D: Analysis: Conflicts began between the Spanish and the British when the Netherlands began to riot against the Catholic rule. Seeing as both the Netherlands and Britain are Protestants‚ Queen Elizabeth decided to support the Dutch (“The Spanish Armada‚ Elizabethi.org)‚ which illustrated itself as a direct intervention in Spanish internal affairs‚ as well as aiding the riots instead of helping the Spanish rulers oppress them. Tensions rose following the assault that English Colonel Drake conducted
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to defeat the Spanish Armada. Although mercantilism did provide new opportunities that helped connect England and its North American colonies‚ the mercantilism system proved useful only for the colonies to gain freedom and not for England to keep its rule over them. When Charles
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The Civil Rights Movement‚ which lasted for years‚ shows the stark and unequal divide between two very different races. The 1950s was an era of great conflict and black segregation was at its utmost. Even though many of the most important achievements happened in the 1950s for African Americans‚ segregation‚ and racial acts took place every day. Segregation in the South did not become rigid with the end of slavery‚ but instead‚ around the turn of the century. African Americans had been fighting against
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How Come the Financial Crisis Did Not Affect the IB’s? The past year everyone in Greece is complaining about the financial crisis that hit the country during the autumn of 2009. Although in the beginning most people believed that the country would be able to go through it without major problems‚ they were soon proven wrong. Not only Greece wasn’t able to manage the crisis but almost faced bankruptcy and had to go under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to survive. The financial measures
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Nintendo single-handedly revolutionized gaming forever and here’s how they did it. Nintendo has been known to be the king when it comes to the gaming industry. They have a long running history‚ and own many iconic characters in the world. You may wonder‚ how did they achieve this? Compared to their competitors‚ Nintendo constantly drives on easy to pick up and casual games. Unlike games nowadays‚ where the internet is prevalent‚ Nintendo shines in creating a social aspect when gaming‚ capitalizing
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Albany Plan‚ previously proposed by Benjamin Franklin‚ in which would have united the colonists somewhat had failed before the war. Once the war ended‚ with the Treaty of Paris signed and the Proclamation Line drawn on the maps‚ the colonists realized how little control they had over their destinies. The Crown decided to tax the colonies in an attempt to regain their losses‚ besides in the process they would gain a better understanding of exactly with which countries the colonies traded. The Privy Council
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The Storming of the Bastille[change | change source] A sans-coulotte‚ a radical revolutionary‚ carrying a tricolor flag. In July 1789‚ after the National Assembly was formed‚ the nobility and the king were angry with Jacques Necker‚ the Director-General of Finances‚ and they fired him. Many Parisians thought the King was going to try to shut down the National Assembly. Soon‚ Paris was filled with riots and looting. On 14 July 1789‚ the people decided to attack the Bastille prison. The Bastille
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Why did Negroponte do what he did? Why was this necessary? The idea of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) was born in 1999‚ as Professor Nicholas Negroponte was visiting a Cambodian rural village school previously established by him and his wife. By letting children play with some Panasonic “Toughbook” laptops‚ Negroponte experienced the power of change that could be brought about by laptops. He was impressed by how “it changed their lives in several ways‚ improving self-esteem and empowerment and fulfilling
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doubled between 1920 and 1929” (“The Roaring Twenties”). Music‚ material goods‚ and even styles of dance became part of mainstream culture and trends. The older generation was uncomfortable with the new culture‚ but for the new generation‚ it was paradise. When people think of the Twenties‚ they think about flappers. The ‘New Woman’ emerged in this decade. They could vote now‚ and held white collar jobs. The automobile became a must-have in all households (“The Roaring Twenties”). There was music everywhere
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elected‚ was in office. John F. Kennedy is well known for many things throughout his presidency‚ with one being his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis against the Soviet Union in Cuba. This mark in history ultimately had our country trembling in the fear of a nuclear war that would affect us all. President Kennedy stopped what would have been devastating for the whole world and not just Cuba‚ Russia‚ and the United States. There has always been an arms race among various countries‚ but when a crisis‚ such
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