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    The national government was responsible for the failure of political extremism during the 1930s through direct and indirect measures. However‚ the existence of the labour party‚ European events and internal weaknesses of the extremist parties all contributed to their failure. One of the main ways the national government was responsible for the failure of political extremism in the 1930s was through direct action. The government introduced two acts‚ the Public order act of 1936 and the Incitement

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    The transportation revolution was the period in which steam power‚ railroads‚ canals‚ roads‚ and bridges emerged as new forms of transportation‚ beginning in the 1830s. This allowed Americans to travel across the country and transport goods into new markets that weren’t previously available. Shipping costs were lowered as much as 90 percent in this era‚ which gave a big boost to trade and the settlement of new areas of land. The key to development of the west was a good transportation system‚

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    Elizabeth’s financial legacy to James was very poor as she had been involved in a multitude of wars‚ suffered from extreme inflation towards the end of her reign which was compounded by her struggles with monopolies. This in turn partially led to James’ tenuous relationship with parliament over royal expenditure‚ parliamentary insecurity‚ corruption and scandal‚ and his own dealings with finances. Whereas source 12 suggests that Elizabeth’s financial difficulties was indeed the true reason for James’

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    Appeasement was the policy followed by the British‚ and later by the French‚ of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan‚ Italy and Germany‚ by giving way to their demands‚ provided they were not too unreasonable. My opinion is that the whole appeasement policy was wrong because it was applied to a wrong person. It might have worked with some German government‚ but with Hitler it was doomed to failure. During the period of the appeasement policy‚ Hitler was still exploring the terrain

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    It is important to understand the structure of the parliamentary system within which the machinery of government operates. Parliament is known as a bi-cameral legislature where by decision making autonomy resides with the lower house. The House of Commons and the House of Lords exists as a check upon the powers exerted by respective governments thou right it’s debating and ratification functions. In theory‚ the bi-cameral legislature in British political system exists to ensure that policy and legislation

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    The 20th century of Tyne and Wear region was the time period of gold. It was famous because of the coal making‚ shipbuilding‚ and iron industry. Those heavy industries brought a fast economic growth and urbanization. The boom period of the 1950s saw unemployment levels as low as three percent (Robinson‚ 1988). However‚ this golden period came to an end due to the globalization‚ cheaper imports of oil and competition from foreign companies. Between 1950 and 1970 over one hundred coal mines were closed

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    12 Angry Men 1. The most effective critical thinker in 12 Angry Men is Henry Fonda’s character‚ Davis or Juror number eight. Davis really supported and stood by all of his decisions and examined the evidence thoroughly. He not only looked at the situation through his eyes‚ but also through the young boy’s and witnesses spectrums. Davis was in no hurry to decide‚ which gave him time to really sit down and weigh out all the options and proof or non-proofs. He also did his own research by going

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    The English crown tried to reassert their authority on the colonies after restoring power to the throne after the civil wars. After Charles II was restored to the British throne‚ he hoped to control his colonies more firmly‚ but was shocked to find how much his orders were ignored by Massachusetts. He gave royal charters to Connecticut and Rohde island and implemented the Dominion of New England. They generally failed because the English crown had left the colonies in isolation for many years‚ while

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    2013 Eighteenth Century Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was a state founded by Turkish tribes under Osman Bey in 1299. Under the leadership of Mehmed II‚ this fledgling nation became an empire with the conquest of Constantinople in 1452 by Mehmed II. The Ottoman Empire continued in its imperial form until it became the Republic of Turkey in 1923. As an empire‚ it was the most powerful state in the world with 32 provinces during the seventeenth century. In the last half of the seventeenth century

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    ’77: To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in the Western intellectual and cultural tradition? 2. ’81: Compare the ways in which two works of art reproduced below express the artistic‚ philosophical and cultural values of their times. (Pictures of Michelangelo ’s David and Giacometti ’s Man Pointing 1947). 3. ’82: Compare and contrast the cultural values of the Enlightenment with those of the sixteenth century Northern

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