shoot 6000 rounds per minute which is ten times more shots per second than a World War 1 weapon. The South African War (1899–1902) was Canada’s first foreign war. Also known as the Boer War‚ it was fought between Britain (with help from its colonies and Dominions such as Canada) and the Afrikaner republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Although only 270 Canadians died in South Africa‚ the war was significant because it marked the first time Canadian troops distinguished themselves
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Introduction- This multi-model will explore how the arrival of the Spanish affected the Aztecs. I will focus on the significance of this topic‚ how colonization affected the Aztec society‚ and what colonization did to the Aztec culture. The Spanish arrival on Aztec society has many points of view and opinions because we’re not fully sure what happened. History. The. com (2009) says that Hernan Cortes had his sights set on claiming Tenochtitlan before he met Montezuma and the Aztec people. Although
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happened then still make a resonating impact on us today. Politics‚ economics‚ and society are all very important aspects of the Industrial Revolution because they paved the way to where we are now as a nation. Corruption permeates every level of the political system from Washington down to local governments. Two
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On March 4‚ 1933‚ at the height of the Great Depression‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address. "So first of all‚” he said‚ “let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." The new president acted to create his ’New Deal’‚ a set of social liberal programs which attempted to combat the effects of the Great Depression on the American economy and people. The Depression‚ which had resulted from the Wall Street Crash four years prior‚ was
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1966-1968 1966-1968 was a time of a lot of change in America. Around this time the Civil Rights Movement was coming to an end. The legislation had been signed to ensure equality between white people and black people‚ but now the barriers were social. Black people still had less opportunities and were still subject to much racism in their everyday lives. Also around this time there was much protest regarding the Vietnam war. On March 26‚ 1966‚ over 200‚000 people gathered worldwide to protest
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from European countries. Smallpox is a rapidly spreading disease. There were different types of vaccines‚ but still tough for some Indians. Smallpox was split differently with how rare and deathly it was. There was many tribes affected with this disease and many people. It had many affects on the culture. Smallpox did a big thing in its history. It is literally on of the worst diseases known to the human race. The end eventually came but smallpox
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They thought economy could never get better‚ and that their life was over. They had a reason to lose hope because there was mostly unemployment with workers having to move in and out of having a job and losing jobs for months. They had to save‚ borrow‚ and even beg to avoid “severe hardships‚” depending on government
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aid to establish a colony‚ the Pilgrims prepared for the move. They purchased their own ship‚ a small vessel known as the Speedwell and were granted another which the Virginia Company rented called the Mayflower. After two unsuccessful attempts of leaving England‚ the Pilgrims were forced to leave the Speedwell behind due to a leak. Losing a ship caused some of them to be sent back to Holland as there was no room. They finally set sail for the northern part of the Virginia colony with a total of 102
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Imagine life is going great and within a second it turns dark and affects you and the millions around you. It was October 29‚ 1929‚ now known as “Black Tuesday” when the stock market crashed. The crash happened due to most people buying on credit. Some people got a loan to buy shares. The crash was on Wall Street in New York. All the investors that day lost $14 Billion on the New York Stock Exchange which is equivalent to $199 billion today. After the crash‚ stock prices continued to fall. People’s
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How did slaves affect the daily Roman economy? As Romans won wars and conquered lands‚ the population of these towns would in most cases become slaves. Some records indicate that Julius Caesar once sold a whole town in his Gallic campaign‚ for which the dealers gave him a receipt for 53‚000 men‚ women‚ and children. “Census records from Roman Egypt during the first few centuries CE‚ some 13 percent of adequately documented households owned slaves” (Scheidel‚ 2010). It is also said that in the
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