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    What were the events that brought World War I? World War I is considered as one of the biggest war in the world. World War I started at July 28 1914‚ and ended at November 11 1918. During these 4 years of war‚ more than 9 million soldiers and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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    cotton already grew easily and then after the cotton gin; it could be cleaned easily too‚ but when the workers had to do the tedious job of cleaning the cotton by hand‚ cotton was not much of a “cash crop”. The cotton gin also increased slave labor‚ since more slaves were needed to work on the cotton farms and keep up with the demand. And so‚ throughout 1800-1860 the demand and the production of cotton kept

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    Two major historical events that have taken place in history are known as World War 1 and World War 2 in other words The Great War (so H.G. Wells in 1914) and the Second World War. Both wars having a gap of twenty years in which World War 1 lasted from 1914 to 1918 (so H.G. Wells in 1914) and World War 2 went from 1939 to 1945. The war was held in center of Europe and both wars were between two associations. (Stenschke‚ Christoph 2014 p.99) World War 1 was between central powers and allied powers

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    RUNNING HEAD: HOW CELLULAR PHONES HAS EVOLVED How Cellular Phones Has Evolved Norvell Golden UVOCORP January 4‚ 2013 Years ago cellular phones offered very limited coverage area for users. The design and function have come from big and ugly to now‚ tiny and flamboyant. It does not take a scientist to realize how cellular phones have evolved into a multi-function appliance. Retailers utilize technology and their creative vision to attract the cell phone consumers. The market for cell phones

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    U.S. History Since 1865

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    HISTORY SUMMARY 1865-1990 1865-1900 In the years following the Civil War the United States was transformed by the enormous growth of industry. Once‚ the United States was mainly a nation of small farms. By 1900‚ it was a nation of growing cities‚ of coal‚ steel‚ and of engines and fast communications. Though living standards generally rose‚ millions of industrial workers lived in crowded‚ unsanitary slums. In the north‚ industrial violence was common and occurred on numerous occasions.

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    OIL PURIFICATION A SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECT CHAPTER I Background of the Study INTRODUCTION Oil used in cooking foods is commonly derived from vegetables. Cooking oil is commonly used for frying and oil used for frying is usually thrown away. The recycling of cooking oil also provides a form of revenue for restaurants‚ which are sometimes compensated by cooking oil recyclers for their used deep fryer oil. Cooking oil recycling also results in less used oil being disposed

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    Does Fair Trade have a future in this world? Table of content 1. Introduction and Problem statement. Nowadays‚ Fair trade products are hot items. In 2006 worldwide sales came up to 1.6 billion Euros of Fairtrade Certified Products. This was about 42% more than it was the year before. Even the products coffee and cocoa knew a bigger growth in the numbers 53% and 93% respectively (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International

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    September 1959 to 30 April1975. The North Vietnam (communist) and fought against South Vietnam (supported by the Americans) in the war. The Vietnam War was an attempt by the Americans to stop the spread of communism in south East Asia[i]. On January 23‚ 1973 both sides agreed to ceasefire. It was the first time the United States had lost a war. Thereafter Americans felt that their country should take a less active role in foreign policy. As the war led to economic loss and resulted in many civilian casualties

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    Billy Joel The music has reached different themes through history‚ this is relevant because depending on what society is living‚ thinking and feeling is what the music will be about. Music is a meaningful topic when we talk about change and revolution‚ people are influenced by the music they hear and normally‚ it tells us the truth about the society in which we are living. Music has criticized government‚ historical events‚ celebrities‚ fashion‚ and most important‚ the way the world lives. Music

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    Oil Paintings

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    Oil Painting The oil painting technique traces its roots all the way back to a time between the fifth and ninth century when it was first used in Western Afghanistan‚ yet it was made famous and the premier means of expression by the Renaissance movement in the 15th century by men like Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael (Davide 46). The reason the oil painting technique gained this newfound popularity was due in large part to its ability to convey things such as human flesh more accurately while also

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