The Cold War is considered to be a significant event in Modern World History. The Cold War dominated a rather long time period: between 1945‚ or the end of the World War II‚ and 1990‚ the collapse of the USSR. This period involved the relationships between two superpowers: the United States and the USSR. The Cold War began in Eastern Europe and Germany‚ according to the researchers of the Institute of Contemporary British History (Warner 15). Researchers state that “the USSR and the United States
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The Industrial Revolution had a huge lasting effect on our world. We’ve benefited from it in several ways. The Industrial revolution has made the way we live today much easier. The Industrial revolution began in Britain during the late 1700’s. By the1800s it had spread to other parts in Europe and to North America.Due to this we now have fuel efficient cars‚ cell phones‚ trains‚ and many other things we don’t realize. The Industrial revolution has also affected the way we live and act. We may not
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The invention of the automobile has brought more positive and negative effects than any other invention throughout transportation history. As the most widely accepted method of transportation‚ cars have changed the way people live all over the world. They have affected all aspects of society such as family life‚ the economy‚ and even the environment. The advancement of automobiles over time has directly affected the advancement of society as a whole. Over the generations automobiles have influenced
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Of the 185 defendants of the Nuremberg Trials‚ 12 received a death sentence‚ 8 received life prison‚ and 77 received prison terms varying in numbers. Some had committed suicide before they could be executed. These executions caused the United Nations to create certain documents trying to keep world peace. For example‚ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created. Following World War II‚ the Nuremberg Trials impacted the world then and in the future in many ways. To begin‚ the Nuremberg Trials
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ith the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney and throughout the addition of many new territories in the United States‚ the issue of slavery had never been so prominent and controversial in the states. Due to the Fugitive Slave Act that forced citizens to assist in capture of runaway slave‚ idea of citizens deciding whether territories would be free or slave states - known as popular soveirgnty‚ as well as the varying interpretations of the constitution‚ especially on the subject of slavery
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The American Civil War was the result of economic and social differences of the North and South. It ended with the defeat of the Southern Confederacy and the subsequent the thirteenth‚ fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution. The Civil War provided the Northern Union opportunities by introducing war supplement businesses such as railroads‚ weapons and machines‚ and crashed the Southern economy and its market. Some lasting effects of the Civil War including abolishment of the institution
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At the time of Louis Armstrong‚ America was extremely racially divided. In 1904‚ The Daytona Educational and Industrial Training for Negro Girls was opened. In 1909‚ the NAACP was formed to restore the legal rights of black Americans. In 1913‚ the Wilson administration began government-wide segregation of work places‚ rest rooms‚ and lunch rooms. It wasn’t really a good time for black folks. They weren’t being treated as humans‚ they were being treated as animals. Louis Armstrong was considered
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Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate‚ while schools without one have an estimated 72.9% graduation rate. There are many ways music‚ jazz in particular‚ has influenced society in the past and the present. The three most important things about jazz music are its effects on society in the past and present‚ its influencing of the music today‚ and its origins. Jazz music has effected society positively and negatively. It was started during a time of cultural divide‚ in
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The Industrial revolution had huge impact on many aspects of life on both the America and England. The industrial revolution can be broken down into three revolutions. The first revolution involves the use of steam motors. Also‚ the change in agricultural and manufacturing in the textile industry. The second revolutions involve the mass burning of fossil fuels and mass production of factories. The second revolution brought better communication methods known as electrical communication. The third
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The Industrial revolution affected all aspects of the American life‚ & it provoked more changes than expected. First‚ the industrial revolution expanded the US effectively. Railroads wouldn’t be in existence and to the extent that they are now if it had not been for the Industrial Revolution. Due to Industrialization‚ it allowed a huge production of rail and rolling stock to go on rails. Soon‚ railroads would begin to spread all across the United States & eventually reaching the Pacific‚ and it quickly
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