Edexcel P 29 B Type Essay 4(b) study the sources F‚ G and H and use your own knowledge. Do you agree with the view that‚ by 1882‚ the concept of the ‘angel in the house’ had been overturned? The angel in house concept was very popular in the 19th century and it was a custom that many wives conformed to. The ‘angel in the house’ was described by Coventry Patmore’s poem towards his wife and how he fulfilled his needs by being altruistic. Men and women also had ‘separate spheres’ which was the
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How far was the USA intolerant in the 1920’s? The roaring 20’s was a period of economic boom and prosperity‚ but there was a darker underside to this. American society was undergoing vast changes in the early twentieth century. The world was changing and America was not to be left behind. In the past America had been a very intolerant society with slavery being one of its key industries and although it operated a ‘melting pot’ open door policy was the white‚ Anglo Saxon‚ Protestant (W.A.S.P)
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How far do you agree that the limited appeal of Mazzini’s ideas was the main reason for the slow progress of national unity in Italy in the years 1815-48? In 1815‚ Italy had just emerged from Napoleonic rule and was completely divided into nine separate states; with different rulers and different cultures. By 1848‚ these states had progressed towards‚ albeit merely to a limited extent‚ some kind of national unity – national unity meaning the feeling of being united and together as one country
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The Reconstruction period was the era in which the United States of America was struggling with the question of how to merge the newly freed African Americans that were in the millions into the social‚ political‚ and in the labor systems. There were a lot of lynchings that took place during the Reconstruction across the country in which hundreds of black people were killed. The South causes it due to the fact it widespread violence‚ intimidation‚ and fraud. The South is the one who is responsible
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For instance‚ he always had camp made as far away from the enemy as possible. This kept him safe from the majority of enemy ambushes and allowed his men enough time to get prepared for battles. If the enemy did manage to somehow surprise him‚ he made sure he was prepared. Napoleon purposely placed the artillery
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Did you know that in our history of civilization. There has not once been a holy war in the Far East. Our guest speaker Dr. Arthur Sokoloff‚ used his latest book‚ Zen meets Freud‚ to talk to us about the three religions in the Far East. As well as a little history of our own religious past. The basis of our western and European civilization‚ values‚ philosophy and democracy is based upon the Greek. Pretty much the rest of the globe (60%) doesn’t care for our way of life. In the Arab culture‚ it is
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Sport Fans‚ Do They Go Too Far? Have you ever had fans of the same team in a whole different state? Well I had‚ I was in Florida during March and I wore a Michigan shirt that day‚ and a whole lot of people acknowledged me saying Go Blue or did you watch the game last night. This is what sport fans do when they support their teams‚ and my question is do sport fans take things too far and the answer is no they don’t take things too far. Some people think that sport fans go too far with their costumes
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How far do the sources suggest that the uprisings of 1536 were motivated by religious grievances? (20 mark) HISTORY PART A (UK Essay Question) Source 1 is a primary source which clearly demonstrates the religious reasons based on the uprisings. The petition which was presented to the king at York (demonstrates its reliability as it’s derived directly from the demands of the rebels in the Pilgrimage of Grace) highlights their key requests: “the service of God is not well performed.” This quote
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Though some have suggested that Germany precipitated war by offering Austria-Hungary support in its conflict with Serbia‚ this can be explained as much in terms of the complex chain of alliances which entwined early 20th Century Europe as in terms of aggression: in 1909‚ Bethmann-Hollweg was forced into supporting Austria in its dispute with Bosnia-Herzegovina‚ despite never having been asked before Austrian annexation took place‚ wholly due to a treaty pledging such support. Hence‚ it would be unwise
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after Olmutz‚ Schwarzenberg put forward his plans for an ‘Austrian-dominated middle Europe’ which would include 70 million people from all of the German states. This idea was not accepted among the smaller states and it would mean that their power would be decreased so that larger states‚ such as Austria‚ could increase in power. This meant that many states chose to support Prussia’s plan to return back to the status quo which existed before. The failure of being unable to influence other states
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