Strategy of Mannesmann to takeover Orange: STRATEGY 1. Block takeover by Vodafone 2. Orange gives Mannesmann a great strategic fit‚ as it increases market share in the UK 3. Vodafone will unlikely be allowed‚ from an antitrust perspective‚ to merge with Mannesmann after the acquisition of Orange; Vodafone already has
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Why did Stalin win? Throughout the summer of 1923 it was apparent that Lenin’s reign was coming to an end and this overshadowed the political struggle however in the Politburo and central committee battle lines were forming. They all thought that they were deserving candidates with so thinking that they were untouchable and were destined to lead USSR . Leon Trotsky seemed to have the stronghold as he had a close relationship with Lenin. However in the background there was opposition growing. Stalin
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Greek civilization was ruled by a wealthy elite who served as the most powerful members of the ancient civilization. Noblemen got to live lavishly just for being born into the right family while poor farmers had to work hard and long hours for low pay. If they failed to produce these farmers and their family could be sold into slavery. It’s no surprise that the lower classes of classical Greek society wanted to bring about change to their government. This dissatisfaction with the current political
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rights and helped set them free from anything holding them down. Together Justinian and Theodora rebuilt the Hagia Sophia which became the most significant monument on earth. On the other hand some people were not in favor of Justinian and Theodora and did not think they benefited
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Why did the Titanic’s maiden voyage ended in such disaster? One of the largest passenger liner of the early 20th century made in the history‚ having the first and final voyage 100 years ago‚ owned by the magnificent White Star Line‚ was travelling without interference through the calm waters until one of the sailors on board reported that the Titanic is heading for a vast and humongous iceberg in April 12 1912 at that lethal midnight. The disaster had caused 1517 deaths on board‚ though there were
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By the end of 1941‚ the fate of the World was unforeseeable. German and Italian advances had been halted by the Allied‚ but two major-powers‚ Japan and the US unexpectedly entered the war at the end of the year. During 1941 Germany was implementing Operation Typhoon‚ or the Moscow offensive and until the beginning of December‚ the Germans believed that the war would soon be over and were prepared to celebrate a victory. However‚ the Russian resistance proved to be more efficient than Hitler initially
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‘’Did the Chinese discover America?’’ The writer maintains the significant of explorations made by Columbus in fourteenth century. He describes that after Columbus’s explorations‚ efforts have been made to rewrite the history by arguing that it was Amerigo Vespucci who discovered the America and named after him‚ the Norsemen sailed to these areas centuries before Columbus‚ and Native Americans were living in these areas thousands of years before. Recently‚ Gavin Menzies has brought a significant
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time to see when it ended. I set the dials and went back to 1863. Before I knew it‚ I was back to when they had slaves. When I got there I acted like I was supposed to be there. I guess it was like a normal day so I just went along with what anyone did or said. Then in the afternoon something happened that I’ve always wanted to be a part of and witness. Like I said before it‚ was a regular day until later that day. After a few hours went by of me being there and watching what everyone was doing
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How did the Hindenburg catch fire and explode? On May 6‚ 1937 a German airship (LZ 129 Hindenburg) was landing in Township‚ New Jersey when an electrostatic discharge ignited leaking hydrogen and causing the Hindenburg to catch fire. A electrostatic discharge is a sudden flow of electricity between two charged objects caused by contact. There was a total of 36 casualties which were 13 passengers‚ 22 crewmen‚ and even a worker on the ground. 62 out of the 97 passengers survived the crash. (wikipedia
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Reconstruction occurred from 1865 to 1877. It could be considered successful because it restored the United States as a whole after the Civil War. Even though it brought the states back together‚ it stilled failed in many ways. Reconstruction gave the Government a chance to end segregation and change society’s view of African Americans‚ but nobody took it. Reconstruction amplified racial discrimination. Some examples being “Black codes‚” sharecropping‚ and the Ku Klux Klan. The “Black Codes” were
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