congress established a various positions
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CH.15 Review Questions Growing Tensions Between North and South 1. How did the North and the South differ in the 1840s? In the 1840s‚ the North and the South differed because the North had slaves and the South didn’t. 2. How did Southerners react to the Wilmot Proviso? The way the Southerners reacted to the Wilmot Proviso was that they were mad because the government was taking what Southerners thought was their property. 3. What was Stephen A. Douglas’s role in passing the
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president. C) required that banknotes be accepted in payment for public land. D) required that only gold and silver coinage be accepted in payment for public land. E) ordered the relocation of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. 4) Between 1824 and 1840‚ voter participation in elections 4) ___C___ A) declined somewhat. B) increased slightly. C) increased dramatically. D) changed little. E) declined precipitously. **************************** 5) The major issues dominating politics in the 1820s
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President and confirmed by the Senate. In 2012‚ ATF operated a total of 25 Domestic Field Divisions and 12 international offices in 6 countries ("Fy 2013 budget‚" 2012). According to the Oxford University Press the ATF traces their roots dating back to 1789. In the beginning‚ alcohol was the primary area of investigation when Treasury Secretary‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ suggested a tax on alcohol imports in order to finance the Revolutionary War (Kurian‚ 1998). In 1862‚ Congress created the Office of Internal
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