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    agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states. It was a plan of government for the United States of America. This agreement went into action 1781. As a Concord High school student I believe there are 5 good reasons on why the Article of Confederation failed. 1. It provided weak national government 2. Gave congress no power to tax or regulation commerce (trade) among the states 3. Provided for no common currency (money) 4. Gave each state in congress only one vote regardless of size

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    Why Ebay Failed in Asia

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    years of successful business in the United States eBay decided to expand its business to Asia; unfortunately business was not as successful in Asia as it was in the United States. (1) Understanding the four principles of marketing will help explain why eBay did not succeed in Asia. Product‚ Place‚ Price and Promotion are rules that eBay did not take into consideration by or clearly understand before proceeding into unknown territory. Not knowing tendencies of Asians was one of many issues that

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    Prohibition

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    Topic: Prohibition in Canada Article from an Online Database Proper documentation for Article from Online Database: "Prohibition." Gale Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Donna Batten. 3rd ed. Vol. 8. Detroit: Gale‚ 2010. 155-156. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 6 Nov. 2012. This website is a guide on how to document sources properly: http://www.studyguide.org/MLAdocumentation.htm Point form summary of key ideas – in my own words: AT LEAST ONE PAGE * Prohibition = the time

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    Communist Party. Gorbachev resigned as general secretary of the party. The Soviet parliament voted to stop all party activities. Having first seized power in 1917 in a coup that succeeded‚ the Communist Party now collapsed because of a coup that failed. The coup also played a decisive role in accelerating the breakup of the Soviet Union. Estonia and Latvia quickly declared their independence. Other republics soon followed. Although Gorbachev pleaded for unity‚ no one was listening. By early

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    After having won their independence from Great Britain in 1781‚ the nation of America put into action the first constitution of the United States of America‚ the Articles of Confederation. This constitution ultimately failed as it did not give congress and the national government enough power to govern over the people of America. After much debate‚ a Constitutional Convention was called to reconsider “the situation of the United States”‚ and ended up ratified a new constitution in the hope of bringing

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    nights in Australian history‚ with the Australian diggers fatality rate numbering 5533 and death rate almost 2000. Through this essay‚ an account of the happenings leading up to and behind it‚ intentions of the battle‚ its significance‚ and finally why it failed with such a catastrophic consequence will be explained further in this essay. For the battle of Somme that was failing‚ Fromelles was intended to draw

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    Prohibition

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    also known as the "National Prohibition Act"‚ determined intoxicating liquor as anything having an alcoholic content of more than 0.5 percent‚ excluding alcohol used for medicinal and sacramental purposes. The act also set up guidelines for enforcement. Prohibition was meant to reduce the consumption of alcohol‚ therefore reducing the rates of crime‚ death rates and poverty (Poholek‚ 2). However‚ some of the United States’ communities had already prepared for Prohibition. In the three months before

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    In the articles of confederation they entrusted paying for national defense to the states. The states decided how much they wanted to pay and if they even wanted to pay at all. They considered themselves a "Loose league of friends". The reason this failed was because none of the states wanted to pay. The constitution fix this by putting taxes in place so that we could pay. The national government receives the

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    Prohibition

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    Prohibition‚ enacted by the Eighteenth Amendment‚ is an important part of history. It was one of the most fascinating moments in history. There were many people on both sides of this battle. However‚ the up roaring against this amendment is something that had never been seen before. This was one of the biggest political controversies of all time. It was also a big social problem. Prohibition was a huge controversy‚ affected the crime rates‚ and relates to modern problems today. There have not

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    Why Euro Disney Failed

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    Euro DiSney Disneyland Paris is operated by French company Euro Disney S.C.A.‚ a public company of which 39.78 percent of its stock is held by The Walt Disney Company‚ 10 percent by the Saudi Prince Alwaleed and 50.22 percent by other shareholders. The senior leader at the resort is chairman and CEO Philippe Gas. history The complex was a subject of controversy during the periods of negotiation and construction in the late 1980s and early ’90s‚ when a number of prominent French figures voiced

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