Answer:
Advantages
They have the ability to experiment freely with innovative approaches and, if necessary, to take risks.
They are flexible in adapting to local situations and responding to local needs and therefore able to develop integrated projects, as well as sectoral projects.
They enjoygood rapport with people and can render micro-assistance to very poor peope as they can identify those who are most in need and tailor assistance to their needs.
They have the ability to communicate at all levels, from the neighbourhood to the top levels of government.
They are able to recruit both experts and highly motivated staff with fewer restrictions than the government.
Disadvantages
Paternalistic attitudes restrict the degree of participation in programme/project design.
Restricted/constrained ways of apporach to a problem or area.
Redued replicability of an idea, due to non-representativeness of the project or selected area, relatively small project coverage, dependence on outside financial resources, etc.
"Territorial possessiveness" of an area or project reduces cooperation between agencies, seen as threatening or competitive.
Explanation:
The louisiana purchase in 1803 doubled the size of america
The Suez canal is located in Egypt.
The Suez canal is located in Egypt west of the Sinai Peninsula and connects Port Said on the Mediterranean sea with the Port of Suez on the Red Sea. It provides a direct root for transport of good between Europe and Asia.
The canal is 195 km (121 miles) long and 300 meters wide. It can accommodate large ships of up to 150,000 tons fully loaded. It takes only 15 hours on average for a ship to traverse the canal from start to end.
The British opposed its construction in late 1861. It was officially opened in November 17, 1869
Answer:
The British thought the colonists should help pay for the cost of their own protection. Furthermore, the French and Indian War had cost the British treasury £70,000,000 and doubled their national debt to £140,000,000. Compared to this staggering sum, the colonists' debts were extremely light, as was their tax burden.
Explanation:
The best answer is C
The plan to attack France first was a plan by the German Chief of General Staff, Alfred Von Schlieffen which he came up with way back in 1905.
He decided that France was the enemy to be defeated first, with Russia held off until the French were annihilated. He worked out a detailed time timetable that took into account possible French responses to German actions. He believed that Germany would defeat France within six weeks, then after that he would turn his full force on Russia.
Schlieffen plan was heavily modified by his successor Moltke, thus during the outbreak of WWI in 1914, it was not implemented as Schlieffen had envisioned.
