What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”
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Columbus came to the New World for a variety of reasons. A few of these reasons included: wealth‚ converting non-Christians and to prove the theory of the earth being round. On Columbus’ journey to the New World he had actually set out on his project that he called “Enterprise of the Indies”. In this project he had set out to reach east by sailing west. Columbus wanted to prove the theory of the earth being round. Now Columbus’ journey was mainly based on the works of Ptolemy. If Ptolemy’s works
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Spain who was an ally of France‚ disobeyed Napoleon’s decree. Then in 1808 Napoleon overthrew the Spanish royal family and made his brother Joseph king of Spain. But everything that Napoleon did such as put in a foreign ruler‚ take away noble privileges offended Spanish pride and created nationalistic feelings. The people of Spain revolted in 1808. The French troops stopped the riots‚ but the nationalistic spirit was not lost. For the next five years there was warfare in Spain. British
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they include bias and factual accounts of when the Americas were found. Most of the writings of the men from the country of Spain include bias in one-way or another. Christopher Columbus‚ a Spaniard‚ wrote a letter describing his first voyage to the Americas. His point of view is easily found. Columbus makes references to the King and Queen (most likely Queen Isabella of Spain who funded the expedition) and his lord and savior. By the style he is using to write this‚ it is easy to tell this piece
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for the ball bearings industry‚ with growth expected over the next few decades (lines 6-7) * Ongoing uncertainties in Europe‚ such as the debt crisis of Portugal‚ Italy‚ Greece and Spain * High unemployment in Europe – both Greece and Spain have record unemployment rates of over 26% (Greece 26.8% and Spain 26.6%‚ as at January 2013) * Germany has its own economic problems‚ with Angela Merkel (the German Chancellor) announcing that 2013 will be an “even more difficult” year for Europe’s
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First major Choreography “Jardi Tancat” which is Catalonian for “enclosed garden” by Nacho Duato performed in 1983 is based on Catalan folk tales. The work explores the hardship and sorrow of the Catalonian people as they struggle working in the barren‚ water stricken Catalonian land. Throughout Jardi Tancat you can see the presentation of contemporary dance‚ with a background of classical techniques; this is evident through the training accompanied. Throughout the performance you can see the influence
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DOCUMENTS Documents explore the hard coexistence between Muslims and Christians in the Peninsula. The Arabic name of Spain was Al-Andalus. Celebration of the Beginning of the Christian Year. Abu’l-Asbagh’Isa b. Muhammad al-Tamili is asked if these traditions should be followed by Muslims. He said they are contrary to the Muslim principles. (mid-Ninth Century) Description of Christian Spain: Jilliqiyya (León and Castile). Divided into four parts The North‚ Galicia (León). Important city:
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The First Americans The settling of the Americas Descended from bands of hunters and fishers Crossed the Bering Strait via land Arrived by sea from Asia or pacific lands 15‚000 to 60‚000 years ago Early inhabitants spread to the tip of south America Food crisis Wooly mammoth and giant bison extinct due to climate warm Near East 9‚000 years ago agriculture developed; corn‚ squash‚ and beans modern day Mexico and Andes Western hemisphere; no agriculture possible because of absence
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Causes and Effects of Spanish Exploration and Colonization Spain played a critical part in the exploration and colonization of the Americas. At the heart of the Spanish exploration‚ was the desire to gain access to the spice and silk routes to increase their power and wealth. This would prove to be a venture with many obstacles but also many fortunous outcomes. The exploration opened the door to new trade‚ new people‚ and the future of the world. For many years‚ the Spaniards and the Portuguese
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12-5-11 Period 3 Amerigo Vespucci Research Report In 1507‚ an Italian explorer‚ Amerigo Vespucci‚ had hypothesized that “The Great” Columbus‚ had founded a “New World”. Vespucci knew that it was not Asia and Columbus died thinking it was‚ but Columbus actually founded America. A lot of people did not believe Vespucci‚ because of how famous Christopher Columbus was. America is named after “Amerigo” Vespucci‚ but some people don’t believe that he was a major part of America being
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