Egypt‚ in terms of democracy‚ is limited. Superficially it contains all the basic requirements of a democracy: a parliament‚ a president and regular elections. However‚ "elections do not a democracy make." In Egypt’s sordid past it has been occupied‚ reoccupied and moreover controlled by external forces unique in the Arab world. Strong nationalism has led Egypt through social experiments that failed. Imitation has brought about a parliamentary monarchy cut short by a coup. In the end‚ "Rule from
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The primary disadvantages of democracy are a general lack of accountability‚ the prospect of personal interest becoming the predominant factor in decisions‚ and negative financial implications. A democracy lays the power to make decisions in the hands of the majority. This‚ ironically‚ places an emphasis on both individual and group power. A group controls the decision-making process‚ but an influential individual can control the group. The issue with democracy‚ in spite of the power of the people
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Chapter 2 Notes: Indian & European Relations in the 1600s Spain in North America 1560s: Spanish give up search for Indian gold. Focus on defending their empire from English (who were plundering treasure ships and Caribbean ports) and French Protestants (who began to settle in Florida though the Spanish had already claimed the land). Spanish establish fort at St. Augustine‚ Florida (1565) to protect route of the treasure fleet. They also massacre French Protestants. Raids by Native Americans
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Road to Democracy essay notes 1989 sparked the change of ideas and dawned the opportunity to finally end apartheid. PW Botha was forced to step down as president by members of his own cabinet. FW de Klerk‚ who realized the urgency of the need for a different approach towards to monstrosity of apartheid‚ took Botha’s place. Many among the tens of thousands who gathered at the Grand Parade in Cape Town on February 11 1990 had probably never seen Nelson Mandela before. Some did not have a
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Between 1820 and 1840 the American population increased dramatically and most were moving to town and cities. The quality of health and living standards improved so white women had a lot of children and there was decrease in infant mortality rate. By the year 1840‚ the population had increased to 17 million. The population of New York for instance was the 312-805‚000 making it the largest‚ lot of people were also migrating from Europe to America. Politicians used this growth to seek more support
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Industrial revolution Although it occurred around the same time as the French‚ American‚ Latin American‚ and Haitian Revolutions between‚ say‚ 1750 and 1850—the industrial revolution was really the most revolutionary of the bunch. No way‚ dude. All those revolution resulted in‚ like new borders and flags and stuff. We have studied 15‚000 years of history here at crash course‚ me from the past. And borders and flags have changed plenty‚ and they’re going to keep changing. But in all that
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multiple wives‚ drilling a militia‚ and voting as a block. Free Schools for a Free People Know: Three R’s‚ Horace Mann‚ Noah Webster‚ McGuffey’s Readers 46. What advances were made in the field of education from 1820 to 1850? - Horace Mann campaigned for better schoolhouses‚ longer school terms‚ higher pay for teachers and expanded curriculum. They improved textbooks- Webster wrote the dictionary that later helped to standardize the American language
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Democracy or dictatorship? [pic] We all have been saying in the past and even now that even the worst democracy is better than dictatorship but the question we need to ask ourselves is that even after all the efforts made by the lawyers movement and fresh elections in pakistan have we achieved a REAL democracy? At this present time we got two mainstream parties PPP and PML(a-z) both been controlled in undemocratic ways where one person lead it and no matter what happens he/she is gonna be leader
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The north and south US both had their fair share of differences during the time of 1800 to 1850. Some of these differences were minor while others were quit large. One of these differences was the economy. In the Northern part of the US‚ there were many small farmers‚ but the North was also becoming more industrialized as well. Looking back in time to the 1800s many factory had started to manufacture products that were earlier inaccessible. This also provided work for people. Meanwhile on the southern
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Following the Crusades‚ European interest in Asian goods skyrocketed. This interest led to a need for new cheaper direct water routes to Asia. This led to the accidental discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. This discovery is seen as one of the most successful failures in history‚ as Columbus failed to find his target‚ India. However‚ the failure was a disguised success as new trade routes were discovered‚ colonies for European nations‚ and new crops were discovered. Columbus’ methods were
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