Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier spoke of the truth “As the 19th century was that of the United States‚ so I think the 20th century shall be filled by Canada.” Canada gained recognition worldwide during the 20th century as a powerful country which helped our country to grow as a whole. Canadian victories during the First World War put Canada on the map‚ Vimy Ridge; where pride and awareness of our country and its strength was born. The Last Hundred Days‚ the sense of nationalism grew as Canadians become
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was a commodity in countries such as Indochina and Malaya while tea was abundant in China as well as India. The French and British had acquired these territories for their resources but eventually established political control over these areas. The amount of land owned by Britain and France increased the rivalry that they had with other European nations‚ especially Germany. Germany had entered the scramble to acquire colonies late and only ended up with control over small areas of Africa. The Germans
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How the Boston Marathon affected us The Boston Marathon was hosted in the big city of Boston on April 15‚ 2013. 26‚839 runners started the Boston Marathon on April 15‚ 2013‚ but only 17‚600 crossed the finish line. The bombings caused a huge devastation to everyone around the world. The bombing caused great stress for the thousands of participants. Many had to finish the run with the fear of being killed or injured. Who would want to devastate the United States with another uncalled for tragedy
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Alexander Hamilton: first Secretary of the Treasury‚ Revolutionary War hero‚ and one of the most influential figures of the late 1700s. Even though Hamilton seems like an intelligent‚ wealthy‚ high ranking man‚ he did not start out that way. Hamilton wasn’t even born in the colonies‚ but he helped create the United States‚ and we still feel his impact today. Growing up‚ Alexander Hamilton lived an impoverished life and faced many hardships. His mother died and his father abandoned him‚ leaving
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take care of kids too also might have affected the people during the Great Depression. First‚ I am going to talk about how having almost no money affected the people. It affected them because they were getting their money by working. Then their jobs were shutting down so their amount of money was shrinking and shrinking. They would do neighborhood favors and jobs but the amount of money they would get was five dollors. They also had to pay a bill for electricity every month. They had to pay for gas
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there were a lot of different parties‚ acts‚ and compromises created due to slavery. This issue is what eventually led our nation to the Civil War. Although U.S. expansion during the 1850’s was not the main reason why the nation got torn apart‚ the increase of land was a catalyst to it. The fact that there was equilibrium in congress between the North and the South was basically the last hanging thread before war. After the conquest of Oregon territory and the land in the Southwest‚ however‚ tensions
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The Civil War had a huge affect on the United States of America. As a result of the war‚ three new amendments were added to the Constitution. These were the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th amendments. These amendments are known as “The Civil War Amendments” or the “Reconstruction Amendments.” The 13th amendment has two sections to it. The first section states that slavery is to be abolished unless it is used as punishment for a crime. Section two states that “Congress shall have power to enforce this article
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around. As an activist‚ reformer‚ sociologist‚ president and founder of several organizations‚ and even a Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ Jane Addams increased living quality for many‚ and ensured that no one in the Chicago area would have to worry about how to provide for themselves‚ become educated‚ or locate somewhere to live. As America became
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last federal troops from the South. The importance of this election includes details such as the cause of the civil rights of the African American population being abridged in the South and further division of the North and the South. It also showed how corrupt and standing the politics of the time were‚ being
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distributed around the country‚ as well as the rest of the world. That led to the invention of canals. In the early days of the Industrial Revolution (around 1750)‚ roads simply could not handle heavy goods and the vehicles needed to move these produces did not exist.5 The first canal was completed in 1761 by an engineer called James Brindley who was commissioned by Duke Bridgewater. The big advantages to using canals were that manufacturers could ship more products and heavy goods (such as coal iron and
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