traveling decreased about 20 percent because many Americans get into car accidents (Evans). “It took more than nine years‚ but the United States found and killed the al-Qaida leader who bankrolled the 9/11 attacks” (Beard). The terrorists came to the United States around the year of 2000. FBIs did not they were there‚ and they looked for them everywhere out of the country. The CIAs knew they were in the United States back then. Before 9/11‚ FBIs and CIAs did not communicate and share information with each
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Why did the Spanish armada fail? Introduction The Spanish armada started in 1588 and finished around a month later. The Spanish lost dramatically for several reasons. This essay will tell you why the Spanish failed so badly and why England won. Admirals Medina Sidonia the Spanish admiral was not as strong as the English admirals Drake and Howard for a lot of reasons. This will have caused the Spanish a major setback from winning the Spanish armada because they would not have been as strong as
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RA Application 1. Why did you decide to apply to be an RA? What do you think it takes to be a successful RA? What do you find most attractive about this position? What seems least attractive about it? a. I always thought that being an RA would a fun job while in college‚ and after hearing the benefits and how much fun my friends had while working as an RA I figured I would apply! I think a successful RA must be friendly‚ fair‚ outgoing‚ and yet stern and firm when it come to rules. I love the idea
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Why did Hitler become Chancellor? Many Historians agree the key event of Hitler´s rise to power was his appointment of Chancellor the 30th of January 1933 by the former German President von Hindenburg‚ who ruled the country since 1925 and was reelected in 1932. Although in the elections of July 1932 Hitler won 37.5% of the parliamentary seats (230)‚ making the Nazi party the largest in the Reichstag‚ whereas he should have been Chancellor‚ he did not rise to power‚ as Hindenburg did not appoint
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Why Did Stalin Become a Dictator? At the beginning of the 20th century‚ Russia was a very poor country. Most of the people were peasants‚ and there was very little industry. After the First World War‚ things only got worse; the army suffered many huge defeats. The poorest of the people were starving‚ due to a shortage of food. During the war‚ in 1917 the Communists came about by two important revolutions; they were led by Lenin. Communism is a system of government in which the state controls the
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The European Colonization of Africa In the late 20th century Africa was forcefully conquered and colonized by Europe. The accounts of this horrific colonization are revealed in Adam Hochschild ’s "King Leopold ’s Ghost: A Story of Greed‚ Terror‚ and Heroism in Colonial Africa‚" which unveils the brutal nature of Belgium ’s conquest and colonization of the central African country Congo. This conquest began with Belgian King Leopold II‚ who grew up with minimal expressions of love and affection
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Why did the Renaissance Start in Italy? The Renaissance started in Italy because of three reasons. One reason is because of Italy’s flourishing cities. The cities brought in trade‚ allowing new ideas to be spread. The Medici family /merchant class‚ trade‚ and new ideas in architecture and building designs allowed Italy to have such great cities. The second reason is because of the well educated people that lived there. These educated people developed new ideas and philosophies such as Humanism
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19th Century arrived‚ Europeans forced themselves into Central and West Africa. The explorers ended up fully attacking and conquering Africa by the 1880s. This caused colonies to become poor and very uneducated. European imperialism left colonies lacking school‚ homes‚ and hospitals all for certain reasons. The main reason imperialism was done by Europe was from the want for power‚ resources‚ competition‚ and trade all for and over Africa. The primary reason was due to the European craving for power
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Churchill understood the United States support was critical to the war’s outcome but the United States did not want to be directly involved. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor‚ the United States officially entered the war. They knew there would be a two-front war: which would be difficult allocating resources to the Atlantic and Pacific. Immediately thereafter‚ Churchill convinced the Americans to a joint-strategy referred to as‚ “Europe
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She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy play written by Oliver Goldsmith. It has been loved since it was written. When it was first performed‚ some people did not approve of it as it attacked the normal sort of play style at the time‚ which was sentimental comedy. Personally I think the play is very whimsical and funny both on stage acted and just the words used. <br> <br>Sentimental comedy involved characters to be very typical‚ for example‚ the heroine was shy and romantic‚ the hero was brave and bold
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