The beginning of the “greatest street party in the world” actually was based upon an error or a series of them by East German politicians and officials in the aftermath of a series of reforms the government was attempting to implement (Sarotte, web). For 28 years, the Berlin Wall had...
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Nationalism was a tremendously powerful force that helped to contribute significantly to the rise of the British Empire. The British Empire largely developed as a result of a number of different factors, and its spread throughout the world took place in no small part because of the ways in which...
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The causes of World War II lay primarily in three areas: the widespread economic depression that befell Europe following the conclusion of World War I; the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Regime in the 1930’s and 1940’s due to the formation of the Weimar Republic, and Japan’s attack on...
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Once again the King needs money to replenish his coffers so he and his family can dress in fine silks, eat delicacies and while their hours away partaking in trivial pastimes whilst we work our fingers to the bone simply to purchase bread for our families. He flits from mansion...
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During the Age of Enlightenment, philosophers began to debate “The Jewish Question”. Hannah Arendt suggests that German Enlightenment thinker Gotthold Ephraim Lessing should be credited with advocating the adoption of values such as tolerance. Lessing, she says, argued that the ability to reason was something all humans had in common....
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Despite not being Turkey’s capital city, Istanbul is the country’s most populous and culturally significant city. Situated in the Marmara region (in Western Turkey), Istanbul is a transcontinental city where Europe and Asia collide through the Bosphorus strait. The European side of the city is known for its intense commercial...
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The growing local and global security concerns have improved the relations between countries in enhancing efforts towards achieving mutual benefit. Great powers have been at the forefront of strengthening peaceful coexistence in the world. However, balancing power among them has been a critical challenge affecting the quest for peaceful, legitimate,...
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The constitution of France allows for the establishment of various unions, including trade unions to cater for the rights of employees. However, considering membership terms, the French trade union is amongst the weakest in the European countries (Parson, 2015). Only about 8% of the employees belong to the trade unions....
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As Europeans ventured into Africa and the Americas, many positive and negative changes occurred. What were some of these changes? Identify and explain no more than three. The migration of Europeans occurred in great numbers to venture and settle in Africa and the Americas in the 1500 century had many...
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France is a country as distinct as its wines and cheeses. The French love their wine and cheese. They are staples in the French culture and have been for centuries. Their government grants certification for wine and cheese under their bureau Institut National de l’Orgine et de la qualite (INOA)....
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March 22, 2016, about 8-30 in the morning the political capital of Europe heard two massive explosions in the largest airport in Zaventem. Shorty after, another explosion hit the metro station Maelbeek, which is located in the European quarter where the institutions and officials sit. Immediately, the explosions were classified...
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The Paris business district is the center of the contemporary fashion world. Within Paris is La Défense, “one of Europe’s leading international business districts, and as such a showroom of the French economy.” (Scicolone, 2012) The development since its inception had to deal with numerous global issues stemming from high...
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The trend in the academic research of analyzing European colonial practice in terms of themes such as gender roles and cultural exchange seems to represent a break from narratives that treat the topic in terms of conquest and hegemony; however, in a deeper sense, such approaches are merely new ways...
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It is important to understand that historians struggle to properly define the beginning of the “Middle Ages.” After the fall of Rome and the ancient world, world history entered a period called by various names. This time period is called the Middle Ages, the Medieval Era and previously, the Dark...
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Key note presentation at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Information Management Conference. Purpose of visit: Reinforcing an emerging partnership with European counterparts around data standards and interoperability frameworks. Sharing best practices around operational innovations such as state and regional Information Sharing Environments. Reduce fragmentation with interoperability...
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Compare and contrast Aztec and Incan Civilizations using SPERM (Social, Political, Economic, Religious, and Military). The two largest native empires in the Americas were similar and different in a number of ways. Socially, both civilizations practiced a similar social life where different people in the society had different social classes....
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What are the causes of the European financial crisis in a nutshell? The Eurozone Crisis is an extension of the GFC that occurred due to over-borrowing by Member States and banks. Additionally, the nature of Eurozone meant that abuse and over-borrowing by smaller and weaker economies was being shielded by...
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As evidenced in Geertz's essay, a thick description of culture is one that does not simply examine cultural behaviors and artifacts, but seeks to understand the motivation behind these behaviors. Thus, a thick description of the twelfth century in Europe might not only examine the types of governmental structures and...
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With the active process of globalization that seems to impact every sphere of social life, together with the relatively recent global refugee issues, the problem of societal tensions tensions in Europe has come to the fore. Eurofond argues that 'Europeans have reported a declining trust in society and institutions, societal...
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The topic that I am considering for my annotated bibliography is a comparison of education in Europe and the United States. This topic interests me because there are elements of both that are positive, and we can learn something from sharing ideas about education. Some of the best school systems...
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America before Columbus is a documentary on National Geographic that illustrates the pre-Columbus Americas. There is a large contrast between the information in this documentary and that which has been presented in the past about the history of America. Many history books show that the pre-Columbus Americas was an original...
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The North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union (EU) are major world trading powers. The first difference between the EU and NAFTA is a different degree of economic integration. There are five levels of regional trade agreements. NAFTA has the first level of economic integration, free trade...
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The article “Remote European Ice Now Racing Into the Sea” by Becky Oskin discusses a serious environmental problem: the melting of the ice caps. Oskin describes an ice cap found near Norway; the ice cap is not nearly as large as the ice caps in Greenland. The article does explain...
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The issue of colonization remains one which history repeatedly examines. One primary source which can be utilized in this topic is Bartolomé de las Casas. Bartolome de las Casas was a Sixteenth Century Dominican Friar who was involved with the indigenous peoples of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. He...
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When a comparison is done between the EU countries and that of the US in the section of health status, there is a big difference in the manner in which such activities are carried out. In most EU nations, a chance for an individual to live a long and healthy...
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