tolls. Some took longer to play out: emotional and psychological scars on those who survived‚ and the lingering fallout for a society that had many of its best and brightest torn from its midst forever. One of the most notorious of the time was the First World War. The Great War lasted four years‚ spanning from 1914 to 1918. The war was the result of a strong sense of militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was the spark
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Before the First World War‚ Canada was a member of the British Empire and was obligated to follow the mother country. Even though Canada had no choice whether to go to war‚ Canadians across the country were eager to fight. As many men volunteered‚ the situation at home began to change. Some of the changes included industrialization and new status for women. Many positive changes were implemented‚ but so were negative ones. There was even a time when our democracy and freedom was threatened. The war
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the lightbulb was so significant that it is still effecting society to today. Thomas Edison’s lightbulb had to consist of three things‚ the first being a durable incandescent material‚ the second thing the lightbulb needed was to eliminate the oxygenation from the bulb‚ and the last thing the lightbulb needed was a filament material of high resistance. The first lightbulb was going to be made out of platinum‚ however‚ platinum was very expensive to distribute to homes across the globe. Edison then
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After the American Civil War‚ slavery of the black people ended. However‚ discrimination and injustice towards black people was still happening all around America. Around America‚ black people were pushed around against their will‚ not given the rights that are rightfully by law theirs‚ and even though there were organizations such as The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) working to fight against that‚ not much was being resolved. The murder of Emmett Till erupted
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supporting a strong national government since he wrote so many of the Federalist Papers. Hamilton also envisioned an America that was governed primarily by the elite. His party‚ the Federalist Party would be the one of the rich‚ the able and well-born. Hamilton wanted affiliations with Great Britain due to his passion for elitism and trade. On the other hand‚ Jefferson wanted an American that was predominantly agrarian‚ with most people being small scale subsistence level farmers. Maybe they would produce
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realized that it had something to do with his eyes. Eventually‚ Paul realized that the solar eclipse was a lie. When Paul came home he knew that he had to ask his parents about what really happened. After Paul asked his parents his mom burst into tears first. She then kept on spilling every detail about Paul’s eyes. Paul was very mad and sad about what his mom chose to do. He realized that he should’ve never been blaming himself for his eyes. All along it was all his brother‚ Erik’s
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For the first time in history china was ruled by a foreign nonnative ruler. The Mongols like in Europe impacted China greatly during their invasion‚ but unlike Europe in China it was more of a negative effect then positive. The Mongols changed China “huji system”
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From the first explosion of Mongol military might from the steppes of central Asia in the early decades of the 13th century to the death of Timur in1405‚ the nomads of central Asia made a last‚ stunning return to center stage in world history. The Mongols brought about changes in countryside economics‚ the power of the states‚ and overall trade‚ with similarities and differences in the two states respectively. Mongol influences and culture trends can still be observed in Russia as well as China today
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According to document 4 the explain how the Treaty of Versailles limited Germany’s army to 100‚00 men‚ and also made Germany pay reparation to the winning side. So basically the government was negatively affected because Germany was blamed for the war. Document 4 says “Germany accept the
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“Do I see 110? Do I hear 120? 125? Going once‚ going twice‚ sold for 125 to the tall man in the back.” Throughout the nineteenth century‚ buyers bargained for African American slaves to work on plantations. Slaves went through inhuman acts of torture. The traveling that slaves went through was unimaginably remorseless and would forever be a part of their lives. Being auctioned off in areas where their surroundings were no longer the same as they were in the past was mortifying to them. Health
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