In what regards the depression‚ the main reason was ’The Wall Street Crash’. In the 1920s the stock market shares went skyrocketing at an incredible and alarming rate therefore people could speculate their rise and make fortunes out of this. Ironically it was speculation itself what brought ’The Wall Street Crash’ upon the American people. In Thursday‚ October 24‚ also known as ’Black Thursday’ 12‚894‚650 shares changed hands‚ many of them at such low prices that destroyed any dream or future that
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Why the Axis powers were so successful from 1939-42 The primary reason for the Axis powers’ success during this period of time was the fact that they were militarily superior to most other countries in Europe. By 1939‚ they had the second largest air force in the world with 8295 aircrafts. Only Russia‚ (10382 aircrafts)‚ had a larger air force. The German’s and the Russians were allies at this time and so Germany didn’t view Russia as a threat. There was a similar scenario with troops. Hitler
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Most crime was simply committed because no punishments were issued to those who had done it before. Nevertheless we can still find more probable reasons why their crime was higher than ours. One of the biggest reasons was poverty. Homelessness and malnutrition was common on the dirty and crowded streets of Victorian London‚ and gave a desperate motive for crime; stealing mostly. Many young children didn’t go to school and were forced to find money by other means‚ pick-pocketing was a popular choice
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” These were Augustus’s last words. Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on September 23 63 B.C. in Rome. Augustus’s father was a senator and governor in the Roman republic. Augustus was the nephew of Julias Caesar and then later became his heir. He was a teenager and was in Apollenia (modern-day Albania) when his uncle was murdered. Augustus was named Octavian before 27 B.C. He was the first and most powerful Roman emperor. Augustus was the most successful Roman emperor because he restored Roman peace
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Why Was There So Little Opposition to the Nazi Regime? It is very difficult to judge the levels of opposition to the Nazi regime because of the extreme measures that were in place to suppress it. This being the case therefore‚ can we conclude that the fact that there was relatively little political resistance meant that the German population were too scared to speak out‚ as they knew what the consequences would be? Or was it perhaps that the government had taken measures to ensure that the German
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Why was Slavery so Difficult to Abolish? No rights‚ no money‚ no freedom‚ long hours of work‚ and small food portions; this is what a slave had to put up with‚ everyday‚ never halting. Slaves were separated from their loving families and homes‚ and forced to board ships that incorporated abhorrent living conditions. They were treated as lesser human beings; a single misstep would likely result in being whipped and beaten. Slaves lived with fear‚ day by day‚ hour after hour‚ and minute to minute
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Why was the civil rights movement successful by 1965? The Civil Rights Movement kind of ebbed and flowed. For example‚ in 1957‚ Little Rock High School was desegregated‚ which allowed 9 African-American students to attend; however‚ the students were constantly harassed‚ and when they went to school their first day‚ they needed the National Guard there to protect them. There were the Freedom Rides of 1961‚ which led to Kennedy ordering the Interstate Commerce Commission to issue a new desegregation
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How successful is Finland education compared to Wales? Contents Page number Planning Monitoring Introduction Primary research Secondary research Conclusion Evaluation Bibliography Appendices 1. Planning Issue I hope to investigate Why are Finland so successful in their education and why are wales not so successful‚ are computers the reason why Finland are successful Focus: Wales + ? Wales and Finland Reason for choosing I have an interest
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Bismarck was more successful at unifying Germany in the years 1848 – 1849 than the revolutionaries because Bismarck was the chief architect of the German unification‚ and he had Prussian support and the Prussian army. The revolutionaries were divided and had different aims for Germany. The revolutionaries were deeply divided over the national question; should Germany be unified or not? They were also divided on social issues and constitutional grounds. The revolutionaries also had disputes over
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Russia‚ Great Britain and France to start a war. World War 1 started in Europe from 1914 to 1918 the war lasted for four years and it was one of the bloodiest and deadliest wars in history. After World War 1 Europe wanted peace‚ so they came up with the idea of “Treaty of Versailles”‚ that treaty made Germany angry against the Allies. At that time Germany’s economy was at it’s worst‚ they had to pay big amount of money to the damage they did on World War 1. Then the Great Depression hit Germany and
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