were the war plans? In the First World War Germany and France had both made plans for attack. Germany had the ‘Schlieffen Plan’ and the French had ‘Plan 17’. The ‘Schlieffen Plan’ was simple, yet risky. The plan was to send German soldiers through Belgium and into France very quickly. The Germans were supposed to swoop around France and take the French army by surprise. This as time tells did not work out for the Germans. The French also had a plan called ‘Plan 17’. This was to launch a direct attack
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Atomium facts The Atomium is a building in Brussels Belgium that is 102m or 335ft and 59ft in diameter. The engineer was Andre Waterkeyn and the architects were Andre and Jean Polak, it was completed in 1958 and was built originally for Expo 58, the 1958 Brussels world fair; it was the only building left after the world fair. It was built as a replica of a single iron crystal blown up 165 billion times. It is made up of 9 stainless Steel clad spheres; each of them is 18 meters in diameter which
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of first semester is approaching before Christmas holidays! Did you take a chance to participate in the Ace Manager? Ace Manager, the online business game designed by experts from BNP Paribas for students around the world, is back with its brand new edition! Registrations have started! Just go to www.acemanager.bnpparibas.com and register, don’t miss the chance! We have now already 3 500 students registered from all over the world and this year we are expecting 25 000, so if you want to be part
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Analysis of Situation: Wal-Mart has struck a deal with the most popular premium priced laundry soap brand, “Persil” in European countries to introduce it to in the U.S. In fact, it has stacked up this brand on store shelves right next to the Tide detergent, which is the most popular brand in the U.S. “Driven by Tide, P&G accounts for 60% of all sales in the U.S. laundry-detergent market and 85% of the profits.” P&G has dominated; especially, in the laundry detergent brand for long period of
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banana importers Dole, Chiquita, Weichert and Del Monte involved in a cartel between 2000 and 2002. The allegation was on the basis of secret bilateral pre-pricing communications. The cartel affected the North European region specifically Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Sweden with banana consumption estimated to 1.6 million tones and a shared retail value of sales amounted to €2.5 billion in 2002. How was the collusion achieved? The banana business is organised
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The romans were the first to invade Belgium. Julius Caesar and his armies invaded Belgium in 57 BC and held the Gallia Begicia for 500 years. When the 5th century came around the time when the Roman Empire was collapsing the Germanic Franks took over a part of Belgium and caused Belgium to have a language division where one part spoke German and the other portion spoke Latin. Belgium kept a low profile after they were known for poisoning their chickens and pedophiles. They got sick of it and then
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12 simple and easy-to-use tips to make even faster progress and be fluent in no time ! easy-to-use tips to make even faster progress and be fluent in no time ! 12and simple 1 Whatever method you choose, stick to it and follow it to the letter In many cases this makes all the difference. A well-designed course adheres to a strict teaching method and rhythm. In developing and adjusting the method, the course designers have closely studied the results obtained by many of our learners
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French Values and the European Union The development of France as a nation and the French identity has been a complicated and gradual process. Though it is true that France is a country in Western Europe and its inhabitants speak French, there is much more to the definition of France as a nation, society, or culture. France began its development by becoming a civilization, something directly opposed to "barbarism" and, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, "the action or proves of civilizing
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PROGRAM APPLICATION MANUAL VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................... 3 Step 1: Create an account ...................................................................................... 4 Step 2: Privacy preferences .................................................................................... 6 Step 3: Prior education ......................................................
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Fresh revelations by The Guardian alleging that the U.S. systematically spied upon several “target” countries in Europe and around the world has further fuelled anger in France, Germany, Greece and Italy. French President Francois Hollande called on Washington to “immediately” cease espionage activities targeting France. “France cannot accept such behaviour between allies and partners. There are enough elements for us to demand explanations,” Mr. Hollande said during a trip to Brittany, northwestern
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