The Ottoman Empire lived longer than many states in the past because its lifetime was about six hundred. So‚ how did the Ottoman Empire survive so long? In my opinion‚ it was because of the diversity and religious tolerance in the Empire‚ a good administration‚ and military talents and techniques‚ so I can pick some of them to show them as the major historical legacies of the Ottoman Empire‚ such as the diversity and religious tolerance‚ and military talents and techniques. In addition to this‚ I
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Why did Pitt the Younger become Prime Minister On the 28th May 1759‚ William Pitt the Younger was appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain. There were a number of reasons which ensured Pitt’s entry into office; however some reasons had more impact: The first reason was Pitt’s early political career‚ combined with his own ability. Due to poor health‚ he was educated at home by the Reverend Edward Wilson. Pitt‚ an extremely intelligent individual‚ quickly became proficient in Latin and Greek
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Imperialism Throughout history‚ especially in the late 1800s to the early 1900s‚ imperialism was a prevailing affair in the world. Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force‚ and it was used in political‚ economic‚ and social ways. Since the 1400s‚ people have debated over the most prominent reason of the cause of imperialism. Some believe that political reasons started the enthusiasm to seize smaller nations‚ while others argue that
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Why did the USA become involved in the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was a military conflict that was fought in Southern Vietnam between 1959 and 1975. The Vietnam War was the source of many conflicting political and social opinions‚ especially in the years leading up to its conclusion. It also saw the change of Woodrow Wilson’s pacifist America to Johnson’s antagonist nation. Militarily speaking‚ the Vietnam War was the result of North Vietnam and the Vietcong attempting to overthrow
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In the course of the Vietnam War‚ there have been many different factors why the USA became increasingly involved. One reason included how they believed it would be a ‘simple’ war to fight and for that reason‚ they would have the ability to easily win plus the war would not continue on for too long. Additionally they desired to contain communism as they believed they might be capable to stop the growth of communism within Asia. In order to help retain communism‚ they believed in the ‘domino theory’
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Colonists came to America in the search for independence from Great Britain. But‚ some may ask the question‚ why? Why did these people want independence and freedom? What was so bad about Great Britain? These colonists were your ordinary people who wanted to live freely however they wanted to. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence that listed multiple reasons why these colonists should be free from Britain’s rule. These people had their unalienable rights which consisted of life
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country. Europe consisted of mostly aggressive‚ imperialistic countries who all had the same idea of a war that would only last a couple months‚ but this is a war that wound up lasting a total of four years. Because this was a European War‚ America did not intervene until three years into the war. Although the fighting was taking place in Europe‚ most Americans felt very involved. America at this time had a large population of immigrants with family and heritage dating back to mostly Germany and
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The last question I have to answer with evidence is “Why did the slave trade last so long and what values were found in the slave trade?” An evidence I have is from “Roots” it is‚ in Roots while they were sailing to the new land they had a flood. The flood caused the tobob to close the air vents and they couldn’t get any fresh air‚ many of the slaves ended up dieing. As a result‚ they had to take very good care of the slaves they ended up with so they can make the whole experience worth the money they
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Why did Starbucks fail in the Forbidden City? Zane lee (Ziang Li) ESLI PMP Why did Starbucks fail in the Forbidden City? Introduction Nowadays‚ economic globalization is becoming an irreversible tendency; therefore‚ different multinational corporations always want to extend their branches to other countries‚ especially for the food companies‚ such as‚ McDonald’s‚ Starbucks‚ and Burger King. In recent years‚ the world has also witnessed that China’s economy has developed to a higher level since
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Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most prominent American inventors of the 20th century. He was born in 1847 in Ohio and worked several different jobs during his early life. In 1968‚ while working at Western Union Company‚ Thomas Edison designed an electronic vote recorder for recording vote faster in legislature‚ which went unsuccessful with the Massachusetts Legislature. In 1869‚ he invented the Universal Stock Printer‚ which synchronized several stock tickers’ transactions‚ and sold the rights
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