17th century St. Louise de Merillac Sisters of Charity • 1633 - The founding of the Sisters (or Daughters) of Charity‚ Servants of the Sick Poor by Sts. Vincent de Paul and Louise de Merillac. The community would not remain in a convent‚ but would nurse the poor in their homes‚ "having no monastery but the homes of the sick‚ their cell a hired room‚ their chapel the parish church‚ their enclosure the streets of the city or wards of the hospital." [1] • 1640 - The Sisters assume charge
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was Steve Donoghue. He was Champion Jockey 10 times between 1914 and 1923 and was one of the most celebrated horse racing sportsmen of all time. In 1904 he won his first winner in France‚ before returning to England to dominate the sport for the next two decades. The greatest victories that came from Donoghue came from the Epsom Derby in which he won six times. He won the English Triple Crown in 1915 and 1917. From 1914 to 1923‚ Steve Donoghue was dubbed champion jockey. To go along with Steve Donoghue
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The Roaring Twenties The 20’s were different than any other decade because it was a time for social and economic change. With those changes‚ many new inventions like the automobile and electricity were making productivity in the 20’s much higher. Money was being earned that changed how people interacted with one another‚ and how they spent it. Celebrities were becoming a thing that shaped the future of America‚ giving children someone to look up to. The new inventions of the 20’s mainly revolved
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In January 1919 leaders from the Allied countries met in Paris to decide on the peace terms they would offer to the central powers. Twenty- seven victorious Allied powers were present ‚ but the meetings were dominated by the ‘Big Three’ Britain‚ France and USA. Russia was not present because she was not trusted after the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917 and had already made peace with Germany.The treaty of Versailles was created to cripple Germany so that they could not start another war. One
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German Domestic Policy 1871-1890 New empire meant a new constitution. Based on the North German confederation of 1867 Federation of states with power and functional divided between them. One federal government and 25 state governments True democracy? Military monarchy/ Semi-autocracy/ Sham constitutional state Inbuilt conflicts of power Emperor and Parliament Monarch head of civil service‚ military Monarch head of civil service‚ military Prussia 60% of population and 2/3 of its territories
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with love for her fellow human beings and an unwavering faith in God‚ she pressed on. Many parents could not afford to pay the weekly tuition of 50 cents; however‚ every child was accepted and given a chance to attain an education. Then‚ in 1923‚ her institute merged with Cookman Institute to become Bethune-Cookman College. As the years passed‚ her school became a prominent institute for learning and Bethune progressively involved herself in politics. Through her interactions with leaders
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Junior Certificate History Exam 2012 (Higher Level) 180 marks 150 minutes _____________________________________________________________ S. 1 Pictures (15 marks) (8 ½ %) 3 Pictures with 3 questions each S. 2 Documents (15 marks) (8 ½ %) 2 Documents with 4/5 questions each S. 3 Short Questions (20 marks) (11 %) 20 Short Questions – Do TEN at least S. 4 People in History (40 marks – 2 x 20) (22%) N.B.
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(1943) --Always the Younger Strangers (1953) --The Sandburg Range (1957) --Ever the Winds of Chance (a posthumously published autobiography‚ 1983) Fiction --Remembrance Rock (1948) Children ’s Books --Rootabaga Stories (1922) --Rootabaga Pigeons (1923) --Potato Face (1930) --Early Moon (1930) --Prairie-Town Boy (1955) --Wind Song (1960) Awards: --Levinson prize (from the magazine Poetry) for "Chicago" (1914) --The Poetry Society of America honors Sandburg in 1919 and 1921 --Pulitzer Prize for Abraham
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Treaty of Versailles in the Period 1935–1938.” Gerbreaks‚ JohnDClare.net‚ 2002‚ www.johndclare.net/EII1.htm. Accessed February 24‚ 2018 Hitler‚ Adolf. “Speech on the Treaty of Versailles.” Edsitement.neh.gov‚ Edsitement‚ 27 Apr. 1923‚ edsitement.neh.gov/sites/edsitement.neh.gov/files/worksheets/Hitlerspeech.pdf. Accessed February 25‚ 2018. Churchill (Author)‚ Winston S. The Gathering Storm. vol. 1 2‚ Houghton Mifflin Company Boston‚
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Germany 1918 – 1939 Principal focus: Students investigate the key features and issues of the history of Germany 1918 – 1919 Key features and issues: - Successes and failures of democracy - Nature and role of nationalism - Influence of the German army - Nature and influence of racism - Changes in society - The nature and impact of Nazism - Aims and impact of Nazi foreign policy Students learn about: 1. Weimar Republic - Emergence of the Democratic
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