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    In north Italy, roots of struggles between city states still plagued their relationships. Their failure to unite reduced this potential to compete with other European powers and therefore became political satellites in a continent of powerful nations. The abrupt switch from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic and Indian oceans for new sources of trade sent the maritime economy of Italian cities into decline. Direct access to the Atlantic became the primary source of wealth for european countries like

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    Many Parts of Africa were conquered by one of the great European country Italy.Between 1881 and World War 1 of 1914 Italy colonized Libya,Ethiopia,Entrea Eastern Somalia ,Abania ,some greek islands and Croatia.Italy began to accept Imperialism because many other European countries were expanding their territories all over the world and created small or large colonies.So Italy decided to conquer parts of Africa to expand their territory as well.During the 1800’s other European countries colonize Africa

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    Germany and Italy unified, and disrupted the old Balance of Power. Both unifications, came to be because of Chancellors, Count Cavour for Italy, and Otto Von Bismarck for Germany. Both men knew the neede other countries help, to unite. Italy first went to France, promising them land in central Italy, if they would help defeat the Austrians. France won two major battles, but Napoleon III thought the war was becoming too expensive, so he made a secret peace treaty with Austria. This meant Italy only won

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    Italy: Criminal Justice Responses to Prevent and Counter Terrorism in All Forms Located in Southern Europe, Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy borders four countries, France to the west, Switzerland and Austria to the north, and Slovenia to the east. It is known for its many attractions, including the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Vatican, and the Colosseum. Considering these attractions, and it’s location, Italy’s ability to avoid the threat that is the ISIS extremist

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    of American history since the founding of the country and its exploration of the New World. Italian immigration surged from the 1870’s to the 1930’s due to few economic opportunities and political suppression in Italy. Italy officially became a country in 1861 but before unification Italy consisted of small city states that were governed by small clans. Nationalization created a disproportion of wealth from the industrialized north to the rural overcrowded agricultural areas in the south. Over taxation

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    Exploration of Italy Introduction Fate una vacanza in Italia! That means let’s take a vacation to Italy, in Italian! This April me and my family will be going on a four day trip to Italy. So first let 's start off with the basics because most likely you are thinking to yourself where is Italy located? Italy is located in the southern part of Europe, there is no way you can miss it on a map because it is shaped like a high heel. Generally speaking, it takes about eight hours to fly to Italy (from USA)

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    Essay about The Political History of Italy

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    The political history of Italy is quite extensive. The Greeks were the first to settle in Italy and established colonies in the southern part of the country and in Sicily. There was not a sense of political reality as much as there was a civilization (Windows on Italy- History). While the Greeks controlled the south the Gauls, or Celtic people, ruled the north and the Po Valley. But the most important group to settle in Italy was the Etruscans. Because of their advanced civilization, the Etruscans

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    Unification of Italy: Pros and Cons After the Congress of Vienna Italy consisted of six separate states. Controversy over whether or not Italy should be unified stirred up during the mid to late 1800’s. The unification of the Italian states was an ongoing debate for quite some time. During the years of the debates people found the unification to be positive change, a negative change, and some had different opinions for their own certain reasons. Those who agreed that Italy should be unified

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    Introduction Italy is a powerful and astonishing country. From the elite and powerful Roman Empire, to the majestic order of the Vatican City and dedication to Roman Catholicism and the Pope, Italy is definitely a country that has had a prominent impact on the rest of the world. Canali & DeCarlo (2009) characterize Italy as a country full of dynamic heritage. Full of passion, Italy has potential to satisfy the appetite of any tourist, enthusiast or historian. Urbanization, elegance, ancient

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    there are problems of their own evolving rapidly, more specifically in Italy. Is the reason Italy’s so corrupt, do to the fact wealthy people will do to all their best to effect outcome? History has showed us that corruption can run rabbid through the world, take a look at Africa. Millions of dollar and supplies are shipped there, but are lucky if they reach their intended targets “Italy

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