It’s long been one of ancient history’s most intriguing mysteries: Why did the Maya‚ a remarkable civilization‚ suddenly collapse when it seemed to be in a good position to continue? Although the Mayan people never entirely disappeared‚ many of their past homes in the Americas went from busy cities to abandoned ruins. These abandoned ruins are the result of issues inside the tribes and cities that brought down their way of life. These issues could be internal reasons‚ such as a failing government
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World war 2 (WW2) was a worldwide war that lasted 6 years. From September 1st‚ 1949 to september 2nd‚ 1945. Many countries and and people were affected from this war. Millions of soldiers and civilians were dead. The second world war had become the deadliest war in history. The war’s fatality number was around 50 through 85 million according to wikipedia. That’s around 70% of the people involved. Although it is said to have been started in 1939‚ the Pacific had already been at war with China around
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Chernobyl What happened in chernobyl? Did you ever just wonder what happened on the the day the chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. I have researched different things about chernobyl and what happened. If you didn’t know about the chernobyl accident then you will be shocked at what made the explosion happened and what happened to the residents. Thirty-one years ago on April 26 an explosion happened near Pripyat‚ Ukraine in the soviet union. That day the chernobyl nuclear plant had a malfunction
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To what extent did Lenin honor his promises? When Lenin published his April theses he began using the quote ‘peace bread and land’ as a promise to the Russian people if he was their leader. This slogan was used‚ alongside many‚ to drive the Bolsheviks into power after the October revolution. However‚ they weren’t exactly what the people expected‚ nor did the Bolsheviks expect the response they got from the people. This essay aims to discuss the extent of the Bolsheviks keeping their promises.
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Mandela fought for integration of his people. Gandhi protested and fought against the British rule. They did amazing things to shape our world today‚ although Nelson Mandela made a greater impact. Although Mahatma Gandhi did not make as great of a change‚ he improved our world. In the second paragraph of “Eulogy for Mahatma Gandhi”‚ it states‚ “Yet ultimately things happened which no doubt made him suffer tremendously‚ though his tender face never lost its smile and he never spoke a harsh word to anyone
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On April 18th‚ 1942‚ James H. Doolittle planned and led the first air attack on Japanese after they attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. This was the most daring operations by the United States in the young Pacific war at this time and was known as the Doolittle Raid. The attack was launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet. Doolittle wired a Japanese piece medal he had received prior to the war to the first 500 pound bomb to be dropped on Tokyo. In order for the over loaded planes to take
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How did equality become a stronger component of America freedom after the Revolution? The revolution released public debates and political and social structures that expanded the scope for freedom. It also challenged inherited structures of power within America. In result of rejecting the principle of hereditary aristocracy‚ Americans also rejected the society of patronage‚ privilege‚ and fixed status. Men who led the revolution from start to finish were considered the most prestigious men of the
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additional six hundred miles to China. The bombs used for the raid were not really damaging in terms of power‚ but they did pack a hefty punch. Five of the bombs were wired with the medals of friendship given to the United States by Japan telling them‚ “Take these back.” The aircraft for the raid had to limit how many bombs could be held in the bomb bay of the B-25s. About four 500 lbs. bombs were held in the bomb bays of each aircraft. Strapped tightly together‚ the bombs would separate and scatter
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Islam is a universalizing religion that was able to spread swiftly throughout the Middle East‚ but when Islam was brought to India‚ how the religion dispersed was leisure. However‚ Islam disseminated in both regions through missionaries and occupation. Therefore‚ how Islam diffused throughout India and the Middle East was very similar‚ even though the momentum in which it did spread was not as rapid in India as it was in the Middle East. Between 600 and 1450 one of the largest religions was born and spread
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for the modern world are the fact that British enlightenment thinkers brought in new ideas that changed the way we view the world and how it affects us‚ how it was the earliest and essentially set a foundation for other enlightenment thinkers to follow‚ and how it was subtle yet highly effective and created a deep change that was unique in its own way. The first reason as to why the British enlightenment was foundational was the
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