among home owners is the fact that it is always on alert. It is used by police and military during their special operations. There are certain things you didn’t know about this dog. Some of them are; They originated from Belgium: Belgian Malinois dogs originated from Belgium during the late 19th century. Today it is fast becoming a popular dog among home owners. According to American Kennel’s club‚ most Belgian Malinois dogs today are crossed breed. They were first breed in Malines; this is why
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European powers during the period of New Imperialism‚ between 1876 and 1914. The Belgian Congo was a belgian colony in central africa between 1908 and 1960 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In early 1876‚ the greedy King Leopold II of Belgium had heard about the great money making opportunities in the Congo Basin. The king great plan was to make the International African Association‚ with Cecil Rhodes and the king himself being the organizers of the movement. Congo’s main
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Céline Creppe SWOT ANALYSIS OF LIEGE –BELGIUM Liège is located in the East part of Belgium‚ in Wallonia where the language is French. It is not far from borders with Germany and with Netherlands. The area is over 69.39 km2 and the population is about 195‚576‚ which means a density of 2‚800 inhabitants/km2. Swot analysis: Strengths Weaknesses Old historical city‚ Palais des Congrès (for business meeting)‚ squares like “jardin botannique”‚ “parc de la boverie”‚
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certain role in Germany causing the outbreak of WW1. The Kaiser was naïve in his predictions about their attacks. He hypothesised that Russia would take longer to mobilise and that Belgium would accept Germany and let them pass through to France; however Belgium were adamant with the help of Britain backing up Belgium due to their alliance which the Kaiser referred to as a “scarp of
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The Congo was taken over in 1885 by King of Belgium‚ Leopold II . Leopold wanted to conquer the Congo due to him believing overseas colonies were the key to a country’s greatness. Leopold gained control of the Congo by sending explorer Henry Stanley to claim land in the Congo. At the Berlin conference of 1884-1885 they recognized Leopold as the sovereign ruler of the Congo. The country was treated as a brutal business investment by Leopold who was viewed by the world as a noble king. But in reality
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Conference of 1884 and 1885 when the continent was partitioned among several European powers into several colonies. One of those countries represented at the Berlin Conference was Belgium . The African territory which Belgium presided over was the Congo region. Unlike the other European nations that occupied African territory‚ Belgium did not immediately annex the Congo. Instead‚ the Belgian King Leopold II made the region his own personal plantation under the name the Congo Free State . During this period
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Tobacco brings large tax revenue for the government. It generates much profit for the government. Tobacco provides profit for society. For example‚ in Belgium‚ It was shown that the tobacco industry provided 4.7 billion dollars revenue in 2010. It will reach 5.8 billion dollars in 2015 which provides the government with huge revenue (Belgium. 2011). On the other hand‚ heavy smoking will lead to mortality. Although tobacco provides much profit to the government‚ smoking will cause people to
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and services should be well received and its reputation will promote good will‚ which translates into ongoing support in the community and in the marketplace. Three such organizations that promote social responsibility are PETCO‚ Home Depot and New Belgium Brewing Company. PETCO’s code of ethics established a corporate culture that would foster social responsibility. The code of ethics addresses all areas of organizational risks associated with “human resources‚ conflicts of interest‚ and appropriate
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n the latter half of the 19th century an arms race began to Develop ‚ this in itself was causing tensions In Germany the Kaiser Wilhelm II had rid himself of Bismark and his conservative foreign policy of diplomacy and avoidance of conflict‚ with a rash and belligerent quest for glory. The facts that the rulers of Great Britain ‚ Germany and Russia were first cousins did nothing to reduce the levels of tension. National security was a critical issue for all the major states‚ the developing tensions
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The Maginot Line History The Maginot Line and its relation to the world during the interwar period. The Maginot line is a fortification made by the french named after Andre Maginot ‚ the minister of war for France. The interwar period is referring to the time between world war one and world war two. Focusing mainly on the relations between France and Germany during this period. Ultimately what is the Maginot Line and how does it have such a big impact during the interwar period and on into
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