The Spanish Golden Age:In the context 1474 to 1598‚ to what extent did Ferdinand and Isabella lay the foundations for a Spanish Golden Age? By the end of the 16th century Spain had within the space of 100 year risen to become the greatest power in Europe and as quickly and dramatically as it had risen out of a divided peninsular it came crashing down back into despair. By the end of Philip II reign the country had been become bankrupt several times due to excessive spending through his
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To what extent did Mussolini achieve his economic aims? Mussolini’s Economic Policies - 1922-7‚ 1927-9‚ Corporate State‚ The Depression‚ 1936 onwards. Aims: To consolidate political system‚ to make Italy self-sufficient (autarky) and to provide an economic base for his military army. · 1922-7 - general economic recovery‚ not much change from liberal economic policies by lowering government involvement‚ THE BATTLE FOR THE LIRA - reduce inflation and fix price of lira‚ bank tightly controlled issuing
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Why Did Australia become involved in WW1? Australia became involved in World War One in August 1914’‚ as Britain was preparing to declare war on Germany. At the time Andrew Fisher (future Australian prime minister) promised that Australia would stand behind their mother country. He believed this war to be a noble cause where Australians could demonstrate their loyalty. As Australia is still part of the British Empire‚ our loyalty was pressured into joining the war and fighting for what they
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The Cold War originally referred to a struggle or a conflict that had not escalated into fighting and military conflict‚ that is‚ had not escalated into a hot war. Between 1945 and 1991‚ the United States and the Soviet Union saw each other as potential enemies‚ threatening each other’s larger global economic‚ political‚ and military goals. The Cold War thus was global competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to shape and control the post-World War II global economic and political
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not from the army‚ but I have been thinking to myself why soldiers would want to re-enlist for 9 months at the Valley Forge Camp. The conditions in the Valley Forge encampment were terrible. First off‚ there wasn’t really any good and healthy food at the camp. Second‚ soldiers had been getting sick and dying from lack of food‚ and other conditions I will be talking about. Therefore‚ I have decided to not re-enlist from Washington’s army is because of poor living conditions‚ soldiers were getting
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the war due to the fact that many of them were displaced as a result of sheer destruction that some areas had undergone. What was once a home‚ was now no more than a pile of rubbish. Also‚ with many loved ones dead‚ leaving and making a new start was very tempting. When they first arrived in Australia‚ the Italians experienced considerable cultural shock. They found that Australia was insensitive to their culture and traditions and therefore expected them to change. The Italians were mainly like the
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To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change the American society? In your answer‚ be sure to address the political‚ social and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. A. 1779 Patriot Woman B. 1779 Penn. No Tory‚ no tyranny‚ and perpetual banishment of the crown C. 1783 peace with Britain+ nationalism D. 1786‚ Statues at Large of Virginia: everyone has the right to profess and support his religious worship E. 1786‚ United Indian Nations‚ Speech
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The Russian economy is universally declared to have been a thoroughly backward prior to 1890s therefore it is highly likely that there was economic improvement in the given period; however the extent of this is difficult to define due to the varying manifestations of economic improvement and the independence with which they may occur. The finance minister during this period was Sergei Witte‚ and to him the majority of the improvements are credited‚ yet the improvement was not universal. Whether this
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To what extent did the Great War caused the revolution in Russia of 1917? First of all there are different opinions how much the Great War had an effect of the revolution in Russia of 1917. The Great War was from 1914 to 1918 and the revolution in Russia (also known as the February and October Revolutions) starts at the 23rd of February and culminates about the 26th of October (after the Julian calendar). In my opinion‚ the Great War was a basic cause for the revolution in 1917‚ but I think it
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To what extent did weakness in the Weimar Republic account for the growth and rise to power of the Nazi party in 1933? The WR began after WWII the Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans and forced to have a democracy rather than a monarchy. The Government from the start was full of problems with its economy‚ social and political areas‚ what made it worse was the Great Depression in 1929. The WR was vulnerable to a number of attacks from many different areas including the Nazi party and
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