The Soviet Union’s successful Sputnik launch on October 4th‚ 1957 created a political and emotional uproar in America. People in the United States were at times angered‚ dismayed‚ intrigued‚ fearful‚ humiliated‚ fascinated‚ distraught‚ and anxious at the thought of the Soviet satellite orbiting the planet. What Americans wanted most of all was for the U.S. to catch up to the Soviets as quickly as possible. They wanted reassurance and a definite closure of the perceived missile gap. Prior to the
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It wasn’t a surprise that Christianity was able to grow and spread rapidly as the Roman Empire declined‚ the conditions of Rome in the fourth century were perfect for Christianity. The expansion of the empire as they conquered and built roads in the earlier years allowed people to migrate easily from far places which led to overpopulation and the increase of the poor. Gruesome wars and diseases scared people making them want something that they could hope in and Christians brought lots of hope. Also
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The German word Kulturkampf refers to the struggle between Otto Von Bismarck -chancellor of the newly formed German and the man in charge of German Unification – and the Catholic Church. Kulturkampf was in introduced by the newly elected chancellor Bismarck in 1871 as a targeted attack towards the Catholic’s political influence in the newly unified Germany. The German Empire was proclaimed in 1871 after the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian war‚ naming the king and prime minister of Prussia
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Having wasted enormous resources on recapturing Allied prisoners of war (POWs)‚ the Germans move the most determined to a new‚ high-security prisoner of war camp. The commandant‚ Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger‚ tells the senior British officer‚ Group Capt Ramsey‚ "There will be no escapes from this camp." Ramsey replies that it is their duty to try to escape. After several failed escape attempts on the first day‚ the POWs settle into the prison camp. Gestapo and SS agents bring Squadron Leader Roger
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The Romans existed as an important power for over 1000 years. They brought stability‚ prosperity‚ and order to the civilized West. The growth of the Roman Empire had always been based on invasions‚ and the Empire’s economy was increasing with the exploitation of the new colonies. How could Rome fall? The fall of the Roman Empire was terrible and it took Western Civilization nearly ten centuries to recover and modernize a world which could be the rival of the civilization of Rome. Historians’
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Sputnik Launch Background: Sputnik was a Russian satellite‚ which also happened to be the first satellite to ever make it to space. Sputnik was 285cm long (112inches) it was 58cm (23 inches) in diameter and weighed 83.6kg (184lb). Sputnik circled the earth every 96.2 minutes until early 1958‚ when it had blown up in the atmosphere. Event: The Soviets launched Sputnik on October 5‚ 1957‚ showing the Americans that they were serious about launching a satellite to orbit around the Earth. In addition
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The spread of: Christianity‚ Isalm‚ Jerusalem‚ Crusades‚ trades‚ ’’Black Plague‚ had a major impact the population. 435 people gotten together to make the Bible‚ eventually led a Catholic church to be created. The leader of the Catholic church is called the Pope. The Pope will do anything to keep the Christianity’s religion glorified‚ if it was meant to kill or kick people out of there homes it was going to happen. The Crusade killed people in the Holy States. The Crusade were military campaigns
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Often‚ humans are blind to the idea that we are all one species‚ whether it be one person‚ or a crowd of people. Throughout the existence of mankind‚ many nations and civilizations have made history by slaughtering their own people‚ whether it be for superstitions‚ personal gain‚ or both. The Holocaust‚ one of the most violent genocidal events in the past century‚ has sparked many awareness programs to prevent another event of similar nature from happening again. Genocide is the act of deliberately
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There have been thousands of civilizations recorded throughout history‚ some have sustained‚ others have collapsed. The civilizations that sustained have learned from the ones that have collapsed. They learn not to make the mistakes those that have collapsed have made‚ they improve and adapt. Some use the mistakes of others to make them collapse so they can sustain. By knowing what they need to do to improve‚ they can make sure that they don’t collapse. Civilizations sustain with a social structure
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The Hollywood Blacklist came to be during the start of the “second red scare” which occurred after World War II. With fear that communism was being broadcasted to the American public‚ the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) started to send summonses to various members of Hollywood on the suspicion that their work was inspiring communism sympathy. There were members that refused to testify before the committee and so where blacklisted after servicing prison time and paying fines. They
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