Why did the Spanish Armada Fail? The Spanish Armada is the name given to the giant flotilla of Spanish warships send by Spain’s Catholic King Philip II in 1588 to destroy Protestantism England under Elizabeth- though hindsight would say otherwise‚ the aim of the Spanish Armada was not intended for an all-out confrontation with the opposing English fleet- but rather to escort the vulnerable barges in which the Duke of Parma (a well respected and experienced general who had been fighting against Dutch
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Wednesday‚ 24 September 2014 Why did Hitler gain power in 1933? I believe that there were 5 key motivators for change within Germany which led to Hitlers rise to power in the 1930’s‚ and his election as Chancellor. In this essay I plan to explore in depth about how‚ after ten years‚ Hitler finally gained the trust of the German people‚ and most importantly‚ their vote. Although Hitler was not responsible for the Great Depression‚ nor did he particularly have any control over the collapse of the
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Asbestos is a natural heat- and electricity-resistant fiber that is mined from the earth. It has been around for as long as 2000 years back. The ancient Greeks named it "asbestos" which means "inextinguishable" because fire does not consume it. They used it as wicks for the vestal virgins’ eternal flames. And even then‚ they had already noticed that slaves who often came in contact with asbestos developed a "sickness of the lungs." Nonetheless‚ they were so fascinated with what they considered its
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trigger that can jump-start the creative process for those who are in need a creative spark. Roger von Oech’s A Whack on the Side of the Head is a short book describing how to figuratively “whack” some creativity into people. Roger von Oech states that there are ten mental blocks that hinder creativity‚ and sometimes‚ all people really need is a whack on the head to think differently and more clearly about their current situations. Members of society do not have a need to be creative for most of
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Boone‚ NC 28608‚ USA Phone: +1-828-262 6006‚ email: elorantaj@appstate.edu Paper to be presented at the Sixth European Historical Economics Society Conference‚ 9-10 September 2005‚ Historical Center of the former Imperial Ottoman Bank‚ Istanbul. WHY DID THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS FAIL? INTRODUCTION The economic and political instability of the interwar period and the rise of authoritarian regimes are often seen as extensions of World War I and the Great Depression. The League of Nations‚ in turn‚ is
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The Spanish were ready to conquer or make an alliance with anyone on their expedition to Tenochtitlan. Cortes the leader of the Spaniards brought eleven ships‚ five hundred and eight fighting men‚ one hundred sailors‚ two hundred indigenous slaves‚ and sixteen horses on his way to find gold and glory. The Spaniards would fight to kill while the Aztecs would capture their enemies and sacrifice them to their gods. Due to this difference in worldview the Aztec’s weapons were also different from the
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we went on a head hunt for him we almost got him. XBrice89x shot him in the head and Legion said “What the fish?!“ he was mad so he got into an big attack green‚ blue helicopter and chased to my apartment. He and nineteen other players attacked us with confidence we were losing almost out of ammo I jumped onto the helicopter and broke it’s propellers and it blew up. We tried to make a run for it and he ran us over in a truck.
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tyrannical rule was defeated‚ and an aristocracy of patricians became the ruling class. The common people‚ the plebeians‚ had been weakened in society after the King’s defeat‚ but to meet the demands of the people‚ Tribunes were put into power as the heads of the plebeians. Up until this point‚ the “task of maintaining a body of law was met through oral traditions”‚ but the tribunes “demanded that laws should be reduced to writing and made public”. This made the development of a common alphabet for
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William Yang Mrs. Hartmann Period 4 Honors English 9 October 12‚ 2009 SSR Quarter 1: A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities is a classic novel written by Charles Dickens. It is a historical/realistic-fiction novel with many well developed characters‚ settings‚ themes‚ and plot. Interestingly‚ the book has many main characters. They are all developed throughout the entire story- some are flat and some are round. However‚ to many of the readers‚ one character seems to be very
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history. The Civil War was between April 12‚ 1861‚ to April 9‚ 1865. The Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. It is also called the war between states. The Union‚ also known as the North side‚ won the war. The particular reason for why the Civil War started was because of disagreements over slavery‚ state vs. federal rights‚ the election of Abraham Lincoln‚ and the economy. The North had become more equestrian and mercantile while the South had stayed largely agronomy. More than these
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