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    will also put some reasons that he did not play a factor in. So how was Gustav Stresemann a big factor in German history? Gustav Stresemann was a German politician and a statesmen. He served as chancellor in 1923. He was also a foreign minister during 1923-1929‚ during the Weimar republic. He was awarded with the nobel peace prize in 1926. Stresemann was born on May 10‚ 1878 and he died October 3‚ 1929. Gustav Stresemann was significant because of the many things he did for Germany from 1923

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    Opposition To Slavery

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    all the way to 1835‚ slavery was a commonly held practice throughout the United States of America. Although less popular and to a much lesser scale in the north‚ the problem still existed. During these times slavery was not looked at so much as a problem‚ but rather an economic opportunity. Because of slavery‚ the plantations in the United States flourished‚ producing vast quantities of product to sell for large profits. Charles Post in his work “The American Crucible: Slavery‚ Emancipation and Human

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    Introduction to Robespierre: Robespierre was a French lawyer‚ politician and one of the most influential figures of the French- Revolution. Influenced by 18th century philosophes such as Rousseau‚ he was a capable articulator of the beliefs of the left-wing bourgeoisie. Successes: Gained support of the majority: He gained the title “incorruptible”. Particularly interested in the rights of man and revolutionary virtue. Earned his reputation in the Estates General as a defender of the poor.

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    Should referendums be more widely used? Referendum can be defined as when the citizens either all or those in specific regions vote on a specific issue of public importance and it is conducted nationally‚ regionally‚ and locally an example of a referendum is the 2011 referendum on changing the current first past the post system to proportional representative. The public have one vote each on a specific issue and the referendum focuses on a single question with a yes/no answer. Many countries such

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    Spongebob was sick and tired of not getting paid as much as he should. He went to the Krusty Krab to talk to Mr.Krabs about getting a raise. When he asked Mr. Krabs‚ he denied him saying the restaurant couldn’t afford it. So Spongebob grew very angry. He then went and talked to Patrick and Sandy about how mad he was. On his way home he came along Plankton. Plankton asked Spongebob why he was so mad. Then Spongebob told Plankton the reason why. Plankton then asked Spongebob if he wanted to make a

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    Slavery and Revolution

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    Slavery during the American Revolution to the Civil war and beyond. I. Slavery during the 1730’s through 1820’s. A. Antislavery movements 1730’s-1770’s B. Expansion of Slavery 1770’- 1820’s II. Slavery during the Confederacy A. Slavery as a Southern right B. Groups pushing for social change. III. Slavery and ethnic races A. Connections between Blacks and Native Americans B. Connections between the whites and Native Americans C. Civil War post racial

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    Referendums should be used more widely in the UK‚ Discuss. A referendum is a general vote by the electorate on a single political question‚ which has been referred to them for a direct decision. In the UK since 1975 there have been seven major referendums. The last being the Scottish independence that was only a few weeks ago on the 18th September. The result was a ‘NO’ to independence winning by 55% to 45%‚ with a turnout of 84.6%. To see if referendums should be used more widely in the UK the ‘Pros and

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    Period of Enlightenment

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    Chapter 4: The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards

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    deities with their respective functions ❖ Disease or illness was attributed to the temper of the environmental spirits and the soul-spirits of the dead relatives. • Tigmamanukin – a kind of blue bird Thus‚ the ancient Filipinos venerated almost any object that was close to their daily life‚ indicating the importance of the relationship between man and other objects of Nature. ❖ The veneration of the soul-spirits was universal among the ancient Filipinos and may be termed the “Cult

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    dead from modern slavery‚ 10% of the population in South Africa are suffering under their master’s control and over 25% of world population are slaves. Human right abuses among different forms of modern slavery worldwide are the direct result of laws and government corruption. Additionally those populations lost their original human right of not being slaves due to their poor living conditions (poverty) but also affected by another kind of factors. “Death is better than slavery”. This is a quote

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