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    There was a lot of famous people in the 19th century‚ either by what they did or money wise‚ or both. However Andrew Carnegie‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and Cornelius Vanderbilt were very famous during this time in industry. Therefore‚ they were very important people with money. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25‚ 1835‚ in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. In 1848 moved to America in search of better opportunities. His education ended when they moved to America. He soon found a job as a bobbin boy at a cotton

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    MUS 202 Study Guide # 1 - Chapters 1 and 2 7-2-13 Europe - the earliest history of popular song is elusive and poorly documented -until the 16th century‚ most of the literate people in the western world were clergy and students of universities run by the church. -9th century A.D. notation developed to accurately re-create composed music. -vast majority of music preserved was religious. -music of the common people was confined to oral tradition‚ dependent upon the memory of the performers for survival

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    SIR SYED AHMAD KHAN A GREAT MUSLIM REFORMER Following their crushing of the revolution of 1857‚ the British consolidated their secular rule in the Indian subcontinent‚ which marginalized‚ if not totally ignored‚ religion‚ particularly Islam. The whole of India suffered in the backlash‚ but the consequences were most devastating for the Muslims. It was at this critical juncture that Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898) gallantly came forward to counter the threat‚ and to defend the Islamic faith and

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    adult drinkers‚ partly because of its versatile character. It has benefited from its lack of association with‚ or limitation to‚ any one particular mixer‚ meaning that the different possibilities of consumption are multiplied. Achievements In 1877‚ the Smirnov vodka company in Moscow was awarded the right to use three Russian State coats of arms and in 1886 became Purveyor to the Imperial Russian Court. Between 1874 and 1897 it won numerous awards for quality and variety at international exhibitions

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    The Politics of Reconstruction a. The Civil War was bloodiest war in American history (600‚000 soldiers died). It began as way to preserve Union but evolved into a struggle for African American freedom‚ resulting in the death of slavery in the United States and the unification of the states under a stronger central government. b.The Defeated South i.South destroyed after defeat: towns ruined‚ slavery (means of labor in cotton fields) lost‚ destroyed cotton fields‚ depressed economy ii.Defeat

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    Oklahoma Land Rush Oklahoma Indian Territory 5 civilized tribes –Cherokees‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaws‚ Creek‚ Seminole Land Rush on “No Man’s Land” – April 22‚ 1889 – white settlers given opportunity to settle far western portion of OK Curtis Act 1889 – formally ended Indian communal land ownership thereby legally dissolving Indian Territory Oklahoma – “land of the Red Man” At the close of the Civil War 360‚000 Indians still lived in Trans-Miss. West.  Most in Great Plains. Plain Indians used guns

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    The Latin term bellum civile was first used of the Roman civil wars of the 1st century BC. The term civilis here had the very specific meaning of "Roman citizen". The English term civil war was first used in 1651 to refer to the English Civil War. Since the 17th century‚ the term has also been applied retroactively to other historical conflicts where at least one side claims to represent the country’s civil society . The terms internecine war and domestic war are often used interchangeably with

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    THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF INDENTURESHIP ON THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF 1838 AND 1921 According to readings in the Caribbean Studies‚ indentureship is a contract labor system in which the workers were waged to work in the Caribbean. These indentured workers had to sign a contract for their employer ensuring that they will work for them for a period of time usually 3-5 years. They were punished if the contract was breached and received three benefits at the end of their contract

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    The Rise of Organized Labor 1700’s * Independent Craftsmen from guilds * 1776: Three important documents written that express man’s right to life‚ liberty‚ and equality * Wealth of Nations – Adam Smith [outlines capitalism] * Common Sense – Thomas Paine [democracy] * Declaration of Independence – Thomas Jefferson [out from Common Sense] * Our responsibility to do what is best for us‚ and we have the right to do whats best for us. * Closely tied to unionization

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    Sociology which is known as the science of society‚ is one of the youngest as well as one of the oldest of the social sciences. It is one of the youngest sciences because only recently it came to be established as a distinct branch of knowledge with its own distinct set of concepts and its own methods of inquiry. Sociology is also one of the oldest of the sciences. Since the dawn of civilization‚ society has been as a subject for speculation and inquiry along with other phenomena which have agitated

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