18th 1931‚ the Japanese had staged the Mukden Incident in which they had set off an explosion along the Southern railway‚ just outside the city of Mukden. The Japanese army claimed that this was an act of sabotage by the Chinese and had permission from the government to
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Why did civil war break out in 1642? Why did civil war break out? Well for about 17 years parliament and king Charles 1 hadn’t been getting on well and it didn’t help that parliament hadn’t really got on with Charles’ dad James 1 or Charles’ close advisors. They mainly got on each other’s nerves about money‚ religion and power‚ as well as the short term causes and all the extra things! Soon it got too much and Charles declared war on the 22nd August 1642. Charles sort of started the civil
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neurotoxin that can be deadly (Geiling). What give the phytoplankton the conditions to grow are the increasing temperatures of the oceans. Emissions are coming from places like cement production (which is a leading cause) deforestation‚ and fossil fuels like coal‚ natural gas and oil‚ which increase carbon emissions‚ which in turn‚ increase ocean temperatures. Without a human element on earth‚ the normal rate of carbon emissions would be drastically lower than what is it today and ocean temperatures
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founding fathers‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided the United States of America should stay neutral when chaos was erupting in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. Throughout the history of the United States‚ America has tried to stay neutral and isolated from world conflicts‚ and World War II was no different. The decision to remain neutral by Roosevelt affected the United States economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s policies on neutrality failed‚ ultimately forcing the United
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The colonies should have separated from England. “That these United Colonies are‚ and ought to be‚ Free and Independent States.”- Declaration of Independence. In the document it states serious problems the colonists encountered with the king for example; the colonies could not govern themselves‚ had to pay astonishingly high taxes to the king‚ and finally‚ the colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes. The colonies’ laws and powers were controlled by the King and had
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Politics Essay To what extent does democracy in the UK suffer from a participation crisis? (25 marks) There are a lot of ways in which citizens can participate in politics in the UK without necessarily having to vote for example: joining a political party‚ boycotting‚ and even signing petitions and fund raising. However‚ there is an argument that there has been a participation crisis over the past years in the UK. A participation crisis is when less and less citizens take part in political
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1997 the British people chose Labour and Blair as PM to govern the country‚ but last year Brown was brought in by the party with no vote taken by the public. This is argued to be undemocratic as it defeats the use of the electoral system and electors did not chose Brown to be Prime Minister. The global economy
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1763‚ American colonies were becoming more and more separated from Britain. In 1763-1776 these British imperial policies led to more colonial anger and hatred of British rule. In these 13 years the British enforced new taxes and set up many disliked restrictions on colonial life. All of these changes led the colonies to establishing new principles and later declaring to be separated from England. The British started enforcing taxes in 1763 that did not please the colonies too well. The British
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Zero Tolerance: More Harm than Good The punishment does not always fit the crime. Zero tolerance was initially defined as a policy that enforces automatic suspensions and expulsions in response to weapons‚ drugs‚ and violent acts in school. Today these policies have changed to include a range of less serious offenses such as violation of dress code‚ writing on the desk‚ and tardiness. Zero tolerance policies began as a way to protect children from potentially violent situations. Over the years‚
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The terms of zero tolerance policies and school-to-prison pipeline are labeled differently‚ to some extent. Zero tolerance refers to the policies and practices that push students who are involved in drug‚ weapon and violence offenses on school grounds out of the school and take them into the juvenile or criminal justice systems. Most schools have adopted zero-tolerance policies for a variety of behavioral issues largely directed towards weapons‚ drugs‚ threatening behavior‚ and fighting on school
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