Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804) dove into progressive activity not long after his landing in New York from the West Indies in 1773. He served in the Continental Army and afterward in the Confederation Congress. Perpetually discontent with the Articles of Confederation‚ he was an early advocate of established change. A firm promoter of an in number‚ even blue-blooded‚ brought together government‚ he took an interest in the Constitutional Convention‚ composed a large number of The Federalist papers
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wars. Nationalism contributed to the unification of Italy in the 19th century. Nationalism contributed to the fall of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. Nationalism also contributed to the outbreak of World War 1. These contributions all show how powerful nationalism was back then. Nationalism contributed to the unification of the Italian empire in the 1880s. “Between 1815 and 1848‚ fewer and fewer Italians were content to live under foreign rule.” Nationalist wanted unity‚ but regional differences
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so much about it. On February 15‚ 1564‚ in the city of Pisa‚ Italy a boy was born that would forever change the way humans look up at the stars every night. Galileo Galilei has been and will forever be known for his discoveries and inventions‚ and how they contributed to our planet. Many known scientific theories have spawn from the ingenious mind of Galileo. Like all discoverers‚ you either make a theory or support a theory. Many people before Galileo’s time thought that the earth was the center
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Upon his return‚ Gandhi was informed that his mother had just died weeks earlier. In India Gandhi struggled to find work as a lawyer‚ and when he did get his first case he froze up due to nerves and fled the courtroom. After struggling to find work in India‚ Gandhi decided to pursue legal services in South Africa. When he arrived‚ Gandhi was astounded with the discrimination and racism by the British
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There was a specific critic of the Treaty of Versailles that stands out more than others; a failed painter‚ turned war hero who was ignited with the incendiary fuel of nationalism. That critic was Adolf Hitler. Hitler gained support relatively quickly following the Treaty of Versailles. In fact‚ Hitler used the Treaty of Versailles to rise to power. As I’ve stated‚ many germans (including radicalists) felt the treaty was immoral‚ and deprived Germany of self-determination. In fact‚ abolishing the
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The enlightenment philosophers during the late 17th and 18th century in Europe‚ helped shape the capitalistic and democratic world we live in today. Among those enlightened thinkers where John locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith and Mary Wollstonecraft. John Locke laid much of the ground work for the enlightenment and made central contributions to the development of liberalism. Locke suggested that government should respect freedom of religion except when the dissenting belief was a threat to natural rights
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things we use and think about in modern day America. One of the things that the Greeks had thought of was democracy. They believed that all people should have the right of advancement‚ political decisions‚ and the right to serve the public. . Not only did the civilizations of Ancient Greece influence us in the areas of government‚ recreation‚ education‚ religion‚ theater‚ and the arts‚ but they also had a great influence on architecture. The Greeks created details of architecture that are used in many
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Science Research Paper Joseph Priestly‚ was one out of many of the famous fathers of chemistry. One day he had stumbled across photosynthesis‚ which is involved with the discovery of oxygen‚ he was one of the most colorful and influential scientists of the eighteenth Century. He was born in Birstal Fieldhead on March 13th 1733 and was the son of a cloth dresser. He was raised by his aunt because his mother died when he was 7. He spent most of his life as a preacher and teacher. For his work in
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The rise of Fascism in Europe relied heavily on the exploitation of democratic processes. Democracy allowed Mussolini and Hitler to gain seats in government and eventually pass laws that allowed for total dictatorial power.While both used legal approaches to gain power‚ they also depended on finding ways to manipulate the democratic system and pressuring the people into believing that they were their only option. Mussolini rose to power rather quickly. In 1921‚ the fascist party won seats in the
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1933 is a British pioneer of improvisational theatre‚ best known for inventing the impro system‚ part of which are the Theatresport. He is also an educator‚ playwright‚ actor and a theatre director. He improved his work and life from a country that did not agree with is type of drama. He changed his ways and went to a country that accepted his methods of drama. The Keith Johnston-profile Ron East‚ Keith had a “painful” experience with British Public School System‚ which affected him‚ a childhood
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