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…The Roman Empire lasted for over a thousand years; from 756BC to 476AD. But from 180 to 476 Rome decreased. There are many, many reasons that it decreased. At one point it was said that Rome was “more respected than feared.” That was said only 42 years…

…The Roman Empire lasted for over a thousand years; from 756BC to 476AD. But from 180 to 476 Rome decreased. There are many, many reasons that it decreased. At one point it was said that Rome was “more respected than feared.” That was said only 42 years…

…was no different. The ideology behind the Spanish conquest of the Americas was the spread of Catholicism. This belief in the conversion of the Indians is what drove the Spanish to conquer, settle and govern the New World. The Castilians modeled their Catholic empire…

…POLITICS IN CHINA IN EARLY 1900'S The politics in China varies to republic and nationalism and communism. First of all, there is Republican China which evolved very slowly. In August of 1912, a new Political party was founded by a man named Song…

…The Aztecs were the last great empire of the native people of Mexico. They had an amazing society that was destroyed and almost lost. Tenochtitlan was one of the most amazing cities in existence during its time, and definitely one of the largest. I…

…"Empire Falls" By Richard Russo At first Empire Falls was a tough book to get into. I had a hard time following the book. Empire Falls had a lot of different stories with in itself. When I read the prologue of Empire Falls I thought the story was going…

…, and close proximity to other Asian countries, which keeps shipping costs for exports low, and a preferable tax rate. In addition, since many of the products manufactured in China are in the early- or mid-growth stage of the product life cycle, some investors…

…tribes and pirates on the Mediterranean disrupted trade. Another reason was that the wealthy spent money on luxury items from places like China, India and Arabia, which depleted the empire's treasury of gold and silver. The government raised taxes to pay its…

…) and a new trading agreement negotiated by the member nations of GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, now renamed the World Trade Organization). Early in his administration, Clinton exhibited a tough stance against China by threatening heavy punitive…

…modernizing China stand to eclipse the American Empire. The close of the American Century may well be the beginning of the final twilight of the American Empire. The United States of America rose to its position of prominence in the 20th century by filling…