Indeed, France's greatest military humiliation in 1870 was provoked by a dispute with Prussia over Spanish succession. ... `It also has to be noted that in August 1936, Spain was not the chief priority of the British Government. ... `Within Britain there were mixed opinions as to what the policy in Spain should be. ... In 1935 there was forty million pounds worth of British investment in Spain (3), mostly in ore mining, textiles and sherry; and the two governments had just arranged a payment schedule for the £6 million of foreign debt owed by Spain to Britain. ... `This was a reaso...

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The Articles proved to be financially ineffective because it was not able to impose taxes or tariffs to pay off debts and help the country. ... The Articles of Confederation was ineffective in solving the US's problems with the British, Native Americans, and Spanish. In the southern Florida and Louisiana region were the Spanish. When the US signed the Treaty of Paris, Britain promised that they could use the Mississippi river to transport their goods down it, but Spain noted that they had not signed that treaty and therefore closed its New Orleans ports to the US. ... A few British anti-f...

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Britain was able to gain control by the help of three major factors. ... They were the response from the United States, the Spanish American War, and the Panama Canal. ... The Spanish American War was a 5-month war dealing with Cuba. ... He thought that such a canal would help the east/west trade and move navy ships faster. ...

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He needed to improve the income to help deal with the natural debt, Cut expenditure, tackle smuggling and corruption, and improve Britain's status abroad. ... Another incident arose with the Spanish. ... The British threatened the Spanish off a war, and the Spanish backed down and left and paid Britain compensation. ... So Pitt used international conflicts to help and improve their reputation around the world so that people thought that they were powerful again. ... He also managed to create new alliances and helped to sort out the financial problems. ...

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However this criticism is not fully conclusive as to stop Hitler would indeed have fundamentally required military action, which neither Britain and France were ready for due to the strong consensus amongst their societies for the avoidance of any military conflict, which had resulted in slow military rearmament. ] The next stage in which Britain's policy of appeasement was increasingly tested was the Spanish civil war. The civil war, which erupted in Spain in July 1936, was perceived by the majority of Europe as a struggle between the aggressive and advancing doctrine of fascism...

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The only trouble was there were European power countries such as Spain and Great Britain that also wanted to stake a claim in to the newly discovered land and all of the resources it had to offer. ... The issue was that Texas was a part of Mexico being controlled by Spain. At the time Spanish colonies were revolting and seeking their independence which set the stage for American expansion. ... These bold moves are what helped create the continental borders that stand to this day....

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Britain had done little to help the colonists, even with the knowledge the they were struggling, nearly starving and needed medical and financial help. ... A) The hatred of Britain once again grew as the colonists were given no assistance to fight off the Indian attacks; the colonists had to look to other foreign powers for assistance such as the French and the Spanish. With the refusal of Britain's help it further pushes the threat of an insurrection against the British government. ... Overall, the British has done nothing, but anger the colonists; the British has provided no actual hel...

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This involvement helped to shape the country to become the way it is today. ... In 1802, Jefferson received word that the Louisiana Territory had been transferred from Spain to France due to the Treaty of San Ildefonso. ... Anti-British sentiments had always existed in America and it was much easier to point the blame to the British than at the French, who had helped America win its independence from Britain in the first place. ... The War Hawks wanted more land, such as taking Canada from the British and Florida from the Spanish, who had been allies to the British. ...

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Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy (1587) helped to establish the popularity of the genre, and it was followed by The Revenger's Tragedy (1606), published anonymously and ascribed first to Cyril Tourneur and then to Thomas Middleton. ...

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Its commissions and public debates helped publicize the need for cooperative action on a number of global problems. ... The League made only token resistance to foreign intervention in the Spanish Civil War, German occupation of the Rhineland in 1936, Japan's renewed war of conquest in Asia {1937}, and the Nazi annexation of Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia in 1938. ...

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At that point of the history Brits were fighting for their national independence with fire and swords, now they do it with the help of politics. ... By that time, Britain finally becomes a decent rival for such pioneers of exploration as France, Spain, and Portugal. ... Brits are famous for their love to travel: they gladly praise Spain for its beauty, Germany for its precision, France for its sophistication and so on. ...

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After the 1820's many Western European countries had lost many of its colonies, such as France in America and Spain in South America. ... The duty to civilize non-white primitives and help them evolve became much of Europe's self-indulged "burden." ... The writings and arguments of these critics did result in a form of nationalism and helped to create a cause for liberation within many of the colonies. ...

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French ports were blocked by the Royal Navy, which gained a major victory against the French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. ... The end of the empire brought the formation of the Commonwealth of Nations where all nations were equal and their goal is to help each other and cooperate. ...

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Britain is an advanced industrialized country whose major import and export commodities are manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, chemicals, food, beverages and tobacco and their major import and export partners are Germany, US, China, Netherlands, France, Norway, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Ireland. ... Britain has already started to help fight against ISIS alongside the US and Canada. ... On the whole however it seems likely that Britain will help with an intervention if the UN decides to have one. ... Britain as a strategic plan to cut down on emissions and supporting UN resolutions helps ke...

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During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... This helped the French to establish an arc of territories west of the British colonies, which would inhibit the British from expanding. ...

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During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... This helped the French to establish an arc of territories west of the British colonies, which would inhibit the British from expanding. ...

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The Anglo-Saxons I. Time Line A. 307-1B.C. 1. Literary Events a. Roman poet Virgil born b. Alexandria is center of Greek learning c. Library began under Ptolemy, 307B.C. 2. Cultural/Historical Events a. Celts ("Brythons") live in Britain b. Caesar invades Brita...

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However the remaining editions all take place outside of France in countries such as Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Britain. ... For example, the Spanish are portrayed as hot headed, the Swizz keep bank accounts for rich foreigners and the Germans are methodical and precise. 2.4.1 Asterix in Britain Asterix in Britain is no different, it contains more cultural references than many other of the editions, it is laden with puns and the manner in which Goscinny and Uderzo portray the Britons is very interesting. ...

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In the 1550s the Popol Vuh, an elaborate account of the history and mythology of the Quiché people in Mexico, was recorded in Spanish. 2 In the older civilizations, as in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China, historical records appear immediately after the appearance of writing, for conquering kings wished to record their triumphs for all posterity. ...

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