Long before any white man ever set foot in this hemisphere‚ there were fully functional and highly developed societies here. These civilizations were sophisticated‚ could even be considered more advanced than the European nations at the time. While the rest of the Eastern world was in the dark Middle Ages‚ the people here were flourishing. The Aztecs were the Native American people who dominated northern México at the time of the Spanish conquest led by Hernan CORTES in the early 16th century.
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alliances between countries‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ would eventually lead to a war that would change our world forever. This Great War was World War 1. It had many influential causes‚ but these three were the main push into war. ADD MORE INTO SENTENCES The distinctive classes during this time was one of the many causes of World War 1. Socialism became a popular political creed in Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and France. The ruling classes in these countries
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World War I Soldier Paper HIS/120 U.S. HISTORY 1865 TO 1945 * * Analysis of the role played by American troops in the Second Battle of the Marne and subsequent engagements with the Germans * Although US troops assumed mainly a support role in this action‚ the battle came to be known as the beginning of the end for Germany. 85‚000 US troops participated‚ with 12‚000 casualties‚ gaining the praise of not only their own officers‚ but the French and British commanders as well
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How Did Women Contribute To World War 1 By: Jeff M. Lerio History 30 Mrs. C. Lenz-Fabian Nov.19‚2012 A Canadian woman plays an important role and contributions on the home front during the war years. They supported our country’s war efforts not only in traditional roles‚ but also in unprecedented new ways. Women in this era are said to be the toughest one‚ they endure all pains and suffering just to be heard and express their thoughts. During World War 1‚ women roll up their sleeves and took a
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Prehistory and first civilizations What Is "Prehistory"? Prehistory—meaning human societies without writing or widespread written records—survived until Western culture and industrial society completed their globalization in the 20th century‚ making the topic of a course that begins with some very old fossils seem more current than you may think. You learn about dozens of archaeological sites all over the world and learn about stone-tool making‚ mammoth hunting‚ and temple building as you explore
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There were many contributions to western civilization from the Ancient Greeks. Many roots of the civilization we have today can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ and science. If the intelligent thinkers of the Ancient Greeks such as‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚and Hippocrates never challenged the way Greeks lived many of the ideas we have today would have never been established. The Greeks made contributions
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There are many different things that caused world war 1.some causes were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. From all of these different causes the most important and relevant cause to world war 1 is alliances. The point of forming alliances was to prevent war by deterrence but‚ if war did happen a countries allies job was to help them win the war. The problem with this is that if any country got into any type of conflict then everyone and the alliance system would also get into
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Ancient civilizations The following 4 ancient civilizations all have very different types of development whether it be because the difference in geographical‚ economic or social location does not change the fact that these four civilizations have come (and some have not come) to present day extremely different from one another because of their different developmental patterns. Extremely early Egyptians began settling along the Nile during the Neolithic period. The Nile provided necessary resources
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Research World War 1 Gases Questions: What sorts of gases were used in World War 1? Who was the first to use chemical weapons? What are the long term effects towards gas exposure? Are these gases used today? Research: What sorts of gases were used in World War 1? I found that there were a variety of gases used in World War 1. Although in effective. Pepper gas: This gas blinded soldiers and made them cough and choke. But most of the time it wasn’t deadly‚ it just stunned them. general‚ there
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UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS (8000 BCE TO 600 CE) Of all the time periods covered in the AP World History curriculum‚ Foundations (8000 BCE - 600 CE) spans the largest number of years. It begins with an important Marker Event - the Neolithic Revolution - and ends after the fall of three major classical civilizations - Rome in the Mediterranean region‚ Han China‚ and the Gupta Empire of India. Broad topics addressed in the Foundations time period are: Environmental and periodization issues Early development
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