To what extent was the Soviet Union responsible for the division of Germany from 1945 to 1949? Post-war Germany found itself in the middle of international tensions after its division – between the Allied powers of Britain‚ France and the USA and the Soviet Union under Stalin. However‚ the German nation that hoped for a new beginning could not do so due to the distribution of her land between the victors of the Second World War‚ and historians have since debated over who was to blame for this occurring
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INTRODUCTION The battleship Bismarck was named in honour of Otto Fürst von Bismarck‚ the architect of German unification and the arbiter of European politics during the second half of the 19th century. Bismarck‚ also known as the "Iron Chancellor"‚ was the founder and first chancellor of the German Empire‚ and through his diplomatic skills‚ he managed to maintain the peace in Europe for a generation. EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Otto von Bismarck was born on 1 April 1815 at Schönhausen in Brandenburg
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? (40 marks) A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life‚ health‚ property‚ or the environment. Therefore‚ in this case a volcanic hazard is the threat posed from natural volcanic processes towards the populations and the environment. The extent of volcanic hazards can vary due to two factors; physical factors such as the type of volcano and human factors such as the population density in the area
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Kukathas’s makes the claim that cultural rights are not necessary in order to protect the interest of a cultural groups because individual rights are sufficient in protecting a culture’s broader interest. Kukathas believes that it is unnecessary to change or abandon the established liberal language of individual rights (Kukathas 107)‚ as long as an individual has the autonomy to associate or disassociate with a group (120). A weakness in Kukathas’s argument is that in many cultural groups an individual
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ITALIAN UNIFICATION 4 PARTS OF ITALY Kingdom of the Two Sicilies—ruled by the French Papal States—governed by the Pope Northern Italian States—controlled by Austria Kingdom of Sardinia/Piedmont—ruled by King Victor Emmanuel A •Kingdom of the Two Sicilies—ruled by the French A KV A •Papal States— governed by the Pope P F KV F •Northern Italian States—controlled by Austria •Kingdom of Sardinia/Piedmont— ruled by King Victor Emmanuel Italian term for the movement of unification Risorgimento—nationalist
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To what extent can preparedness mitigate the impacts of tropical revolving storms? (40 marks) Tropical revolving storms can be referred to as Hurricanes‚ cyclones and Typhoons these occur in the Atlantic‚ Indian and pacific oceans. Nobody is quite sure how they form but certain factors do need to be met for one to form. One of these is the temperature of the sea which has to be above 28degrees‚ the water also has to be deep beneath the storm‚ this is how the storm gathers its energy. These storms
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Documentary letter of credit When a buyer in one country wants to pay a seller abroad he asks his bank to «issue» or to «open» a letter of credit. It means that the buyer’s bank issues a documentary letter of credit. It is an agreement with banks‚ made by a buyer‚ provided certain conditions are fulfilled. The issuing bank asks its correspondent bank — usually in the seller’s country — to advise and confirm the credit. The advising bank informs the seller that the credit has been opened. As soon
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DeGeneres’s claim that seal hunting is inhumane. Enuaraq-Strauss throughout the entire video is defending Inuit people‚
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History of Economic Thought 3303 What Can Be Added? An Essay on Poverty Written by Patrick Diamitani ‘12 What Can Be Added? Written by Patrick Diamitani ∙ History of Economic Thought ∙ Dr. Charles M.A. Clark "What can be added to the happiness of the man who is in health‚ who is out of debt‚ and has a clear conscience?” (TMS:45) In life we learn to realize that happiness cannot be bought by money. In fact‚ it didn’t even take the theory of diminishing marginal utility for man to realize
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To what extent does the problem of urbanization can be met by sustainable development? For the past decades the trend of urbanization has rapidly increased‚ especially in developing countries. Urbanization may be defined as a process in which people from rural areas are migrating to the city. The sudden increase of the population in cities has brought significant problems to their inhabitants‚ the environment and resources. These problems are providing housing with basic facilities and public
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