How did overseas expansion help European monarchs consolidate their power in the early modern state (1500-1700)? Jared Mitchell‚ Word Count: 500 words Europe was dominated by monarchies in the early Modern state‚ especially those lead by King Charles I of Spain‚ Kings Henry IV‚ Louis XII and Louis XIII of France‚ and Kings James I and Charles I of England. Traditionally the monarchs had been able to rely on the power of “Divine Right”. However‚ by the 16th century‚ Martin Luther‚ John Calvin and
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How Far Did an Economic Boom Take Place in the USA during the 1920’s? During the 1920’s America’s economy grew greatly; with an increased demand for American goods and rapid industrial growth. Although it seemed like the majority experienced and benefited from this boom‚ there were also people however‚ who didn’t experience and gain an advantage. It was mostly the rich and middle classes that did benefit from the economic boom. In particular‚ the industries of car manufacturing and advertising
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Explain how Hitler consolidated his power by 2 August 1934. There were several factors that contributed to Hitler’s consolidation of power‚ which eventually resulted in his role as Fuhrer in August 1934. These factors included the weakness of the Weimar Government‚ in particular Article 48‚ which permitted Hitler to contain power to gradually force his ultimate goal of dictatorship upon Germany. The Reichstag Fire of 1933 further provided Hitler with the perfect opportunity to further strengthen
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“National boundaries have far less meaning now than they did in the past.” How far do you agree/disagree? A dividing line. This is the most fundamental definition of a boundary‚ but while we often take it to be a physical line in between two areas‚ a boundary is so much more than that. Boundaries can be anything from regional‚ to ethnic‚ to religious‚ to lingual. National boundaries have defined people since the first civilizations thousands of years ago. From the Roman Empire in the BC
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How far did the post 1945 welfare state eliminate Beveridge’s ‘five giants?’ From 1937-40‚ Britain was governed by a Conservative government led by Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940). However‚ Chamberlain was forced to resign due to a public and parliamentary lack of confidence in May 1940. Winston Churchill succeeded him as Prime Minister and on May 13 1940 he unveiled the new war cabinet‚ a coalition government of those he regarded as the most energetic and talented people available to him‚ regardless
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by signs which stated "Irish need not apply". In the early 1800s life in Ireland was not easy‚ Irish citizens got by day to day by farming and relying on the potato. The potato was their main source of food and money. With out the potato the Irish did not have anything. No one was ready for what was about to happen in 1845‚ the beginning of the Great Irish Potato Famine. The Irish Potato Famine was the worst tragedy in the history of Ireland. The outcome of the famine would result in hundreds of
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| Unification of Germany | | | | HISTORY | | | Unification of Germany Introduction Economic success‚ political failure‚ and diplomatic tension marked the idea of a unified Germany in the period after the Napoleonic Wars. It was not clear around which power‚ Austria or Prussia‚ Germany could achieve national unification (Merriman 2010). Prussian merchants‚ with the support of the Prussian crown‚ established the customs and trade union known as the Zollverein in 1834 (AP
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Strong interest in Computer concepts since school days and burning desire to become an engineer motivated me to clear one of the most difficult engineering entrance exams in the Indian subcontinent. I got the opportunity to study Electronics and Communication at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering‚ Bangalore-Karnataka. Right from my school‚ I had a penchant towards Mathematics‚ Science and research in general. This basic interest led me to take up Mathematics‚ Physics
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of this booklet is to help you prepare for your exams in June‚ by explaining what topics you need to look at‚ which need most preparation and what type of questions you can expect to answer. Firstly you need to know that the exam papers are now marked online and so you need to ensure your work is neat and easy to read. There are two exams. Exam 1 is now divided into two papers. Confusingly they’re both called paper 1!! One paper assesses what we’ve studied on Germany One paper assesses what
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How far was Britain a democracy by 1918 In 1850 Britain was extremely far from being known as a democracy. This was due to the fact that the great reform act only extended the power of the vote from wealthy landowning men in 1832 to the wealthy middle class men. This meant that the majority of the population still were unable to vote. For a country to be democratic it entails to have certain circumstances which would include the majority of the population‚ every adult‚ having the right to vote
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