While Hannibal was a sworn foe of the Romans‚ so was Boudica. Who is she? Why is she an enemy to the Romans? Boudica was an British Iceni queen. Very little is known about her origins‚ life‚ and death. Boudica gained power as ruling Queen when her husband died‚ who had yielded half of his property to the Romans and the other half to his family in hopes of reducing issues in his succession. However‚ this exacerbated the succession conflict because the Romans refused to recognise Boudica as Queen
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How important was the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany? It has been said by several historians that the second half of the nineteenth century was the ‘Age of Bismarck.’ In the mid 1800’s Bismarck provided dynamic leadership- a trait which had been lacking during the events of 1848-89. Ian Mitchell stated “Bismarck was everywhere.” However‚ there has been a considerable degree of debate concerning the role of Bismarck in the unification of Germany. Some argue that unification would
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The Populist Party was a way for Americans to resolve issues without going Democrat or Republican. The Party was founded mostly by farmers‚ and laborers already in organizations‚ who wanted to see reform in railroad regulation and tax reform. The goal of the populists in 1892 was to replace the second party (democrats) by forming an alliance of eastern and western farmers. The Populist Party was formed because farmers and laborers called for the abolition of national banks‚ a graduated income
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How important was the Second Boer War (1899-1902) in changing attitudes in Britain to imperialism during the period 1880-1902? The Boer War of 1899-1902 was vital in regards to changing attitudes towards British imperialism in the time period of 1880-1902‚ as despite the early populist view during the war seeming to be pro-imperialist‚ following notable events such as mafficking (1900) and potentially even the 1900 General Election‚ there was a real sense of antagonism towards the brutal methods
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The Wall Street Crash was the main reason Hitler got into power. Do you agree? Even before the Great War‚ Hitler had an extremist mind set about politics and the world around him. He carried this dream until he joined the German workers party (Nazi party); from this point on‚ he used the Nazi party to reach the position of chancellor within the Reichstag. Through the use of the idealistic policies of the Nazi party‚ and using global economic climate and world affairs to finally reach the position
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“World War One was unavoidable” Discuss. Introduction: World War One began in 1914‚ August 1‚ when Germany declared war on Russia and France. Countries started mobilizing for a continental war‚ one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of the humankind surrounded by many different theories‚ why it has emerged and how it could have been avoided. In order to fully understand the origins of World War One‚ I am going to start analysing European diplomacy from 1870’s when the war was still avoidable
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how historically accurate is the new world 1.) How historically accurate was the movie you watched? How do you know? Did any inaccuracies affect your perception of history? The new world was accurate for the most part‚ but there were few inaccuracies that occurred during the movie. For one‚ it is not historically proven that the relationship between Pocahontas and John Smith was a romance relationship‚ as portrayed in the movie. In The New World‚ Smith leaves Jamestown because of orders from
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Compares to the Apple’s i Phone 5 On Tuesday‚ March 14th‚ Samsung‚ the South Korean Leviathan‚ launched the sale of the Samsung Galaxy S-4 smart phone. Samsung has been locked in a very bitter and fierce battle with Apple‚ Inc. The two companies are at the top of the universal pyramid of global telecommunication companies‚ who are all jockeying for position in the burgeoning $ 219 billion market for smart phones and computer tablets. After months of anticipation‚ Samsung has
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The modern world is shaped by a series of events that are called Modern Revolution. It began during the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and has continued over the past 200 years. The globalization of the world and faster rates of innovation are all results of the Industrial Revolution. The Modern Revolution has been an overall positive global force because it has allowed human to sustain a larger global population‚ increase literacy and education‚ as well as leading to the development of new
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divided loyalties was the most important factor that led to the tension in Northern Ireland? Explain your answer. I agree that divided loyalties was an important factor that led to the tension in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland‚ most Protestants regard themselves as British whereas Catholics see themselves as Irish. This difference in beliefs and loyalties is the basis that leads to the tension as the people do not regard themselves as people of the same country. Most Protestants do not
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