Unlike European industrializing power‚ China industrialized while relatively remote from other industrial nations‚ allowing it to develop its own strand of industrialization. Before industrialization‚ the humiliating practice of foot binding was very popular. Girls
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This is a CHANGE question!!!!!! How far is it accurate to describe black Americans as second class citizens the years 1945-55? Plan: The BAD part: After WW2‚ even though black soldiers were recognized by European countries as “Black Heroes”‚ segregation in the Armed Forces still existed. Jim Crow Laws were very strict‚ it promoted segregation in Southern states between 1876 and 1965‚ and this was a very long period of time with very‚ very little de facto change. Black people were segregated
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October 11th American Confederation- june and july of 1788 that leaders of cities would organize celebrations of ratification of the constitution Benjamin Rush- social classes “forgot its claims” parades in Phil. and New York showed strong support 1788- strong support in urban environments; nations prospects were not promising (all americans 1790 3.9 million lived near Atlantic coast‚ large areas west of App. laid in native american hands‚ british had military outpost near great lakes‚ fears
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priest to receive forgiveness from God. Martin Luther states that this is absurd. People should have a personal relationship with God‚ and did not have to go to church to talk with God. Each Christian has a relationship with God‚ and this liberated Europeans and Christians: everyone could now ask for forgiveness on their own. Martin Luther also believed that each Christian was a priest. Luther also introduced the 5 basic theological principles of the new reformed religion: Sola Fide‚ (by faith alone)
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cold war was not a period of when civilians feared visible intimidations or threats‚ but a period in which they feared uncertainty. Civilians did not know how‚ when‚ or where they will be endangered by manmade weapons of mass destruction. The movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) perfectly embodied the dystopian contexts taking place within the 1960s. For instance‚ in the opening scene when the apes discover how to use the bone as a weapon‚ and a tool. This scene has two settings‚ first at an African
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History‚ a record of past events and developments‚ which are usually in chronological order that define who and what we are today. Now days‚ history is changing so rapidly and life seems to be stuck in fast forward. Usually when people think of the word history‚ they often think of big events‚ when truly everything you do is making up history. Even reading this paper is history in the making. And as a human it is our duty to know and analyze our past to make sure repetition of our downfalls doesn’t
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AP® United States History 2010 Free-Response Questions The College Board The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board is composed of more than 5‚700 schools‚ colleges‚ universities and other educational organizations. Each year‚ the College Board serves seven million students and their parents‚ 23‚000 high schools‚ and 3‚800 colleges through major programs and services in
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Mary McAuley sets out to describe the failure of communism in Russia and its sudden collapse in 1989-91. The Russian political experiment failed due to the following reasons‚ Communist theory assumes that all humans are basically good‚ well-motivated‚ and possess equal capabilities and motivation. This simply isn’t so‚ and Communism never found any way to overcome the problems this assumption caused. The failure of communism is due to human nature. Power corrupts. If Stalin was not corrupted by his
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Shelby Cook DBQ-1 AP World History Many different aspects help to shape the Modern Olympic Movement. They all helped to form the Olympics we know today. The political controversies‚ social issues; including discrimination among sexes‚ and the economic boost were all three big factors in shaping this movement from 1892 to 2000. The idea of the Olympics was not completely accepted in all governments. Many members of the Modern Olympic Movement were trying to persuade their countries
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PChapter 17 notes Toward a new world view 1540-1789 * The scientific revolution * Scientific thought in 1500 * Thomas Aquinas- brought Aristotelian philosophy into harmony with christen doctrine * Ptolemy- planets move in epicycles * Origins of the scientific revolution * Permanent universities * Recovery of ancient works * Printing press * Copernican hypothesis * Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543- polish cleric
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