The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries‚ committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a state intended to replace existing states‚ but it is more than any other international organization. The EU is‚ in fact‚ unique. Its member states have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. This pooling of sovereignty is also
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Research Paper Title: Why did some post-communist states successfully transition to democracy while others are “stuck” in the “grey zone” (competitive authoritarianism)? Compare two different post-communist states (democracy vs. competitive authoritarianism) in support of your argument. University: American University of Central Asia One of the reasons of the soviet countries that joined to the democratization wave is the failure of communism. In this wave some of the countries could successfully
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century‚ tensions that had been rising in European countries were reaching a messy discharge in the way of war. Hostile alliances that split the nations‚ upturned nationalist and militaristic sentiments. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ in 1914‚ was the final affront and war broke out. Overseas‚ however‚ the United States held neutral and remained uninvolved with the foreign fighting‚ for now. America would not decide to evade the foreign war forever‚ and eventually they took up arms
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Why did a war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia become a European war in 1914? On June 28‚ 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb student. The assassination sparked little initial concern in Europe. The Archduke himself was not terribly popular‚ least of all in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While there were riots in Sarajevo following the Archduke’s death these were largely aimed at the
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on Nationalism in European countries There are many similarities and differences between the ideas of nationalism in United Germany and in the Austrian‚ Ottoman‚ and Russian Empires. Some of differences are caused because nationalism can either be a uniting factor‚ or it can cause widespread discontent among a country’s people. Nationalism‚ during this time‚ was banned in most empires because it was considered a threat to the traditional ways of life. Economic‚ social‚ or other structural problems
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The European Union‚ which was previously known as the European Community is an institutional framework that began in 1951 between six countries with the intention of constructing a unified Europe. The European Union was created after World War II to economically and politically unite Europe so that another war among the European nations would not occur. The enlargement of the European Union is a historic opportunity to foster peace after generations of division and conflict. After fifty plus years
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY It rises in the second half of the XIX Century‚ in some European countries‚ and a little later in the United States and other countries. For some‚ Social Psychology appeared in 1859‚ along with the revised edition of "Great Soviet Encyclopedia" by Steintahl and Lazarus. This magazine puts Social Psychology as a branch of psychology bourgeois. For others‚ the social psychology emerged in recent years in the 9th century‚ with the process
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Chapter 3: European Exploration and Colonization Trade Route to Asia in the 1400s European Trade With Asia Traders - people who get wealth by buying items from a group of people at a low price and selling those things to other people at higher prices. European countries use trade to gain wealth The stronger countries in Europe in the 1400s and 1500s England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal. Kings and queens wanted to gain wealth - to build larger armies and navies to dominate other countries. Europe
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European imperialism during 1450-1750‚ began as a plan to gain more riches for the European nations. The Europeans did this for three main reasons‚ which were for God‚ Gold‚ and Glory. The Europeans domination over Latin America‚ Africa and Asia were made out to be good for the native people of these lands. However‚ the Europeans were not there to help these geographic areas. They were there to spread their influence and gain riches for themselves and the European nations. The successes and failures
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BACKGROUND The European Union (EU) was founded as the European Economic Community (EEC) by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to promote economic and political integration in Europe. The beginning of the EEC followed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community‚ created after World War II as a means of promoting integration among former enemies. The EEC has expanded from its original six members (Belgium‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ and Netherlands) to include United Kingdom‚ Ireland
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