Burmese‚ was under the control of the British. Great Britain had seized many other countries before Burma‚ yet they wanted to increase their power and expand their nation. For more specific reasons‚ the British wanted control over Burma to protect European possessions in India. Burma was also the perfect location to pave a trade route through Burma between India and China. With Burma under their control‚ Great Britain also had more access to the natural resources on Burmese soil such as rice‚ country
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eu/economy_finance/publications/publication15887_en.pdf Council of the European Union."Highlights." CONSILIUM -. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2013. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/homepage/highlights/fiscal-compact-enters-into-force-on-1-january-2013?lang=en "Europe 2020 - The EU Strategy for Smart‚ Sustainable and Inclusive Growth - European Commission." Europe 2020 - The EU Strategy for Smart‚ Sustainable and Inclusive Growth - European Commission. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. http://ec.europa.eu/e
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The Age of Enlightenment refers to the 18th century in European philosophy‚ and is often thought of as part of a larger period which includes the Age of Reason. The term also more specifically refers to a historical intellectual movement‚ "The Enlightenment." This movement advocated rationality as a means to establish an authoritative system of ethics‚ aesthetics‚ and knowledge. The intellectual leaders of this movement regarded themselves as courageous and elite‚ and regarded their purpose as leading
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Marx‚ Durkheim‚ Weber and Simmel on the Development of Capitalist Society and the Demise of Individualism Theorists began to recognize capitalism as pre-industrial society developed economically and major social changes began to occur. Modernization resulted in industrialization‚ urbanization and bureaucratization as the workplace shifted from the home to the factory‚ people moved from farms into cities where jobs were more readily available and large-scale formal organizations emerged. Classical
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the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is a specific form of regional foreign policy‚ that was developed in 2004‚ with two core strategic objectives. The first one is avoiding the emergence of new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its neighbours‚ by creating a two-speed Europe‚ one integrated‚ stable‚ and affluent Europe in the West‚ and another less stable‚ much poorer‚ and less democratic in the East. The second one is strengthening the prosperity
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The European Conquest of The Americas One of the primary reasons for exploration was the search for the Northwest Passage‚ an imaginary path that could be used to reach Asia without having to go around Africa‚ or through the Middle East. The Panamanians proved that travel was possible around Africa with a new kind of boat that utilized wind better‚ but the Spaniards and other Europeans were more interested in a more direct approach to reaching Asia. So they began to head westward. The Queen of
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“Social inequality is a necessary evil of capitalist society”. Please comment with the reference of the sociology perspectives being discussed in the lecture and textbook. In the 21th century‚ the existence of social inequality has already raised to the surface‚ which give rise to a torrent of furor. Many people sees social inequality as an individual problem‚ people experience inequality because of their ability or laziness. However‚ this is somehow not the real case. Indeed‚ social inequality
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An unknown poet in the medieval times described the three social classes of European society of his time in this way: "One toils‚ one prays‚ and one defends." Let us examine these social classes‚ their lives and what part they played in building their Europe. One Toils The common place peasants were referred to as toilers‚ because they held the base positions of workers (farmers‚ welders‚ herders‚ barbers). Their lives consisted of ever changing working assignments that were dictated by season
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What was the Driving Force behind European Imperialism in Africa? What drove slavery and what ended slavery? Slavery was taken advantage of real quickly and used to benefit the other countries that were more privileged than others. What is being talked about today is the European nations using slaves by trading‚ resources‚ and goods to advance and improve their country. They do this by imperialism: meaning that they take control of another country. First is slavery‚ slavery has been around
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Political Sustainability of the EU by Cristóbal Fernández de Soto T. The European Union —as we know it— is ill fated because of its structural legitimacy deficit. If only the ideal of Europe remains for the greatest part of the people‚ its governance is perceived as decision-making centred (Germany and the rest)‚ distant from citizen’s aspirations (both for the German constituency and for the rest)‚ distant from citizen’s experiences (technocratic rule by unelected bureaucrats)‚ impose by the
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