devastating disease that killed approximately 19-38 million people in the 1300’s. At first‚ it was thought to have traveled from the Silk Road‚ but actually came from trade ships returning from China. At the height of the Middle Ages‚ the Black Death spread quickly across Europe and Asia. Researchers believe that the plague began first in China and was carried by fleas‚ which then infected rats. During the Middle Ages‚ rats were in large numbers and were common on trade ships and caravans bringing
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During the Middle Ages‚ almost every aspect of life was largely influenced by God‚ those that were not influenced by religion were influenced by current rulers. This influence of religion throughout the Middle Ages can be seen in architecture‚ writings‚ and music. Most buildings of this time were erected to show the power of God and the small unimportance of man. The buildings encompassed the power of God by having huge towers that pointed to the heavens. The music of this time was influenced
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Even though the 1920’s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ towards the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither the League of Nations nor the democratic countries were able or willing to stop them. British Prime Minister Chamberlain suggested the best way to deal with Hitler was the policy of appeasement. Actions
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Why was there economic prosperity in American in the 1920’s? I know that America on it’s surface was prosperous during the 1920’s. I know this because of the physical signs‚ and the evidence I have found supporting this concept. Some of the physical signs of the then prosperity are evident today‚ like the skyscrapers and Empire State building. There were the inventions of manufactured fabrics and materials such as Bakelite‚ artificial silk and Cellophane. Airlines carried almost half a million
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In the 1920’s‚ the United States economy boomed‚ bringing with it a new generation and way of living. A “New Morality” was taking over the nation and replacing old traditional values (Appleby 612). New Mortality expressed youth and personal freedom (Appleby 612). This created a lifestyle based on parties and spending money (Hensley 4). This new way of life came with new inventions and technologies. The radio‚ phonograph‚ and movies were all invented during the 1920’s. The automobile also became
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Around the year of 1920s‚ there were two types of schools in Americas education system. Generally‚ it consists of Public Schools and Private Schools. The Oregon School System does play a crucial role in their countrys education system‚ started from the year of 1922. A group of people which is also known as Ku Klux Klan and the Scottish Rite Masons had also involved in the formulation of educational system for the sake of the society in that time. They set the requirements of education for their young
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In the early 1700’s America started to use slaves‚ this continued for over two and a half centuries. The slaves which were used at the time for tobacco plants and then later cotton were mostly from Africa. The growing demand for cotton led for many slave owners in the south to start growing cotton this led to slaves and cotton being the base of the souths economy. The abolitionist movement during the late 1800’s began dividing the United States over the issue of slavery. Slavery was banned
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Prohibition The prohibition was the 18th amendment put into effect back in 1920 where it had made any manufacturing‚ sales‚ or distributing any type of intoxicating liquor illegal. Many different groups that were against alcohol believed it to be America’s national curse. They believed by taking alcohol away it would lower crime rates and have consumers spend more at other stores. By doing all this it would make America look like a more friendly classy country. After the ban of alcohol the economy
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strong and managed to survive and live with what they had. The dark ages were a time of death‚ fighting‚ and people trying to survive. During the dark ages‚ it was depressing‚ there was a lot of death‚ wars‚ robbery‚ sickness and disease. During the dark ages‚ it was difficult to live and survive. The cities shrank because of so much war and death that went on‚ but the name for this time is called “The Dark Ages”. The dark ages was a time of fighting‚ sickness‚ robbery‚ and death. The city became
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POST IMPRESSIONISM - THE ROOTS OF MODERN ART VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890) ’View of Arles-Orchard in Bloom with Poplars ’‚ 1890 (oil on canvas) Post Impressionism was not a formal movement or style. The Post Impressionists were a few independent artists at the end of the 19th century who rebelled against the limitations of Impressionism. They developed a range of personal styles that focused on the emotional‚ structural‚ symbolic and spiritual elements that they felt were missing from Impressionism
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