back in the 13th century‚ to about 15th century. The empire quickly became successful due to the modern trade routes. “...they became very wealthy by trading conquered people to the Portuguese as slaves in exchange for such manufactured European products as firearms‚ textiles‚ glass‚ and beads” (Hackey). Records were kept to keep track of trade in the empire. When these records were kept‚ it displays how Benin’s economy rose in wealth‚ because of the major trade routes. This reveals how the empire is
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1. Why did Hitler declare war on the United States in 1941? Hitler declared war against the United States on December 11th of 1941‚ just a few days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th. I think the basis upon which Hitler declared war was his signing of Tripartite Pact towards the end of September of 1940. The pact was signed by Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy‚ along with some other smaller eastern European states‚ and was aimed at bring the signatories‚ who seemingly had aligned
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Regionalism is the style of literature in which the literary work focuses on a certain region‚ and this style was extremely prominent in the United States during the 19th century. Regionalism was extremely popular during this time due to the Civil War‚ and also the expansion of the United States towards the West. This type of writing allowed for authors to discuss what was happening in the area around them. Regionalism was also used to discuss the certain events and history related to the region
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marriage lives in the nineteenth century During the nineteenth century‚ when suffragist movement had started to seek for equality and freedom of women‚ great female authors such as Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman were writing stories to describe their marriage lives in a very simple yet interesting way. They did not just talk about themselves‚ but also speak out the situations and feelings of other class of women had during those time. Woman during those time did not have an easy life‚
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Understanding Policy q Foreign Trade Policy : § Drafted by Director General of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Commerce. The governing Act is Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act‚ 1992 and Rules framed there under. § Implemented with the help of various other Departments mainly Customs‚ Excise and RBI. § In order to understand the co-relation‚ one must get familiar with the various laws and functions of various departments. § As far as implementation is concerned‚ the co-relation of Foreign Trade
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The Kaiser’s Foreign Policy Section 1: Causes of World War 1 The personality of the Kaiser‚ his foreign policy and his naval policy in particular were major contributory factors to the outbreak of WW1. However other factors were also important. System of Alliances: Bismarck united Germany by war culminating in the Franco-Prussian war. After 1870‚ his foreign policy concentrated on keeping France isolated. Bismarck’s nightmare was a two-front war and so forged agreements with Austria and Russia
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voter participation during the late nineteenth century. It was generally very high––usually from 80 percent up to 95 percent. Why did the federal government tend to ignore the social consequences of industrialization during the late nineteenth century? Most American leaders‚ regardless of party‚ believed in the laissez-faire doctrine and did not support a large governmental role in the economy. Where was the Democratic Party strongest in the
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During WWI the United States try their hardest to stay neutral despite many threats on Americans‚ including many casualties on the Lusitania‚ they succeed in their goal of neutrality until they get word of the Zimmerman Telegraph. According to the WWI Timeline notes‚ the Zimmerman Telegraph was written by the “German foreign minister” to invite Mexico to become an ally of Germany. If Mexico were to accept‚ Germany would help gain back “the “lost” land” of New Mexico‚ Arizona‚ and California. This
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going to do it. I don’t know why we were just cocky" (Spitz 120). These four teenagers who were determined to be successful‚ never even dreamed of how successful they were going to be. Six years after starting their band‚ they were not only successful‚ but they were loved by both England and the United States. Today‚ many people continue to love the Beatles and have fond memories of these creative four young people. The Beatles affected both England and the United States with their songs and albums
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Why did the United States Withdraw From the Vietnam War? The United States withdrew from the Vietnam War for several reasons. The Army had to fight in unfamiliar territory‚ was lacking in moral‚ were not prepared for the conditions‚ could not shut down the Ho Chi Minh Trail‚ and were untrained to respond to guerilla warfare. This combination of disadvantages and the loss of public support led to the United States withdrawing from Vietnam. The United States Army was forced to fight in a new land that
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