Websites: The course focuses on European history from the early 17th century to the end of the Second World War. The following aspects of political history of five selected countries - France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain- are covered : early kingdoms, unification, nationalism movements, political philosophies, conferences, alliance systems and conflicts which had an impact on Europe during the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries.Topics such as the Enlightenment, the French Revolution
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AS LEVEL Specification HISTORY A H105 For first assessment in 2016 ocr.org.uk/alevelhistorya We will inform centres about any changes to the specification. We will also publish changes on our website. The latest version of our specification will always be the one on our website (ocr.org.uk) and this may differ from printed versions. Copyright © 2014 OCR. All rights reserved. Copyright OCR retains the copyright on all its publications, including the specifications. However, registered
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The Fiscal Compact: A Pillar of Understanding: In this project we will look at the Fiscal Compact Treaty which came into effect on the 1st of January 2013. Firstly, we will briefly outline the various factors that led to the signing of the Treaty. Following this we will assess the rules established under the Treaty and how the Treaty will impact future fiscal policy. Furthermore, we will compare and contrast which method of ratification, public referendum or a vote in parliament is more suitable
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Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan 18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi - 110 602. SUPPORT MATERIAL YEAR 2012-13 SUPPORT MATERIAL CLASS X – Social Science Chief Patron Shri Avinash Dikshit Commissioner KVS, New Delhi Patron Shri J.M Rawat Deputy Commissioner KVS, Jaipur Region
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ENRICA LEXIE INCIDENT: INTERNATIONAL CASE BETWEEN ITALY AND INDIA Author: Manuele Scardaccio The Enrica Lexie incident of 15 February 2012, off the coast of Kerala had attracted unprecedented attention in all the world. The legal issues involved in bringing the Italian marines to justice for the killing of two Indian fishermen on board an Indian fishing boat in a shoot-out from Enrica Lexie, an Italian flagged commercial boat, in the contiguous zone of India had been the subject matter of
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Beginning with the third century B.C. Roman economic policy started to contrast more and more sharply with that in the Hellenistic world, especially Egypt. In Greece and Egypt economic policy had gradually become highly regimented, depriving individuals of the freedom to pursue personal profit in production or trade, crushing them under a heavy burden of oppressive taxation, and forcing workers into vast collectives where they were little better than bees in a great hive. The later Hellenistic period
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ECONOMIC INTEGRATION The process of Economic Integration arises when a group of nations in the same geographical area join together to form an economic union or a regional trading bloc by raising a common tariff wall against the products of non-member countries while freeing internal trade among members. Opposing tariffs can also differ among members when trading with external partners, this is called a customs union, but in a free trade zone among members is called a free-trade area. All this culminates
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Critically analyse the current state of the European Monetary Union. The European Monetary Union or the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is the successor to its predecessor: The European Monetary System, and attempts to deliver an economic system which is unified and cohesive for all the members of the European Union. Perhaps the most notable and drastic change implemented under this systematic collection of policies is the adoption of the Euro currency over the national currencies of
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Dvorak was born in 1841 in Bohemia, Czech Republic. His family consisted of nine children, him being the eldest of his siblings. His family’s and ancestor’s business were based on innkeeping and butchering, and so naturally the family expected Dvorak to inherit his family’s business once he was old enough to handle the business. However, at an early age Dvorak showed a bright future in music by being exceptionally well on the violin. When his family realized that Dvorak showed a wonderful talent
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Role of International Organization in Trade Contents Role of International Organization in Trade 2 Introduction 3 1- European Union 3 Introduction 3 European Union law 4 Role of European Union in international trade 5 European Union and the Maldives 6 2- Internal Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 6 Introduction 6 • Arbitration: 6 • Pre-arbitral Referee: 7 • Appointing Authority 7 • ICC ADR 7 • ICC Dispute Board Rules 7 • ICC International Centre for Expertise 7 • ICC International Centre
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