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    The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already

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    For many centuries‚ the Roman Empire flourished and was able to make many great accomplishments and creations that have influenced modern culture today. Despite the success of this empire‚ it soon began to crumble after the Pax Romana‚ which was a period of 200 years of peace and prosperity. Many factors contributed to the decline of this empire‚ including the spread of famine‚ disease‚ and the effects of Christianity‚ as it spread throughout the empire. However‚ the three main reasons that contributed

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    development; by not needing those things Japan did not become heavily dependent on Europe. By withstanding western imperialist onslaughts Japan’s strong foundation became a large asset; a quote from Strayer emphasizes this point: Far from succumbing to Western domination‚ Japan joined the club of imperialist countries by creating its own East Asian Empire” (Strayer 852). These factors aided Japan’s ability to resist imperial power‚ and ultimately become an imperial

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    1600 C.E to 1750 C.E. The word “baroque” came from the Portuguese word barroco. This was the time there was improvement in technology‚ instruments‚ development of opera‚ rise of string section‚ and when people started to pay attention to base lines. During baroque period there was a religious war that happened. Roman Catholics lost some power so the monarchy got to gain some of that power. Catholic Church had a split due to Martin Luther. Martin Luther started the protestant reformation. The first protestant

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    Afghanistan Opium Production October 1347‚ the Europeans were greeted with the black plague which wiped out about one third of the whole population in Europe nearly 20 million people. (History) Far before that in about 3400 B.C. the cultivation of the new age plague was being planted by the Mesopotamians which is known today as Opium. Present day‚ Afghanistan controls nearly 90% of all opium growth and distribution which is a $65 billion market. (Sites) Opium is a dried condescended form of poppy

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    the beach and after a short amount of time‚ my home was just a tiny black dot on the horizon. Two months ago I arrived in the UK and the opportunity until now had to write you a letter. On 22th of June we arrived by ship at the UK and I didn’t know what to expect. I thought in England the opportunity for jobs in this country is better than back home and it is true but first it was very hard form me to find work. I had to learn new trades and I will employing in the manufacturing and engineering industries

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    Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire A major part of European history is the building of France. Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire was major factor in the rise to modern France and a huge part of it history. Charlemagne sculpted the landscape of France with political‚ economic‚ and educational ventures to establish the Holy Roman Empire. The laying of a foundation for a centralized government is what Charlemagne was aiming for throughout the rein of the Carolingian Empire (encyclopedia). The thesis

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    The History of the Celestial Empire 1.1. Overview The history of China is vast. Its empire stretching across 2 millennia‚ while its culture stretches a further 5 millenia. Without a doubt‚ it is safe to say that China is one of the longest living civilisation-states in all of human history. Most of us‚ however‚ are living in shades of ignorance as we continue to ignore the unprecedented accomplishments made by China‚ shadowed by stereotypes and prejudices. Many might think that China is “rising”

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    parallels between the Romans and Chinese empires even though these empires ended differently. I. Level of civilization A. Roman Empire developed a higher level of civilization than the area surrounding it. B. Chinese Empire developed a higher level of civilization than the areas surrounding it. II. Ways to protect the empires from barbarians A. The leaders of the empire devised three ways to protect the empire from the barbarians. B. The leaders of the empire devised three ways to deal with the

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    The era dominated by the Roman Empire was one of the most well-known and influential periods of ancient history; that is until 476 A.D. when the empire collapsed. Rome’s rule of much of the Mediterranean and vast sections of Europe and Southwest Asia and remained in power for over 1000 years! So why would such a massive empire fall? Rome’s many issues led to its fall as there was no one single reason to why‚ but instead had a series of problems that grew much too large to solve. Unfortunately‚ no

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