Imperialism began as a way for world powers‚ such as Great Britain and Spain‚ to obtain Gold‚ spread the word of God‚ and attain Glory for their respective country. These three things motivated European imperialism for many centuries until the late 19th and early 20th century. During this time‚ Industrialization began to arise and become an important political and economic factor for these countries. Causing them to do everything that they could to to be on top. European’s motivation for imperialism
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of the settlement of the Americas‚ race has always played a role on how people were treated when it came to crimes and decision making. Using the books; “Mutiny on the Bounty”‚ “Great American Trials”‚ and “A Murder Most Foul”‚ this would allow a deeper understanding of how race was handled in the American Legal system in the 18th‚ 19th centuries‚ and also in this era. Looking at how court systems handled cases involving race‚ how the courts were likely to stretch the law to suit purposes‚ and the
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the “new monarchies” and the factors responsible for their rise in the period 1450 to 1550. Can be given after study of New Monarchies (U1) 2003 (#4): Explain how advances in learning and technology influenced fifteenth- and sixteenth-century European exploration and trade. Can be given after study of exploration (U1) 2006B (#5): How and to what extent did the methods and ideals of Renaissance humanism contribute to the Protestant Reformation? Can be given after study of Reformation (U2)
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Colonies had declared independence from the country of Great Britain. This revolution was a revolutionary idea. This type of revolution had never been attempted before and was a new thought for the world. The revolution influenced many nations around the world especially the French revolution which happened only a few years after. The American revolution was revolutionary because it changed world views politically and socially. The American revolution changed political views of having a single monarch that
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"The Only Sensible Policy in a Debt Crisis is an Austerity Programme". Discuss this statement with particular reference to unemployment. -- Terri Ha A debt crisis is the situation an economy is facing when its borrowings for spending is much greater than its tax revenue‚ that its public debt is increasing to a point where it is almost impossible to manage. an austerity programme is a series of government imposed policies to manage this debt‚ including a reduction in government spending and an
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THE NAVIGATION ACTS The Commonwealth of England was ruled by Oliver Cromwell and Parliament in 1651. King Charles I was just beheaded and the new leaders were looking for a way to express their dominant position. At this time‚ England faced financial trouble. Looking for a way to increase the Commonwealth’s income‚ its rulers settled on the use of international trade. This was not a bad idea‚ except for the fact that the Dutch ruled the sea of international trade. They shipped constantly between
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The weaknesses of the Ontological Argument give support to Atheism. Discuss this claim (12 marks) Anselm’s ontological argument described in part (a)‚ was refuted in his own lifetime‚ by Gaunilo‚ who demonstrated in a reduction ad absurdum of his own‚ that if the logic of the argument were applied to things other than God‚ it led to invalid conclusions. Gaunilo didn’t identify any specific fault with the argument‚ but argued that something must be wrong with it‚ because if there wasn’t anything
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dealing with this question. Some historians say that the appeasement wasn’t justified and that Chamberlain was a weak person while of the other hand some say that Chamberlain didn’t have any other chose. There are a number of reasons that support both of the sides. Appeasement was justified in a few ways‚ sympathy for Germany‚ the desire for peace‚ the threat of communism and the time to rearm. All of these factors explain how the appeasement was justified. Sympathy for Germany‚ was an accept that
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Was giving eighteen-year-olds the right to vote a mistake? Discuss. I believe that for the time period‚ it was not a mistake to give eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. However‚ I do not believe that the succeeding generations deserve that right. If it was possible to change the voting age back to 21 with a clause allowing younger military‚ students and political party members to vote that would be ideal in my opinion. In 1971 the voting age was dropped to 18. This decision came about during
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pirates on American merchant ships. 1678: Algerian pirates seize 14 ships from American colonies. September 1783: Algerian pirates attack American ships on their way back from peace talks with Britain. Americans assume that Britain is paying the Pirates to attack them. October 1784: The Betsy‚ a 300-ton ship from Boston‚ is attacked 100 miles from Africa’s western coast‚ in the Atlantic. The ship’s sailors are captured‚ chained and carted off to slave markets in Morocco. American independence
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