Why was there a civil war in England in 1642? In 1642‚ an English Civil War broke out. This was a battle between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists. This will be an essay giving information on the long term and short term causes for the English Civil War. I will be dividing the long term causes into the economic‚ religious and political causes and I will also include short terms causes towards the end of the essay. From 1625-1649 Charles I believed that kings got their power from God
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Why was the human rights act created. The Human rights act is a UK law passed in 1998. It means that you can defend your rights in the UK courts and that public organisations (including the Government‚ the Police and local councils) must treat everyone equally‚ with fairness‚ dignity and respect. The Human rights act protects all of us‚ young and old‚ rich and poor. Hopefully you will never need to rely on it‚ but every year hundreds of people do. Despite this‚ the Act is frequently misunderstood
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Enoch crosby was a spy in the revolutionary war before he was a spy he was a apprentice shoemaker fore 7 years and at age 23 he moved too danbury and became a shoe maker thare at the outbreak of the revolution he joined the american army he became ill and was sent home once he recovered he resumed trade as a shoe maker in september 1776 he was on his way too rejoin the army when a loyalist joined him and took him too his meeting thinking he was also a loyalist as soon as he fell asleep crosby snuck
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During the the Prohibition Era the United States banned the production‚ transportation‚ and sale of alcoholic beverages through the eighteenth amendment. The eighteenth amendment caused the rise of organized crimes. Then there was the World Series fixing incidence were eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing to gain money. Or the Harding Administration and the Teapot Scandal. The Harding Administration was when Harding appointed his poker friends to his cabinet
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Prohibition Led to the Rapid Growth of Organized Crime Prohibition was a period in which the sale‚ manufacture‚ or transport of alcoholic beverages became illegal. It started January 16‚ 1919 and continued to December 5‚ 1933. Although it was designed to stop drinking completely‚ it did not even come close. It simply created a large number of bootleggers who were able to supply the public with illegal alcohol. Many of these bootleggers became very rich and influential through selling alcohol
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‘Homes for Heroes’ Housing from 1919 - 1946 Module Code: SS2031N “What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in”. David Lloyd George ‚ Wolverhampton 1918 Homes for Heroes Housing from 1919 - 1946 The subject of this essay is Homes for Heroes‚ Housing from 1919 - 1946. The essay will start with the myth of Lloyd George’s homes for heroes statement. Following this we will move on and look at the history behind what made Lloyd George make his
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Candidate Number: 0929 School Code: 000929 Hanoi International School Did prohibition cause more troubles than it solved? By James Cooper Candidate name: James Cooper Candidate Number: 0929
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period was known as the Hellenistic Age. During this time the Greeks influenced many countries. Philip of Macedon created a league called Corinthian League‚ which was designed to make the Greek people think they were going to avenge Xerxes’ invasion1. The opportunity for revolt didn’t happen until the assassination of Philip. This is when Alexander III of Macedon‚ known to us as Alexander the Great‚ stepped in and assumed the throne. Alexander was only twenty at the time. Although he was young he
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successfully defended his nation against the French monarchist under Emperor Maximilian I. The same situation was in England with Alfred “The Great”‚ who became king in 871 until his death in 899. From the 16th century‚ The King Alfred was known as ‘The Great’ and it was no more than for defending his kingdom. For that reason and more‚ in the following lines‚ it will be described why he was called know by his sobriquet “The Great”. . Alfred had a strong belief in the importance of education. After
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The Cold War‚ which occurred from 1947 to 1991‚ was a time of considerable political tension and competition. The cause of the Cold War has long been a discussion without a singular conclusion. While the exact cause of the war is not universally acknowledged‚ there were many factors that contributed to its development. Due to the overall distrust between the two superpowers‚ their conflict of ideologies‚ and the fear that that was created because of these‚ the period of conflict and tension
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