How significant was the Great Reform Act of 1832? The Great Reform Act passed in 1832 was brought in due to a number of inside and outside pressures. For example‚ the fall of the Tories and the economic crisis of 1829-30. Britain pre 1832 was known as one of the most unrepresentative countries. English counties elected 82 MPs-only men who owned property worth over 40 shillings a year could elect these MPs (only the ruling classes.)Boroughs or towns elected 394 MPs-most voters were in southern England
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2001-CE BIO HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY PAPER 1 HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2001 BIOLOGY PAPER 1 8.30 am – 10.00 am (1½ hours) This paper must be answered in English 1. Attempt THREE questions only. 2. Each question consists of three parts. 3. All questions carry equal marks. 4. In each question‚ 2 additional marks will be awarded for effective communication. 5. The diagrams in this paper are NOT necessarily drawn to scale. 香 港 考 試 局 保 留 版 權 Hong Kong Examinations
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How significant was Nur al din in the crusading years Propaganda After the fall of Edessa in 1144‚ Nur al din was portrayed as a strong leader‚ many viewed him as a wise successor of Zengi. After the successful capture of Edessa‚ Nur al din became motivated to win back the holy land from the western enemies. A ‘cult of personality’ was created that many admired. Nur al din‚ viewed by many as clever was able to use this cult to his advantage and used it as a ‘formidable political weapon’1. This suggest
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throughout the world from 2008-2012. However‚ the popular giant organisation has being critsized widely for it’s contractor labour practices‚ business practices as well as Apple’s own environmental approach. This essay will analyze Apple in two different perspective theories which will help us understand the practices in a better context; these two perspective will be the modernist and the Critical theory. The modernist organization theorist thinks that having a grasp over knowledge over how well they understand
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Arab people‚ also known as Arabic people‚ Arabs (Arabic: عرب‚ ʿarab) Arabian people and Arabians‚ are a panethnic group[14]primarily inhabiting Western Asia‚ North Africa‚ and parts of the Horn of Africa. Their language is Arabic which is of the Afroasiatic family and traditionally Hamito-Semitic. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical‚ linguistic or cultural grounds‚[15] with tribal affiliations and intra-tribal relationships playing an important part of Arab identity.[16] Most
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1) Why was the Protestant Reformation significant? The Protestant Reformation separated Europe and it affected the power of the church‚ monarchs‚ and individual states. Because the Reformation lowered the authority of the church‚ the monarchs and independent states took advantage and seized more power. Many people started asking about their place in society‚ for it was tied into politics and religion. Hence they demanded more of democracy. The base was laid for the future without taking notice
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What was the importance of Muhammad for the success of the Arab conquests? The role of Prophet Muhammad‚ as both a temporal and religious leader was undeniably an important factor in the success of the Arab conquests. These events took place between 622 and 750‚ first involving the establishment of a new unified polity in the Arabian Peninsula‚ then leading to a Muslim Empire which stretched from central Asia to North Africa and was one of the largest the world has ever seen. This overwhelming
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Was Hitler’s leadership significant? Did Hitler accomplish more things or did he just end up failing everything he tried? Hitler’s leadership was actually kind of significant because of everything that he achieved as chancellor‚ dictator‚ and president of Germany. He got Germany out of unemployment‚ created the holocaust‚ Hitler took advantage of his rivals to rise to power‚ and he accomplished a lot while being chancellor. He was the leader of the Nazi Party‚ and he was born on April 20‚ 1889. Hitler
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The movement in organized labor from 1875 to 1900 to improve the position of workers was unsuccessful because of the inherent weaknesses of unions and the failures of their strikes‚ the negative public attitudes toward organized labor‚ widespread government corruption‚ and the tendency of government to side with big business. After the Civil there was a push to industrialize quickly‚ and the rushed industrialization was at the expense of the workers as it led to bigger profits for big business and
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The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Why Palestine should be granted nationhood Omar Azraq World History Mr. Nicolai May 13th‚ 2013 Palestine‚ or is it Israel? Either way‚ it is a highly contested land between two major Semitic groups: the Arabs‚ and the Hebrews. From the late 19th century‚ and throughout the 20th century it has been the focal point of Arab nationalism and Jewish Zionism. Today‚ it has become the Jewish state of Israel with occupied Palestinian Territories called the
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