Populism is the revolt by the farmers in the South against the Democrats and Republicans. It was a down-up system that failed. Populism was a struggle between the elite and lower class that wanted more government control of banking and industries because farmers felt as if they were getting the short end of the stick. People were from a farming background and had the view that the government was favoring banks and industries and felt like the government was planning on getting rid of agriculture
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Do you know how the Olympics all started? The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Olympics first began and why it began. There are many different games that have been adapted over the years. The importance of this paper is to inform the reader of how the Olympics developed and why it developed. Body The Olympics were said to originate long ago in the city of Olympia. The games developed because the Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline. The one Greek to model these ideals
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farmers had to work hard and long hours for low pay. If they failed to produce these farmers and their family could be sold into slavery. It’s no surprise that the lower classes of classical Greek society wanted to bring about change to their government. This dissatisfaction with the current political system is what eventually encouraged Cleisthenes to implement his reforms and by extension‚ what caused Democracy to emerge. While Cleisthenes is credited with creating Democracy‚ in order to create it there
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Why did Phillip II launch the Armada and why did it fail? In the summer of 1588‚ the catholic king of Spain‚ Phillip II‚ came up with a plan to conquer protestant England. He would collect his army from the Netherlands and a huge fleet of 130 ships across the channel‚ with the help of France. Why did Phillip launch the Armada?- Phillip launched the Armada for many reasons. When Elizabeth became queen‚ Phillip asked her hand in marriage‚ but she refused. This angered him‚ as he hoped to keep power
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World War II By: Zach Dahlenburg From what I have read its seems that Germany was the main reason for the first World War and for the second War. Some of the reasons why the second war was started was due to Fascism which was started by Benito Mussolini. Another reason that the second war was started was due to Chamberlin giving Germany part of Cezoslavakia After the First War‚ the French built the Maginot Wall to better protect them from Germany. It was 125 miles long (202 km). It stretched
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rights and helped set them free from anything holding them down. Together Justinian and Theodora rebuilt the Hagia Sophia which became the most significant monument on earth. On the other hand some people were not in favor of Justinian and Theodora and did not think they benefited
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numerous scholars question whether or not the great poet/author truly existed. Shakespeare wasn’t born into wealth or royalty nor did he marry into it. Born to John Shakespeare a glove maker and a merchant and Mary Arden the daughter of a farmer. Throughout his life he never had money. He grew up in church all his life and was baptized on April 26‚ 1564 in Stratford. During this time infants were baptized 3 days after their birth so that leads historians
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In the War of 1812‚ blockades were some of the earliest tactics deployed by the British. While you would think that the U.S. Industry would not be affected‚ but it was. Imports and exports were blocked from ports‚ which made the industry slower and weaker‚ but more advanced. The U.S. industry could not trade overseas‚ and were limited in materials‚ and not in advances. The blockades closed off mostly northern ports at the beginning of the war‚ and all of the eastern ports at the end of the war
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“Why do you want to work in this field” I want to work in this field because as a child‚ I was not given the best fertilizer to thrive in a classroom; being coddled and not being held to my fullest potential. I feel that it is my duty to prepare students for a lifetime of success through a well structured‚ fun‚ and friendly‚ environment. Through this environment‚ I hope that with my hard work‚ dedication‚ and help of my colleagues‚ the younger generation of tomorrow will have a pleasurable learning
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is where cloth is woven by workers. By the 1800th century all of that was done by machines. England had vast resources of coal‚ iron‚tin‚ wool‚ lead‚ and cotton; also it was close to water for canals (Document 1). One of the most important reason to why the Industrial Revolution started in England and not somewhere else. England had all the resources they just needed the right minds to start the process of the Revolution. “England … has been fortunate in possessing the natural conditions necessary
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