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    It is beyond doubt that Liberal Italy was deeply in crisis by 1896 and because of Francesco Crispi’s poor economic and social decisions he was to most blame. The most important reason for Italy being in crisis was the economic problems it good into towards the end of the 19th Century. When Crispi came to power when the value of the Lire was rising against other world currencies; this made exporting goods from Italy much more expensive and made importing goods far cheaper. This hit the Italian

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    Economy certainly suggests that it was in fact a Command Economy. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was the ruling power in government and played a central role in planning the economy as a whole. The state was responsible for over 88 percent of final agricultural product in 1986; 75 percent of urban housing and 98 percent of retail trade (Narkhoz‚ 1987)‚ with such an extensive stake in so many markets‚ a vast and complex organisational hierarchy was needed to gather information‚ manage

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    Kashmir: a. Hari Singh handed over control of the coveted kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir to India‚ despite Pakistani protest and calls for a referendum that would allow the citizens to decide b. 1997‚ yes c. Kasmirians‚ Jammuians‚ Pakistani‚ Indians d. over 50‚000 people e. yes‚ neighboring countries have stepped in during to find a solution Slovenia: a. the breakup of yugoslavia dividing into several independent countries and efforts to protect‚ retrieve or even utilize the small minority of

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    Slavery made its way to the colonies during the 1600s due to a lot of major factors. Before there were any slaves‚ there were indentured servants. The indentured servants mostly came from Great Britain. Looking for new space‚ life‚ and opportunity. The catch was the fact that these people had no money to pay their way into the New found land. So‚ that turned into people looking for a way to get over here. So people thought and talked about working off a debt‚ if someone were to pay their way over

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    assassination was justified or unjustified. President Lincoln was the 16 president and he was born in February 12‚ 1809 in Hodgenville‚ KY. His height was 6′ 4 and he was assassinated in April 15‚ 1865 at Washington‚ D.C. Abraham lincoln’s assassination was unjustified because he freed the slaves and he forced General Robert E. Lee to surrender; Although his decisions made the confederates very angry. President lincoln also achieved many thing while being president. One of them was that he would

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    The American revolution was a turning point in history because it was a great unshackle‚ not just for the colonists but for all of mankind. The revolution made a firm commitment to the principle of being a nation of laws‚ and not of men. This radical commitment to govern with equality and transparent laws was a bold idea that would serve to solidify America as “a beacon on the summit of the mountain‚ to which all the inhabitants of the earth may turn their eyes for a marvelous and saving light‚ till

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    Why‚ and with what resultswas the First World War not confined to Europe? There is not one apparent reason for the cause of the First World War. However‚ the First World War was initially started within Europe and surrounding areas around it. One can say that the war was not totally within it the boundaries. There were countries outside of Europe like Africa‚ Asia‚ Japan and the United States of America that made a major contribution to it as well. The countries outside of Europe were having

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    To what Extent was Germany a parliamentary democracy in the years 1900-14? In the period 1900-1914‚ Germany’s political landscape witnessed extraordinary changes in which typical features associated with a parliamentary democracy- such as significant and influential pressure group activity and universal suffrage- were present. It can however be argued that this period also represented a time in which the German Reichstag did not truly represent the population due to old and corrupt voting system

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    To what extent do changes in technology and society result in changes to the definition of resources?     (30) According to the Rostow model of economic development all countries go through five different stages: traditional society‚ preconditions for take-off‚ take-off‚ drive to maturity and age of high mass consumption. As these countries go through the stages of the model‚ their demand for certain resources changes. For example‚ a traditional economy’s resources would be much more fundamental

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    Results Part A: Rectangular Notch Width of rectangular notch‚ B = 3.00 cm Volume (L) Height‚ H (m) Time‚ t (s) 3.00 0.01 26.73 3.00 0.02 14.76 3.00 0.03 8.91 3.00 0.04 5.40 3.00 0.05 3.55 3.00 0.06 3.01 Part B: Vee Notch Enclosed angle of Vee notch‚ θ = 90° Volume (L) Height‚ H (m) Time‚ t (s) 3.00 0.01 56.20 3.00 0.02 15.84 3.00 0.03 7.56 3.00 0.04 3.64 Calculations Part A: Rectangular Notch Volume Collected (m3) Height of Water Level‚ H (m) Time for Collection‚ t (s) Volume Flow Rate

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