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    In reference to our country’s history‚ sectionalism can be described as bias for a particular region or area in the sacrifice of other places.. The “majority” in this sense would be a particular region (such as the North) and how they would yield the most benefits at the expense of the rest of the United States. In fact‚ sectionalism arose from the formation of the various colonies. Each colony held their well-being above the others and this mindset was stuck in later years when everything shifted

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    Garcia 1 Pandemics All Around the World: Emergence and Devastation Many people today wonder when‚ where‚ why‚ and how pandemics occur. Some people do not have any knowledge about pandemics. “According to the World Health Organization (WHO‚ several factors must be present to be considered a pandemic. First‚ the disease must have never appeared before within a population; second‚ the agent that carries the disease—like a fly‚ bacteria‚ air‚ or water—infects one person‚ causing serious illness;

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    and the expressions of‚ African nationalism between the two world wars. There were various types of influences on Africa‚ which encouraged nationalism. The uniting of the continent brought on a movement called Pan- Africanism‚ although never succeeding in uniting all of Africa‚ it also brought up some of the most violent outbreaks against each other’s tribes and problems. Besides these devastating events‚ there have been some accomplishments where nationalism has played a positive role. Thomas

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    There are many factors that can determine why a historian arrives at a certain viewpoint. These are factors not limited to: The zeitgeist in which the source was written‚ the information available to them (e.g. where the US or Soviet archives open to the historian)‚ the focus of the source‚ the historical methods employed‚ the assumptions they make‚ their political convictions and their agenda (the purpose of the source). Evaluating these different areas can help explain the various discrepancies

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    "The term nationalism refers to an ideology based on the notion that people who have a sense of homogeneity rooted in a conception of a shared history and a common ethnicity‚ cultural heritage‚ language‚ or religion should be united in a single nation-state free of "alien" political‚ economic‚ or cultural influence or domination." (Putins Peter‚ Rita) Nationalism has brought together many countries throughout its existence. For instance‚ Germany‚ Italy and France were all unified due to this powerful

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    12/12/12 NATIONALISM For more than five centuries it has been‚ and remains‚ the world’s “most powerful idea”. Nationalism is a key characteristic of traditional global politics. Despite its strength however‚ nationalism is not as dominant a political identity as it once was. Nationalism had existed throughout human civilization; it became a major political movement‚ in large part because of centuries of imperialism. As countries expanded their borders through warfare and colonialism‚ the map

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    Characterizing the First World War as an epidemic of miscalculation‚ President John F. Kennedy pondered‚ “they somehow seemed to tumble into war … through stupidity‚ individual idiosyncrasies‚ misunderstandings‚ and personal complexes of inferiority and grandeur” (49). Reflecting upon these miscalculations‚ Robert F. Kennedy’s Thirteen Days documents the Cuban Missile Crisis and catalogues the President’s contemplative action amidst potential disaster. Considering the misjudgment that drove conflict

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    I agree to a little extent that Stalin’s foreign policy was a major contributing factor to the emergence of the Cold War in the period 1945-50. Source S tells me that Stalin’s policies with regards to the military were ‘reactive and restrained’ and that he was constantly seeking peaceful coexistence with capitalism. This is in similarity with Source U where we are told that he was not pursuing expansionism –rather to ‘avoid confrontation with the West’ and wanted to cooperate with them. Source T

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    century‚ Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. Yet below the surface‚ several forces were at work that would lead Europe into the “Great War.” One of these forces was nationalism‚ and it had an explosive effect in the Balkans. Nationalism was only one of the many causes of World War 1. Who and/or what caused WW1? Well there can be many different points of views and answers to this question. Many people believed that it was Germanys fault for declaring war on Russia‚ all though Russia

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    and removed from Mississippi.” “Systematic effort was made during the whole period of Reconstruction to prevent Negroes from bearing arms. First there was the demand that Negro federal troops be immediately disbanded of removed from the South. Then the White militia searched Negro dwellings for arms and took them away.”

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