Why did Athens lose the Peloponnesian Wars? What impact did the wars have on Greece? A good portion of blame for Athens losing the Peloponnesian Wars can be laid at the feet of two men: Alcibiades and the Spartan king‚ Lysander. Alcibiades was the nephew of Pericles. He was very charismatic and the young people of Athens loved him. But he had a glaring flaw; he lost his parents at a young age and became something of a sociopath‚ not caring what his deeds resulted in. As stated before
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Introduction: Germany under the rule of the Fuhrer Hitler‚ his rule had positive and negative effects on the German people during his reign. Hitler came into power when the weak Weimar republic were giving into the Treaty of Versailles‚ this only made the republic weaker and causing them to lose their army and their money. Germany tried to find a stronger leader who could lead them out of depression during the time of the treaty‚ when Hitler came into power he created the Nazi party who convinced
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2000s‚ it looked a lot different than in the 1500s. Many things have influenced and hindered globalization throughout history. The effects of globalization can still be seen today. First of all‚ globalization is “The breaking down of traditional boundaries in the face of increasingly global financial and cultural trends” (pg. G-7). As people began buying and trading goods from other countries‚ globalization of trade and travel came to be also. It began back in the fourteen hundreds. Christopher Columbus
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of six million European Jewish people. This had many impacts on both Europe and other countries around the world. The main impacts were the drop in population of Jewish people and how survivors demanded everything they lost‚ the emigration of survivors from Germany‚ and the Nuremberg Trials. One of the many impacts of the Holocaust was the drop in population of Jewish people in Germany and around the world and how they demanded everything they lost. Around six million Jewish people were killed during
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Between 1500 and beginning of 19thcentury‚ the issue of power began to rise in Europe; the paradox of this issue raise a question of power; under what condition will individuals and groups like nobles and the church sacrifice present power for the expected future benefit? People always prefer more power rather than less‚ unless the benefit exceed the present power. Thus‚ if we assure narrow rationality‚ then we would predict power maximization. However‚ that is not what happened‚ people gave up power
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What London Was Like in the 1500s In the 1500s London constructed around 50‚ 000 buildings throughout the 1500s. These buildings shaped and built London into what it is today. Before the 1500s the people of London went on many conquests in which they appointed Westminster as their center for control for government. London was one of the U. K.’s largest cities. Many events transpired in London in the 1500s including the Black Death diminishing their population by a great deal. London did rebuild
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Essay Describe the European groups that came to New Zealand prior to 1840‚ and the impacts their contact had on Maori culture Before the 1840s there were many European groups that impacted Maori culture with positive‚ negative‚ major and minor impacts. These main groups that impacted Maori culture were the Explorers‚ Traders‚ Missionaries and the Sealers and Whalers. Some of these groups had major impacts on Maori culture and some of them had minor impacts. The explorers had a major impact
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Historians estimate that between 1500 and 1870‚ more than eleven million men and women were captured and carried across the Atlantic Ocean in large ships meant to house slaves in horrific conditions. The passengers were transported to the West Indies‚ Brazil or other parts of the new and forming Americas. These people were enslaved Africans‚ and their lives onboard these slaves’ ships were worse than any pain imaginable at the time. During the 1500s‚ Europeans saw enslaved Africans as inexpensive
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Why did people want to go west. Many settlers and pioneers wanted to move west. Because they thought that moving west would “fresh start. They Also wanted to buy and own land. Some pioneers wanted to try new thing such as farming and gold mining.”But all this started because of the louisiana purchase in 1803. “France and Spain were both negotiating for ownership of the Louisiana territory.” Everyone wanted the louisiana territory. Because there was lots of land and lots of things that people could
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What Have Others Learned from You? Our Scripture Reading from Deuteronomy makes a connection between obeying God Word‚ and obtaining material blessings; but‚ more importantly‚ it reminds us that God’s Word is close to us (Deuteronomy 30:9-14). God’s Word is not something so far removed that we never get a glimpse of it. It is not beyond our reasoning and capabilities. By the way‚ I am not suggesting that we grasp God’s Word in its totality‚ but enough of God’s Word to lead us to do good. Being
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