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separe the communist and the democratic countries, that's why he gave money to western Europe to prevent Europe to become communist, and the Organisation for European Economic cooperation (OEEC) were created to coordinate the Marshall plan for West European countries in April 1948. Europe was rebuilt, and another important step was a plan by Schuman, (foreign minister of France), in fact, France proposed to place French and German coal and steel under a common authority in 1950, this was the first

THE DRUIDS In 55 BC, Caesar decided to invade Britain. It was not really an invasion but rather an incursion. Then he kept this idea and finally he returned in Britain and he spent few days and weeks there. During this time, he discovered the druidism so it is interested to know what were the relations between the druids and the Roman. Moreover, we said that Britain was a land of mystery, full of legends and the druidism seems to be an obscure religion, not really well-known. So we can wonder

and Loïck Perron are the Nespresso Cup Race ambassador. As for the Nespresso Cup: “I always thought the Wally boats were really elegant and very interesting,” said Peyron. “I never sailed on them and I will really enjoy to be in Portofino for the Nespresso Cup. I think we are going to have a nice ‘casting’ of sailors with skippers and crew coming from different areas and culture like the America’s Cup, the Olympics or offshore. I also look forward to sharing some passion with the owners and crews because

World Population Ageing Population ageing, the process by which older individuals become a proportionally larger share of the total population, was one of the most distinctive demographic events of the twentieth century. It will surely remain important throughout the twenty-first century. Initially experienced by the more developed countries, the process has recently become apparent in much of the developing world as well. For the near future, virtually all countries will face population ageing

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AMERICAINE The American Constitution 1) Some Historical Remarks There were 13 English colonies: The Colony of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. In 1776, those colonies declared their independence with a Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. The British didn’t agree and started a war. 1783: End of the War: 13 independent states. The flag with

born in 1822, he was the son of an Ohio tanner. He went to West Point against his will and graduated in the middle of his class. In the Mexican War he fought under Gen. Zachary Taylor. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Grant was working in his father's store. He was appointed by the Governor to command an unruly volunteer regiment. Grant whipped it into shape and by September 1861 he had risen to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers. He sought to win control of the Mississippi Valley. In

The Vietnam War I/ the Origins Since the 1880s, Indochina was a French colony. In World War II, French Indochina, with Vietnam, was occupied by Japan. With the capitulation of the Japanese in August 1945, the "League for the Independence of Vietnam" or "Vietminh", led by the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, was determined to put an end to nearly a decade with colonial rule. With the Japanese surrender, Vietminh guerrillas occupied the capital, Hanoi, and forced the Emperor, Bao Dai, to resign

Introduction Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon in 1599, into the ranks of the middle gentry ; his father was a farmer. He was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 until his death in 1658. Cromwell has been a very controversial figure in the history of the British Isles – a regicidal dictator to some historians and a hero of

awareness about the grim realities of child exploitation. This report, the third in the series, exposes the exploitation of children as workers. Tens of millions of children around the world today work long hours from very young ages. Some are even recruited as cannon fodder for political causes, or are treated as sex toys. Here we explain the nature and scale of the problem and the growing international concern to eradicate the worst abuses. The report describes cases from around the world of children