By: Evan McDonald Teacher: Mitchell Rough Draft Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney was born on October 24th 1985 in Liverpool. He is the star striker for the national soccer team of England‚ and he also plays for the club Manchester United. He scores goals quite often and is well known for his power‚ pace and agility. He is also very passionate and puts his all in everything that he does. With these tools Wayne Rooney has the potential to become one of the greatest soccer players of
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Why did war erupt in 1939? War erupted in 1939 for many of reasons. There is long-term cause which is the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty of Versailles had a significant effect on why war erupted in 1939; however there are also many mid-term causes that also helped lead to World War Two. These are; the Failure of the League of Nations and The Wall Street Crash. The short-term causes are The Appeasement and Hitler’s actions. One of the short term causes of World War two was Hitler’s actions. Hitler
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AIG overhauls bonus system By David Goldman NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- AIG announced on Wednesday that it is changing the way it pays out bonuses to its employees‚ opting to determine compensation based on performance. "Aligning pay and performance is the hallmark of many world-class organizations and is critical to our future success‚" AIG spokeswoman Christina Pretto said in an e-mailed statement. "By motivating and driving our talent‚ it will also help us remain competitive and ensure a strong
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During 1938‚ Churchill attacked the Munich settlement. Some people state that Churchill’s criticisms of Munich were unjustified whilst others argue that his criticisms were justified. Sources A and C are in support of Churchill’s criticisms of Munich were unjustified and source B and E are against this statement whereas source D is balanced‚ supporting both interpretations. Source A starts with a request which gives a less formal tone to the piece of writing as it infers George v1 and Chamberlain
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Hindenburg’s death. The Nazis also had gained 288 seats in the Reichstag and three members in the Cabinet. Hitler and the Nazis were able to do this because of many important factors including‚ The Treaty of Versailles‚ Ineffective Weimar Constitution‚ Munich Putsch (Beer Hall Putsch)‚ and The Great Depression which all contributed to Hitler and the Nazis gaining power in 1933. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th of June 1919 at the Palace of Versailles. This had huge ramifications on the
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would be obligated to make things and act in a way they don’t necessarily always want to. In 1921 Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes called for the Washington Naval Conference to “relieve humanity of the crushing burden created by competition in armament” as he said on November 12.2 The purpose of the Conference was to make a break in military efforts‚ decrease the production of warships and protect the relationship with China. In 1922 The Five-Power Naval Treaty was signed in which U
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To what extent can the Munich agreement be seen as a triumph for British foreign policy? The result of the Munich agreements success in 1938 is very controversial‚ it undoubtedly failed its desired purpose for European peace however this seemed unavoidable. Its considered that Chamberlains meetings leading up to the agreement were successful in delaying war at the very start‚ its debated whether or not this was for the best or if they could have nipped the issue in the bud from the beginning and
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effectiveness of local government’s attempts to address the adverse effects of industrialisation are: Glasgow which was largely effective in governing the population‚ Hamburg where the population was largely neglected by the local governing elites‚ Munich which can be used as a classic example of a well managed city and finally‚ Manchester whereby the local government tried to deal with the effects of industrialisation but ultimately failed. Despite all these cities playing a role as examples of the
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The company constructed a plant in Munich and built engines for military aircraft there until 1918. BMW established plants over Germany that eventually underwent rapid expansion for the volume production of aircraft engines. In 1939‚ the BMW company took over Brandenburgische Motorenwerke‚ based in Berlin‚ Germany. After WWII‚ the Munich plant had many serious damages from the air raids. In 1945‚ the US military government issued orders that the plant in Munich had to be dismantled. This caused
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Was World War II inevitable in 1939? In the early hours of the 1st September 1939 German forces invaded Poland. 21 years after the end of World War I‚ the world had to face the beginning of another world war that should last 6 years. World War II was one of the most disastrous events in human history causing approximately 60 million deaths and destruction almost all over the globe (msn Encarta 2008). Winston Churchill wrote in the preface of his book about World War II (The Gathering Storm):
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