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    The Russian Empire founded in 1720‚ it was the third largest empire in world history‚ and it stretched over three continents. The 20th century in Russia started with the catastrophe of the Russo-Japanese War. With the lost‚ Russia was economically devastated and the national morale was virtually non-existent. The Russian people had had enough of the impotent Tsar Nicholas II. Russia‚ unlike the rest of Europe‚ was backward society. In Russia‚ they still had many serfs. The Russians knew they needed

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    discrimination‚ before long it had escalated to full blown organized murder. From 1933 all the way through 1945‚ anyone that Hitler deemed as ‘undesirable’ was annihilated. In 1933‚ there were roughly nine million Jews in Europe‚ with the bulk of their population in Germany and the countries Germany would occupy in World War II. By the end of the war‚ almost two-thirds of their population had been executed by the Nazi’s so-called ‘Final Solution’. 2. Why did it happen? There were multiple reasons

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    the concrete when war erupted. You can offend anyone in times war unless that someone has the ability to provide your enemies with the technological advantage you so grievously needed. It took thirty years before the major countries realized the war had gone on long enough. They started using nuclear weapons‚ biochemical concoctions‚ and world threatening measures in an attempt to deal the finishing blows. Alas‚ the war didn’t end for another forty years. Laid with destruction‚ only those who strived

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    used to affect the government in different empires. The Byzantine Empire’s major religion was Christianity and it has helped govern the empire in countless ways. Also‚ Islam helped out with the government in Islamic Caliphates. But the religions didn’t help similarly‚ instead‚ they lent a hand to each empires very differently. Also‚ the effects were not always the same‚ they were very divergent because of the different ways they helped the Byzantine Empire and Islamic Caliphate. Until 1450‚ the religion

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    Cost of Empire State Building The Empire State Building is an amazing high building in New York City‚ United States. It is said to be a landmark Art Deco skyscraper. I’m not saying this by nothing. My topic is the cost of it. The amount of cost‚ the progress of cost and also the way of cost all show that the Empire State Building is a legend. This report is to understand the construction of the building thus I analyze all the information and focus on the cost which includes the money and time‚ also

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    Words: 1497 words How did the Roman Empire maintain its power? The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. The power and size they managed to obtain has been a constant subject of interest for historians and all those who are interested in history. Julius Caesar’s ascension to power marked the time from where the Romans steadily expanded their territory and by the time the Roman Republic dissolved and the Roman Empire emerged‚ the Empire had become so big that

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    very important decisions within his lifetime‚ leading to many things to happen over the course of a few decades. Julius Caesar was born on July 100 B.C. and died‚ brutally on the March 15‚ 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was born under parents who had noble backgrounds and died during a horrific stabbing‚ in which people stabbed him twenty-three times. Julius Caesar‚ a leader of the Roman empire‚ made the choice to expand his empire‚ impacting the destiny of the nation he lead. The choice to expand‚ that

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    capital drives globalization. Globalization‚ at its core‚ is access to capital and expanding liquidity enabling investors to serve as the catalyst for technological advancement and societal development. Why did Spain become a world power from 1492-1763? Money. The same could be said of the United States in the 20th century. Money enables the discovery‚ invention‚ and innovation that serves as the foundation for population growth‚ technological advancement‚ and‚ ultimately‚ globalization. The cornerstone

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    hundred years‚ Spain obtained a great amount of wealth and power through conquests and inheritance from the king. Just as they were the greatest empire in the world‚ it fell apart and soon declined into the status of a third-rate power in Europe. King Charles V of Spain inherited many lands of Europe because of his family background. In 1506‚ he had obtained the Burgundain Lands‚ which included the Low Countries and Flanders. He was also the grandson of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella‚ the

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    conquered the Mesopotamian Empire. They prearranged themselves into self-governing cities. Around the year two thousands three hundred and thirty BC‚ the Sumerian cities were conquered by King Sargon I and the Akkadian Empire was founded. Around the year two thousand and two hundred BC the Akkadian Empire was conquered and a long period of division started. Around the year one thousand and eight hundred BC‚ the city of Babylon attained supremacy and founded a lasting empire. The last great dominance

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