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    The responsibility for the Punic wars greatly shifts from one to the next as both Rome and Carthage were Superpowers in their own right and it was inevitable that there would be a collision and subsequent reaction from any action taken. This exhausting conflict was‚ according to Caven‚ a ‘contest in three rounds’ in which the Romans fought first for control of Sicily‚ then for the leadership of the western Mediterranean and finally to determine the survival or extinction of Carthage. By 270

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    “To what extent was Hitler responsible for the Second World War?” ‘From the first day that he "seized power‚" January 30‚ 1933‚ Hitler knew that only sudden death awaited him if he failed to restore pride and empire to post-Versailles Germany.’[1] The Second World War was the deadliest battle in History. Figures estimate that over 59 million people were killed during its conflict. German leadership was under Adolf Hitler‚ a ruthless dictator who was the chancellor of Germany during the majority

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    To what Extent will employees be motivated if they have control over their work In the era of commodity economy‚ companies are considered as the most crucial part and how to motivate employees has been a vital problem that managers have to solve. Perhaps in the past employers would raise the salary‚ which may not be effective today. In the contemporary era‚ the success of the company requires a flawless operation of every aspect‚ including a perfect motivation. One efficient method is to allow

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    Was Slavery Good Or Bad

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    The number one argument is was slavery as horrifying as it is made out to be it left people with a long lasting effect. Some may argue no but this will explain to you why it is. There are four reasons for my thinking they are‚ that the people who owned the slaves were cruel and heartless‚ people were treated like they did not matter and like they were different and like they were animals and no one saw anything wrong with this‚ innocent people were being taken and hurt and even born into this‚ when

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    Was Slavery Right Or Wrong

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    Charles‚ The Marrow of Tradition) The terrible 245 years of slavery and then the aftermath of slavery are one of the world’s toughest times towards the millions that suffered the hardship of being black. Slavery of African Americans was where people that were black were forced into working for a white. This had caused pain and suffering and they didn’t know if they are going to die that day or be sold. Slavery of African Americans was wrong because the way that blacks got captured and transported

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    The Conflict over U.S. Imperialism The "Age of Imperialism" was the height of American expansion overseas‚ but not everyone agreed with the imperialistic policies of the United States. American imperialism is a term that refers to the political‚ economic‚ and social influence of the United States internationally. For every reason the imperialists had to expand the anti-imperialists had a reason not to. But as you can see from todays world the imperialists had there way. The political reasons

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    What Is Roman Slavery

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    for his use. In all of Rome‚ about 25% were slaves. Slavery in Ancient Rome were a lot different from its modern forms and that it was not based on race. But like modern slavery‚ it was an abusive and degrading institution. Cruelty was commonplace. In hard times‚ it was not uncommon for desperate Roman citizens to raise money by selling their children into slavery. When the Romans took over the Mediterranean‚ they took millions of slaves over to Italy‚ where they were placed on the large plantations

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    To this day there have been many discussions that historians have had about who was really responsible for freeing the slaves. People have said it’s been the military‚ congress‚ african americans themselves‚ or Abraham Lincoln‚ and yes they all do take a part in helping on freeing the slaves but still question on who deserves all the credit. Abraham Lincoln had a big impact on freeing the slaves and was the one that was responsible for freeing the slaves because of the speeches he has given‚ like the

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    Why Was Slavery Important

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    brought overseas to work‚ due to that‚ slavery was the roots of the United States foundation. The next generations of Americans only knew life as it was‚ with slaves. They didn’t see that what they were doing was wrong. In their eyes they were justifying slavery from the Bible. There was a common misinterpretation of the “Curse of Ham.” Due to this they thought themselves to be superior‚ the higher race. They also realized the importance of slavery and how it was benefiting their economy‚ so most Americans

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    Why Was Slavery Abolished

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    Slavery was the trade that during the 18th and 19th centuries provided the West Indies and places like it with males and females to do work on the plantations. The slaves were wanted to make the plantation owners work a lot easier. They were split into three groups known as gangs according to their health and physique. The first gang consisted of the strongest and healthiest and they cleared‚ holed and planted the ground before crop time and cut the canes‚ fed the mills and attended to the manufacture

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