By 1565‚ the sultan of Istanbul appointed a pasha‚ or governor‚ to rule Libya with the support of the elite military caste of Janissaries. Ottoman control of the North African region‚ including Libya‚ was strong for nearly 100 years. Slowly‚ the power of the Ottoman declined‚ and after 1661‚ the Janissaries governed with the pasha filling the role of figurehead. Internal power struggles ensued between 1672 and 1711‚ resulting in a period of military anarchy. Finally‚ in 1711
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The Watergate Scandal was a scandal made by President Nixon for the fact that he wanted to get information about the presidential election and it ended up making Nixon seem untrustworthy‚ which made many people lose trust for their nation. When this happened the people who were working for Nixon ended up getting in trouble because of the illegal action they were trying to pull off. When the whole investigation started to end President Nixon resigned in order for him not to face more charges. This
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How did Japan benefit from the first World War? Japan wasn’t always a nationalist or militarist country before becoming a major power during World War I‚ Japan was a growing power in Asia and was becoming a major threat as a whole. As an impact‚ this started the Sino-Japanese War in 1894‚ which called for Japan to give up the Liaodong peninsula‚ Shandong Province‚ and the with the seizures Great Britain and France were able to take advantage of a weakened China and take hold of port cities. After
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winter of 1620. Miles Standish led a small group of explorers on desperate scouting missions that predate the landing at Plymouth Rock First Encounter By Stephen Harrigan ‘I I NDIANS! INDIANS!” one of the members of the Mayflower’s shore party screamed as he came running in from the woods toward a tidal beach on the lee side of Cape Cod. His warning arrived only moments before a flur- ry of arrows flew through the barricaded camp the explorers had built‚ though none found
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1. The M.A.I.N. causes are militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. 2. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. A Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the Archduke in 1914. 3. Germany’s invasion of Belgium caused Great Britain to enter the war. 4. Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia were part of the Allied. 5. Germany and Austria-Hungary were on the Central Powers Side. 6. An internal diplomatic communication issued
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the world. Whether it be revolutionary technology‚ or a never before seen level of determination‚ the Ming’s voyages would alter the course of history forever and begin to supplant the importance of naval dominance. Over a period of 28 years‚ Ming commander Zheng He led a series of conquests that would be crucial in expanding China’s borders and revolutionizing maritime trade and exploration until the days of Christopher Columbus. In 1405 AD‚ a cunning new Chinese admiral assumed command of
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Odyssey‚ Odysseus changed so much from the man we was before he left and the time he had arrived home. Though it was ten years the story seemed to sum up the book well getting the key details on how Odysseus made his journey and the problems he had to encounter. He left from his home with a team of crewman. He had to face many challenges like the Lotus Eaters‚ The Cyclops‚ Poseidon and the Suitors. During his encounter with the Lotus Eaters he had sent two men out to investigate the island before they
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Reconstruction was a success because of what it did to get to where America is now. Without reconstruction‚ the USA could still be partially divided and there would still be Confederate beliefs‚ there are still some of that today but it’s completely unnormalized and looked down on. Important parts of Reconstruction the Union did to get where we are today are the amendments‚ our economic steps‚ and how they progressed America’s education system. Although Reconstruction was a success there were a few
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Did the milling serve to do electronic processes? No‚ It didn’t. Milling served to do mechanical processes. In early years‚ milling was often viewed as only a roughing operation to be followed by finishing with a hand file. The idea of reducing hand filing was more important than replacing it. Were the milling machines involving? Yes‚ they were. Milling machines were evolving from the practice of rotary filing. 1. There were two characters talking in a reception office. 2. The two characters were
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Prohibition: A misguided experiment Prohibition as we know was a failed experiment by the government in America. Prohibition lasted thirteen years from 1920-1933. The negative effects over those years obviously outweighed the positive effects‚ leading to the ratification of the 21st amendment which made the sale and consumption along with the production alcohol legal once more. Prohibition was pushed upon local and state governments by organizations such as the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
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