Wars have been fought since the beginnings of humanity to settle disputes‚ and the core concepts of warfare has not changed for thousands of years. Unfortunately‚ all wars come with a devastating cost the world must pay - the loss of many lives‚ the destruction of environment‚ and a deep wound in society which would take years to stitch back to unity. Between 1955 and 1975‚ the United States participated in the Vietnam War in order to prevent the spreading of Communism by the Vietcong from North
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this long lasting‚ eventful and progressive era paved the way for progress‚ it allowed humans to see the man power‚ the intelligence and the determination they possessed. Not only Europeans‚ but the whole entire world was able to see that a revolution did not have to be bloody to result in a change. During the decades that the Industrial Revolution lived through‚ we were able to not only see technological changes but also social and economic changes‚ it effected the world so much that the global market
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Joseph Stalin caused terrible deaths to more than twenty million people. He had a hard childhood that made him seem to have a soul made of steel. After the death of the Soviet Union’s leader‚ Stalin fought hard to gain control of the country. With this‚ he caused a huge famine under his control. Stalin had a contract with Hitler and soon became too trusting. But‚ towards Stalin’s death‚ people thought he was out of his mind. Stalin’s childhood that was full of hardships caused him to become thirsty
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stocks sold for more than their value is worth. Many millions of shares were sold and billions of dollars lost wiping out the investors‚ Americans lost a lot of businesses such as‚ jobs‚ homes‚ cars and just about everything. People did just care about everything. People did not have money to buy the things they needed to feed their family . The Great Depression causes problems in other countries as the economic took a downfall. There was a
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During the glorious years of arts and music‚the lost generation increased spending and enjoyed the prosperity of 1920’s by investing in stock markets and doubling their savings.Unfortunately‚the luxury and comfort did not last through the harsh impacts of depression‚which caused rapid changes‚including unemployment‚failure of businesses or banks and decline of international trade.As world’s largest economy slowly drifted into severe depression‚President Franklin D Roosevelt was the only one‚ audacious
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expand. The United States was also equipped with the top military forces in the entire world‚ making it easy for them to take over other countries. The U.S also believed imperialism was going hand-in-hand with the idea of Manifest Destiny. Not only did imperialism help the U.S thrive economically‚ but it helped the entire world thrive. With the spread of the imperialism‚ the United States economy thrived. The economy grew due to trade with other countries like Cuba and China.By the 1950s‚ the U.S
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Europe. Wars spread throughout the world. In the Pacific the War was from 1941-1945. Australia‚ America and Britain all fought together against the Japanese. During the War‚ Australia was going through very difficult times‚ people were confused and did not know what to do‚ until the Australian Prime Minister made huge and great decisions that helped Australia get through the War in the Pacific. The Australian Prime Minister at the time was John Curtin. John Curtin’s decisions were excellent and efficient
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powerfulness. "they came in ships instead of on horseback‚ but they were barbarians just the same-hairy barbarians‚ foreigner devils‚ fan kui!"(Fay‚ 31). The phrase "fan kui" means in Chinese "foreign ghost"‚ and by calling foreigners ghost‚ this shows how unfriendly China was toward outsiders‚ and were looked down upon by the Chinese. But Europeans ignored what the Chinese called
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globe become more productive‚ but it also allowed people to not have to rely on their own communities’ resources as much as before. Few things from previous periods were kept‚ as the revolution radically changed the way people lived their lives and how they worked. Some of the most important ideas preserved were the political fundamentals of the Enlightenment such as freedom of speech and religious tolerance and others‚ as well as the main ideas of the Scientific Revolution such as those of Isaac
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From around 1750 to 1900 Britain went through major changes or transformation in industry‚ agriculture and transportation that affected everybody’s lives. For some it generally improved their lives‚ however not all were so lucky. The industrial revolution brought with it many changes good for some and bad for others. Between 1760 and 1880 there was a huge growth in the size of cities and a population shift as people started to move into the more industrialised areas in search of work. This was
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