International Trade: CASES (1-8) CASE - 1 LUKOil CASE Russia’s GDP grew by 7 percent in 2004‚ which marked five straight years of growth. The growth was also higher than that of any other G8 country. Russia’s oil and gas sector has fuelled the growth‚ accounting for about 25 percent of its oil production and exports the other 70 percent. This dependence on petroleum exports makes Russia quite vulnerable to what happens in global petroleum markets. When the price per barrel of oil changes by $1
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this helped the Colonists achieve their first victory against the British military. Fort Ticonderoga On May 1775 the Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold successfully seized Fort Ticonderoga from the British military. Cannons captured were transported to Boston which forced the British to abandon the city in1776. Caused British military to lose their strong hold with Fort Ticonderoga and leave the city. Second Continental Congress The second Continental Congress was a
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History portrays people by their actions and in turn judges them accordingly. This is how we come to think of some historical figures as heroes and others as villains. Their actions in the face of their circumstances define how we think of them. What their motivations are or how they came to the decisions that they choose are sometimes never given the proper prospective. It has been said that history is written by the victors‚ so depending on who is doing the writing this version of history also
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sugar act‚ he was outraged by it. He decided to join the sons of liberty to help protest against it. Benedict joined the militia and soon became the captain. He fought in the battle of the Concord and Lexington. He decided to lead his army to Fort Ticonderoga and defeated the British Army. He loved fighting for the Colonists‚ he asked if they could invade Quebec. The Continental Congress rejected his request. Benedict was frustrated‚
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the Americans defended Bunker Hill‚ the British slaughtered the untrained Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Even though americans lost it helped boost spirits so more soldiers joined. British victory. The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga Located on Lake Champlain in northeastern
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Ethan Allen was a farmer‚ businessman‚ land speculator‚ philosopher‚ writer‚ and American Revolutionary War patriot‚ hero‚ and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont‚ and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War. Born in rural Connecticut‚ Allen had a frontier upbringing but also received an education that included some philosophical teachings. In the late 1760s he became interested in the New Hampshire Grants‚ buying
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big encounter‚ and though they suffered casualties‚ allowed them the small victories of not only firing upon the British‚ but causing them more casualties than their own troops. Fort Ticonderoga The British planned for General Burgoyne to lead his men South from Canada. In doing so‚ he captured Fort Ticonderoga and then continued south. This capture gave the British’s plan to isolate New England the firm start it needed and kept them on plan‚ though ultimately‚ the plan turned into a British
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retreated. Ten days later‚ at Saratoga‚ New York‚ Burgoyne surrendered. This convinced France to become allies with the American troops. Without France‚ Great Britain would have beaten the Americans in the Revolution. After easily capturing Fort Ticonderoga‚ the arrogant General John Burgoyne and the British army slowly
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Associate Level Material Appendix C Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1 Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War. |Military Event |Description |Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War | | |These two battles were the first battles in the Revolutionary War. They were two
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Throughout time there has been many people come and go from the war. One person in particular has stuck out to us. This man is Benedict Arnold. Benedict Arnold was born on January 14‚ 1741. He was raised in Norwich‚ Connecticut. He was a member of the militia during the French and Indian war. (1754-1763) There is a memorial to Arnold at the Saratoga National Historic Park to commemorate him for his heroism. The statue even shows Benedict Arnold’s detached leg. He lost it in battle; which means he
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