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    around. As an activist‚ reformer‚ sociologist‚ president and founder of several organizations‚ and even a Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ Jane Addams increased living quality for many‚ and ensured that no one in the Chicago area would have to worry about how to provide for themselves‚ become educated‚ or locate somewhere to live. As America became

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    The Black Death Did you know that the black death killed over 25 million people? Well now you do‚ the black death was a plague that started in the early 1300’s and is still around today. The Black death was a plague that wiped out millions of people and is the greatest catastrophe in human history. Although the black death sounds like a terrible plague that only harmed people it also did some good too. Cowen‚ Mary Morton. "A World Turned Upside Down." Holt McDougal Literature: Grade 7. S.l.: Houghton

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    Indians. They were forced to live on these reservations further destroying their nomadic way of life. Those who resisted were punished. Indian was also dissolved by those who believed the solution was for Indians to adapt to the American culture and society by becoming educated. As Americans expanded west they also sought to connect the country which led to the development of the railroad system.

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    The American Revolution was a war for independence by the American colonies against Great Britain during 1775 to 1783. This created a brand new United States. After that‚ American Civil War was happened from 1861 to 1865. The Union won the war. The major causes of the Civil War was the United States of America and the Confederate States of America‚ a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery

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    once Stalin gave the go to North Korea. People soon called him crazy and paranoid because of his need for power. As he grew older‚ his health began to decline. He found an assassination plot and soon ordered the head of the secret police to start a new Communist Party. Before Joseph Stalin was able to give the go‚ he died of a heart attack on March 5‚ 1953. He left a mark of horror and death on Russia and made Russia

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    had] been speaking of belonged to the Six Nations. No part of it ever belonged to the King of England and he could never give it to [the Americans]. (Letter written to George Washington‚ 1790) Nonetheless‚ the American economy would have been impacted by the gain in land. The new land opened up endless possibilities of trading‚ farming‚ and settling

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    It would be normal to think that immigrants and refugees will affect somehow the economy of the European nations‚ because more jobs and health coverage is required‚ but also more goods will be needed in order to meet a higher demand. Prices might increase‚ but it is important to be mindful that companies that sell inferior products might increase in revenues since refugees will be able to spend only a few euros on their goods. According to Huttl P. and Leandro A. (2015)‚ “ the net fiscal contributions

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    William Leggett was a masterful thinker and far well beyond his colleagues. His writings and thoughts were not only accurate for society during his time but also hold true to modern day economics. Leggett’s main appeal towards corporations was that once governmentalized‚ they became abruptly a part of an economic infrastructure that was not in favor of the people‚ but designed instead to allow the government to discredit the individual and create a class system that required more government intervention

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    example of how the Red Scare would continue to affect everything. In 1950‚ McCarthy gave a speech in Virginia‚ to which he started to accuse members of the government of being spies and sympathizers. In turn‚ his actions caused tension at home and abroad to build up even more. Even worse‚ some looked on the situation to make money and lots of it.2. Movies like Catch-22‚ M.A.S.H‚ and Red Dawn fed of this. Even the music industry was involved. Many studios refused to take on artist that did not attack

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    Roaring 20’s. This economic upturn occurred shortly after the conclusion of World War I and the short recession that followed the war. Some industries flourished during this time while farming became a cancer to the economy. To help the plight of the American farmer congress did as much as it could in passing legislative bills like the Emergency Tariff of 1921‚ the Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922‚ the Capper-Volstead Act of 1922‚ and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929. With these pieces of

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