was known as Charles V. Being the emperor of a great empire‚ Charles V controlled Spain‚ Spanish territories in American‚ Netherlands‚ Austria‚ part of Italy‚ and because he was titled as the Holy Roman Emperor‚ he also held power in Germany. Moreover‚ Charles was a devout Catholic who was burdened by the decision
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such is the case in Northern Ireland. For hundreds of years Catholics and Protestants have battled over rights‚ government and land. The spark of this conflict can be traced back to the mid 1500s. Ireland has always had a complicated past concerning rulers‚ government‚ invasion and war. Throughout these changes of conquerors the Irish had strived to uphold their Gaelic way of life‚ this including Catholicism. With this said‚ it is no surprise that in 1558 Ireland would be outraged by the passing
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economic situation in Italy 2009 Krisztián Pásztor 5/12/2011 The Economic profile of Itlay Since the II World War Italy has transformed form an agrecurtural society into a world industrial power. The industry is driven by the large state-owned firms and by the large number of family owned businesses. It has the seventh largest economy in the world and the fourth largest in Europe. It is part of the European Union and member of the G8 industrialised nations. The country has a high standard
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recent “great recession” Abstract: This paper examines the fiscal strategy followed by the Spanish government in order to stop the fall of aggregate demand induced by the financial crisis. The Spanish economy provides the best example among the countries of the European Monetary Union of the contradictions between the discretionary fiscal policy in the crisis and the fiscal rules. The intensity of the crisis and some initial badly designed fiscal stimulus shortened the fiscal space‚ raising the deficit
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Economy of Ireland I. Introduction The economy of Ireland has transformed in recent years from an agricultural focus to a modern knowledge economy‚ focusing on services and high-tech industries and dependent on trade‚ industry and investment. Since the mid 1990’s‚ Ireland has experienced consistent growth rates of up to 10% per annum. This has been attributed to years of strong government planning through the implementation of five-year National Development Plans. These plans provided for large-scale
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In the late 15th century‚ there were five kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula‚ Castile‚ Aragón‚ and‚ Navarre‚ the Muslim kingdom/in Granada. Spain’s government was a Monarchy; the people of Spain had to serve the King‚ Queen‚ and any other royalty. The King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile brought Castile and Aragon together. They were seen as strong Catholics during the time‚ those who refused to convert to Catholicism‚ were exiled. Granada was the first target that the King
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The Blue Zones The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner talks about the author’s research in different places who have people who live into very long years of their life in a few areas of the world who claim to have the highest number of the oldest people. Blue Zone is a concept used to identify a demographic and/or geographic area of the world where people live measurably longer lives‚ as Dan Buettner describes in his book. The concept had
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Analysis of the factors for success and subsequent decline of Portugal‚ Spain and the Netherlands on the world trade arena in 1500-1650 1. Introduction The period of 1500-1650 had a crucial impact on the world trade‚ thus influencing the global economic and political balance. Though the volumes of intra-continental trade in the first half of 16th century were much higher than those of spice and slave movement between the continents‚ it is obvious that the emergence of the global trade was an event
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member states‚ almost all of which share the same currency‚ the Euro. The main purpose of the EU is to provide unity and harmony in social and political matters for its members. In order for a country to be accepted to the EU‚ there are certain standards that have to be met‚ known as the ‘Copenhagen criteria’. In 1981‚ Greece became the 10th country to join the European Union. Though‚ Greece’s entry to the EU is questionable as to why it was approved since it did not meet all the requirements that
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Assignment 1 By: Sandul Chandradasa. Briefly after the Second World War a unanimous decision between six European countries namely France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Belgium‚ Luxembourg and the Netherlands‚ Arrived upon establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) on 18th of April 1951. The basic ideals behind ECSC was to create a diplomatic and economic stability between the countries. In 1st of July 1967‚ The Brussels Treaty was established this was the coalition of ECSC‚ European Economic Community
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