On the other hand‚ the French people weren’t the only ones to start violence. The government instigated violence too. For example‚ the Champ the Mars on the 17th of July 1791‚ was a peaceful signing of a republican petition‚ by the poorer section of the Parisian people. The Commune declared martial law under pressure of the Assembly and ordered Lafayette and the National Guard fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd. Around 50 people were killed. As a consequence National Assembly got support from
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Exploration and Colonization (14921763) 1. Compare and contrast the impact that political‚ economic‚ and social factors had on the development of TWO of the following regions: The Spanish Colonies‚ New England‚ The Chesapeake‚ The Middle Colonies‚ The Southern Colonies. New England Colonies Most migrants were Puritans who believed in the “purification” of the Church of England The Great Awakening first began here and spread Lacked religious toleration and often banished dissenters
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Old Imperialism: Colonization and expansion of the European countries during this time to 1815 was termed old imperialism. Old imperialists generally steered clear of territorial claims and major players during this time were the Dutch‚ Portuguese and the Spanish. These imperialist countries were mainly concerned with trade monopoly and channeled their resources into establishing forts and ports essential for promoting trade. Wealth from non-interference trade was the main driving factor. Old imperialists
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The European nations greatly benefited from the colonization of the Americas. From the Americas‚ the Europeans gained wealth‚ crops‚ land‚ and slaves through the Triangular Trade. However‚ despite the benefits of colonization‚ we should not ignore the numerous negatives as well. The Native Americans and the African slaves‚ where two groups of people who suffered from what the Europeans considered an achievement. While colonization heavily damaged the indigenous and the enslaved people‚ it is also
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1. What are the assumptions implicit in Bill French’s determination of his company’s breakeven point? There are a number of simplifying assumptions made by Bill French in his calculations of the breakeven point of his company‚ Duo – Products Corporation. First‚ he had assumed that the market conditions will remain the same. Second‚ his calculations are based on the last year prices; it does not take into account in any change in prices. Third‚ he also ignores any changes in the fixed and
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Taimur Khalid Ms. Chapter AP World History 10 January 2015 DBQ Essay From 1450 to 1600‚ the desire for conquest‚ resources‚ and spreading religion spurred European journeys of exploration and conquest to the new world. One seemingly very appealing idea to the Europeans was to conquer new land and expand their own. Fray Bartolome de las Casas‚ the Bishop of Chiapas‚ angrily describes the invasion of Europeans into New Spain to show their inhumane nature. Fray tells how they murdered people on
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Explain the key features of ‘The Terror’ The Terror was a phase during the French Revolution when many people of France were executed for supposedly being ‘Enemies of the Revolution’. The Committee of Public Safety were behind most of the deaths and they were lead mainly by Maximilien de Robespierre. The greatest factors of the Terror were the revolution itself‚ internal political rivalry‚ social and economic problems‚ wars‚ leadership‚ violence and the Thermidorian reaction. These can be broadly
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Social Psychology: Characteristics‚ Motives‚ and Situationism PSYCH/550 May 27‚ 2013 Social Psychology: Characteristics‚ Motives‚ and Situationism According to Fiske (2010)‚ the classic definition of social psychology is‚ “the scientific attempt to explain how the thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual‚ imagined‚ or implied presence of other human beings” [ (p. 4) ]. In other words‚ where general psychology is the study of human behavior on an individual
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Dotted Lines: The Case of Basque Nationalism Course: Current International Issues from a Spanish Perspective May 17‚ 2012 Audrey Somalis Brenda La Beatrix Heynig Abstract: The notion of nationalism plays a critical role in the development on domestic and international politics. There are cases around the globe of how ethnically related politics‚ or ethnopolitcs‚ have infiltrated the international political arena. One such case‚ and the focus of this essay‚ is the case of Basque
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narrow minded and a very judgmental person‚ who didn’t want to accept any authority but her own. According to a church hierarchy‚ a nun was a subordinate to the priest‚ no matter how smart or experienced she was‚ she had no power. That was another motive for Sister Aloysius to dislike Father Flynn. She wanted him to be removed from St. Nicholas‚ which would grant her the only authority. That is also a reason that she tried to make Father Flynn confess‚ because no one would pay attention to her accusations
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