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    Did Augustus restore the Roman Republic in 27BC? Julius Caesar is perhaps the most well known in the history of Roman Emperors‚ yet there is no denying that his reign was filled with controversy‚ no reason more so than his devious rise to power and his mischievous ways of suppressing the senate. There is no doubt that in ruling as a Dictator; Caesar lost the support of the Roman people‚ who had fought for freedom against an Etruscan King‚ a role in which Caesar was playing. His death in 44BC

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    Anglo-French relations are the relations between the governments of the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . The historical ties between the two countries are long and complex‚ including acquisition‚ wars‚ and coalitions at various points in history. Hundred years war‚ 1337-1453 Edward III of England asserts the French throne including English victories at Poitier and Crecy - continue for the next 40 years‚ but it is not until Henry V’s victory at Agincourt

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    conflict between England and France. The French expansion brought French into conflict with the British colonies. In 1754‚ Benjamin Franklin wanted to bring the colonials together under the Albany Plan of Union to defend themselves against the French and the Indians but was unsuccessful. In 1763‚ the Americans merged with Britain and although there was tension between the Americans and Britain‚ yet they bonded because of battle experience and previous victories and not only did this create a bond

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    ’S STATUS IN MID 19TH-CENTURY ENGLAND A BRIEF OVERVIEW by Helena Wojtczak It takes a considerable leap of the imagination for a woman of the 21st century to realise what her life would have been like had she been born 150 years ago. We take for granted nowadays that almost any woman can have a career if she applies herself. We take for granted that women can choose whether or not to marry‚ and whether or not to have children‚ and how many‚ Women of the mid-19th century had no such choices. Most

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    according to Thornton in Chapter 2‚ did trade flourished between Africans and Europeans? a. Trade between Africans and Europeans flourished due to both Africans and Europeans desire for luxury and a variety of manufactured products. Africans could have easily produced the imports received from Europeans‚ according to Thornton‚ but they’re production methods were elaborate and they often took a while to make the high quality goods. In turn‚ they began to look to European trade for easy options‚ while still

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    1942 was the year that Nazi German troops invaded Vichy France. Vichy France is the common name of the French State headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. It represented the unoccupied Free Zone in the southern part of metropolitan France and theoretically‚ the French colonial empire. On this day in 1942‚ German troops invaded Vichy France. Which has been previously freed of an Axis military presence. Since July 1940‚ upon being invaded and defeated by the Nazi milerty‚ the autonomous

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    IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM IN SPAIN Subject: How is the national and international tourism helping Spain overcome the economic crisis? Introduction Spain is one of the countries in the world that has been severely affected by the global economic crisis originated in 2008. It is the country with the greatest number of unemployed citizens in all Europe. Its rate of unemployment reached an all time high of 26.9% in May 2013. The European Union is worried about this situation‚ and has therefore

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    There were many factors that contribute the Irish to immigrate to America in the 17th century. Religion‚ oppression‚ and famine are some of the reasons that pushed the Ireland to overseas to a new land‚ America. Before the 17th century‚ the English crown besieged Ireland‚ but because both countries where associated by the Roman Catholic Church the colonization was not as though among the civilians; however‚ that change when the pope excommunicate King Henry because of his divorce. This cause a new

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    The transatlantic slave trade was known to have the longest journey‚ in which the slaves were transported. During the sixteenth and the nineteenth century there were millions of slaves that were being sold and transported to Europe and to the Americas. This business of selling the slaves spread immensely from the western coast of Africa throughout the rest of the continent. Not only did it affect them personally but also the slave trade impacted the Africans as a whole socially‚ economically and

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    Hyperinflation. After Kaiser abdicated in 1918 then friedich Ebert became the president of Germany then Philip Schiedmann became a chancellor. Then on 11th November 1918 Germany signed a armistice and they agreed to stop fighting against Russia‚ France‚ and Britain. Many Germans were very shocked by the decision; even though they didn’t have many choices but they were they were still determined to continue the battle. After the German surrender to sign the armistice‚ people began to believe in

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