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    Explain the impact and importance of the railroads in the unification of Germany Germany‚ during the two decades of the first major railroads being built‚ was separated into three-dozen individual states. The railroads provided an opportunity for those states to merge into a united country. This was accomplished through a unified trading system‚ linking the industrial cities‚ uniting Western and Eastern Prussia‚ delivering a more effective structure to law and order and competition between states

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    of Zambia. Historically‚ Zambia was positioned as a source of copper which was transported to the coast (Port of Durban) via railway specifically constructed for this purpose. Today‚ most is not all of Zambia’s cities are developed along the line of rail and most of them‚ including the capital city Lusaka‚ started as simple railway sidings. In the Sixth National Development Plan (SNDP) 2011-2015‚ the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has cogently raised concern on the status of transport infrastructure

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    by carrying military supplies from one military camp to another. Over the next 50 years‚ America would come to build spectacular bridges and other things that would allow trains to run on. They would also come to see great depots‚ rail magnates‚ and the majesty of rail locomotives crossing the country. Railroads would also change the way you transport and the traveling time.

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    by­  the­mile” arrangements?      There are several advantages and very few disadvantages to power­by­the­mile arrangements;  the largest advantage being improved service to customers. The improved financial status of the  railroad has allowed the rail industry to provide a more tailored service to its customers. It has also  allowed for better equipment and more ease when negotiating contract rates for volume movements.   Also‚ with this arrangement‚ CBN would likely be using more up to date equipment

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    Another sign of this socialism is the entirely different status of the German worker in factories. The social honor of each working German is guaranteed by law. The state’s representatives ensure that exploiting workers is impossible. The legal working conditions correspond to National Socialism’s high opinion of work. Workers have a right to a vacation and for paid holidays‚ even hourly and temporary workers. There is nothing like this elsewhere in the world. The dignity of labor is evidenced by

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    to the transcontinental railroad‚ those who wanted to travel from the East to the West Coast traveled by wagon across the plains or by ship around South America. They endured the hardship of linking the East and West Coasts of the United States by rail because it was a vital link for trade‚ commerce and travel. Greenville Dodge was a military man in the Civil War. Greenville did western plains‚ surveying and was an expert chief engineer. He will always be remembered as the driving force in the building

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    Farmers everywhere in the United States during the late nineteenth century had valid reasons to complaint against the economy because the farmers were constantly being taken advantage of by the railroad companies and banks. All farmers faced similar problems and for one thing‚ farmers were starting to become a minority within the American society. In the late nineteenth century‚ industrialization was in the spotlight creating big businesses and capitals. The success of industrialization put agriculture

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    By the 1920s‚ New York had become a world centre of manufacturing and culture. It was home to several million residents and welcomed domestic migrants by road and rail and international immigrants by boat‚ who “fed the city’s thriving economy.” (“America on the Move”) This influx of new people‚ an intermingling of cultures and languages‚ was only reinforced by the great migration of African Americans‚ beginning around 1915‚ moving from the southern states to major northern cities‚ fuelled by “a combination

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    The Railroads Role in the Settlement of the West One of the largest contributing factors in the settling of the American West was the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Development was a slow process in much of the west‚ due in large part to how long the journey took. The completion of the railroad made it both a faster and much safer way to travel across the country. In 1862‚ the Pacific Railroad Act was signed. It promised federal support to build the first transcontinental railroad

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    “Okay‚ everything looks good‚” they nod and hand me a small plastic receipt‚ “Go ‘round the corner and one of our technicians will be with you shortly.” I’d been donating blood to ZLB plasma for the past few months‚ ever since I’d left Lana and the luxury of Kenwood for this small one bedroom apartment in Stadium Village. Twice a week I would come here‚ less than a block from the apartment that Chris had let me use while he was deployed in Iraq. He was just a young boot-ass then‚ always getting

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