The Reign of Alexander II and the Great Reforms I Alexander II (1855-81) realized that reforms were necessary. Alexander II was 36 years old when he acceded to the throne. The Crimean war had brought the country to the point of collapse. He was set upon reform from the start‚ and had a conviction that his mission was to alleviate the suffering of his people. He was supported in his desire for reform by his brother‚ Grand Duke Constantine. Only the emancipation of the serfs could create the conditions
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He was born Hamilton Howard Fish in Washington‚ D.C.‚ on May 19‚ 1870‚ to Randall (1795 – October 16‚ 1875) and Ellen (née Howell; 1838–?) Fish. His father was of English ancestry and his mother was born in Ireland.[7][8] He said that he was named after statesman and politician Hamilton Fish‚ a distant relative. His father was 43 years older than his mother[9] and 75 years old at the time of his birth. Fish was the youngest child and had three living siblings: Walter‚ Annie‚ and Edwin Fish. He wished
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The Qing Dynasty was the most powerful dynasty to rule China. Qing means pure and clean. In 1625‚ Nurhaci conquered the Ming(former dynasty ruling china) city of shenyang and made it the capital. The Qing was established in 1636. The ones that had the idea to create a new dynasty were not Chinese but descendants of the Jurchen‚ a group from the far north-east of China who had abandoned the term Jurchen‚ associated with historical submission to Chinese rule‚ and instead called themselves Manchu
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Hockey The first recorded use of the word "hockey" is from the 1773 book Juvenile Sports and Pastimes‚ to Which Are Prefixed‚ Memoirs of the Author: Including a New Mode of Infant Education‚ by Richard Johnson (Pseud. Master Michel Angelo)‚ whose chapter XI was titled "New Improvements on the Game of Hockey".[2] The belief that hockey was mentioned in a 1363 proclamation by King Edward III of England is based on modern translations of the proclamation‚ which was originally in Latin and explicitly
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Summer of 1919. The so-called Jim Crow segregation laws gained significant impetus from U. S. Supreme Court rulings in the last two decades of the nineteenth century. In 1883‚ the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The 1875 law stipulated: "That all persons ... shall be entitled to full and equal enjoyment of the ac Some historians believe that a Mr. Crow owned the slave who inspired Rice’s act--thus the
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APUSH Chapter 24 Reading Guide: Industry Comes of Age‚ 1865-1900 Homework Questions from the Text Thought Provokers- Complete the questions & be prepared to discuss them in class or be prepared for a reading quiz Big Question: To what extent was the organized labor union movement successful in reading its goals during the late 1800s and WHY? 1. What kinds of benefits did railroad magnates receive for construction of transcontinental lines? In your opinion‚ should the U.S. have subsidized the
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previous year. * He studied harder this year and regained his leadership composure and became an emperor again. * At the end of the school year‚ he received excellent grades in all subjects and a gold medal Rizal’s Third Year in Ateneo (1874-1875) * Rizal did not make an excellent showing in his studies although‚ his grades remained excellent in all subjects. * He won a single medal in Latin. * He failed to win a medal in Spanish because his spoken
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+ (0.01 × 25000)] 1750 Direct Labour – fixed 3000 Manufacturing overhead – variable 1750 Manufacturing overhead – fixed 3375 16875 Non-manufacturing costs: Sales – variable (no incremental) 1500 Sales – fixed 1875 Corporate – fixed 3750 (24000) GAINS 4000 Yes‚ Johnson should accept the special order as it will entirely gain $4000. While without the special order‚ FinePrint would only make gain of $3000 per month ($25500 – $22‚500). The B
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Assignment Topic: RIVERINE FOTRESTS OF SINDH Submitted By: Class: Semester: Roll Number: ASHFAQ AHMED RAJPUT MSc. (Previous) Second (2nd) Semester 2K11/ENS/O7 SUBMITTED TO TEACHER: SIR SAEED AKHTAR ABRO 1 Contents FORESTS OF SINDH: Type of Forests in Sindh Riverine Forests History of Riverine Forests Features of Riverine Ecosystem Specific Features of Riverine Ecosystem FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEGRADATION OF RIVERINE FORESTS Management Plans REFERENCE: 3 5 5 6 8 8 9 16 20 2
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Abtract The colonization of India and the immense transfer of wealth that moved from the latter to Britain were vital to the success of the British Empire. In fact‚ the Viceroy of British India in 1894 called India “the pivot of our Empire …” I examine the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the subcontinent. Besides highlighting the fact that without cheap labor and raw materials from India‚ the modernization of Britain during this era would have been highly unlikely‚ I will show how colonial
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