Besides for the common economic depressions‚ and the severe wealth gap we are seeing in the world today‚ Europe has seen economic growth during this period of liberal immigration policy. Not only have these immigrants contributed to Europe’s economic expansion‚ but also they have contributed to Europe’s own transformation into a melting pot of culture. Much like the United Provinces of old‚ Europe is a global trade center‚ where there is an abundance of goods and services from around the world. Europe’s
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do concentrate on controlling over entire process from design to distribution. Another interesting fact is that Zara only spent 0.3% of revenue compared with other company in the fashion industry spent on 3.5%. They believed that store window in Europe play an advertizing role. I can summarize Zara’s adding value in 3 categories; 1) High topline: trend-leading fashion items and focus on customer need that reduce a loss of sales‚ 2) Minimize a production cost and lead time: no outsourcing strategy
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unspeakable amount of gold said be found at the New World. An opportunity that shouldn’t be missed. Before discovering the New World‚ Europe had a lack of crops that would sell efficiently in Spain. The only crops here were apples‚ bananas‚ rice‚ wheat‚ onions‚ citrus fruits‚ and coffee. Some of which are difficult to grow because of the environment of Europe‚ how its climate is frosty. The New World came along and gave us many new crops that made all of us happy and want to grow. Crops like potatoes
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The 19th century consisted of mass politics and imperial domination throughout all of Europe. Many countries were concerned about withholding their status among European countries and many rulers realized expansion was one way to maintain their power. Ninety percent of Africa was controlled by natives in 1879. This quickly took a turn for what is known as the “scramble for Africa.” By the early 1900’s‚ Europeans controlled almost all of the entire continent of Africa. The concept of purposefully
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The First World War started more by accident than by design’. Discuss. To some extent it is correct to state that the First World War started more by accident than by design. However‚ it can be argued that many nations within Europe had planned for war and some even pushed for war. Despite this‚ those nations never wished for a full scale World War’. They were hoping for a war on a much smaller scale‚ for example‚ the earlier Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913. In this essay I will discuss both sides
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The seven continents are Asia‚ Australia‚ Africa‚ Antarctica‚ North America‚ South America and Europe. It is seen that each continent has a special shape. Some of these continents are connected while the water separates others. ASIA Asia being the largest of the continents covers around one-third of the world’s total land area. Asia is known for its vast size and incomparable character. It stretches all the way east from Japan to the Southeast Arabian Peninsula‚ which is more than 8500 kilometers
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wide range of | | |territories and societies. | |3. |Describe the evolution of Islamic civilization. What was its effect on Europe? | |4. |What does the chapter reveal about the status of Muslim women? Compare their status with the status of women in other parts of | | |the world at that time.
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The argument made against using the term “Renaissance” often comes with general conception that the term is referring to the european renaissance. Jerry Brotton explores how without the influence of the inventions and ideas of the Eastern Islamic‚ Ottoman‚ North African‚ and Western Asian civilizations the european renaissance would merely not exist. Brotton dives in depth how this new “renaissance” world may have been more connected then people may believe. The first example Brotton uses in chapter
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imperialism and becoming a world power and China rejecting Western ways and being used by Europe. A few Chinese welcomed Western ideas but most remained hostile towards them. China had been isolated from Europe for centuries until Britain began trading opium for silver. Eventually the Chinese became addicted to opium and fearing for the health of his people the emperor banned the import of opium and all trade with Europe. Britain rejected the demand and when the Chinese attempted to destroy stores of Opium
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The Renaissance was a significant change in Europe‚ and was an awakening and enlightening from the dark ages. The Western part of the world was undergoing a change that brought back a fascination and drive for learning‚ as well as a spark in the art community. Multiple countries and civilizations experienced prominent developments in their intellectual and artistic fields during this transformation period. Beginning in the 14th century and lasting until the 16th‚ the Renaissance brought both positive
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