of politics and passively followed the lead of Congress in the formulation of policy. He was honest to the point of being the victim of unscrupulous friends and schemers. All of this left him ineffective and caused others to question his leadership abilities. Financial problems plagued Grant’s presidency. With the end of the war‚ the Treasury assumed that the nearly $450 million worth of greenbacks issued during the conflict would be retired and the nation would return to using gold coins. Numerous
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Julius Caesar’s military campaign was successful for many reasons‚ he was a skillful and vigilant military leader who was always a step ahead of his enemies‚ his legions were well-trained and loyal‚ and his alliances with surrounding were well utilized and were assisted when needed. In 61 B.C. the Helvetii‚ led by Orgetorix‚ have been convinced that their country was too small for their population and supply demand. They then began a two-year preparation for war to gain more land and expand their
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French Revolution The Old Regime was the way the French society was organized before the French revolution. It was more of the political system of France and separated people into three different social classes. These classes were the first estate‚ second estate‚ and the third estate. The first estate was made up of the clergy from the roman catholic church. The first estate was only one percent of the population. The second estate included the nobles‚ they made up about two percent of the population
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To what extent was the industrial revolution a progressive process The industrial revolution‚ which took place in Britain and later spread to other parts of the world from the 18th to the 19th century was where there was a process of change from a hand production economy to machines and industrial methods. Moreover it later allowed mass production of food‚ material and significant inventions which was essential for conditions of life and that are still in used today. Although it occurred around the
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ESSAY SCAFFOLD WHY WAS THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT DISMISSD? INTRODUCTION Answer the question and outline your arguments in support. eg. The Whitlam Government was dismissed by the Governor-General‚ Sir John Kerr‚ on 11 November‚ 1975. There were a number of reasons why the dismissal occurred. These included the growing unrest in Australian society brought about by the failing economy; the growing unpopularity of the Labor government brought about by its spending and economic policies‚ and the
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World War II saw the rise of new powers. The Axis powers were a group of nations that participated in WWII. Each nation in the Axis had been considered before that point to not be very dangerous‚ but became a huge problem during the war‚ as their full power was realized. However‚ these nations failed in their goal to conquer new land and spread their ideologies. In order to determine their failure‚ we must first analyze their successes. The Axis had many successes at the beginning of World War II
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movement and later becoming a political movement. U.S. Senator Albert Beveridge was a keynote speaker at the 1912 Progressive Party convention. Senator Beveridge summarized the Progressive platform
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Explanation of how successful the Delian League was: In my understanding‚ I strongly believed based on history and research that the Delian League recorded huge success. They are great advantages over the Persians and therefore used the opportunity to register victory in the area of military administration and control. In all the battles‚ great fear was in their rivals due to the defeat registered even before the league. The administration success over the conquering of the Thracian Chersonese and
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Empire was one of the most powerful‚ longest lasting empires of all time. It was formed by a sultan named Osman in 1299 A.D. He started to expand the empire and make it one of the most feared. Janissaries protected the sultans and fought for them‚ for they were a major part of expanding the empire. The empire grew and grew eventually becoming it’s most powerful under Suleiman “The Magnificent.” After Suleiman’s rule of the Ottoman Empire in 1566‚ a rumor arose that the ottoman that he owned was possessed
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How successful was Alexander II in dealing with opposition to his regime? Judging by the fact that Alexander was assassinated in 1881 by People’s Will‚ one would assume that he failed – completely- to overcome opposition to his regime‚ however he ruled for over 25 years and managed to keep his opposition under control during that time using several different methods and measures which will be discussed in this essay. The first measure he took shortly after he came to power was to emancipate the serfs
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