During the sixth century‚ after the fall of the Roman Empire‚ the Merovingian rule had little or no power. The mayor of the palace‚ “Pepin the short‚” held the power of the empire. In 752 Pepin dethroned the last Merovingian king and took the throne for himself and restored the power to the monarchy. He shared the kingdom with his brother Carloman. They ruled the land in harmony. Ten years later Pope Stephen crowned Pepin‚ and thereby solidifying his right to the throne. He had a son named Charlemagne
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“Discuss how European Integration was achieved up until the 1960’s and comment on the reasons for the success of the European Community in this period.” The context of a united Europe was first officially coined in the aftermath of the Second World War. It was a theory born out of a Europe which had been brought to its knees by the greatest and most devastating conflict the world had ever seen. The post war period witnessed a complete upheaval of power and a renewal of world order. A new European
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Why did the powers of Europe form understandings and alliances with each other and how did these alliances change the war? The powers of Europe formed understandings and alliances that ultimately‚ changed the outcome of World War I. The reasons why they formed were due to the positions of them by the 20th century‚ how they were aligned by that time‚ in particular‚ the triple alliance and entente and how those alliances changed the Great War. This investigation gives an insight to the political viewpoint
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Many consider cheerleading not a sport‚ but the New York Times states‚ one of the quickest growing sports for girls in our country today is cheerleading. Additionally‚ the New York Times doesn’t differentiate between sideline and competition cheerleaders. Sideline cheerleaders are on the sideline cheering on the football team and getting the crowd pumped for the football game. A competition cheerleader competes against other schools or teams in competitions that last two minutes and thirty seconds
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Throughout time Europeans and Native Americans influenced each other’s cultures. However‚ the lifestyle of the Native Americans was significantly changed with the influence of the Europeans‚ especially European traders and settlers. On the other hand‚ the Europeans influence the culture of the Native American by bringing diseases‚ constant fighting because the overtaking of lands‚ guns‚ steel hatchets‚ pots‚ and kettles of brass. Europeans also taught Native Americans the way to produce clothes and
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he put the values of freedom and equality in a higher category than the traditional lines of authority during that time. This is why he is considered one of the most important persons during the
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the morning of December 7‚ 1941 but the tension and actions that would lead to this conflict had begun long before that in the 1930s. “During the 1930s a combination of the Great Depression and loses during World War 1 led America to take more of an isolationist approach when it dealt with foreign affairs” (History.Gov). They advocated non-involvement in European and Asian conflicts and non-entanglement in international politics. The united was so serious about its new found isolationist views that
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acquired business. (Hales and Kazmer 1) Racketeering would remain a common practice in organized crime and eventually lead to legislation that particularly targeted organized crime. The most important act to target organized crime‚ the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act‚ would not be conceived until 50 years later (Schlmalleger
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During the Industrial Revolution cities all over the world grew. The population growth affected the way many people conducted business. Business thrived in Great Britain due to the laws that encouraged business. People throughout these cities created inventions leading to faster‚ easier‚ more efficient‚ but also larger machines. These inventions eventually became to big for homes and moved into factories eventually creating factory towns. The way people conducted business mostly hurt everybody other
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her‚ “but we are” (Bird). This was their way of compensating and making up for the food they did not have. In order to keep warm‚ they sometimes used their own furniture‚ setting it ablaze. “From 1929 to 1931‚ the number of children entering custodial institutions increased by 50 percent” (Bryson). Many families faced the loss of their home. Citizens who were unable to pay rent often asked to borrow money from family members. And in the worst cases had to move in with them.
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