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            The thesis of Jack Weatherford’s “Cocaine and the Economic Deterioration of Bolivia”, is that cocaine, particularly the results of its demand and production costs, has contributed to the economic, moral, and cultural decline of Bolivia. Additionally, the cocaine trade has increased the number of health concerns for Bolivians. This decline is rampant and pervasive…

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip of the Serbain Secret society, the “Black Hand” had devastating consequences on the world. The causes of this event can be found in the determination of Serbian nationalism to create a Southern Slav state and the equal determination of Austria to…

Both the Pantheon and the Parthenon, regarded as highly influential and advanced designs in their respective periods, have been objects of study for thousands of years. Despite their distinct cultural backgrounds and time periods, these two structures share similarities as well as differences. The architectural designs of both buildings have been replicated and modified in…

In much of the state in the late 19th century. societal tensenesss were defined in footings of rich versus hapless. native-born versus immigrant. and worker versus capitalist. In the provinces of the former Confederacy. despite all the calls for a New South in the old ages after Reconstruction. tensenesss continued to focus on upon the…

It was the opinion of Lord Acton, a great English historian, that the discovery of the New World was the greatest landmark in the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times. Certainly the movement of western Europeans beyond the narrow limits of their homelands out to both the East and the West, a movement…

            As the general definition goes, the ‘Termination for Convenience’ clause grants the government contracting officer a legitimate right to terminate the contractor’s performance without the government being liable for breach-of-contract damages (What is the effect of the termination for convenience clause?, 2008). In simple language, a termination for convenience allows the federal government to…

In his article entitled “Anglos and Mexicans in the Twenty-First Century” by David Montejano states the close relations between Anglo Americans and Chicanos and the lack of segregation and class policy are likely to result in the decline of  United States’ South (Montejano, Sec.3). Such adverse outcomes, as Montejano envisions, will be associated with relatively…

How important was the role of the leader in the rise to power of the Nazis in Germany On the 30th January 1933 Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. Hitler came to power as the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, more commonly known as the Nazi Party. In the July election of…

The Jews lived to preserve their culture; that essentially represented the fundamental goal of life to the Jews. The Jews observed the decadence of the Sumerians as a cause of cultural diffusion, and wanted to make sure that same thing would not happen to them. Eventually, the Jews did become vulnerable to cultural diffusion around…

Compare the Mongol invasions in Eurasia to the Viking invasions in Northern Europe. Compare them in footings of historical significance over clip and impacting many people The two invasions have noticeable differences along with some similarities. They are different in the sense that the Mongol invasions caused disunity and did non profit any of the…