1. Describe the problems that led to the Roman Empire’s “third-century crisis” During the 3rd century‚ the Roman Empire declined‚ and internal as well as external problems culminated into a crisis state. Factors that led to this crisis include political‚ economic and military problems. I. Political a. Frequent change of rulers b. Caused civil wars II. Military a. Civil wars made Rome vulnerable to barbarian raids b. Could not prevent external conflict III. Economic a. Increased warfare
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What factors led Britain to declare war on Germany in August 1914? On the 4th August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany‚ on the side of France and Russia. There were many factors that contributed to the war; some commentators believed it was a stockpiling of issues that ultimately led to it. Initially it was Austria-Hungary who declared war on Serbia‚ on the 28th July‚ after receiving an unsatisfactory response from Serbia to the ultimatum they had issued her. This was triggered by the assassination
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CASE 13 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: HOW HERB KELLEHER LED THE WAY The U.S. airline industry experienced problems in the early 1990s. From 1989 through 1993‚ the largest airlines‚ including American‚ United‚ Delta‚ and USAIR‚ lost billions of dollars. Only Southwest Airlines remained profitable throughout that period. Herb Kelleher‚ cofounder of Southwest Airlines in 1971 and until recently its CEO‚ pointed out that “We didn’t make much for a while there. It was like being the tallest guy in a tribe
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Such A Good Boy: How A Pampered Son’s Greed Led to Murder: Summary 18 year old Darren Huenemann of Saanich‚ British Columbia seemed to be a model student‚ friend‚ son and grandson. His mother Sharon called him the "perfect gentleman"‚ as did most of the community around him. When his grandmother Doris made out her will in 1989‚ she made it so her daughter Sharon would receive half of her $4 million dollar estate‚ and Darren the other half. At the same time Sharon updated her will to include Darren
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the reasons‚ which led to the failure of parliamentary democracy in Germany and Hitler’s rise to power (1920 1934) German history is seen as a painful issue for thousands of Germans and other Europeans’ . However it has interested many historians over the years into inquiring how and why Hitler came to power and how much of this was to do with the failure of parliamentary democracy in Germany. To fully ascertain to what extent these events have in common and what reasons led to the fall of democracy
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Export-led Technology Development in the Four Dragons: The Case of Electronics Mike Hobday ABSTRACT To date‚ little attention has been paid to the strategies of local firms in bringing about industrialization in East Asia. This article focuses on the methods by which domestic firms utilized foreign connections to overcome technology and market bamers in electronics. A simple market-technologymodel is developed as a first approximation of how domestic technology assimilation relates to export
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Do you agree that divided loyalties was the most important factor that led to the tension in Northern Ireland? Explain your answer. I agree that divided loyalties was an important factor that led to the tension in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland‚ most Protestants regard themselves as British whereas Catholics see themselves as Irish. This difference in beliefs and loyalties is the basis that leads to the tension as the people do not regard themselves as people of the same country. Most Protestants
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documents that have been composed and edited together by various people over different centuries in time. Some scholars believe that the composition of the Pentateuch was complex with numerous changes and later additions. The stages of development that led to the final form of the five books of the Pentateuch ‚ i.e.- the oral‚ written and editing stages‚ was interpreted by various people over a period of centuries. Prior to any written documentation‚ it is assumed that stories and traditions would have
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How the Prosperity of the 1920’s Led to the Great Depression of the 1930’s The Great Depression was caused by not just one thing‚ but by many things put together‚ not only in America‚ but all over the world. Americans were happy between the end of World War I and the onslaught of the Great Depression. Everything seemed as if it was expanding and getting better. Overoptimism in the economy led to many people investing their new wealth in the stock market‚ because they assumed the economy
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the Executive Branch than the Legislative Branch. This inclination of power provided by the Basic Law of Macau makes Macau SAR becoming an Executive-led government. In the following‚ we will discuss in detail about how the Basic Law shows Executive-led government. The first point‚ which is also the most significant identification of Executive-led government of Macau‚ is the contrast between the influence‚ or say the interfering power of Executive to Legislative and vice versa. According to the
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