How far do you agree that the role of the Royal Navy did not substantially change between 1763-1914? The period between 1763 to 1914 was a time of major change for the Royal Navy. In their attempt to gain full control over the waters‚ they adopted multiple naval tactics‚ incorporated new technology in terms of ship types and weapons on boards; all effecting the role of the Navy worldwide. The British Royal Navy had no match or rival; especially evident after they decisively destroyed their European
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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“Volcanic and seismic events are major pieces of evidence towards proving that the plate tectonics theory is valid” Discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement (40m) The theory of plate tectonics explains the structure and motion of the Earth’s lithosphere. The theory states that the Earth’s crust is split into large sections called tectonic plates‚ and these move relative to one another creating boundaries at which the plates converge‚ diverge or move past each other. These plates
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“The hazards presented by volcanic and seismic events have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people.” To what extent do you agree with this view? (40 marks) Volcanic and seismic events can take place all over the world and therefore both more economically developed countries (MEDCs) and less economically developed countries (LEDCs) can be affected. In the last 30 years there have been multiple examples of where volcanic and seismic events have had an impact on both MEDCs and LEDCs. Some
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How far do you agree that the Reichstag fire handed Germany to Hitler? On the 27th February 1933‚ the Reichstag building was burned down. Hitler was able to take advantage of this. The Reichstag fire was very important it was a step in Hitler becoming fuhrer of Germany. The communists were his closest competition in the election‚ and he made it look like it was a communist plot‚ and was able to go and have the members of the communist party arrested and killed‚ of course all for the good of the
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June 2011 plate tectonics and associated hazards Comment on the extent to which the features shown in the image support the theory of plate tectonics. To begin with we can see that many of the landmasses appear as separated jigsaw pieces with their complementary shaped coastlines. One example of this is how the North Western coastline of Africa could quite easily ‘slot into’ the North Eastern Coastline of America. This suggests that in the history of the Earth‚ these two land masses were once connected
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Plate Tectonics Press Release GLG/101 July 13‚ 2012 Plate Tectonics Press Release Hello everyone‚ my name is John doe and I am the Director of Earthquake Preparedness’ for Los Angles. I am here today to talk to your about earthquake preparedness. During this press release I will be describing the hazards associated with earthquakes in Los Angeles. I will discuss the origin and causes of earthquakes and the relation of earthquakes to plate tectonics and faults in Los Angeles
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How far do you agree that Alexander III’s reign deserves the title “The reaction”? The term “reaction” refers to the idea of opposition to the ideals of reform; it refers to the idea of a backwards change‚ usually a change towards more traditional views and in the case of Alexander III it can be argued to whether his reign was completely reactionary or reformist or to whether only some parts where. When Alexander III took the position of Tsar from his father in 1881; his father Alexander II had
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Worksheet 3 1) Firstly they agreed that important changes brought about by revolution had to be preserved. Secondly‚ at a fundamental level‚ all of the contenders believed that history was moving towards a socialist and then a communist society. Thirdly‚ the contenders were passionate believers of that one day the revolution would spread to Europe and then to the whole world. 2) ‘Leninism’ meant the ideas of Lenin. The first form of Leninism focused on Lenin’s policies during the civil war of 1918-1921
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‘Excavated human remains should always be reburied’. How far do you agree? The topic of human remains has been argued over for many years and has resulted in multiple changes to the laws of reburial in the past sixty years‚ but now the laws are that archaeologists can have up to 3 years to research the remains until they should be reburied unless they need to extend their research. Archaeologists have always been fighting to stop reburial to have more time to research them or display them in museums
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