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    Brazil and France have two of the world’s highest economies‚ they both have well-developed agricultural sector so thats why agriculture plays an important role in both of their economies. In a comparison in the world of countries GDP‚ France and Brazil are very close only separated by Britain in the six place. France has the fifth place and Brazil takes the seventh place in the table. Brazil important transformations began only in the 1930s‚ when the steps were taken to change brazil into a modern

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    How successfully did Disraeli deal with the Eastern Crisis 1875-1878? The Eastern Crisis initially began in 1875 due to Ottoman Turks breaking a promise made in the Treat of Paris in 1856‚ when they proceeded to persecute the Balkan Christians. This then resulted in a revolt in Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Turks‚ which by 1876 has spread to Bulgaria. A treaty in 1876 attempted to reform the Turkish government‚ and was signed by Germany‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ France and Italy‚ but the treaty failed

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    Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony set in central Africa‚ which started in 1908. In 1960 it got independent to what is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Before Congo got colonized the only language that was spoken was the Kongo language‚ but when the Belgians came‚ the French language was introduced and taught to Congo. The same thing happened with religion. When Belgian came‚ Congolese were first introduced to Christianity which is now the most practiced religion in Congo.

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    How did the Weimar Republic Survive 1919-24? During the time the Weimar Republic were in government‚ they faced a number of serious threats to power coming from various opposing parties and lack of support. These threats came from the left and right wing‚ and more-over problems such as the Treaty of Versailles and hyperinflation also sufficiently hindered the Weimar’s success. However due to several contributing factors the Weimar was enabled to overcome these seemingly insurmountable problems

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    Although the Roman Republic came crashing down after the assassination of Caesar Augustus‚ in 27 B.C. his nephew‚ Octavian‚ recreated the society as an empire in order to prevent violence. As Octavian transformed the republic into a flourishing empire‚ he preserved the traditions of the republic. While doing so‚ he established a political system pertaining to a monarchy that would allow him to concentrate the power in his hands alone. This new system of governing would deliver Rome to its peak‚

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    The early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain and England sought to gain economic footholds in the New World and relations with the Indians and Africans for trade and resources. Behind there motives were similar ambitions for conquest‚ and wealth‚ but what made each empire unique in its reasons? Portugal was bent on conquest and used massive firepower to subdue the natives and plunder valuable resources such as gold rather than barter. Amassing wealth in these new lands was top priority and was

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    way. Having desired to convert the land into plantations‚ and the indigenous people to Christianity‚ they forced the natives to labor. Due to how proprietorial they were‚ the Spanish divided and modified the land arbitrarily‚ creating colonial mines as they desired and forced the natives to work on them‚ or bear slave raids instead. From the 16th century on‚ these distinct nations became haunted by misfortune and obedience to their colonial leaders. Their misfortune began with the confiscation of

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    In the fifteenth century‚ China made a decision that profoundly impacted its relationship with Europe. Believing themselves superior‚ the Chinese regarded those others as innately inferior—as “barbarians‚” ultimately halting exploratory voyages in 1433‚ forbidding further expeditions and the construction of ships capable of such journeys. This policy significantly reduced outside influence on Chinese society and marked a shift in global dynamics. As Europe was emerging from its "dark ages" and experiencing

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    Spain shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal. Spain is 85% of the Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe. Spain’s capital is Madrid. Spain covers a total of 192‚896 sq. mi. land area. Spain population is 47‚042‚984 with a growth rate of 0.654%. Spain ethnicity is made of Mediterranean and Nordic types. Roman Catholic’s is the most popular religion‚ having 94% of that in religion in Spain and leaving the rest of the religions at 6%. Spain’s main language is Spanish and can also be defined as Castilian;

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    until the British gained control in 1882. By 1922‚ Britain was in full power of Egypt and their government was run by a constitutional monarchy that mirrored that of Belgium specifically‚ among other European countries. This monarchy was not uniquely Egyptian‚ but an illusion of independence perpetuated by the British and named the Veiled Protectorate. Britain wanted to control Egypt to stabilize the Egyptian government to ultimately benefit that of the British. While in control of Egypt‚ the British

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