The colonization of the Americas by Spain and the beginning of a widespread silver mining in Japan had a major impact on silver production‚ greatly increasing it. However‚ this increase in silver supply seemed good to some people‚ but overall caused many problems. Suppliers such as Japan and Spain‚ and receivers such as Ming China‚ seemed to benefit from this rapid increase in silver mining‚ but this increase caused worldwide problems as well. Based on the documents‚ the effects of the increase of
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The Antebellum period occurred through dynamic a time of religious renewal and advancements in industry. The Market revolution transformed self-sufficient farms into an industrial society. The Second Great Awakening made America into a more religious nation. Before the Second Great Awakening and the Market Revolution women were deemed only to be satisfied by playing with their children in a park‚ dressed in beautiful dresses as depicted in the painting “The Happy Mother” (Document G). After the awakening
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Hiroshima On August 6‚ 1945‚ the American army decimates the city of Hiroshima with a bomb of enormous power; out of a population of 250‚000‚ the bomb kills nearly 100‚000 people and injures 100‚000 more. In its original edition‚ Hersey’sHiroshima traces the lives of six survivors—two doctors‚ two women‚ and two religious men—from the moment the bomb drops until a few months later. In 1985‚ Hersey added a postscript that now forms the book’s fifth chapter. In this chapter‚ Hersey reexamines these
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into one of the twelve statutory exceptions. This act was popular amongst citizens because it gave them a sense of security‚ they felt as though they were more protected from unjust activity. Ford’s main focus was battling inflation and unemployment. He had originally planned on increasing taxes and cutting government spending‚ which would stop inflation from increasing. However‚ his plans changed‚ in an attempt to lower the unemployment rates‚ Ford proposed tax cuts and the limitation of government
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People moved to cities to work in factories as industrialization spread‚ but the working conditions in the factories were poor‚ and people during this time had very little knowledge of hygiene. People had no knowledge on the causes and effects of bacteria and germs. Procedures like washing hand did not take place‚ so germs and bacteria continued to grow and multiply. Plates and glasses were reused without washing‚ and this increased the spread of bacteria and germs. There were also no sanitation
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The first point to be understood about Confucianism is that it is not a religion. Confucianism is an ethical system. However‚ it does have religious traits (Chiyun 337). The Confucianist accepts the existence of a supreme being. Similar to how Christians accept the existence of a God. The trait of mercy and love is commonly held by Buddhism and Confucianism. Confucianist’s belief in prayer is just the same as a Christian or a Buddhist. The difference of Confucianism in relation to being a religion
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After 507 BCE Cleisthenes changed the rules of voting in Athens so that every mans’ vote counted and therefore put the decisions affecting the community into the hands of the common man although the majority of the office positions were held by wealthy aristocrats. To be considered a “citizen” in Sparta‚ you had to be: male‚ could not be a Helot‚ or Perioikoi‚ or a slave. There was an assembly of all male citizens‚ an elder council of men over 60‚ the Gerousia‚ and the Ephors that consisted of 5
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In order to help cover the cost of the war between Great Britain and France‚ British officials began to establish new taxes in the Colonies. In 1765‚ a tax was passed by Great Britain known as the Stamp Act. This law required all colonists to pay a tax to Great Britain on all of the printed materials that they used‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and even playing cards. All of these materials were required to have a stamp placed on them‚ in order to show that the tax had been paid. Colonist were
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Following the Great Depression and the presidency of Herbert Hoover‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt assumed the presidency. When FDR took office he used democratic policies to attempt to lift America out of poverty. The administration of FDR increased the role of the Federal government and attempted to address reform‚ relief‚ and recovery of the US. As he took office he faced problems such as unemployment‚ bank failures‚ and mass poverty. FDR created several policies to address the economic downfall‚
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Charlemagne was . He was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in A.D 800. According to () he ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. Under his ruling‚ the Roman Empire experienced arts and education. However‚ Charlemagne was indeed responsible for the death of many pagans that refused to accept Christianity as their religion. Paragraph 1: charlamagne and the pagans‚ he killed them because they refused to convert. ( list other details of why he did this‚ how he did it‚.) One of
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