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    How did the Romans obtain and control such a vast empire? In its time‚ the Roman Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen. The fact that the Romans were able to control and obtain an empire of this size was due to plenty of factors‚ but the main ones are the Roman army‚ the Roman roads‚ Pax Romana‚ the borders of the empire‚ and the benefits of the barbarians who became ruled by the empire. On their own‚ these factors wouldn’t do much at all‚ but such a combination brought great success

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    How Successfully did Mussolini Consolidate Fascist Power between 1922 and 1925? By 1925 Mussolini had established himself as dictator of Italy‚ ruling by decree‚ carrying the full force of the law and possessing executive control of parliament. However in 1922‚ when he became Prime Minister‚ he was a long way from the dictatorial role he would later assume; the transition was not a smooth one. In the years between 1922 and 1925 a number of factors would assist Mussolini and the Fascists in consolidating

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    Although some may say that since the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade from 1450-1800’s slavery has changed or ended‚ it really has stayed the same due to modern forms of slavery such as‚ bonded labor‚ sex trafficking‚ and child labor that still exist. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was developed by the existing system of slave trade in African Kingdoms. Demand and need for more slaves lead to active participation in obtaining slaves by African Kingdoms. European explorers found slavery as a popular custom

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    This was the case in 19th century China. The British empire‚ a powerful‚ technologically advanced civilization‚ came against the Chinese empire‚ whose semi-isolationist policy was hindering British profit. The Opium Wars were dramatic conflicts in China that resulted in greatly increased freedom of foreign trade and the legalization of opium. Before the First Opium War‚ foreign trade proceeded only under strict Chinese regulations. Foreigners were only allowed to trade at Canton‚ and only between

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    The  Dutch  Flower  Cluster   To  Professor:  Perry  Atwal   From:  Vincent  Xu  (IMBA  Cohort  11)   Subject:  The  Dutch  Flower  Cluster     The  Netherlands  was  a  small‚  densely  populated  northern  European  country‚  with  cold   cloudy   climate   and   high   labor   cost.   However   the   Dutch   companies   had   been   the   top   players  in

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    The empire already had colonies‚ but Kaiser William II wanted more‚ so they started with France’s. Inciting a conflict in Morocco against an already resentful country was not the best idea. France and Germany constantly fought‚ but they were not the only ones. Most of the influential European countries wanted colonies‚ and would do anything to achieve that goal. These imperialistic goals and disputes aided in the start of the war by creating

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    Gilead Republic believed that they have created a system in which women were protected from the violence that were done against females‚ this theocratic government was involved in taking away human rights and dividing people into distinct classes. When the Gilead Republic came to govern the US‚ it showed that they secured its people very seriously and protected women from violence and rape because women were often sexually harassed and raped in the Pre-Gilead Republic. The Gilead Republic created

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    2. What difficulty did Jefferson face in purchasing the Louisiana Territory? 3. The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was the first time the Supreme Court: 4. In Fletcher v. Peck‚: 5. Aaron Burr was charged with treason for trying to: 6. As the Napoleonic Wars broke out in Europe‚ the United States: 7. The effect of the Embargo Act was 8. The Chesapeake Affair of 1807: 9. Which of the following authorized American trade with all nations except Britain and France? 10. The effect of

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    /INTRODUCTION: We are going to talk about Dutch loanwords in Indonesian. About 20% of Indonesian words can be traced back to Dutch words. Some of these words are academic terms‚ for example terms in law‚ which is the reason that for many studies in Indonesia‚ it is compulsory to take a course of Dutch Language. But the Dutch influence is also visible in everyday Indonesian language. I personally thought that the reason for this would be obvious: the Dutch were present for almost 350 years in what

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    of duels in France during the modern period. The Duel: Its Rise and Fall in early modern France is a condensed translation into English by Trista Selous. Billacois Strives to investigate all aspects of the phenemon from its development to its decline through examination of its “origin in time‚ space‚ and human needs; the phases of its maturity‚ its decline;” and the fundamental themes of the duel concept. He is successful in providing excellent analysis of the duel in early modern France‚ but there

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