Hawaii was important to the United States for its military potential‚ as well as many economic reasons such as its rich agrarian industry. Without Hawaii‚ the United States would have had to negotiate more for navy bases from which it could launch aquatic assaults on the Axis Powers and Japan. This significantly increased our participation in World War II‚ while decreasing our debt to other nations for allowing us to use their ports. The first settlers of the islands were probably Polynesians from
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Leonardo da Vinci Who was the most significant Renaissance artist? I believe Leonardo da Vinci was the most significant Renaissance artist. I believe that he is the most significant artist because he made paintings and inventions that were so famous they got known almost worldwide. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 14 1452. He began as an artist very young. According to Leonardo’s biography he was 14 when he began working for the famous artist‚ Verrocchio. He was the youngest artist to get
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This begs the question‚ “What was David’s intention in Oath of the Horatii?” The painting had a wide appeal. To those in power it seemed to represent a loyalty to the State. The piece was‚ after all‚ commissioned for King Louis XVI. When the piece was displayed in the Salon of 1785 it garnered wide acclaim. Thomas Jefferson‚ who was in Paris at the time as the American minister to France. David wrote to the Marquis de Bievre in August
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There are many dates involved in the history of America. Some are more important than others. But all of them have some small or huge events. Washington. Many say he was a great leader. Others say he had a huge impact on our history. Being the leader he was‚ Washington chose prominent political figures. He soon decided to chose Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State and‚ Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury‚ Henry Knox as secretary of war‚ and Edmund Randolph as The Attorney General
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baseball while attending St. Mary Industrial. George had also believed that he was born a year after his original birthday which would be February 7‚ 1894 instead of February 6‚ 1895. George Herman “Babe” Ruth is the most important figure in baseball history for making a contribution to the sport as well as saving it. Ruth had led his team to victory by winning 4 world series and leading them to a triple crown category. Ruth was the secret weapon on his team making his team go far in the tournaments
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What would you do if you were John? Some people believe John was a terrorist. Some believe he was not a terrorist. I have three reasons why John was a terrorist. The first reason is he attacked Harper’s Ferry. The second reason is his attack on Kansas. The third reason is he dragged his sons into the attack. The first reason John Brown was a terrorist was the attack on Harper’s Ferry. He thought if he attacked it would make him stronger to take over Harper’s Ferry‚ to start a slave revolt‚ then
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In early civilization‚ dance played an important role in entertainment‚ rituals and ceremonies. Although dance was something not easily documented‚ in comparison to paintings or sculptures‚ there has been proof of its existence. Bachata is a type of dance that originated in the Dominican Republic‚ with its beautiful dance style‚ but perhaps intimate at times‚ it easily catches the eye. In Bachata‚ its creativity is rendered through dance‚ where new movements are being formed constantly. At a professional
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the most despicable acts of humankind. It’s always saddening to look back on history and view the bad things. When we think of history most think of the success of others in the before times‚ but not everybody thinks of what the other side of success was for some people. America‚ such a great country with a solid structure‚ but how did it get to be such? Let’s take a ponder into the past history of America from the standpoint of a slave. Slaves came to America by boats with terrible conditions. These
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General Douglas Haig was the general of the army and he had a really important role to play. His role was to command the army; however‚ his plans didn’t turn out to be a success because there were so many deaths. This was in the Battle of the Somme. The Battle of the Somme was on July 1st 1916 – November 18th 1916. This battle had started as Germany had attacked France in Verdun and France was losing. This then meant that they had to call one of their allies and the only near friend was Britain. They called
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Prince Metternich was the chancellor of Austria; he was the most influential man during the time of the German unification. Prince Metternich was the chancellor of Austria between 1807 and 1848‚ during his time as chancellor of Austria‚ he tried in many
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