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Irregular Verb Conjugations

World War I: 1914

• June 28: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, prince to the Austria-Hungary throne, is assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian named Gavrilo Princip.
• July 23: Austria-Hungary makes demands on Serbia for retribution. Serbia does not meet demands.
• July 28: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Russia begins mobilizing its troops.
• August 1: Germany declares war on Russia.
• August 3: Germany declares war on France as part of the Schlieffen Plan.
• August 4: Germany invades Belgium. Britain declares war on Germany.
• August 23 to 30: The Battle of Tannenberg is fought between Germany and Russia. The Germans defeat the Russian Second Army.
• September 5 to 12: The advancing German army is stopped before Paris by the British and French at the First Battle

Incoterms Defining Seller and Buyer Obligations

E-Terms: Departure

EXW (Ex Works)

The seller fulfills their obligation when they place the goods at their premises (e.g., warehouse or factory). The buyer assumes all subsequent costs and risks from that point.

• Risk Transferred: Seller's factory door.
• Cost Transferred: Seller's factory door.
• Mode of Transport: Any mode.
• Seller Obligations: None regarding export clearance or loading (unless agreed otherwise).

F-Terms: Main Carriage Unpaid

FCA (Free Carrier)

The seller fulfills their obligation when they deliver the goods to the carrier nominated by the buyer, through customs, at the agreed point. The seller bears risks and costs up to the point the goods are loaded.

If delivery occurs at the seller's property,...

1)Which is the key concept of Socratic ethics?

His ethics around truth and good, the notion of good is a political category, not merely on individual one. This means that the good is what suits the polis or city, not this or that particular citizen. However, Socrates is aware of the need to limit this concept in a context in which the disparity of interests and expections leads to contradictory views about it. This is the meaning of the pedagogical work that will develop throughout his life and culminate with his sacrifice in favour of the laws of Athens. (His death sentence)

1. Which is the difference between selfish good and political good?
2. The knowledge of good precedes it’s application in the practical and political sphere: once the good is

How has the organization of the Chinese government and society since 1949 been consistent with their dynastic history over the past 2 millenia?

Collective identity, nationalism

Compare Xi to Putin in terms of techniques of consolidating power and degree of success.

Xi

Censoring Certain Words

• • Relating to Tiananmen Square

• No Term Limits

• Sweeping Tiananmen Square under the rug

Putin

• Poisoning Journalists

• Rigged Elections

• Changing the Constitution

• Controlling Media

How is Mao enabled by the political situation in China during the time of the Civil War against the Nationalists?

In 1937, Japan invaded China, which had a major impact on the Chinese Civil War. As a response to the invasion, Chiang Kai-shek and the nationalists fled into the far SW part

The Quality Management System and the After-Sales Service

The QMS is a management system for a customer-focused organisation that involves all employees in a continuous process of improvement. They integrate quality in all activities of the company. It is necessary to set up quality standards, procedures, and work practices. The goal is to maintain a competitive advantage, evaluate a company's performance, and achieve business excellence. Every company that has passed the quality audit and is registered for ISO9000 gets a certificate. This certificate guarantees a quality standard and transmits confidence in the product and services offered by the companies that use them.

In the After-Sales Service Quality

Internal quality: the technical and operational...

Between 1750 and 1850 Britain became an Industrialized Country

People's lives changed dramatically during this period of history. With the Industrial Revolution, agrarian activities were replaced by factories. This massive revolution had an impact on living conditions, travel, types of work, and social and political changes.

The First Cotton Factory and the Transformation of Working Conditions

The mills, which were in the factories, were revolutionary in the way they changed the working conditions and lifestyle of the population. Because these machines were automatic, the work in the mills was done mainly by unskilled laborers. Two-thirds of the workforce was made up of women and children. Some of these children were pauper apprentices, which...

International Agreements of the 1920s

France's Treaties (1920)

Countries: Belgium, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia.
Goal: To protect France from future German attacks by creating military and friendship treaties with Germany's neighbors.
Outcome: Successful.

Geneva Protocol (1924)

Countries: Britain and France.
Goal: To strengthen the League of Nations' authority in disputes by requiring members to seek League arbitration and accept its decisions. Armed forces could be used against aggressors.
Outcome: Not successful.

Dawes Plan (1924)

Countries: USA, Britain, France, Belgium, Germany.
Goal: To address Germany's economic collapse and inability to pay reparations. The plan extended Germany's reparation payment period, offered American loans...

Ductility: Able to undergo change of form without breaking

·Malleability: capable of being shaped, as by Hammering or pressing:

·Density (give an Example): a measurement of how Tightly matter is crammed together. Example: Oil floats on vinegar because Its density is less.

• Chemical properties of matter (give an Example): Are any of the properties Of matter that may only be observed and measured by performing a chemical change or chemical Reaction. Example: oxidation states

·What is a physical Change (give an example): A usually reversible change in the physical 

properties of a substance,as size or shape. Example: When melting an ice cube.

·Difference between Chemical properties and physical properties (give an example)