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    In the last decades of the nineteenth century around 2-15 million of the Congolese died when Europeans began to take over the Congo Free State‚ evidently affecting the Congolese greatly. The Europeans made this horrific takeover because they believed that they could change Africa for the better. There were many changes in the Congo’s culture‚ economic and social status. This takeover initiated because of the Europeans’ want in their resources and the beginning of racism and abuse toward the Congolese

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    The experiments that Tesla did at Colorado prepared him for Wardenclyffe‚ which is a trans-Atlantic wireless telecommunications facility near Shoreham‚ Long Island. Tesla began to plan the Wardenclyffe Tower facility with a budget of 150‚000 dollars‚ in 1900. Later‚ Tesla asked for

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    The Black Sea is an important part of Russian history because of how influential it was to the people. The Black Sea is also an important part of many other countries ’ histories also. The Russian culture has a lot to do with the Black Sea because without it the Russian culture would not be as diverse. There would

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    against that‚ not much was being resolved. The murder of Emmett Till erupted in the country‚ and stimulated the Civil Rights Movement (CRM). This essay discusses the murder itself and its consequences‚ but more importantly to what extent did it affect the CRM and how important that effect was. Emmett Till‚ a fourteen year

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    the 1920s as the Roaring Twenties because of a varied of factors which include rapid social change‚ impact of technology on domestic life and the changes in social values. Women started to have more social freedoms and young people start picking up smoking and drinking‚ despite alcohol were illegal in USA. Furthermore‚ technologies has greatly impacted on domestic life with the creation of modernization technologies such as indoor plumping‚ gas stoves that now replace

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    Questions Chapter 7 31. How did the Embargo affect the election of 1808‚ and what was the response of the new president to diplomatic problems that the Embargo had addressed? The Embargo created a depression on the nation and gave merchants the impression that Jefferson was acting unconstitutionally. Therefore‚ in the election of 1808‚ the Federalists ran stronger than before. Even though the Republicans won the presidency‚ Madison understood that the Embargo was a political liability and eventually

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    The British East India company held India in its grasp until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857 happened. Because of the rebellion England decided to take more control over the colony by having the actual government take root and complete control in 1857. With Britain having taken over India they turned it into a very efficient colony and maximizing its potential‚ while also putting controlling and racist laws to Indians and restricting them in most ways‚ by forcing them to farm non food crops‚ destroying

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    The Continuity and Change of England Great Britain evolved a great deal throughout the Enlightenment and World War 1 from the 1600s-1920‚ which led to an unstable power balance in the monarchy because of the new ideas that began to take root in society‚ quickly pushing out the old ones. However‚ throughout the years‚ England remained a strong and powerful empire with imperial motives. The Enlightenment was a movement deeply rooted in politics. Up until the early 1600s the power and authority

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    The Reformation is one of the biggest impacts in European history. Martin Luther is the man who ignited the historic reformation‚ the movement’s goal was to attack the religious principles that controlled Europe politically‚ Socially‚ and Religiously. This reform is what would shape what Europe is in modern age. A tremendous impact on modern society then and now was the creation of the printing press. The Bible could now be mass printed in the populations vernacular language. Martin Luther’s 95 Theses

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    How did World War II affect American Society? Kirsty Gourlay On December 7th‚ 1941‚ Japanese fighter planes staged an attack on U.S naval and military forces based in Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii. In around just two hours‚ America suffered from approximately 3‚435 casualties including 2‚000 deaths. The shattering defeat cost the U.S‚ 8 battle ships and around 200 airplanes. The following day‚ President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. This was approved‚ and more than two years into the

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