Stuart B. Schwartz unravels cases of the Inquisition while uncovering the tolerant religious attitudes of Spain‚ Portugal‚ and the New World colonies. The era of the Inquisition was a time when the enforcement of Catholic orthodoxy was brutal and widespread. Using many historical works as evidence‚ especially records from the Inquisition‚ Schwartz follows the “evolution” of the idea of religious tolerance through the Iberian Peninsula and the colonies of the New World. He focuses on the common people’s
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United States of America‚ during the progressive era proletariat women organized on behalf of social reforms and Unions. They were very perturbed with Prohibition‚ suffrage‚ school issues‚ and public health. A main focus on the General Federation of Women’s Clubs‚ a nation-wide network of proletarian women who formed local clubs. Historian Paige Meltzer goes on to say about The Progressive Movement‚ arguing that its policies are ‘built on Progressive-era strategies of municipal housekeeping.’ In this
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history’s most famous artist‚ sculptor‚ and painter‚ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Michelangelo lived and worked during the Italian cartist who was a perfectionist in every way. It was this perfectionism in his craft that led to his vast influence over this artistic time period through his many art works now on display in museums all around the world. These masterpieces to name a few are‚ the sculptures of The Pieta and The David‚ as well as the paintings of The Last Judgement‚ the Sistine
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Religion has been seen to cause rebellion throughout history due to individual views and the willingness to fight for those views. Leading up to the peasants’ war‚ there are many stepping stones that made war in the era inevitable. The first major problem was the differences in upper and lower class Germany before and during the reformation‚ these differences are the first and most important issue that started the religious violence and uprising in Germany. Next Martin Luther‚ somewhat subconsciously
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America is known as the land of the free‚ home of the brave and is deemed as one of the most prosperous countries with a booming economy and mass production of goods. But just as it took decades for America to build up this reputation‚ there were devastating periods of intense trial and error. During the Great Depression‚ 40% of Americans were living in poverty due to an unregulated economy. The New Deal soon followed after society had reached its apotheosis of poverty and served as a relief to jump-start
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rapid spread of the Industrial Revolution‚ farmers who worked out on the large fields across the country side began to migrate towards the cities in order to be employed as workers to one of the many factories that had begun to develop due to the movement. This caused populations in cities to boom which lead to urbanization. Due to overpopulation‚ the living and working conditions were poor because the enormous amount of people caused a lack of sanitation in such little space. Rats and other animals
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born May twelfth‚ 1820 in Florence‚ Italy during her parent’s honeymoon. Her parents were Frances and William Edward Nightingale. She was educated by “Governesses and tutors trained them in music‚ languages‚ and dancing”(Siegel‚12).But eventually her father decided to become their teacher as he felt that no one was suitable to teach his daughters(13). Under his tutelage they learned more difficult subjects. When Nightingale was younger‚ she would visit the local families. She saw how sick‚ they were
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During the 1950-1960 ‚ the Civil Rights Movement was taking place and it was a protest against racial segregation and discrimination. The media catched every minute of the movement. When the speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was broadcasted it was life changing because families at home got the chance to watch a life changing speech at the seat of your couch. You make ask‚ how is this all possible and the answer is MEDIA. Media brings a primarily a force of good that brings positive change because
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throughout the world. Some of these leaders had benevolent intentions‚ and others were certainly heinous to the core‚ however the visions all these individuals brought to a variety of societies and cultures had crucial impacts ultimately affecting how many of the countries developed from there on out. A few of the figures‚ such as Adolf Hitler and Mussolini‚ will take drastic actions ultimately leading to the end of the Interwar period as they’re a direct result for the beginning of World War II
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The emergence of Islam in South Asia‚ West Africa‚ and Europe between 1000 and 1750 CE changed the way these regions developed. It affected them culturally‚ economically‚ and politically and many different ways. During this time period‚ Europe changed in their forms of architecture‚ trading‚ and rulers into more Islamic ways. They also saw many new inventions. However they never changed the way they practiced Catholicism. In West Africa‚ they improved trade and made new trading centers but stayed
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