What Were the Primary Reasons for the “Fall” of Rome? By 200 BC‚ Rome was quickly becoming one of the world’s greatest empires with their excellent military conquering territory from modern day Scotland to Spain. After the Punic Wars and the defeat of Carthage‚ Rome had full control of the Mediterranean region‚ establishing colonies in North Africa‚ Egypt‚ the Middle East‚ and Asia Minor. Julius Caesar became Rome’s first emperor using his military influence. Under his reign‚ Rome shifted from
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scientific explanations‚ science is the key to modernity and implies that religion does not have the power to explain. The Enlightenment began in Europe in the 1700’s and spread to many parts of the world‚ it built on the scientific revolution and was a philosophical drive which dominated in Europe‚ the primary goals of Enlightenment thinkers were reason‚ tolerance‚ progress‚ liberty an ending the abuses of the church and the
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1. Do you think the primary cause of the failure of the two companies that led to the bailout was a management failure‚ a worker failure‚ a shareholder or customer failure‚ some other reason‚ or a combination of the above? Why is that the case? General Motors was founded by William “Billy” Durant on September 16‚ 1908 and has several brands under names such as Chevrolet‚ Cadillac‚ and Buick. Chrysler was founded by Walter Chrysler in 1925 and it also has many brands such as Jeep‚ Dodge‚ Ram‚ and
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1) What was Jill Barad’s primary goal for Mattel in 1996? What strategy did she choose in order to pursue these goals? Answer: The primary goal of Jill Barad for Mattel was to increase earning per shares by 15% per annum compounded before the effects of any acquisitions. The following are the 4 elements of her strategies: 1. Continue with the highly profitable practice of extending the company’s existing brands (e.g. she had plans to further develop a line of collectible Barbie dolls); 2. Develop
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MATTEL CASE I. OVERVIEW Mattel was founded in 1945 by Elliot and Ruth Handler. The couple started out making furniture to sell out of their garage. This business was a success‚ but they wanted a new business approach to remain competitive in the fast-changing world. So‚ they turned to making toys‚ and Mattel became the world’s largest toy company‚ with a revenue of $5.8 billion and a net income of $684 million in 2010. Recently‚ the company commissioned Chinese companies to produce some
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Background As a global leader in toy manufacturing and marketing‚ Mattel faces a number of potential threats to its ongoing operations. Like most firms that market products for children‚ Mattel is ever mindful of its social and ethical obligations and the target on its corporate back. This case summarizes many of the challenges that Mattel has faced over the past decade‚ including tough competition‚ changing consumer preferences and lifestyles‚ lawsuits‚ product liability issues‚ global sourcing
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WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR?? While there were quite a few events that led to fighting‚ the actual causes of the war are fairly deeper. The major causes of the First World War were: the Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ Nationalism and how all this had increased tension between the powers of Europe which were: Britain‚ France‚ Russia (Triple Entente) and Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (Triple Alliance). The minor causes of the war were: the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Franz Ferdinand
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it encouraged African Americans to take a stand and demand civil and political rights. All seemed well in the renaissance until the stock market crashed in 1929. Many seem to argue that the stock market crash was the primary cause of the end of the Harlem Renaissance‚ but there were many other factors that contributed such as civil unrest‚ the NAACPs change of focus‚ the prohibition act‚ and the great depression as a whole. On March 19‚ 1935‚ a riot occurred in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem
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early 1940s. The depression started in the U.S in September of 1929 with a decrease in the stock market that later collapsed on October 29‚ 1929. In the 1920’s the United States economy was great . Stocks were bought using credit without worry because values kept growing. In the 1920’s all investments did well. During this time period there were not government regulations on the purchase and sale of stocks‚ the value of the stocks showed little the actual health of the specific industry issuing the
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DBQ – WHAT WERE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF WWI? DBQ – WHAT WERE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF WWI? STUDENT GUIDE SHEET DIRECTIONS: Over a four year period from 1914 to 1918 Europe was beset by one of the most terrible wars in human history. This DBQ asks WHY SUCH A CATASTROPHE TOOK PLACE. 1.Read the BACKGROUND ESSAY 2.SKIM the documents to get a sense of what they are about DBQ – WHAT WERE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF WWI? STUDENT GUIDE SHEET 3.In the margin (on the side) of your paper‚ record the MAIN
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