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The Revolt of the Spanish Netherlands

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The Revolt of the Spanish Netherlands led to the collapse of Spain as a major European power. By 1618 – the start of the Thirty Years War – no catholic country saw Spain as a useful ally. The area concerned was part of the Habsburg Empire and known as

The Stennes Revolt of 1931

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The so-called Stennes Revolt took place in February 1931. Walter Stennes was the head of the SA in Berlin was thus a very senior officer within the Brownshirts. By 1930-31, the SA leadership was starting to develop the belief that it should have more than just a political role,

The Revolt of the Moriscos

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The Revolt of the Moriscos was one of the first real challenges to Philip’s authority that he had to deal with within Spain. The Moriscos were converted Moors who held no important state positions in Spain.  The Moriscos communities in Spain had not been integrated and they remained closely

The Revolt of Aragon

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The Revolt of Aragon was a pivotal point in the monarchy of Philip II. Potentially the Revolt of Aragon was far more serious than the Revolt of the Moricos and the way the revolt was handled at the end by Philip showed the aging king in a good light.

Peasants Revolt

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Medieval England experienced few revolts but the most serious was the Peasants’ Revolt which took place in June 1381. A violent system of punishments for offenders was usually enough to put off peasants from causing trouble. Most areas in England also had castles in which soldiers were garrisoned, and

Official Statistics and Crime

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Official statistics on crimes are collected by the police, the courts and by the British Crime Survey (BCS). The BCS is responsible for the public presentation of recorded crime in the UK. However, the major problem the BCS has is the fact that they can only collate and present

Official Statistics

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Sociologists frequently use statistics to support or debunk a theory. However, the use of statistics to examine social issues has its detractors and some work on the principle that there are ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’. Therefore the use of statistics in sociological research has to be done carefully

The Tet Offensive

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The Tet Offensive saw the North Vietnamese change their tactics in their war against the SVA and America. The Tet Offensive witnessed a huge conventional attack by the North. Every year on the last day of January, the Vietnamese pay tribute to their ancestors. The Tet New Year is

The role of the Post Office in World War One

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The Great War was to change the lives of millions of people in a number of ways and the Post Office played a vital and varied role in the efforts. Over 8,500 Post Office workers were killed during World War One and the need for soldiers to fight on the

The Nivelle Offensive

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The Nivelle Offensive started in April 1917 and continued until May 1917. The huge offensive, involving 1.2 million men, was the plan of Robert Nivelle, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army. By the time the Nivelle Offensive was over, tens of thousands of Allied troops had been killed or wounded;