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    they agree to take it down if United States agrees to take down missile from Turkey or Soviet Union unwillingly backed down because of its global reasons. When Soviet Union ships had not attempted to break the U. S naval blockade of Cuba‚ Soviet nuclear missile bases remained on the island and were rapidly becoming operational‚ and pressure on President Kennedy to order an air strike or invasion was mounting‚ especially after an American 1-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Cuba on Saturday

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    system of knowledge‚ behaviors‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and norms that is shared by a group of people (Smith‚ 1966 as cited in Building our understanding‚ n. d.). Cultural diversity comprises the uniqueness of each group. Hispanics in the United States consists of groups with nationalities that include (a) Cuban‚ (b) Mexican‚ (c) Puerto Rican‚ (d) South or Central American‚ or other Spanish culture or origin‚ regardless of race.. People who identify their origin as Spanish‚ Hispanic‚ or Latino

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    To what extent was pre-conquest England‚ a civilised and sophisticated state? Consider: a. Will/law enforcement b. Land organisation? c. Society organisation? d. Taxation collection? e. Sources (e.g. the Recitudines) Intro: In this essay I will outline the state of pre-conquest England under Edward the Confessor’s government. I will consider how the King’s will was enforced‚ who he trusted with keeping the peace and his law enforcement. I will also cover how

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    Reconstruction era that occurred in the United States after the Civil War could have been determined successful or un-successful depending on how you look at the situation. For example‚ if you look at the Reconstruction Era in terms of slavery and rights‚ then I argue the said time era was successful. Because the results that followed after the Reconstruction era produced the “Reconstruction” Amendments. The 13th Amendment established the abolishment of slavery in the United States. In addition‚ the 14th Amendment

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    This section is worth 35 points.  Now that you have reviewed and taken notes on the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution it is time to respond to your writing prompt: Writing Prompt: Which document did a better job of fulfilling the ideals of the American Revolution: the Articles of Confederation or the United States Constitution? The United States Constitution better represented and fulfilled the ideals of the American Revolution then the Articles of Confederation. Democracy and

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    The American Revolution The American Revolution‚ a turning point in history. The American Revolution was carried out against the British Empire by thirteen British North American Colonies. The war started in 1775 and ended with a peace treaty called the “Treaty of Paris” in 1783. The American Revolution was a brutal and violent war‚ fueled by American patriotism for freedom from British rule. The revolutionary war was fought mostly in East North America. The conflict consisted of mainly North American

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    It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. This Charles Dickens quote perfectly encapsulates all that was the inspiring‚ yet politically charged year of 1968. The revolution that occurred was not strictly political‚ however‚ and young college students strived to make social statements with “sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll”. The assassinations of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Kennedy also occurred in the same bittersweet year‚ as well as widespread riots leading to violent takeovers

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    Most Important Turning Point in WW2 There’s always a discussion or argument as to what the most important turning point in the war was. This is a very difficult question to answer because every important part of the war happened because of another important part of the war. But is there just one main turning point in the war or could there be multiple? The Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain took place between August and September 1940. After the success of Blitzkrieg‚ the evacuation of Dunkirk

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    World War 1‚ also known as the “The Great War” was a worldwide conflict that in 1914–1918 enmeshed most of the nations of Europe along with the United States‚ Russia and the Middle East. World War 1 all began in 1914‚ when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian pro-self-rule in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia. The war pitted the Central Powers‚ primarily Germany‚ Turkey and Austria- Hungry against the Allies primarily France‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ Japan. It ended with the defeat

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    A HUGE turning point in american history creating the united states of america began when the american revolution had taken place. The american revolution all began when England and France had a huge disagreement resulting in a war between them. Colonists quickly became angry at the fact Great Britain had power over them creating a huge amount of new rules and restrictions resulting in the colonists rebelling and creating violent protests. The colonists were declaring independence from Great britain

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