Secondly‚ we have seen that William was not considered to be the legitimate King by some Tories. They applied passive obedience with James‚ but could they do as well with a King they did not believe to have been appointed by God? With the sudden death of Mary who had produced no heir‚ the succession of William was found in Mary’s sister Anne which contented both Tories and Whigs as she was from the Stuart dynasty‚ although some Tories would have preferred for James’ son‚ the Old Pretender‚ to be
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Was Abraham Lincoln a Successful President? Like all mortals‚ Lincoln was fallible‚ and had both strengths and weaknesses. From the weaknesses side‚ we can mention the following things: * He relied on much on his own judgment‚ even in areas where he lacked expertise‚ causing some diplomatic problems with the European powers. He was slow to act‚ and kept his Secretary of State (Seward) from acting in a timelier manner‚ in the Trent Affair‚ needlessly complicating relations with England. *
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Why was Bismarck more successful than the revolutionaries of 1848-49 in unifying Germany? There are numerous reasons why Bismarck was more successful than the revolutionaries in unifying Germany but the most important of these he identified himself by saying: „not through speeches and majority decisions‚ will the great question of the day be decided‚ that was the great mistake of 1848-but by iron and blood. The first factor leading to the failure of the Frankfurt parliament was their unclear aims
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How successful was the League of Nations? When World War One ended in 1917 most of Europe was left in destruction‚ crisis and confusion‚ which created the need for a conference to be held to sort out problems like punishing Germany‚ drawing new boarders‚ and preventing future wars. Three most powerful countries‚ the United States‚ United Kingdom and France‚ controlled the Peace Conference‚ which was held in Versailles in 1919. The president of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson had his own agenda
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for farmers was complicated in 1932‚ because there was a surplus of commodities in the market. The depressed state of the world food market caused the purchasing power of farmers to dwindle. As a result‚ the U.S. government passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act in hopes of restoring purchasing power to farmers by reducing surpluses in crops‚ livestock and giving farmers cash payments for controlling how much crops they would grow. The Agricultural Adjustment Act proved to be successful because the
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How successful was the Congress of Vienna in achieving the aims of the peacemakers? The Congress of Vienna was successful in achieving the aims of the peacemakers‚ to an extent. They accomplished maintaining the peace and balance of power in Europe for a while and the Congress was able to resolve many of their territorial disputes without difficulty. The Great Powers worked on maintaining the peace in Europe‚ doing whatever they needed to keep it. For a century they were successful‚ however‚ the
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The New Economic Policy (NEP) was a measure implemented in order to counter the arguably disastrous effects War Communism. The New Economic is controversial. Some historians argue it allowed the Soviet economy to solidify and begin to recover‚ and also allowed the Bolsheviks to retain control over Russia. Others‚ like Orlando Figes‚ state it was ultimately a failure‚ arguing that under the NEP the peasants grew away from the Bolshevik regime‚ inviting a future‚ and brutal‚ reassertion of central
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The Great Depression was when America went through a downfall and the stock market crashed severely. Two long term causes were that many businesses were closed down‚ causing many to be unemployed. Millions of people also lost their savings due to bank failures‚ after banks have given loans without receiving money back. President Herbert Hoover was elected in 1928‚ shortly before the Depression occurred. Hoover believed in rugged individualism and voluntary help from the community‚ without the government
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Executive Summary This project intends to comparison of the stores of Swatch & Tissot watches. In the 1st stage of the project report the importance of branding in luxury retailing with specific reference to the watch I industry have discussed. In the 2nd stage of the report the branding strategy of SWATCH & TISSOT watches on the basis of their Store Operations Management have discussed. The store design‚ display‚ assortment‚ ambience etc have discussed. In the 3rd stage the comparison the profile
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Stalin he was able to establish himself as a successful dictator through totalitarian rule. He became the undisputed leader of the USSR and the factors that enabled him to do so were Industrialisation‚ his social policies and his ability to defeat Hitler in World War Two. However‚ through Stalin’s political career he also encountered many failures. These were Collectivism‚ the purges and the terror he caused by the people living in Russia during his reign. Stalin’s reign was successful through
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