The Eastern Question Power vacuum caused by the decline of the Ottoman Empire created a problem in Eastern Europe Rival interests in the region were a permanent threat to European peace: Russians wanted: Expansion into Slavic lands Secure the straits for access to the Mediterranean Recover Constantinople for Christian Orthodoxy Prevent Austrian expansion along their south-western boundaries Austrians wanted: Expansion into Serbian lands to counter Slav nationalism Protect their trade
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Global Islam and the Secular Modern World: Transnational Muslim Social Movements and the Movement of Fethullah Gülen‚ A Comparative Approach Joshua D. Hendrick‚ PhD Candidate Worldly systems change according to circumstances and so can be evaluated only according to their times --M. Fethullah Gülen Toward and Global Civilization of Love and Tolerance In Islam‚ the Umma is more than a religious concept; it connotes social solidarity and cultural identification beyond ethnic and regional boundaries
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Two eras that changed the course of mankind were the Renaissance and the Reformation. The Renaissance‚ an era that takes its name from the French word for "rebirth‚" began in late 14th-century Italy. It came to maturity in the 15th century‚ and spread to the rest of Europe after the middle of that century. Following the devastation of the black plague‚ it marked not only the physical recovery of the human population across Europe‚ but also an artistic‚ intellectual‚ scientific‚ and philosophical
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The invasion of the Aztec empire by the Spanish conquistadors was a significant historical event. It was mainly led by Spain’s superior weapons‚ their tactical plans‚ as well as their belief in conquering various groups of people. These factors weren’t familiar to the Aztecs; as a result‚ it acted as an advantage for the Spanish soldiers. During the 20th of December 1989‚ a similar invasion occurred between the US and Panama. During their invasion period‚ Panama and the Aztecs lacked similar factors
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spin cotton‚ but these led to a decade of the textile industry completely dominating the country. This led to the creation of hundreds of new companies everywhere. In 1804‚ a man named Oliver Evans developed an invention that would completely change America. His invention was a steam engine. This engine would‚ in the next few years‚ go on to power multiple things such as ships‚ the printing press‚ sawmills‚ and even the textile factories. After many failed attempts of producing a steam- powered
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has achieved great economic growth within the last half century despite having been devastated by the korean war and having a GDP per capita in 1960 comparable to the current Republic of Congo[1]. Todays South Korea has a total GDP similar to that of Italy and Canada[1] but how did it get there? The following essay will examine how South Korea achieved this growth and will focus on how foreign aid‚ education‚ import substitution‚ exports and the chaebol helped South Korea’s economic development. Foreign
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the excessive damage. Pearl Harbor should not have came as a shock to the American culture and people because there was an extreme amount of evidence before the attack that an even was going to take place which would destroy thousands of lives and change people’s perspective on the safety of the United States. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a life changing event. The Japanese say they have
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Stalin Joseph Stalin was born in gori georgia on 21 December 1879. Georgia was then a part of the Russian empire. Stalin’s original name was Iosif Visarionovich Dugashvili. His father was a cobbler and an alcoholic. His mother worked as maid. As a child joseph experienced the poverty that most peasants had to endure in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century. At the age of seven he suffered from smallpox. He survived but the scars remained on his face. Because of this he was called as pocky
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Franklin Roosevelt‚ elected in1932 led an anxious nation going into the third year of a bizarre depression. Many people were struggling with unemployment‚ losing homes‚ and their life savings. President Roosevelt came up with series of economic programs of recovery for the Great Depression‚ the New Deal. The government and Roosevelt tried all they could‚ to help people get back up on their feet‚ and survive this crisis. With the government helping out tremendously‚ getting unemployed people jobs
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The Political‚ Economic and Social Aspects the Enlightenment The Enlightenment‚ also known as Age of Reason‚ was a cultural movement that spread through England‚ France‚ Germany‚ and other parts of Europe. The Enlightenment mainly focused on mathematics‚ science‚ art‚ philosophy‚ politics and literature in the 1700s. This movement took away the fear of the world and the medieval views that were placed upon the people for so many years‚ and it also opened their eyes to new ideas and reason. Old
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