1. The American Revolution didn’t begin just because of one reason‚ but one major reason that really angered the Americans was when the British dumped tons of tea into Boston Harbor in December 1773 as a protest against the tax laws. The brutal British comeback to this act resulted in sending British troops to Boston and closing Boston Harbor‚ causing pressure and rancor to intensify. The British tried to disband the insurgents in Massachusetts by confiscating their weapons and ammunition and arresting
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A document that would show a Japanese elementary school from the 19th century to compare it to the normal school in doc. 2 would help in comparison of the documents. Also a western style elementary school from the 19th century that could show the similarities and differences from the Japanese school would help. Education was affected by the west in many ways in Japan. Documents 2‚6 show this perfectly. This supports my thought that the West played a pivotal role in their development and modernization
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1. Which of the following was NOT one of the early modern Islamic empires? Ottoman‚ Abbasid‚ Gujarat‚ Mughal‚ Safavid. * Abbasid and Gujarat. 2. How were the three Muslim early modern empires similar? The largest of the three empires‚ the Ottoman‚ stretched at its peak in the 17th century from north Africa to southern Russia‚ and from Hungary to the port of Aden on the southern end of the Red Sea. To the east in what is now Iran and Afghanistan‚ the Safavid dynasty arose to challenge the
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In China between 1925 and 1950‚ the Chinese Communist Party was growing and taking over China with the support of the peasant class. The CCP allowed peasants a better life and was supported by the lowest class while higher class people like the landlords were chastised by the Party‚ and even with Japan occupying some parts of China‚ Communist ideas kept the peasant class strong enough to push the Japanese out. In the time leading up to the Chinese Communist Party taking over‚ Japan held power over
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Easter in Italy Easter is celebrated differently throughout the world. In Italy it is celebrated differently in each region within the country. Easter is known as Buona Pasqua in Italy. I am going to compare and contrast the different ways of celebrations in a few cities in Italy. I am also going to compare and contrast the types of Easter meals that are made during this holiday. In Florence‚ Italy Easter Sunday starts its’ celebration at the Piazza Del Duomo every year. For the past 350 years
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The city of romance‚ the city of water or better known as Venice‚ Italy. Why should someone visit Venice? The better question is why anyone wouldn’t want to visit Venice? It is supposed to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. Venice has many attractions to bring the masses to her doors. Doge’s Palace‚ Gondola’s‚ Rialto Bridge‚ Canal Grande‚ carnival time‚ fresh markets‚ art museums and so many more places and things to see. Venice sits in an archipelago (a group of small islands) and all
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identified a talented man‚ capable of protecting and let his honor to be respected (La Piccola Treccani). HISTORY According to the myth‚ at the end of the seventeen century‚ three knights sailed from Spain for an affair of honor and landed in Italy. Their name were Osso‚ Mastrosso‚ and Carcagnosso. The first one‚ devoting himself to Saint George‚ decided to stay in Sicily and to found Cosa Nostra; the second one‚ devoting to the Virgin Mary‚ choose Campania and gave birth to the Camorra; the
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Leader in the Fascist Party After the First World War countries throughout Europe were left to repair themselves from the damages done by the war. Societies were ruined‚ citizens killed‚ cities destroyed‚ and economies collapsed. It seems like although the allies managed to win the war‚ there was no real winner. Everyone who was involved in World War I had to experience the chaos that it invoked. One of the many countries that took a large hit from the war was Italy. Unfortunately Italy experienced
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President Herbert Hoover‚ a Republican‚ had control of the United States from 1929 to 1933‚ the beginning of the economic downfall. Hoover created a laissez-faire government; the government was not involved in everyday business‚ instead it was a very hands off approach and daily life just took its path. When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933 the economy was now deep in a huge downward spiral‚ and he raised a new Democratic approach to run the government and United States. The United
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Buddhism began by Buddha himself preaching his enlightenment message on his view on the world and how humans should‚ and the best way to‚ succeed in the world. However in the 6th century BCE the government had fallen and there was period of instability until the Sui Dynasty took over‚ during this period was when Buddhism began to majorly spread. After the fall of the Han dynasty‚ there were many responses to the spread of Buddhism throughout China between the 6th century BCE and 570 CE. Buddhism
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