duty but went above and beyond was Ulysses S. Grant. During Grant’s time in office‚ he made several major policies. The Fifteenth Amendment and Civil Rights Act‚ which Grant signed‚ further established rights for African American citizens in the United States. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad during Grant’s presidency provided a major economic boost to America. Grant’s handling of the Black Friday panic through the Resumption Act helped stabilize the U.S. economy. Furthermore‚ Grant’s
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Nuremburg War Criminal Trials‚ a set of trials against the onlookers of the Holocaust‚ or Germany’s mass extermination of European Jews. In most of the cases in the trials‚ the accused often used obedience to plead their cases‚ claiming that their actions had all come from higher in the Nazi’s hierarchy of government. Researcher Stanley Milgram “devised [an] experiment to answer the question ‘Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust were just following orders? Could we call
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The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways. In the second half of the 1800’s‚ the railroad‚ which was invented in England‚ had a major effect on Western expansion in the United States. ’Railroads were born in England‚ a country with dense populations‚ short distances between cities‚ and large financial resources. In
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“I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered.” The Roman Empire was on the seven hills‚ also in the eastern empire. Julius Caesar was an emperor‚ Diocletian was an emperor‚ Constantine was the last emperor. The rise and fall occured because of the lack of social‚ political and economics. The lack of social is the reason for the rise and the fall. “Even with their excellent road systems‚ the Romans were unable to communicate quickly or effectively enough to manage their holdings.” (History Alive) The social
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Christianity Transformed the Roman Empire Christianity started with Jesus. Jesus had many followers that spread the good news about Christianity not only in Rome but to its surrounding countries. New ideas can change people and places rapidly. These ideas had an impact on the family life of Romans‚ the Pax Romana‚ the Roman Tolerance for other religions‚ and the Rebirth of Roman State Religion. The family life of Romans was changed. Paterfamilias is where the male is the head of the household and
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During its peak years‚ the British Empire was one of the largest empires that the world had ever witnessed. Its sheer power and influence was known to shape the world in many ways and has left a lasting impact in many of its former colonies that included the likes of India‚ America and Hong Kong (Denman 1996). For most parts‚ it cannot be denied that the British Empire played a vital part in making history as it aims to play a leading role in shaping the modern day society. The integration of British
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How did September 11‚ 2001‚ affect the United States and the world? September 11‚ 2001 is a day that will never be forgotten by Americans‚ it is to this day‚ the worst terrorist attack in the history of the United States of America. The attack on the World Trade Center affected millions of Americans. This attack brought safety concerns to the top of the United States list of problems. After this attack‚ the U.S. implemented many new safety and security procedures as a result of the terrorist attack
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Many years ago in 1438 AD‚ the Inca Empire was home to millions of people who all lived in a society that was going to continue for decades to come. Their government split the entire empire into four smaller regions‚ each with a ruler to control it. These four rulers were all controlled by the main ruler‚ whom all reported to him. Life in the Inca Empire was different from many other empires in many ways. The founder‚ named Pachacuti‚ led a smaller empire. Pachacuti’s’ name means “he who transfers
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Did you know that Alexander Hamilton helped save the United States as you know it? He did this by being a Federalist‚ the nation’s first Secretary of Treasury‚ an author of the Federalist papers‚ and much more. But he was not born in the United States and he was not a Founding Father. Although he was not a Founding Father of the United States‚ Alexander Hamilton was one of our most important political influencers and did many things to make the United States how it is today. In October‚ 1787‚ Hamilton
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first to settle in central and South America. They established their empire by defeating the Aztecs people. While the Aztecs lived in Mexico‚ they structured a wealthy empire by means of warfare. However‚ the Spanish took their empire by exploiting the resentment‚ the subjects had. Francisco Pizarro arrived with a small force of men in Peru. They conquered the Incas‚ who also had a large empire. Even though they had a large empire‚ it suffered large a chaotic royal succession. The Spanish exploited
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