Scared to Death During the latter part of the year in Massachusetts‚ 1918‚ all hell broke loose. Jane Brox‚ the author of the devastating essay “Influenza 1918‚” describes the influenza that happened in her hometown before she was born as she states “the flu cut right through‚ spreading ahead of its own rumors‚ passing on a handshake and on the wind and with the lightest kiss.” (Brox 80). The flu was airborne and unstoppable. Deadly‚ the small hospitals began to fill up with patients sickened and
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The French Revolution Enlightenment ideals reflected in the French Revolution by creating Enlightenment canon of basic text‚ by selecting certain authors and identifying them with the Enlightenment in order to legitimize their republican political agenda. Enlightenment ideals were also reflected by Edmund Burke in which was one of the first to suggest that the philosopher of the French Enlightenment were somehow responsible for the French Revolution‚ and his argument was taken up‚ and elaborated
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However‚ freedom of the people trumps the economical state of the island. From 1791-1804‚ the slaves of Saint Domingue revolted against the French government. In the end‚ they were successful. The Haitian Revolution was the first of its kind due to the fact that it was a slave-led revolution. Not only did they end slavery on the island‚ but
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German nationalism did change between 1789 and 1840‚ regarding their aims‚ characteristics and demographics‚ but only to some extent. The changes and continuation of nationalism were essentially affected by the international context and the domestic factors which both stimulated and stagnated German nationalism throughout the period. Although the nationalists may have not achieved their ultimate aim for political unity by 1840‚ the events during this period had indeed strengthened the ’cultural
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The Revolutions of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848 were caused by numerous events taking place in Europe. A range of conflicts that were going on in different countries throughout Europe led up to the proceeding of these Revolutions. For instance‚ France was awaiting the death of their king Louis Philippe. Germany was going through liberal pressure with their 30 loosely bound states‚ and Italy was also struggling with all the newly acquired kingdoms. However‚ the main cause were the rebellions
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30.1 Revolutions in Russia * Russian Revolution: long time in coming * Oppression of 19th century czarssocial unrest * Revolts: army officers in 1825‚ peasants‚ secret groups plotted * 1881 students assassinated Alexander II (reformer) Alexander III Upholds the Autocracy * Autocracy: gov’t with total power * Program of “autocracy‚ orthodoxy‚ and nationality”—led to censorship‚ secret police‚ exile * Oppression: goal was to create uniform culture * Russian
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A brief summary of module 8 in lieu of the DBA. 8.01 Agricultural Revolutions Agriculture is the modification of Earth by humans to raise crops and animals for food or to sell. Agriculture was born out of hunting and gathering. As human populations began to experiment with growing plants and raising animals thousands of years ago‚ the concept of agriculture as it is known today was established. In this interactive‚ you will explore the development of agriculture‚ identify the hearths of plant
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The Digital Revolution 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on questions 1-8 which are based on the Passage below. Wheel of Fortune: Emma Duncan discusses the potential effects on the entertainment industry of the digital revolution A Since moving pictures were invented a century ago‚ a new way of distributing entertainment to consumers has emerged about once every generation. Each such innovation has changed the industry irreversibly; each has been accompanied by a period of fear mixed with
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The Industrial Revolution was the period of enormous social‚ economic and cultural change that began in the middle of the eighteenth century in Great Britain which expanded throughout the rest of the world. During this time‚ countries gradually shifted from a primarily agrarian society to one of machine industry and manufacture. The Industrial Revolution brought about significant changes that transformed the way people lived. Some of the most crucial technological advancements include the uses
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prosperous islands and a huge benefit for France’s economy. Sugar cane was abundant on this island and France sent many African slaves to work on plantations established there. In 1791 a slave revolt broke out when the Haitians learned about the French revolution. This was the only successful slave revolt in history. From this success there was also an immense downfall‚ and what was once one of the richest islands of the 18th century‚ is now the poorest country in the world. Many forces have made an impact
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