approval. Each and every colony would have had a different system whether it was their laws‚ taxes‚ railway systems‚ tariffs and transport‚ this was a problem. The transport in each colony was different such as‚ the railways. Many people found it hard travelling on one train and getting on another train just to cross the colony borders just because of the different rail tracks. After Federation all the railway tracks amongst the country were identical. One of the main reasons why Federation started
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Why did our Founding Fathers create the Constitution and how is it relevant to our country today? To begin‚ prior to the creation of the Constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation was the main document that the people of the United States abided by. The Articles of Confederation was not a well-liked document and therefore‚ it is not well-known today. This document posed many ongoing issues and challenges for the growing United States. First of all‚ it granted the states an overarching amount of
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1. Stay a night in an ice hotel 2. Organize an old age flat sharing community 3. Learn to surf 4. Take an African Safari 5. Learn mogul skiing 6. Organize an ‘Oktoberfest’ holiday with your mates 7. Surf the Munich Eisbach 8. Brew your own beer 9. Gold mine in Alaska 10. Spend Christmas on the beach drinking Pina Coladas 11. Stand on the North or South Pole 12. Learn to ride a unicycle 13. Go whale watching 14. Set foot on the moon 15. See the Northern Lights 16. Dive with sharks
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Why did Prohibition fail? Prohibition took place in January 1920 with the 18th amendment and ended in December 1933 with the 21st amendment. Prohibition was the period of time in the USA where making‚ transporting‚ distributing or selling alcohol was illegal. Prohibition failed because the crime rates went up‚ the authorities were corrupted‚ there was a lack of public support‚ there was problems with enforcing it‚ big businesses started booming when bootleggers came in and the profits that the
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everywhere you turned. The main reason that lynchings were happening were from rapes. Another major event and events that happened that caused a huge decline in the population was all of the mob activities. What would cause such events like these to occur? Why would someone want to do cruel events like raping an innocent women? What would cause someone to do so much as going and causing a mob to happen? Cairo Il used to be a big town that was up and growing.. It used to be a town was a major rail road industry
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small country to the south of China (’Vietnamese’ means "non-Chinese people of the south"). In 111 BC‚ Vietnam became part of the Chinese Empire. For the next thousand years Vietnam struggled to gain its independence from its much larger neighbour. This was achieved in 938 AD. The long period of Chinese rule had left its mark on Vietnam. The language‚ religion‚ architecture‚ system of government and most other aspects of Vietnamese life‚ reflected the influence of the Chinese. In the 17th Century
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considering the controversial concept of church and state the students of reflection must also recognize the history behind the virtue. It is my conjecture that this most virtuous divide between church and state is in fact both reality as well as illusion. By this riddle I mean that the separation existed when it was convenient. Founding fathers built this nation upon the ideals of Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ and Hobbs. Though I believe it important to bear in mind the manner in which these philosophers were applied
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How did World War I start? Sadly‚ it started because a few unruly Serbians and one Bosnian killed Archduke Frantz‚ who was from Austro-Hungary. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. So with that Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Austro-Hungary asked Germany for help because they feared Russia would help Serbia. The countries in this area often argued over their borders. Did animals play a part in World War I? yes‚ they did. Thankfully‚ pets helped raise the low morale
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Why did Roosevelt win the 1932 election? – 12 mark question The Republican president‚ Herbert Hoover‚ was personally blamed for failing to deal with the consequences of the Wall Street Crash in October 1929. The Great Depression that followed was the most severe economic depression America had ever seen‚ and the whole world entered a state of poverty and hunger. Following the election in November 1932‚ Hoover was replaced by the Democratic leader‚ Franklin D Roosevelt‚ who aimed to tackle the
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How and why did Hitler become a dictator? Hitler rose to the position of chancellor in January 1933‚ as a result of the poorly prepared treaty of Versailles‚ the resulting economic hardship and his apparent strong leadership. In the next 18 months however Hitler seized absolute power and created a total dictatorship through his ability to exploit opportunities‚ a manipulation of his country through a reign of fear and a ruthless and systematic repression of all opposition. Hitler used the Reichstag
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