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    ‘The Netherlands and the European Union’ Table Of Contents 1. History of the European Union 2. The Netherlands and Europe 3. Positive rated topics by Dutch people 4. Negative feelings towards European Union 5. Advantages and disadvantages of the European Union 6. The European Policy from the Netherlands in the coming years 7. Sources History of the European Union Nowadays the European Union contains 27 members

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    Tomorrow‚ When the War Began is a novel by John Marsden‚ the text is filled with danger‚ suspense and emotion and is aimed at late teenagers. The text is set in the Australian bush‚ during an attack from a foreign invasion. John Marsden shows us there is hope for teenagers. The main characters display moments of Courage‚ Self-Discovery‚ Loyalty and Maturity. These qualities are essential for the main characters now that their country is at war‚ this is why they emerge in the novel as essential themes

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    During the 1500s‚ the Spanish used different types of technology to cross the Atlantic by ship. They used different ways to navigate and sail into the wind. The Spaniards also Could carry large amounts of Cargo across the Atlantic‚ and somehow they could pay for it all. The Spanish used different Ways to navigate across the Atlantic. The first one was by using maps. There Would either be maps created by past adventures or they Would just have to use an unfinished map and go from there. The second

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    -¡ï ¡°Tomorrow‚ When the War Began¡± Review ¡ï- ¡°Tomorrow‚ When the War Began¡± by John Marsden (a young adult fiction novel) is the first of the ¡°Tomorrow¡± series. One of the seven characters‚ Ellie Linton ¨C a rural teenager‚ tells their story (presented in first person)‚ which first commences when they convince their parents to allow them to take the Landrover for a campout in Hell (A wild place‚ ¡°a cauldron of boulders and trees and blackberries and feral dogs and wombats and undergrowth¡±

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    The New World experienced a great many changes as the Europeans explored‚ traded‚ and exploited the native peoples and lands. The way the Old and New World influenced one another was huge‚ including everything from spread of goods/ideas/diseases‚ to taking slaves‚ to colonizing in the New World. It was all driven by European greed‚ them wanting to gain wealth‚ not really caring what they did in order to gain that wealth. Different Nations from the East took to making many voyages to and from the

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    The Successes of European Imperialism At the height of their power‚ the British Empire consisted of half the world. But how did it get there‚ and where exactly is “there”? With Europe having just undergone the Industrial Revolution‚ it needed resources to fuel its economy. The fact that Europe had gone through an Industrial Revolution and nowhere else had gave them an advantage over the rest of the world. The successes of European imperialism were many. It gave a few power over many‚ it fuelled

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    NAFTA AND EUROPEAN UNION The NAFTA and the European Union comprising 27 countries constitute the largest trading blocs in the world. In 2008‚ the value of exports of goods and services from the European Union to the NAFTA region amounted to 450.2 billion Euros while the value of imports of goods and services to the European Union from the NAFTA bloc amounted to 362.1 billion Euros. For Canada the European Union is the second most important trade partner. In 2008‚ the exports of goods and services

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    Mohamed Abdelrahman The earliest European slave traders were the Portuguese explorers starting the year 1532 soon the Dutch‚ French‚ English‚ and Africans got involved in the slave trade. There was a big difference between African slavery and European slavery. There was many reason why slavery was used such as plantation workers and mining. Slavery in Africa and slavery in Europe had huge differences between them. Slavery was allowed in Africa during those times slaves were always treated like

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    One huge shift in history happened around the late 1400’s when a slightly well known man by the name of Christopher Columbus came across what is now known as North America. Columbus actually thought he had found a new and shorter route to the West Indies. When this was announced‚ the news spread like wildfire and it was not soon after that‚ other countries began to send their own explorers. It was a bright and positive time when leaders wanted to claim new land for their country. But‚ what of the

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    Why did so many Europeans collaborate with the Nazi occupiers? As the dust settled in Europe‚ collaborators were hung‚ sent running naked down the streets or imprisoned‚ while the resistance set out to define post-war Europe. The illusion of a clear distinction between Hitler’s henchmen and enemies shaped the psychology‚ language and power structures that are still present today. Collaboration and resistance‚ as categories of human behaviour‚ gained their historical relevance from the weight

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