Desmet‚ Pierre Jean (1801-1870)‚ Jesuit missionary among the American Indians. He was born in Dendermore (Termonde)‚ Belgium‚ on Jan. 1801. He went to the United States and joined the Society of Jesus in 1821. Ordinated a priest in 1827‚ he was among a group sent west to found the Missouri Province of the Jesuits‚ but poor health forced him to retire to Belgium for four years. Returning to the American West‚ Desmet founded a mission among the Potawatomi Indians at Council Bluffs‚ Iowa‚ in 1838. In
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thinking. Belgium Independence was one of the changes made to the map of Europe under the force of nationalism‚ cutting up the buffer state Kingdom of United Netherlands‚ creating a new nation‚ Belgium. Italian unification carried out during 1858-1870 was another change made to
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1 Name: Shaloma McDonald A.P. World History Guided Reading Chapter 24 “Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism‚ 1800 – 1870” Directions: You must answer who‚ what‚ where‚ when and why important for the vocabulary that are labeled with an asterisk and answer ALL of the questions. Answers should be in a different color font and should be turned in to turnitin.com and to the class crate when due. Terms: 1. ulama 2. Tanzimat 3. fez 4. percussion caps 5. breech-loading rifles 6. **extraterritoriality
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Topic: The responsibility of Britain foreign policies in 1870-1914 leading to World War I Introduction: In 1914‚ a human disaster appeared in our history which was the First World War. The world was in the chaos at that time. At last‚ Germany was the loser and “Big Three “which were America‚ Britain and France forced her to bear most of the responsibilities for the war and signed the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. However‚ only one country’s ambition cannot generate a war. WW1 was the last
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Colonize or Be Colonized As the colonies of the Unites States of America were establishing a new nation‚ independent of British control‚ another region of the world was just starting to taste European influence: the Pacific. Unlike the United States‚ where Britain exercised complete dominance for quite some time‚ the powers in the Pacific shifted among various countries and regions. These shifts in power were most evident starting around 1793 and throughout most of the 19th century when European
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Discuss the main state policies on education from 1870 onwards and discuss the effect they have had on the role of education and students’ experience of education from a sociological perspective. ‘In Britain‚ free compulsory education conducted in formal institutions staffed by full time professionals began in 1870’ (Haralambos‚ M‚ 1995‚ p.725) this was when The Forster’s Education Act 1870 came into place‚ in 1880 attendance became compulsory until the age of ten followed by The Fisher Education
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Menzel’s Iron Rolling Mill and the German Industrial Revolution: Political‚ Social‚ and Artistic Representations of German Industry in the 1870s Françoise Foster-Hahn explains how Menzel’s Iron Rolling Mill represented a new vision of industry and how the new German government used it to present a modern‚ progressive vision of German history: ”In all these industrial portraits [William Bell Scott‚ Iron and Coal‚ Industry of the Tyne‚ 1861 (Wallington Hall‚ Northumberland); John Ferguson Weir
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Compare and contrast the instrumentation and improvisation of two recordings made between 1910-1950. Comment on how jazz has developed between these recordings “Dixie jazz band one-step” was recorded in 1917 by the “Original Dixieland Jazz Band” (ODJB) who inherited much instrumentation from New Orleans Brass Band tradition. In this piece they made use of a typical small combo with a ‘frontline’‚ including cornet‚ clarinet and trombone‚ and a ‘rhythm’ section consisting of piano and drums. Charlie
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Throughout the history of the United States immigration has played a big role. In fact‚ the birth of the US came about because of Europeans that immigrated here for religious freedom. From those small settlements came towns and cities‚ built by immigrants. But not all migrated here for religious freedom. Many came on wishes for a better life or to pursue business deals. As early as 1610‚ Italian craftsmen were brought here to by the Virginia Colony to start the glass trade. So regardless of their
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In what way the African Americans shaped the course and consequences of the Civil War? Confine your answer to the years from 1861 and 1870. Immediately after the election and inauguration of Abraham Lincoln‚ the newly-established Republican Party’s presidential nominee‚ eleven states of the South seceded from the Union. These events marked the beginning of the Civil War and the war was a result of many political tensions that had emerged between the North and the South in the prior decades‚ all
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