disappointment of the Great Reform Act. The economic boom of the early 1830s was short lived as by 1836 Britain’s economy was suffering due to bad harvests and partly because of industrialisation. It was a time where there was high unemployment‚ especially in the north such as in Cheshire and Yorkshire‚ because the process of industrialisation had hit these areas harder than others as many handloom weavers’ jobs were replaced by machinery. Employers had reduced wages at a time of high food prices meaning that
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which was very ironic. Stalin introduced the five year plans because he wanted to industrialise the Soviet Union‚ he felt it was matter of life or death. If his plans failed he believed the Soviet Union’s enemies would crush it. He wanted rapid industrialisation; this was what Trotsky had wanted! Stalin gave the responsibility of devising the plans to GOSPLAN‚ the state planning bureau. The idea was that the state would decide targets for industrial production‚ and would use central planning and direction
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heavily on seawater desalination for drinking water. But experts warns that pollution of gulf water could soon make it impossible to treat seawater for human consumption. According to ram Prasad a oil and gas expert in Dubai claims that increasing urbanisation led to dumping of sewage‚ hazardous waste and toxic chemicals in to the sea (Janardhan‚ 2004) Target Public Ocean pollution is a sector which is not taken seriously. There is awareness’ in the government but the regulations and rules must change
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in India? Unemployment Poor parenting skill Lack of free government institutions Urbanization 2) What do you think is the main cause of crime in India among the poor? Unemployment Poor education support The absence of social control Urbanisation Any other- please specify 3) Do you think crime is more prevalent among the lower social standings or among the higher class? Higher class Lower class 4) Do you think crime is more prevalent among the educated or the uneducated? Educated
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How did Lenin and Stalin transform the society and economy of the USSR? After the devastation of World War I‚ the Revolution‚ and Civil War‚ Russia was a total wreck. Factories were in ruins and half the working class gone‚ either dead or returned to the farms. Millions had died‚ mainly from the famine and disease accompanying war. Two million more‚ mostly nobles‚ middle class‚ and intellectuals‚ had emigrated to other countries. Lenin returned to Russia from exile in 1917 and it was up to him
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Case Study Erosional and depositional landforms Mappleton Hornsea/Withernsea Scarborough Alkborough Maldives Studland Bay Location Spurn point Yorkshire Old Harry Dorset- stack East riding of Yorkshire Holderness coast North Yorkshire North The Maldives are a collection of Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives are about 400 Miles southwest of India. Studland Bay is located in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset Fact Depositional feature- spit The village of Mappleton‚ perched on
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History of 20th century Introduction The 20th century was the period between January 1‚ 1901 and December 31‚ 2000‚ inclusive. It was the tenth and last century of the 2nd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 1900s‚ which began on January 1‚ 1900 and ended December 31‚ 1999. The century had the first global-scale wars between several world powers across multiple continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century
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Population In Transistion Word population growth * The world’s population has been growing increasingly rapidly and most of this growth is quite recent (since the mid 19th century) * Up to 95% of population growth is taking place in developing countries * The world’s population is expected to stabalize by around 2050-80 * North and Latin America is an exception because the population is predicted to be fallin by the end of the 21st century * Now‚ at 1.2% a year‚ the increase
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intensified‚ transport and communication were also boosted and new railways and canals were built‚ the most prolific project was the Moscow underground railway which boosted the coal industry. The Industry side was thriving so Stalin wanted industrialisation to help improve Russia’s agriculture; the production of tractors and other farm machinery increased dramatically. Russia emerged powerful and modern state but all this was done at the cost of liberty of people. It was impossible to house
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In the eighteenth century the theory of the stages of economic development began to evolve. Adam Smith believed that underdeveloped countries went through four stages in order to achieve a high level of economic growth. These stages were titled hunting‚ pastoral‚ agricultural and manufacturing. Karl Marx also believed that there were four stages‚ he titled them capitalism‚ socialism‚ feudalism and communism. It is believed that Rostow’s theory which contains 5 stages is an extension of these theories
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