establish equality throughout a population. While good in theory‚ it created conflicts that lasted for decades. First conceived in the Soviet Union‚ there was an expectation that communism would be a revolutionary tide that would sweep across all of Europe. After WWII‚ the Soviet Union still dominated with communist ideals in the countries of Czechoslovakia‚ Hungary and Poland. After the Berlin Wall that separated Germany into East and West collapsed‚ representing the fall of communism in Germany‚
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Humoristische Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914 The cartoon impression of Europe shows a facial expression for each country on the map. There a 6 main forces: Germany‚ Italy‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Russia‚ England and France The German has a war helmet over his head‚ to show he is protected. He is full stretched and has the Frenchman by the throat and is beating aside the Russian bear. You can tell this is easy for the German as he is smiling. Its in the centre of all the controversy so it can fight
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How people lived in Australia around the turn of the century: * Living in 1900: * There was 3 categories in which how people lived and where they stood: * From lowest to highest it was the working class‚ the middle class and the upper class. * Working class: The lowest category and lived poorly and worked for long amounts for limited amounts of money and resources. * The middle class lay in the middle and was the group of people in society that had bigger better houses on their
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Medieval Europe The middle ages were the worst period in history‚ this was for many reasons including the black plague and the peasants revolt. The black plague was one of the most painful and deadly disease‚ the plague killed millions of people. These worst jobs in history were the most disgusting and most brutal jobs. These jobs were leach collectors‚ archer and arming squire. The medieval Europe had the harshest and brutal law and order. if a person was caught for murdering or stealing‚ they
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started operating between Dublin and the British capital. Two majors Airlines operated on this latter route at that time: British Airways and Aer Lingus‚ the Irish flag-carrier company. Moreover‚ some strong US airlines reached out for new routes into Europe after the deregulation of the domestic US airline industry‚ which made the pressure of competitors even more intense in the airline industry. Last but not least‚ charter flights‚ which thrived during the 1960’s to bypass the European regulations and
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1. Why are Luddites famous? Hated and ransacked factories/machines 2. What characterized railroad construction on the continent? The need to expand trade and move goods to farther places faster; more efficient; different levels of government involved (England= moderate‚ others= not a lot) 3. What did the Mines Act of 1842 call for? Underground work prohibited for children and women 4. What were the demands of the Chartist movement? Male suffrage 5. Which law outlawed labor unions and
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Today‚ population explosion is one of the major concerns of the world. As this issue of uncontrolled population growth is giving birth to other major problems in the world. Few of the major consequences of the rapid growth of population in the current time are Poverty‚ Unemployment‚ Pollution‚ Deforestations etc. There is severe need to check this explosion and observance of World Population Day is just a step in this direction. July 11 is observed as World Population Day all over the world for
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Education in Renaissance Europe and China Renaissance and Chinese educational systems have both benefited my generation in very different ways. Ideas from both of these educational systems effected and influenced our lives today. Education in Renaissance Europe benefited children in different ways. First‚ girls were allowed to attend school as well. This created a learning opportunity for everyone. In contrast‚ at that time China did not allow women to receive education‚ thus‚ removing their
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What factors led Britain to declare war on Germany in August 1914? On the 4th August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany‚ on the side of France and Russia. There were many factors that contributed to the war; some commentators believed it was a stockpiling of issues that ultimately led to it. Initially it was Austria-Hungary who declared war on Serbia‚ on the 28th July‚ after receiving an unsatisfactory response from Serbia to the ultimatum they had issued her. This was triggered by the assassination
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To uncover the origins of the Second World War is a difficult task and to summarize it‚ even more so‚ but this is exactly what historian P.M.H. Bell does in his astounding book The Origins of the Second World War in Europe. Although Bell does a great job of providing accounts on both sides of the debate on the origins of the Second World War‚ he does have his own mindset about it. In his eyes‚ Bell sees the Second World War as being a thirty year war‚ driven by the ideology and economics of Germany
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