on Fort Sumter. It was a war fought to preserve the Union and to free the slaves in the South. The North was more justified then the South for fighting the civil war because president Abraham Lincoln was trying to abolish slavery and bring the Union back together. The South was trying to keep slavery because without it there would be no one to pick the cotton‚ and that at the time was how the South made money. The civil war began with the attack on Fort Sumter and the war was inevitable according
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When Buddhism was brought to Ancient China in 1st century C.E.‚ it progressively won converts after the fall of the Han Dynasty. Buddhism continued to influence China for centuries. The extent of Buddhism’s appeal can be traced throughout its existence in ancient China. Buddhism had distinct influence in ancient China. According to Buddha‚ life is ultimately suffering. Desire is the cause of suffering‚ when one rids themselves of desire‚ their suffering will be over. “The Fourth Noble Truth is
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the guidance of Bismarck‚ the Prussian chancellor‚ the unification of a Kleindeutsch (small Germany) took place in 1871 after Prussia defeated France. There is often historical debate over who was responsible for the unification of Germany. Controversy is caused amongst those who believe that Bismarck was fully responsible for German unification and those who believe other factors played an equally or even more important part. The historian Pflanze is an example of someone who considers Bismarck
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The Multiple Choice Section This section can be extremely challenging. Each question has 5 possible responses. The raw score for this section is figured by adding one point for each correct answer and subtracting 1/4 point for each one that is answered incorrectly. The incorrect answers are called distractors‚ and some of them will seem like they could be right. But there is always only one correct answer‚ and if you fill in more than one oval for a particular question on your response sheet‚
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DBQ Essay During the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ Progressive reformers worked to improve American society. Their goals included protecting consumers‚ regulating child labor‚ improving working conditions‚ and expanding democracy. The ones being talked about in this essay are protecting consumers‚ regulating child labor‚ and the improvement of working conditions. Protecting consumers is important in various ways. It is unhealthy not to be protecting consumers. By doing this
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Was Alexander the Great Truly Great? Egypt proclaimed Alexander Pharaoh‚ their god-king when he was only the age of twenty-four (Smith 1). Alexander the Great gained the throne at the age of twenty. He was the leader of the Macedon and led his army through many great battles and victories. Alexander truly was “Great” because of the influence he had and all the things he did that were thought to be impossible. Alexander accomplished many feats thought to be unattainable. “Alexander and his army
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“To what extent was Hitler responsible for the Second World War?” ‘From the first day that he "seized power‚" January 30‚ 1933‚ Hitler knew that only sudden death awaited him if he failed to restore pride and empire to post-Versailles Germany.’[1] The Second World War was the deadliest battle in History. Figures estimate that over 59 million people were killed during its conflict. German leadership was under Adolf Hitler‚ a ruthless dictator who was the chancellor of Germany during the majority
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Many people have always looked back at America’s history‚ but the real question is has anyone ever seen American history as our hope for the future? America has so much history that not everyone has learned about or even remembered. George Santayana the spanish essayist once said‚ “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” History is more than a study of things that has happened in the past it’s more on the decisions we as people make. From the choices‚ the results we get‚
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In the late 1930’s‚ The U.S was nearing its final years of it great Depression. Beside America Great depression‚ Europe was facing its own Great depression. Many of the countries in Europe were trying to bounce back from the First World War. Of the countries that were hit the hardest was Germany due to their influence in starting the first World War. In Italy‚ Benito Mussolini wanted to restore economic prosperity to Italy by expanding it territory in the south. Over in the Asian Pacific theater
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Henry VIII was responsible for the English foreign policy failures in the years 1509-1529‚ and this is because he was too keen to establish his presence in international affairs and believed that he had to demonstrate his strengths to his subjects. This way of thought was due to his peaceful rise to the throne and because of his confident personality; Henry wanted to win victories on the battlefield and wanted to establish his image of a Renaissance warrior. Henry’s first failure was in France
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