The 20th century of Tyne and Wear region was the time period of gold. It was famous because of the coal making‚ shipbuilding‚ and iron industry. Those heavy industries brought a fast economic growth and urbanization. The boom period of the 1950s saw unemployment levels as low as three percent (Robinson‚ 1988). However‚ this golden period came to an end due to the globalization‚ cheaper imports of oil and competition from foreign companies. Between 1950 and 1970 over one hundred coal mines were closed
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Revolution‚ but have you ever wondered why it was called “revolutionary?” In the 1760s‚ Parliament started taxing the colonies to pay off the huge debts they made during the Seven Years’ War. As more and more taxes and laws were passed to take the colonists’ money‚ they became more and more angry. Finally‚ the colonies revolted against their motherland. They created the Continental Congress to make their own laws. The Continental Army‚ led by George Washington‚ was created from one of these laws to defeat
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“Two Kinds”‚ Conflicts “Two Kinds” is written by Amy Tan and it was first published in 1989. This short story tells the relationship between a mother and a daughter and the conflicts between them. The protagonist Jing Mei has both internal and external conflicts. The internal conflict is whether she wanted to be obedient. Her Conflict with her mother based on cultural difference is external. All these conflicts are expressed through setting and symbolism. The setting of the short story is in
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How Successful was Lenin as A leader? In order to access whether Lenin was a successful leader it is important to note four main principals. His establishment of power‚ his ideologies‚ domestic policies and the nature of Russia when he came into power. When looking into success we need to analyse how far Lenin accomplished his aim or purpose and how he turned Russia into a single party state in such a short period of time. It is also important to note the length of Lenin’s rule- he was not there
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Greatest World Civilization The Mughal Empire was the best of its time because of its welcoming civilization‚ which included forward thinking. The Empire was located in what is today’s Afghanistan‚ Bangladesh‚ India‚ and Pakistan. Their main religion was Islam with a population of 145 million in the year 1650. Their empire was so successful because of their strong economy‚ advanced education and their leaders who enforced very fair rules. Their economy lead to the advancement of their strong military
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The Kalmar Union existed from 1397 until 1521 and was named after the Swedish city Kalmar in which the union was founded by the kingdoms Sweden‚ Denmark‚ and Norway. In June 1397 67 men from the clerical and secular nobility signed a draft agreement‚ that unified the countries under one king. The state structure was left unimpaired and important positions were not to be given to foreigners. Queen Margret from Denmark strictly led the union until her death in 1412. The Hanse at first supported the
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of the American Revolution because Ben Franklin was referring that we either all stand together or as a country all stand as nobody. Throughout the American Revolution; political‚ social‚ and intellectual transformations changed the daily lives of the colonist. The American Revolution was the foundation for the United States. The Boston Massacre took place in 1770. Nobody knows the “real” story behind the Boston Massacre or who the instigator was at the time. Things read off the internet or in books
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How successful was the League of Nations? When World War One ended in 1917 most of Europe was left in destruction‚ crisis and confusion‚ which created the need for a conference to be held to sort out problems like punishing Germany‚ drawing new boarders‚ and preventing future wars. Three most powerful countries‚ the United States‚ United Kingdom and France‚ controlled the Peace Conference‚ which was held in Versailles in 1919. The president of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson had his own agenda
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politics and passively followed the lead of Congress in the formulation of policy. He was honest to the point of being the victim of unscrupulous friends and schemers. All of this left him ineffective and caused others to question his leadership abilities. Financial problems plagued Grant’s presidency. With the end of the war‚ the Treasury assumed that the nearly $450 million worth of greenbacks issued during the conflict would be retired and the nation would return to using gold coins. Numerous agrarian
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Civil disobedience is a form of a peaceful protest and in terms of a free society‚ it is positively impactful. Within a free society‚ there is free speech‚ religion‚ press‚ assembly‚ etc. It is a way to protest and express your viewpoints without violence. It is not meant to harm others‚ but to bring people together in solidarity to fight for what’s important to them. There must be action to bring about change and the only way is through civil disobedience. We live in a free society
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