Moderation. This action of change in France lead to the spread of new ideas and the growth of nationalism. France was under the absolute monarchy of King Louis the XVI and his wife Queen Marie Antoinette in 1789. Since there was no social contract between the monarchy and the citizens‚ the monarch’s words were final. The idea of a social contract is allowing the citizens to choose their representatives in the government.
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History What caused The Fall Of The Roman Empire? By : Ileri Akinosun To a small extent the Barbarian invasion played a factor in the collapse of Rome but the main reasons why Rome collapsed was because of the political factors‚ economic causes and Christianity. There was lack of organization in the Roman government. The Roman government was made for small city-states and not for a huge empire of that of Rome‚ which made it very difficult and hard to control and rule over. The Emperors did not
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experiencing their own technological and industrial revolution‚ it was easy to understand the sheer destruction caused by the Great War. Countries felt the affects in nearly all aspects of their life during this time‚ from physical to economic eradication. Just over one-hundred years later‚ it is still crucial to discover what led to the first World War. An important aspect in understanding what caused WWI is the political and economic policies of European nations during this time. Driven by nationalism
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hostility that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II (Danzer R46). Though it did not involve direct military conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States (Danzer R46)‚ the start of the Cold War had many causes and the consequences affected both international issues and Americans’ everyday lives during the 1950s (CITE). TOPIC SENTENCE--- CAUSES‚ INTERNAL CONFLICT‚ EXTERNAL CONFLICT. The Cold War stemmed from a mutual mistrust between the United States and
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Who really caused Jay Gatsby’s downfall? Imagine hearing about a friend or family member’s death and not truthfully knowing how they died. In the novel it states that George Wilson shot Gatsby‚ but what were all the underlying reasons… was it really him? The mystery of this non fictional death is a various blame game including all the events leading up to his death. It all starts when Nick Carraway moves to West Egg‚ a wealthy area‚ and gets invited to a party by the “big name” of Gatsby (Fitzgerald
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“You are what you eat” Did you know that 31.8 percent of the children in America are overweight‚ and 16.9 percent of that 31.8 percent is considered to be obese? Though America is not the only country with an obesity rate over 20 percent‚ America definitely takes the lead. Some seem to believe that Americans are overweight because we are spoiled as a whole. While others may believe that‚ you are what you eat. Meaning if you over eat you will be overweight. Personally‚ I have to agree with the
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In "The Big Fat Case Against Big Macs‚" published in The Washington Post on December of 2002‚ Ellen Goodman argues that the best lawyers cannot prove that the fast food industry caused the obesity epidemic in its customers‚ but they may prove that they fooled its customers‚ especially the young customers. Goodman argues that corporations like McDonalds target young kids by putting toys with their meals to attract them. She also states that they put slogans to make kids think that eating their "Big
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There are multiple reasons and events that if occurred will guaranteed start world war one. It is clear that the war was ongoing for a long time‚ when it began in the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. However many other reasons took a part in starting the war‚ some occurring as far back the late 1800’s. Militarism‚ nationalism‚ and alliances system were the three main factors that were present back then‚ leading towards this explosive war (Turner‚ 2002) The First World War was truly “the
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Have you ever heard about the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Have you ever heard about Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King Jr? If you have‚ you probably know these people as the faces of the bus boycott that took place in Montgomery‚ Alabama in 1956. If someone were to ask you what you know about this movement‚ you would probably tell them what you were taught in elementary school. You would say that she and Martin Luther King Jr. are responsible for the success of the boycott. This‚ however‚ is not necessarily
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more than 45 people last December 24‚ 2009. Studies and researches are being carried out up to now to find more ways in preventing failure of bridges but still as mentioned earlier‚ there are still plenty of incidents occurred through the year caused by innumerable reasons yet still this failures always end up in hazardous effects to the society. The causes of failure of Bridges are classified into two categories‚ the Natural Occurrences and the manmade failures. Natural occurrences are by means
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