economic decline. Spain’s bad relations with England caused Queen Elizabeth to allow her own captains to take over Spanish treasure ships and loot Spanish cities in the Americas. Spain retaliated and Philip II sent a huge costly armada to invade England but a freak storm whipped out the armada causing Spain to lose money and power. The poor leadership deprived the economy of many skilled artisans and merchants due to the expulsion of the Muslims and Jews. The poor leadership caused more decline in wealth
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to 1990s‚ it started to experience urban decline. Economic decline happened as a result of deindustrialisation. As Syracuse was previously the largest manufacturer of bicycles and typewrites‚ technological advancement has led to deindustrialisation and massive unemployment. 6000 people were retrenched from 1964 to 1984 and 9000 from 1984 to 1989. In addition the population was declining with a 3.5% loss in the metropolitan statistical area and a 17% decline in the city’s population since 1970s.
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Assess the view that the growth of family diversity has led to the decline of the traditional nuclear family- this is a 24 mark/ Cohabitation is an arrangement where two people who are not married live together in an intimate relationship‚ usually an emotionally and/or sexually intimate one‚ on a long term or permanent one. Before 1970‚ cohabitation was illegal in certain countries‚ like America. But due to a change in the law‚ Cohbitation is now a common way of living‚ all over the world. As
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Is booking travel over the internet causing the decline of high street travel agents? During the decade leading up to 2007‚ ways of buying tourism products as changed a lot. Ten years ago people choosing a holiday more often than not a package holiday‚ by going to the travel agent and choosing one from a number of brochures and after chatting with the travel agent. Many people still chose this method but a lot more people are buying packing holidays‚ more people now buy online‚ or over the telephone
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causes and consequences of urban decline (40) Such a question is extremely difficult to answer given its multifaceted nature. In order to approach this question it is necessary to outline that success is an extremely subjective conclusion as what may be a success for some people in a region might be seen as a failure for other people in that same region‚ or indeed another region‚ so assessing the overall successes of regeneration is highly complex. Urban decline although often hard to judge when
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Analysis of the factors for success and subsequent decline of Portugal‚ Spain and the Netherlands on the world trade arena in 1500-1650 1. Introduction The period of 1500-1650 had a crucial impact on the world trade‚ thus influencing the global economic and political balance. Though the volumes of intra-continental trade in the first half of 16th century were much higher than those of spice and slave movement between the continents‚ it is obvious that the emergence of the global trade was an event
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With reference to examples‚ evaluate the success or otherwise of urban regeneration schemes in combating the causes and consequences of urban decline. (40 marks) Urban decline can be defined as the drastic decline of a city into infirmity and disrepair. It is usually characterised by increased unemployment‚ depopulation‚ deindustrialization‚ increased crime and political disenfranchisement. Not only does it cause these problems but also it can make the area look unattractive – consequently less
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To what extent was the decline of the staple industries the most significant development affecting the people of Wales and England 1880 – 1929? The decline of the staple industries was a very significant development in people’s lives. Before the decline of the staple industries‚ Britain was known as the “workshop of the world” this was due to the fact that Britain producing 2/3 of the worlds coal‚ 50% of the worlds iron and 5/7 of all the worlds’ metal. This all changed when countries like Germany
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01) Identify and briefly explain three reasons‚ apart from lower church attendance‚ why the Church of England might be seen to be “in decline” Due to rational thinking and the culture of todays’ society become less traditional‚ it could be that there is less time in people’s lives to believe in a Religion. As going to Church and worshiping takes time out of someone’s daily routine where they may feel they are needed more. The growth of state and democracy (disengagement) means that the state
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American agriculture through the change of technology‚ government policy and economic had show an increase decline‚ politically‚ industrially‚ and economically‚ in the period 1865-1900. The period was categorized as a time of Republican laissez-faire governments that favored big business. Technology was making massive strides but mostly in urban manufacturing. The technological improvements that were made available were sold to the farmers at outrageous prices and shipped at high freight rates
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