ESSAY SCAFFOLD WHY WAS THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT DISMISSD? INTRODUCTION Answer the question and outline your arguments in support. eg. The Whitlam Government was dismissed by the Governor-General‚ Sir John Kerr‚ on 11 November‚ 1975. There were a number of reasons why the dismissal occurred. These included the growing unrest in Australian society brought about by the failing economy; the growing unpopularity of the Labor government brought about by its spending and economic policies‚ and the
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The Mariners Museum states “This idea was revolutionary – not because most people believed the earth was flat‚ but because no one knew how big the earth really was. No one knew how far it would be or how long it would take to get to the other side of the world.”. As a result of this the voyage was a momentous and dangerous undertaking. It is important to note‚ however‚ that this idea was not originally Columbus’s. The
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The 1800s were a time of swift industrialization for the United States. Brisk changes in industry brought about radical complications in the social‚ economic and political structure of the country. U.S. Senator Elihu Root spoke of these changes in a 1913 speech‚ “The real difficulty appears to be that of the new conditions (growing from) the industrial development.” A new group of reformers‚ labeled the Progressives‚ rose to power in response to the conflicts. The Progressive Era lasted from 1890
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Art Hist 6C 4/17/11 Courbet Gustave Courbet has left a great mark on history‚ both as a painter and revolutionary. With his new takes on art‚ and unconventional desire to speak and unveil the truth‚ he stirred controversy with every new painting exhibited. Courbet’s genius and inspirational work gave voice to the lower socioeconomic class‚ in a way never seen before. He was a painter and activist‚ and most importantly a great humanitarian. Courbet attempted to portray what he saw in an objective
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On November 8th‚ 1960‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the President of the United States. Kennedy was running on the Democratic platform and chose Lyndon B. Johnson as his Vice President who allowed for Kennedy to carry most of the South. Not only did Kennedy advocate for a more liberal reform of the United States Government like Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ he also had a charismatic personality that drew the public into his promises. His liberal reform was known as The New Frontier and targeted helping
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Christopher Columbus Columbus was an explorer that made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in 15th and 16th centuries. Columbus was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia‚ but he never did. Instead‚ he accidentally came across the Americas and not India. He did not discover the New World‚ because millions of people already lived there‚ but his journeys marked the beginning of explorations into the new world. In the 15th and 16th centuries‚ leaders of several
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Freedom of speech and press‚ equality before the law‚ right to property and security‚ and the separation of Church and State. All of these things we take for granted as our fundamental rights but until the Quiet Revolution‚ these concepts were rare in most nations. The English-French relations have not always been easy. Each is always arguing and accusing the other of wrong doings. All this hatred and differences started in the past‚ and this Quiet revolution‚ right after a new Liberal government
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Christopher Columbus A leader of a voyage of discovery during the Age of Exploration was Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in Italy. He had sailed the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean before he set out on his famous journey west. He was sailing west in the hopes of proving that the world was round and getting to Japan or China. Another goal of his was to convert the natives to Christianity. After being refused help by the English and Portuguese royalty‚ he received
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unprepared for such an aggressive invasion of their country on 1st September 1939. The Germans had been rebuilding their army ad increasing their numbers since Hitler came into power in 1933. Whilst the polish did not have any information on this‚ how could they have been prepared? There are many factors as to why Blitzkrieg was so effective‚ but to highlight the most important‚ is that it was a far more superior military method than what the polish had. In the battle of Bzura the poles were sending
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As far as the economy is concerned‚ entrepreneurs play a vital role in the creation of wealth for people. They own and operate their own small businesses sometimes growing them into larger corporations that employ many people. At least some part of the economy is stabilized based on the success of entrepreneurs and are valuable to the success of the current economic conditions in our country. Henry Ford‚ founder of the Ford Motor Company very well defines an entrepreneurial legend. The Ford Motor
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