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    French Resistance

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    Out of the darkness of the French defeat and capitulation of 1940 rose one of the greatest mass-resistance movements in history. Thousands of French patriots rose up‚ by themselves and in groups‚ and defied Nazi authority. They formed resistance movements that fought the Nazi occupation of France and the collaboration of the Vichy government. The French resistance was detrimental to the success of the Allies during World War II because they played a key role in the D-Day landings and were able to

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    History Imperialism

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    unwilling partners to trade w/them‚ Esp "Spice Islands (Indonesia) -Main business of the Portuguese was to participate as shippers and traders in the existing commerce of Asia‚ along traditional routes. Japan: -Japan vs China - Dutch: -Joint stock company created by Jan van Linschoten as opportunities of trade with Asia. -Carriers of Europe’s Asian trade replacing the Portuguese. land Empires: Russia china Mughal india‚ ottomans Russia: China: Mughal India-(mongol) Ottomans:

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    European Imperialism

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    Imperialism: Europe’s Quest to Conquer the World Imperialism: the establishment of a policy extending control or authority over foreign entities in a political‚ cultural‚ and economic way as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires. This is either through direct territorial conquest or settlement‚ or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics and/or economy of other countries. Some takeovers were brought upon by rivalries‚ while others would do it to boost the imperial

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    Country | Britain | Social | * East India Trading Co encouraged many Christian missionaries to convert Indian people‚ creating social-cultural imperialism * New cartridges utilizing animal fat caused disputes with both Hindu and Muslims in the British sepoys‚ leading to the Sepoy rebellion * The Indian Civil Service attempts to create a legitimate authority by giving British rulers the luxury and pompous lifestyle of previous Indian princes. * New sewage and water supplies were installed

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    Unemployment in Asia

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    Unemployment and it’s situation in asia: Introduction: Statement of problem: Unemployment is the number of employees who are at least 16 years old‚ who are not working‚ and who have been trying to find a job. Lacking a job often means lacking social contact with fellow employees‚ lack of self-esteem‚ mental stress and illness‚ and of course the inability to pay bills and to purchase both necessities and luxuries. These effects are especially serious for those with family obligations‚ debts

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    Nonviolent Resistance

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    “The greatest nonviolent resistance is that even as man is faced with tyranny‚ and the resulting suffering‚ he responds to hate with love‚ to prejudice with tolerance‚ to arrogance with humility‚ to humiliation with dignity‚ and to violence with reason.” (-Lou Xia) Peaceful resistance has a positive impact on society. Throughout Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s entire lifetime‚ he used peaceful resistance to voice the segregation policy of America against black people. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi used

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    South Asia

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    South Asia‚ which consists of the nations of Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ India‚ Maldives‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan‚ and Sri Lanka‚ is ethnically diverse‚ with more than 2‚000 ethnic entities with populations ranging from hundreds of millions to small tribal groups. South Asia has been invaded and settled by many ethnic groups over the centuries - including various Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups - and amalgamation of Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and native societies has produced composite cultures with many common

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    Slave Resistance

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    many forms; some of these were passive while others were more outright and violent. This essay will discuss forms of resistance used by slaves during their journey to America‚ as well as common forms of resistance slaves used while living on plantations. These forms of resistance were running away‚ slave revolts‚ and subtle day to day resistance. Regardless of the form of resistance used‚ slaves were not content living a life of bondage and used all means available to resist no matter the consequence

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    Resistance of a Wire

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    Introduction The resistance of a wire depends on certain factors. Some of these variables are listed below: • Length of wire • Diameter or thickness of wire • Temperature at which wire is kept • The material of which wire is made out of. • The potential difference or voltage. • Humidity • Cross sectional area. • Voltage across circuit All these factors will have to be kept constant except the diameter of the wire whilst doing the experiment to ensure that the investigation is

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    Air Asia

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    BUSINESS Air Asia leading airline was established with the dream of making flying possible for everyone. Since 2001‚ Air Asia has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe and has risen to become the world’s best. With a route network that spans through to over 20 countries‚ Air Asia continues to pave the way for low-cost aviation through our innovative solutions‚ efficient processes and a passionate approach to business. Together with our associate companies‚ Air Asia X‚ Thai Air Asia‚ Indonesia

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