could divide their loyalty between their country and their religion. 39% of the German population were catholic‚ mainly in the southern states of the country. These southern states were the most reluctant to unify as a nation as the catholic population did not want to unite with the 61% protestant north population. This was also the same with other smaller minorities which included the growing polish population and the French in the Ruhr and Alsace-Lorraine area. The KulturKampf was therefore introduced
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March 2009 Did Rizal retract? Dr. Jose Rizal has been a national iconic hero for over a hundred years. He has been the symbol of our country’s freedom‚ the epitome of nationalistic patriotism. He emanates martyrdom with every fiber of his being and everything else that he left the country to strive upon. His story has been narrated in countless books and articles. He became an extension of education where he was the main course in a classroom‚ an honorable feature of Rizal. His totality as a person
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“The Neoliberal model of society is breaking down” From the 1980’s up until now‚ the ideas of neoliberalism have reigned supreme in the minds of western policy makers‚ this made it the economic norm of the last 3 or 4 decades. Neoliberalism gave individuals exactly what they desired‚ a life or at least a belief of a life without interference from the state. Recent times suggest that the successes of Neoliberalism are not sustainable‚ with the rise of Donald Trump and Brexit it even looks set to outright
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traditional conformity by the Puritans holds true to a large extent. It should not‚ however‚ go as far as to proclaim that there was no ‘rise of Arminianism’ as there was indeed an ostensible influx of Arminianism during the reign of Charles I. Arminianism did burgeoned under the policies of Charles I and innovations William Laud took with the Church. However‚ with or without the antagonistic ideological differences of Arminianism and Calvinism‚ there was always the constant seeking of reforms by the Puritans
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The History of how soccer started. Many say it started in England. Some say it started in the Aztec. Some even say it started in the India but where did it really start? Soccer is popular all around the globe its played worldwide every day. However not everyone knows about it all started. Soccer has been around many thousands of years. It started around 2nd 3rd B.C around China during the Han Dynasty (“History of Soccer”). They would dribble a leather type of ball and score on a small net
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was a big reason why Rome collapsed. They did not have any good leaders or rules that will keep a big city together. The government would worry too much about building and not enough on keeping their city under control. Then the country had to many people and were not even close to being a civilized society. Then they noticed but it was already to late and the city collapsed. Military was probably the biggest reason why Rome collapsed. First they did not have they right equipment. Their equipment
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2013146550 ASSESSMENT 3 SYNOPSIS WORD COUNT: 98 ESSAY WORD COUNT: 2166 SYNOPSIS “I transferred the Republic from my power to the dominion of the senate and people of Rome” Did Augustus Restore The Republic? Augustus clearly made an impression in European history achieving much‚ conquering many and controlling the majority‚ he did not restore the republic. Adopting a piecemeal strategy‚ Augustus gradually silenced potential threats to his ambitions to control the Roman Empire under the semblance of
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How Far Was Stresemann Responsible For The Recovery of The Weimar Republic? 1923 was an extremely crucial time for Germany with a great shift in culture‚ economy and government. It was falling apart; the German economy had collapsed due to the striking between German workers and French occupiers. Hyperinflation rose so much that the German people were forced to using suitcases and wheelbarrows to carrying money not to mention the fact that the collapse of the currency caused even more havoc
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claimed twenty million lives (Day). Around 270‚000 disabled‚ 5‚000 to 15‚000 homosexuals‚ 90‚000 to 220‚000 gypsies were killed (Berenbaum). The holocaust was an inhumane act on society. What Hitler did was something that could not be forgotten. He killed millions because they did have the same views as he did‚ they didn’t look the way he wanted them to‚ or they "deserved to die". The worst part was no one knew what was going to happen to them when they were taken away from their friends and family. Millions
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The motivations for the Spanish to migrate were to get money/gold‚ spread the religion and control new land. On page 46 it says‚ "Cortes had heard of a wealthy land to the west"‚ which made him want to explore it and rule it. When the Spanish arrived they were welcomed‚ but they quickly took advantage of their kindness and killed the leader of the new land. The Spanish were successful because they built an empire and brought in tons of gold and they "operated many plantations" (page 52). The French
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