The Man on the Penny The man on the penny was definitely had a lot more worth than just one cent. Born on February 12‚ 1809 Abraham Lincoln came into this world‚ but little did he know he would make a difference. Abraham was a wise man or as some may call him “Honest Abe.” He was the 16th president of the United States and he was known for strengthening federal government‚ and modernizing the economy. Not only was he just the man on the penny and the president he also was a self taught Illinois
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HISTORY 4990 Artifact Paper- 7UP and Early Advertising Molly Marton February 17‚ 2011 Advertising as it is known today finds its roots in the industrial expansion of the 1880s. The mass production and the lowering of prices on consumer goods meant that more items were available to more people than ever before. The construction of the transcontinental railroads provided a national market for a company’s goods. Advertising a product changed from simply announcing the existence of a product in
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The war started mainly from four conditions: Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism. Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia. Austria then declares war on Russia. Germany declares war on Russia. Two days later Germany declares war on France. Later‚ Great Britain declares war on Germany. Alliances were formed‚ Germany and Austria-Hungary were known as the Central Powers. On the other side‚ United states‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia were known as the Allied powers. Japan joined the
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speech contributed to the end of World War I‚ was the basis for many peace treaties and paved the road for future nations and alliances. "Covenants of peace be quickly arrived at so that this war can end and future nations can begin." These are some of the words of Woodrow Wilson said when he delivered the powerful Fourteen Points speech at the joint session of Congress and many other important meetings including the Paris Peace Conference. At this time World War I had erupted in Europe causing
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World war 2 (WW2) was a worldwide war that lasted 6 years. From September 1st‚ 1949 to september 2nd‚ 1945. Many countries and and people were affected from this war. Millions of soldiers and civilians were dead. The second world war had become the deadliest war in history. The war’s fatality number was around 50 through 85 million according to wikipedia. That’s around 70% of the people involved. Although it is said to have been started in 1939‚ the Pacific had already been at war with China around
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TITLE Terrorism is nothing new to this world‚ but in the twentieth century‚ a new and more potentially dangerous form of terrorism was introduced‚ bioterrorism. This is the act of terrorism by biologically altering and releasing a disease into the world‚ causing mass panic and possibly death among people. Not many people in this world know how easily a biological disease can be released into a population of people. Informing the public but mainly public officials could help prevent a bioterrorist
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During the time period of the twentieth century in Europe and the Middle East there were significant changes occurring in major forced migration movements such as Muslims during the Balkan Wars and many Jews during World War II. ‘Superpower’s’ (or successful dominant European countries) citizens never migrating away from their homeland remained constant. While many of the migrations that occurred during this time were forced‚ before they actually occurred‚ many of those belonging to the group that
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Clara Barton By: Caleb Eldrenkamp. Did you know that there were roughly 3‚300 union nurses in the Civil war?Clara Barton was one of them.Through out her childhood Clara Barton was a very intelligent and bright child.Clara Barton was born on December 25th‚1821.Clara Barton was the fifth child in her family including David‚Dolly‚Sarah‚and Stephen.Her parents believed in equal rights and taught her about equal rights.In her youth she was a girl who loved being outside.She learned many things at a young
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Tubman is a great example of an extraordinary women in women history because of her actions that have affected our present lives. She served in the Underground Railroads during the 1850’s. But not many know how she escaped slavery around 1849 and she also helped the Union during the Civil War. To them she helped cooked‚ was a nurse‚ she helped spy for the Union‚ and she was the first women to lead a military expedition. She and Colonel James Montgomery planned a raid to free the slaves in the plantations
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When you start to think about the acts that led to the civil war or what event is most important to American history. You don’t necessarily think about the Missouri Compromise but it is one of the most important out of all the acts. The Missouri Compromise was important to American History because it helped end slavery. Also it helped lead to the civil war because the bill made the south mad at the north. First‚ who was involved? The sides that were involved in the Missouri Compromise were
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