1945‚ after World War II‚ there was an end to the alliance between the United States‚ Britain‚ and the USSR. If all of this hadn’t been a problem‚ a rivalry between communist and capitalist societies had led to what is known today as The Cold War. It has been known to this day that The Cold War not only had many causes but also had many effects. From the Arms Race to The Cuban Missile Crisis‚ it all had a great impact on society‚ economy‚ and politics. The Cold War was called “The Cold War”‚ because
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The Rise of Nationalism Nationalism What is Nationalism? Modern African Nationalism Colonial Oppression Missionary Churches WWI and WWII Pan-Africanism League of National and United Nations Independence Movements What Is Nationalism? Feelings based on shared culture‚ heritage and historical experience Desire to maintain the same through various means Modern African Nationalism Even after the establishment of colonial rule‚ Africans displayed
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Fibonacci was one of the most talented mathematicians in the Middle Ages. Few people realize that it was Fibonacci that gave us our decimal point when during fractions or other Math problems. When he Fibonacci was studying mathematics‚ he used the Hindu-Arabic symbols instead of Roman symbols which didn’t have zeros and lacked place value. Fibonacci also created the Roman numeral system. It’s no wonder that such a system caught on so quickly with merchants and other people in professions where
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Kellie Bowden Mr. Strough APUSH 1 April 2013 During the period of the Civil War‚ the typical American business was a small‚ family owned company and it usually produced goods for a smaller‚ regional market. However‚ as the Civil War ended‚ big businesses began to dominate the corporate world. Many businesses‚ such as the Standard Oil Co. and Carnegie Steel‚ became monopolies and owned all parts of one particular industry. These huge firms were able to mass produce their products and sell them
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What problems did Irish nationalists face in 1905? To what extent had these been overcome by 1949? For several hundred years‚ there has been increasing tension between southern and northern Ireland‚ giving rise to Irish Nationalism. The roots of conflict are to be found in the past when Henry II first landed in Ireland in 1169. At this time‚ Ireland was recognised for their nationalistic pride and the arrival of an English king generated resentment amongst the people‚ as England gained some control
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of Basque Nationalism Course: Current International Issues from a Spanish Perspective May 17‚ 2012 Audrey Somalis Brenda La Beatrix Heynig Abstract: The notion of nationalism plays a critical role in the development on domestic and international politics. There are cases around the globe of how ethnically related politics‚ or ethnopolitcs‚ have infiltrated the international political arena. One such case‚ and the focus of this essay‚ is the case of Basque nationalism in Spain. In
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Greece after the Peloponnesian War: • Nature and impact of the Spartan hegemony; role and significance of Lysander‚ Agesilaus - Sparta won the Peloponnesian War. The war had ruined many states economically and spiritually. A true leader was needed. Thucydides believed Sparta would unite Greece and lead through goodwill. However‚ during the war Sparta had medised and sold the Ionian states to the Persians. Sparta could hardly claim to be the ‘liberator of the Greeks’. - Sparta had however earned
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The period of Reconstruction began during the Civil War and ended in 1877. This era is known for the advancements made in favor of racial equality. These improvements included the fourteenth amendment (citizenship and equal protection under the law to blacks) and the fifteenth amendment (voting rights for blacks) of the Constitution. Yet‚ with the end of Reconstruction in 1877‚ the Republican Party lost control of the southern governments and the Democratic Party took over. This shift in power was
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Industrialization after the Civil War led to great business improvements in the United States of America. After the Civil War the inventions of a variety of machines were underway. Before the Civil War and the industrialization era‚ businesses were small and they were unable to make their products in mass amounts. Each business had to make their inventory by hand‚ which took a great deal of time. Due to the creation of machinery‚ businesses in America took off. Owners based their businesses
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else. This is common place. This constant‚ yet very subtle‚ barrage of American nationalism is an understood part of American society‚ because‚ well‚ America is the greatest country in the history of the world and we deserve to say that‚ right? American nationalism seems to be its very own breed of nationalism‚ perhaps even akin to Nazi Germany nationalism. Now‚ most Americans could probably not tell you what nationalism even means‚ however‚ they could give you a basic definition of patriotism‚ because
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