In 1497‚ King Manuel ordered Vasco da Gama to go on an expedition in East Asia. The journey is a prime example‚ which demonstrated how gunpowder transformed Europe. His use of gunpowder allowed him to set forceful deals with other nations after destroying their navies with superior cannons and boats. Even though China invented an early version of the powder‚ they neglected the improvement of it‚ as they believed it was noisy‚ cheap and dirty business. It was the Europeans who found success with
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scientific research methods to investigate reaction times. His book published in 1874‚ Principles of Physiological Psychology‚ outlined many of the major connections between the science of physiology and the study of human thought and behavior. He later opened the world’s first psychology lab in 1879 at the University of Leipzig. This event is generally considered the official start of psychology as a separate and distinct scientific discipline. How did Wundt view psychology? He perceived the subject
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preparation and the execution of the attack. Despite the tragic story of America’s past that is Pearl Harbor‚it is important to remember the story on the attack because we will learn how to take the Japanese’s failure and use it to accomplish military goals in the future. The attack on Pearl Harbor was planned with a lot of time in advance to make sure the invasion would be successful. These plans got started by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Other admirals helped such as Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka. They took
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Anonymous Rlgn 1302 Mr. Thomas August 6‚ 2013 How my life was changed through Jesus Christ Jesus is the central figure in Christianity. His life and ministry are chronicled in the four gospels in the New Testament. Jesus performed many miracles of healing and deliverance. He called 12 men to follow him and worked closely with them to train and prepare them to carry on the ministry. Jesus Christ was crucified but three days later he resurrected‚ appeared to his disciples in a span of 40 days
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were replacing the alcohol (“The Prohibition Era”). Not only was alcohol being sold in clubs‚ it was being sold directly over the counter. Bootleggers would sell millions of what they called “medicinal whiskey” over the counter at drug stores. This was dangerous‚ but very easy for them to do. Also‚ Speakeasies would sell a filtered denatured alcohol to their individual customers‚ and it was made from corn (“The Prohibition Era”). Home brewing became very popular as well. (“1920s Prohibition”). Prohibition
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The beliefs on how the Gestapo Treated People Most people believe the Gestapo in Germany we imprisoning Jews based off of their own decisions and feelings. Some people believe they were being controlled by Hinrich Himmler‚ who is the head of the S.S. Hitler’s elite paramilitary corps. These are both good theories but only one can be true. These theories also have much supporting information to back them up. People say they were being controlled by Himmler. They were not that active until the head
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Nintendo single-handedly revolutionized gaming forever and here’s how they did it. Nintendo has been known to be the king when it comes to the gaming industry. They have a long running history‚ and own many iconic characters in the world. You may wonder‚ how did they achieve this? Compared to their competitors‚ Nintendo constantly drives on easy to pick up and casual games. Unlike games nowadays‚ where the internet is prevalent‚ Nintendo shines in creating a social aspect when gaming‚ capitalizing
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This particular agency was created to reduce unemployment on mass scale. CCC was the center of the operation which were accountable for numerous public work projects that are still used to this day. A government agency created the Federal Housing Registration‚ which was responsible of fixing the housing crisis. Also the responsibility expand in scope to regulated mortgages and housing conditions. The Home Owners Loan Corporation also played a large part in this housing crisis.
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Illinois. This part of his life is often overlooked. Lincoln’s adult life as a lawyer helped set in stone his beliefs that every man should be honest in what they do. This is how he gained the nickname “Honest Abe” that eventually led to his run at the presidency. . Lincoln worked hard as a lawyer to change the stereotype often associated with lawyers of being greedy and dishonest is what made him such a good candidate for president. The public could sense that he didn’t share the same sense of
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spark of new ideas in what was later referred to as the enlightenment period. This time of development set in place many of the rights and social aspects that seem necessary and guaranteed in modern society. It was the result of the innovations in preceding revolutions of science‚ commerce and religion all converging into a final revolt and allowing the world to change as a whole in the Industrial Revolution. At this time‚ egalitarian feelings‚ like feminism and abolitionism‚ as well as the principal
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