to 1800 is referred to as the “little ice age‚” as it was the period of climate change for the worse; becoming colder and wetter. This ultimately led to the destruction of the crops that were essential to society. What was the name of the plague that devastated Europe in the 14th century? “Black Death” was the name of the plague that devastated Europe. How did this plague spread? The plague normally affected rats and was passed through the fleas that lived on them. Fleas drank the blood of the
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Americans today have slowly forgotten how our society came to be. The first Americans had to struggle a ton to get to where we are today. Colonists of America had to develop European settlement and nation building by introducing the political‚ social‚ and cultural exploration of each colony. The colonists had to build communities with these explorations to help control and grow the colonies. The three colonies that started America included New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Settlers had to explore
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the attack was made on. This protests was one of the hardest taken by the United States because our own president drove the people who fought for our country away from The Capitol. President Hoover then became nervous because this brought bad publicity upon the government‚ and himself‚ forcing him to take drastic measures to help clear the steps of The Capitol. While some people might believe the protest
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triangles. Secondly‚ Archimedes contributed a ton to both fields. One of the most famous things that Archimedes did was find out if a crown that the king had ordered was made of solid gold. What Archimedes did first compare the weights of gold and silver when immersed in water(he compared it with silver because that was what the crown was suspected to be partly made of). The next thing he did with the crown was immerse it in the
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ranged anywhere from Identity Theft to professional assassinations. The Mafia started off in Italy‚ where the original Mob was formed‚ but the Mafia traveled to America to make money selling alcohol during the Prohibition. As the Mafia got bigger‚ the jobs got bigger and the crime bosses became known worldwide. Some of the more-known bosses were Tony “Big Tuna” Accardo‚ Pablo Escobar‚ and the infamous Al Capone. Al Capone ran crimes throughout
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‘Blitzkrieg’ succeeded in Poland not because of it being a superior tactic‚ but because the Polish were unprepared. To what extent is this statement an accurate assessment of the success of ‘Blitzkrieg’ in Poland in WW2? Introduction Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler (18889-1945)‚ the National Socialist German Workers Party‚ or Nazi Party‚ grew into a mass movement and ruled Germany through totalitarianism‚ from 1933-1945. It was founded in 1919 as the German workers party‚ the party promoted
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World War II was one of the most toxic wars in history‚ having over sixty million casualties‚ most were civilians. This was impacted a lot of countries almost all of the world‚ that’s why the name was given. World war II impacted most countries in the world‚ and damaged nearly all of the countries involved greatly. This led to the downfall of Western European countries as world powers‚ so they left it up to the Soviet Union and the United States. World War II started in 1939 and ended in 1945‚ with
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Roman Empire‚ it’s rule lasted from 31 B.C. to 476 A.D. and was a major influence on culture‚ especially Western Civilization. In order for Rome to become the powerhouse it did‚ they had to find an efficient way to get clean water to and from the city and anywhere else they may need‚ so they created the aqueducts in order to do just that. Aqueducts are huge stone structures that almost look like a bridge‚ except it carries water from one place to another and uses a combination of pipes‚ slopes‚ and
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rights of the Nobility over their people‚ ending feudalism. On 26 August‚ the National Assembly published the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen‚ which was written by the nobleman‚ Marquis de Lafayette. The National Assembly began to decide how it would be under the new constitution. Many members‚ especially the nobles‚ wanted a senate or a second upper house. However‚ more people voted to keep having just one assembly. The King was given a suspensive veto over law which meant he would
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Americans supported slavery because slavery was legal‚ technology has changed‚ and slavery going on today. Many of the American supported because they need to work their farms and other labor jobs. ¨England’s southern colonies in North America developed a farm economy that could not survive without slave labor.¨ ¨Early in the seventeenth century‚ a Dutch ship loaded with African slaves introduced a solution—and a new problem—to the New World.¨(Civil War Trust). ¨Slaves were most economical on large
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