enemies. The Huron‚ Neutral‚ and Khionontateronon all lost to the Iroquois unmatchable firepower. But this advantage over other Indian nations didn’t last and as time went on in the mid 17th century when muskets came into general use it was realized how slow their shots were in comparison to the traditional bow and arrow. Also the use of these muskets created a dependence on the European Americans for materials and ammunition but there was no going back to the primitive weapons and wooden armour because
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How did the Vietnam War affect domestic politics and policies? How did it help weaken the dominant political philosophy of the 1960s? The involvement of the United States in the war in Vietnam had a very negative impact on the domestic political programs that were proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The war in Vietnam cost an incredible amount of money since no equivalent funds were returning to the country. In addition‚ military expenses‚ combined with domestic social costs‚ created budget
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the largest forced migration that would significantly affect the society and history for centuries. During the early 1600s‚ European servants would work along the side of African servants. However by the end of the century‚ workers would be separated by skin color and millions of Africans would be taken away from their homeland and experience a nightmare of inhumanity‚ and this was known as the Terrible Transformation. The origins of slavery began when the Spanish were in need of workers to grow
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Depression. Having barely any money was one of the things that affected them. Also having less supplies affected them too. Having to take care of kids too also might have affected the people during the Great Depression. First‚ I am going to talk about how having almost no money affected the people. It affected them because they were getting their money by working. Then their jobs were shutting down so their amount of money was shrinking and shrinking. They would do neighborhood favors and jobs but the
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"Politics and the English Language" (1946)‚ by George Orwell‚ is an essay criticizing "ugly and inaccurate" contemporary written English. He asserted contemporary English prose causes and affects foolish thoughts and dishonest politics. "Vagueness and sheer incompetence" were the "most marked characteristic" of contemporary English prose‚ and especially of the political writing of his day. Orwell criticizes contemporary writers’ preference of abstract words over concrete ones‚ and suggests they
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Many know about the Great Depression that happened in the United States during the 1930’s‚ however‚ not everyone knows about the New Deal and WPA that helped the US’s economy improve. The New Deal was a series of programs created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help the United States’ economy. The WPA or Work Projects Administration was the coordinating agency for the projects and activities for the New Deal. Four programs the WPA took care of were the Federal Art Project‚ Federal Theatre Project‚ Federal
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The Gallipoli campaign had such an impact because of the naivety of those in charge‚ who believed that we would just come in and take over with little to no retaliation from the Turks‚ however as we know the Turkish retaliated with great force and on the first day 2000 were killed. I believe it was this number that really made the Gallipoli campaign catch the eye of the Australian people‚ the number was so large after the first day of fighting that Australian people’s eyes were opened to the horror
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her home in los angeles. She was 36 years old when she died.Additional to that‚ ¨after her death‚ the world learned more about her dark‚ internal struggle to be accepted and loved by all.¨ After her death‚ the world knew what she was really like and how she wanted to be accepted and loved by all. Ultimately‚ “she was as mutable as fashion itself. Perhaps that’s why‚ this month‚ 50 years after her death‚ our fascination with Monroe is as alive” Even though Marilyn Monroe was dead‚ she still managed
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Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier spoke of the truth “As the 19th century was that of the United States‚ so I think the 20th century shall be filled by Canada.” Canada gained recognition worldwide during the 20th century as a powerful country which helped our country to grow as a whole. Canadian victories during the First World War put Canada on the map‚ Vimy Ridge; where pride and awareness of our country and its strength was born. The Last Hundred Days‚ the sense of nationalism grew as Canadians become
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The Black Death swept throughout Western Europe like wildfire from 1347 to 1349‚ devastating the European population. In just this short amount of time‚ this horrifying plague killed between 25% to 50% of the entire Western Europe‚ which was more than any pestilence had beforehand or since. This Black Death‚ otherwise known as the Bubonic Plague‚ was caused by a bad bacteria (Yersinia pestis) that inhabited fleas‚ which lived on rats. Then‚ these infected rat fleas started infecting people with the
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