The democratic reforms instituted in Athens from 463 to 451 BC by both Ephialtes and his ‘successor’ Pericles are wide ranging and unprecedented for their era. The political upheaval in the 5th century BC is often cited by modern historians as a ‘radical’ shift from conservative democracy to a liberal‚ direct democracy involving all citizens. The oligarchical institution known as the Areopagus‚ comprised of ex-archons from the two aristocratic classes‚ was the largest obstacle in the way of full
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Over the years automobiles have changed and impacted the US. “How can I show the history and mechanics of the US automobile to explain the growth and success of the US economy?” The first automobile companies in the US sparked the nation’s want for luxurious‚ fast‚ and reliable vehicles. In the early 1900’s Henry Ford begin the first to mass produce his vehicles. Which would later lead on to a multi billion dollar company. Henry Ford was the first to mass produce the gasoline automobile in the
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World War Two was the most devastating war in our history. Was an occasion‚ that has changed the way we take a gander at the world at this point. A vast number of lives lost as a result of a single individual who utilized his words and political power to assume control over a whole nation and transform it into a way of war and destruction. World War Two was a worldwide war‚ the biggest and deadliest of all wars in mankind’s history‚ with more than 60 million people slaughtered‚ including many civilians
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The Reconstruction period‚ between 1865 and 1876‚ was a time for rebuilding and healing to the nation after the Civil War. For blacks‚ however‚ it was a time of radical change politically‚ socially and economically. These changes‚ both good and bad‚ would affect the black race for generations to come. Some of these political‚ economical and social changes were negative‚ but most helped the blacks become better off. Reconstruction affected the blacks in many different ways. The main aspects that
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economy of the North American settlements was able to climb rapidly as the production of crops increased. However‚ slavery had a negative impact on the social aspects of the settlements. It caused the establishment of a hierarchy and created a gap between different groups of people. The period of slavery began in 1619 when a Dutch ship brought twenty Africans to Jamestown‚ Virginia. From there‚ the Africans were allocated to work for landowners‚ which later proved quite successful for mass production
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[4] It is‚ however‚ true that some peasants did revolt against the government. These people were most a class of richer peasants called “Kulaks”‚ these peasants are petty capitalists who own a piece of land‚ and they hired poorer peasants to work on the land. In order to make a profit they paid
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Thomas Edison’s invention of 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
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Many slave children grew up with the absence of one or both parents due to the treacherous acts slaveholders committed upon these captives. It is often understood‚ giving the circumstances‚ that the slave was principal the party being effected. Yet‚ how was the slaveholder impacted? Although the slaves were brutally and fervently harassed throughout their lives‚ the slaveholder was often transformed into an evil person in the hands of indignation. One should consider the moral‚ social‚ and economical
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many reform movements took place throughout the world‚ specifically in the United States. The main types of reform movements that took place were social‚ institutional‚ religious and abolitionist reforms. Many systems went through reformations‚ most of them putting emphasis on the idea of democracy. Social reforms such as a push for utopian societies tried to push values and morals on the dysfunctional American society‚ looking to make it a more democratic one. Abolitionist movements such as
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All the other countries did introduce their own Tariff system. For instance‚ Britain decided to cut the Government expenditure and to concentrate on the protective Tariffs. People who were working in the Heavy industry lost their jobs as they were left on its own by the Government
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