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    From 1750 to 1900 there were some big changes which had an impact on every day life. Progress is defined as continuous improvement over a certain period of time. A revolution can be known as a big change. So a revolution‚ and then everything being at a standstill isn ’t progress. Furthermore you cannot improve over a period of time and have big hindrances in between; if any‚ hindrances can only be very minor. So the big question is how much consistent improvement was there from 1750 to 1900?

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    developed country A developed country‚ industrialized country‚ or "more developed country" (MDC)‚ is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly‚ the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are gross domestic product (GDP)‚ the per capita income‚ level of industrialization‚ amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.[1] Which criteria are to

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    of these soldiers would survive the trenches due to such poor conditions. So‚ why exactly did the United States join the war then? World War 1 was a long war‚ lasting from 1914 to 1918‚ primarily taking place in Europe. The United States were mutual until 1917‚ when war on Germany was officially declared. The United States joining the Allied made a dramatic turn in the course of the war. “American military and economic contributions to the Allied war effort helped to turn the course of the war and

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    The United States during the 1800’s was going through a mode of metamorphosis. The Civil War was a period dedicated to those who fought or opposed slavery in the nation. It solely focused on the people who fought for what they thought would benefit the country more. Apart from the Civil War was the Antebellum Period. The nation went through a phase of shifting individualism and gradual polarization before and after the Civil War‚ known as the Antebellum Period. There were movements done by various

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    The word ‘baroque’‚ originating from the Italian ‘barroco’‚ means ‘pearl of irregular shape’ or ‘bizarre’. Though this holds some seemingly negative connotations‚ its usage was to describe the highly-decorated style of 17th and 18th century Western European architecture‚ and the heavily ornamented style of music that came out of the renaissance. Today‚ the term ‘Baroque’ refers to a clearly definable genre of music which occurred between 1600-1750. In this essay‚ I will be talking about the socio-cultural

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    Why did the United States Fight Spain in 1898? ZaKedric Flanagan United States History II – Section 330 Professor Haussman September 24‚ 2014 The United States was concerned with the thought of another conflict in Cuba and the effect of such conflict on American interests there. For thirteen of the previous twenty nine years‚ Cuba had been the scene of violent conflict. The ten year war of Cuban independence that began in 1868 ended not because one side was defeated

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    that I will be using for my paper. During the 1920s the United States became more democratic in various ways. One of the ways that the United States became more democratic is by allowing women the right to vote. There was also culture transformation which was used as a tool “empower ordinary people and transform the style of politics” (pg 674). It was also during this time that child labor laws were created which added on to the democratic trend during this period (pg 666). Women being able to finally

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    among the great super powers of Europe wanting to expand more of their territory and goods. They were also in competition for economic power trying to take in control of the trade and market. With the arms race between the USSR and the US during the Cold War‚ and arms race among other countries began to develop wanting to increase the number of armies and new developments of more efficient weapons and tactics. Nationalism was shown throughout as people came together to prepare for war. Alliances

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    1. Why did Hitler declare war on the United States in 1941? Hitler declared war against the United States on December 11th of 1941‚ just a few days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th. I think the basis upon which Hitler declared war was his signing of Tripartite Pact towards the end of September of 1940. The pact was signed by Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy‚ along with some other smaller eastern European states‚ and was aimed at bring the signatories‚ who seemingly had aligned

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    Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam War? Explain what factors led American policymakers down the path towards war‚ and cite specific examples of critical events that reflected these factors. There was no specific factor that led the united states into getting involved in the Vietnam war‚ but rather a gradual series of events and decisions which would lead them down such a path. The initial reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam seemed logical and compelling to American leaders

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