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    which is why Goebbels opted to answer them before they were even asked. Goebbels? distribution of undercover Nazis to report the reception of this propaganda proved he knew the importance of the pieces he was putting out. Goebbels was aware that if he did not have the nation at ease‚ where he wanted it‚ the possibility of a revolution‚ and or the fall of the Nazi empire‚ where both

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    11. As the seventeenth century wore on‚ regional differences continued to crystallize‚ most notably a. the use of indentured servants. b. loyalty to Enggland. c. the continuing rigidity of Puritanism. d. the breaking of the Atlanta economy. e. the importance of slave labor in the south./// in the south 12. The population of the Chesapeake colonies throughout the first half of the seventeenth century was notable

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    Over the course of the 19th century‚ the world economy experienced a large increase in trade: in 1913 the volume of foreign trade per capita was more than 25 times greater than in 1800. The largest expansion took place between the early 1840s and 1873 during which total trade was increasing at more than 6 % annually. One of the main causes behind these growth rates was the decline in freight rates – both transoceanic tariffs and domestic transport costs decreased‚ thanks to the the construction of

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    New England Puritanism was a religious movement in Seventeenth century which was mainly based upon building a purer Church but it also had political‚ economic and cultural implications. In early sixteenth century‚ King Henry VIII decided to move away from Roman Catholic church and created the Church of England. He declared himself the supreme head of the church. The Puritans were Englishmen and women who overtime became dissatisfied with the direction taken by the Church of England. They perceived

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    religion? How strong can it impact a nation? Religion is a system of faith and worship. Religion can strongly affect a nation because in the seventeenth century people were far more religious than in the eighteenth century. The importance of religion declined from the seventeenth century to the eighteenth century because of Deism who were enlightenment thinkers and by the lack of attending church that lead the colonist to respond by having a Great Awakening. In the eighteenth century colonist could

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    The Decline of the Dutch Republic in 1650 to 1713 The Dutch Republic‚ in 1650‚ was an intimidating power; the Dutch Republic boasted dominant commercial‚ financial‚ and naval power. The Dutch Republic accredited much of their power to their most power province‚ Holland. Holland‚ dominated by Amsterdam‚ was a leading trading center in Europe. Although The Dutch Republic enjoyed a domineering power before 1650‚ the Peace of Utrecht brought about the decline of the Dutch Republic‚ due to a series of

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    In the 1600’s‚ the Dutch Republic was one of the world’s strongest and prosperous nations founded upon their superior navy.  Making the most of their convenient geographical location‚ the Netherlands had control of many important trade routes‚ particularly in the North Sea.  However‚ this period of peace and economic prosperity who come to and end and the Netherlands would start to decline.  The security‚ unity‚ and prosperity of the Dutch Republic was challenged by hostile foreign nations‚ economic

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    American colonies in the seventeenth century faced many challenges. These tensions of political‚ social‚ religious and economic natures came from abroad and within. Influences of the political and economic nature from abroad onto the established American colonies shifted the shape and nature of the colonies; whereas‚ the social and religious tensions from abroad tended to create new colonies. The Quakers‚ for instance‚ were a group of English Protestants who left England in search of a new home

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    Before the 16th centurySpain was not recognized as a legitimate powerhouse in Europe. They were known as a very strong Catholic orientated country located in the Iberian Peninsula north of Morocco. However‚ in the matter of a span of little over a hundred years‚ Spain obtained a great amount of wealth and power through conquests and inheritance from the king. Just as they were the greatest empire in the world‚ it fell apart and soon declined into the status of a third-rate power in Europe.

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    the time period absolutism and absolutism were helping nations develop but in very different ways‚ resulting in the following nations to adapt very different ways of thinking and keeping control of their nation. Differences such as England and Netherlands having much more success commercial than France and Spain. These two systems both had areas they succeeded greatly in but also areas that they failed in. Within that scenario the opposing model (constitutional or absolutism) would usually succeed

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