The Beetle-maker (1960’s) With reduced earnings‚ Volkswagen entered the first postwar recession in 1966/67‚ which ended an exceptional and unusually long phase of prosperity‚ heralding the return to normal economic conditions. The declining demand on the domestic market forced the company to reduce the number of vehicles manufactured in 1967: The production of the Beetle was cut by 14 percent and the VW 1500 was decreased The Golf did not kill Beetle production‚ which continued in smaller numbers
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The decline in economic need for slavery: Overview: Some Historians such as Eric Williams‚ have suggested that the abolition of the slave trade was rather‚ dependent upon the economical factors and or benefits that slavery provided society. The consequential decline in economic profitability due to advancements of The Industrial Revolution (Circa. 1760 - 1820-40) meant that the economic benefit of slavery declined‚ since profits were the main cause of starting the trade‚ it could be argued‚ a decline
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Although the Ethiopian invasion succeeded in routing the ICU and pushing Al-Shabab to the south of the country‚ it failed to end Islamic radicalism in Somalia; in fact‚ it was a primary factor in the ultra-radical turn of Al-Shabab‚ “transforming the group from a small‚ relatively unimportant part of a more moderate Islamic movement into the most powerful and radical armed faction in the country” . In 2009 Ethiopia withdrew its troops from Somalia‚ replaced by the African Union Mission to Somalia
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“Economic Factors in the Decline of the Byzantine Empire” In this article taken from The Journal of Economic History‚ Peter Charanis discusses the factors that economically affected the decline of the Byzantine Empire. His discussion is based on the fact that past scholars‚ such as English historian Edward Gibbon who wrote The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire‚ thought the Byzantine Empire was in a constant state of decline throughout its existence‚ but he disagrees. He says that
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people ran from urban surroundings in order to escape the chaos and disease spreading in the cities. The late middle ages were the ending of something old and the beginning of something that most hoped was better. The decline of the middle ages was the result of famine and plague‚ decline of the papacy‚ and the hundred year’s war. The middle ages declined in part because of famine and plague. The famine started in the early 14th century when the climate in Europe changed to a colder and moister climate
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form of government and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia. The 500-year-old Roman Republic‚ which preceded it‚ had been destabilized through a series of civil wars.1 The main popular reasons for the decline of Roman Empire are discussed in the following paragraphs. The most straightforward reason for the same has been the invasion by Barbarian tribes. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries‚ but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the
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million and it decrease to fifty million after the black plague had hit (Ole J. Bendeictow)”. With the black plague taking reducing the population it caused Europe fifty years to recover from their loss. The importance of the Europe’s population decline from the black plague it resulted in a better and cheaper value on the labour. In 1381 it was followed right after that value to increase it caused the peasants to revolt and the farming to change. As the farming started to change and it caused the
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How Far Was 20th Century British Relative Economic Decline An Avoidable Failure One of the most disappointing features of the British economy since the Second World War has been its failure to match the growth performance of the other advanced industrialised countries. This relative decline started in the late nineteenth century when a number of European countries began to outstrip Britain. Britain reconstructed her economy rapidly after the Second World War‚ and in the late 1940s was still
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biographies‚ or political wortles for literature‚ one might not worry. But book reading of any kind is failing as well.” The author says it’s a “troubling trend” … “especially with young adults.” “The decline in reading has consequences that go beyond literature.” The author then states how the decline in literature affects the business world. He also talks about business polls
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circle one) English English Literature Social Studies Biblical Studies Title of Essay: Describe and accout for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West from AD 198 to AD 476 Supervisor’s grade: A B C D Supervisor’s comments: In this paper I have chosen to describe and account for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West from A.D. 198 to A.D. 476. I will present some of the most significant
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