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    The first time an English king was ever executed in public occurred during the time of the English Civil War. The English Civil War was a sequence of disagreements between Parliamentarians and Royalists in the country of England‚ that lasted until 1651. Students‚ communities‚ and society will benefit from understanding the importance of the war. The English Civil War is important because it led to the limitation of power‚ brought new religious ideas‚ and effected modern democracy. Many claim that

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    Causes of the Civil War The bloodiest war America has ever fought was the Civil War. The Civil War was fought between North and South America. This war was many years in the making. With every new tax‚ tariff‚ law‚ or new state entry the North and South disagreed. The Missouri Compromise‚ Manifest Destiny‚ Popular Sovereignty‚ Bleeding Kansas‚ the entry of new states‚ newspapers and books‚ the Dred Scott Case‚ Immigration‚ and the Compromise of 1850 were just a few of the reasons that caused

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    contribution to the start of the Spanish Civil War‚ was not the only reason for it to start. There were also long and short-term factors that contributed to the 1936 war. The Popular Front was a coalition made up of various left-wing parties‚ lead by Manuel Azana and founded in 1936. Although the Popular Front was supported by many‚ others saw it as extremist communism and were very opposed to it. The Popular Front and their policies were a short term cause of the Civil War as they were only founded and won

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    Was the Civil War inevitable? This was one of the most controversial arguments in American history. Personally‚ I think this war would happen sooner or later. The long-term cause was the different ideas on the slavery system between the North and the South. After the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter‚ the Civil War began. Slavery was the biggest problem between the North and the South. The economy in the south relied on agriculture. The owners of big plantations required thousands of slaves to

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    Violence in Kansas spilled over into the Congress itself. On May 22 1856‚ the day after the sack of Lawrence and two days before Brown’s Pottawatomie Massacre‚ a sudden flash of savagery on the Senate floor electrified the whole country. Just two days earlier Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts had finished an inflammatory speech in which he described the treatment of Kansas as ’the rape of a virgin territory‚’ and blamed it on the South’s ’depraved longing for a new slave State.’ Sumner made

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    The government may have tried to get the North and the South to come to a compromise on their differences during the 1800’s‚ but the Civil War was a completely inevitable event. One of the most notable differences between the North and the South was their stances on who should have more power in government. Northerners believed that federal government should be the one to decide whether slavery was to be abolished or not. The South disagreed since they felt that states should be independent‚ and

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    APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management [CPIM] Exam Content Manual Preview 2013   APICS CPIM Overview of Exam Content Manual Master Planning of Resources January 1‚ 2013 through December 31‚ 2013 Please be aware‚ this is not the full APICS CPIM Exam Content Manual (ECM). The full version is available on Shop APICS using the following link: http://www.apics.org/ProductCatalog/APICSProduct?ID=7803 This abbreviated version is provided to give candidates an overview

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    Effects of Realistic Job Previews Introduction The theory that Realistic Job Previews which have been widely discussed in academia and accepted by multiple organizations has been proved beneficial for candidates to make better decisions and to reduce subsequent dissatisfaction‚ even turnover rate. This outcome can be partly attributed to review articles by Wanous (1977). According to his review about organizational entry‚ “For varieties of organizations‚ during the process of recruitment of new

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    were tired. They needed an idea. Rains had a plan. He said he would use mines like he did before when fighting Indians in the Seminole War. Apart from being a General‚ Gabriel Rains was also an inventor. He invented the keg torpedo‚ land mine‚ grenade‚ and many others. These weapons caused much controversy‚ because some thought they were barbarous and unfair. Others thought they were necessary to win the war because the newfangled ironclads were beginning to develop into a threat. “Ironclads

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    Most of us know the outcome of the Civil War even though it was fought over 150 years ago. Yet‚ even though we know the North won the Civil War‚ the reason for the win is not obvious. First‚ the Union was able to out maneuver the Confederacy because of the strong Navy. In spite of having a better home field advantage‚ the South was unable to contend with naval bases‚ vessels and access to waterways located in the North. Additionally‚ the Union’s Navy kept the Southern seaports and the Mississippi

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