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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In October 1929‚ America’s stock market crashed‚ resulting in the Great Depression and the exposing of major weaknesses in the US and world economics. As the Great Depression progressed‚ President Hoover struggled to find a solution. After Hoover left office with no success‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed his “New Deal” program‚ which brought hope to Americans. The Roosevelt Administration’s response to the Great Depression helped to provide relief‚ recovery‚ and reform that was highly criticized
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Many of their parents participated in the war of 1861. If their fathers were killed during the war and something happened to their mother‚ they would become orphans. Over 50‚000 soldiers that had children were killed in the war. Just think about how many orphans that makes. Some boys were allowed to join the war if they were old enough. White children were given slaves as presents when they were born. Instead of owning a teddy bear‚ you would have a child. African-Americans were largely affected
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In chapter 16‚ the book‚ “Listen‚” discussed Romanticism and how it has affected the enhancement of music throughout history. Romanticism was the turning point for music because it allowed artists to express themselves freely than they ever could before. Many famous works emerged from this time period‚ and allowed music to advance‚ closer to what we have today. Beethoven was stated as one of the main contributors to the development of Romanticism. His popular works and ideas inspired many people
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The Black Sea is an important part of Russian history because of how influential it was to the people. The Black Sea is also an important part of many other countries ’ histories also. The Russian culture has a lot to do with the Black Sea because without it the Russian culture would not be as diverse. There would
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Even though the Industrial Revolution had both good and bad effects on society and the economy‚ the goods drastically overpowered the bads. Starting in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ switches in agricultural manufacturing started to switch the methods people knew about farming. A number of new technological modifications followed in an enormous amount in the number of crops farmers could compose. To the shock of wool‚ silk‚ and linen manufacturers‚ cotton became beyond exceedingly popular in England
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The Black Death impacted Europe both socially and economically. This plague altered Europe’s art‚ faith and everyday peasant lifestyle. During the onslaught of death‚ art and literature took a dark turn to reflect the epic pandemic. Not only that but people’s faith in God was also tested as people believed that he was abandoning them or even the cause of the Black Death itself. Additionally lifestyle of everyday peasants was changed as worker’s wages were also affected due to the disease as there
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Discuss how the provinces affected the general Roman economy. An empire with the extent of Rome could have not been successful if it had not been for the great discipline in organizing her provinces. The power of roman economy based on farming and trade. Both two factors were interconnected with business of the provinces. Roman empire enjoyed a great free internal market around the meditation sea‚ where most of her provinces located. This hub of business had a center which was the great city of
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Throughout his lifetime‚ Benjamin Franklin accomplished several things‚ he was a postmaster‚ politician‚ firefighter‚ musician‚ an expert swimmer‚ and above all an extraordinary inventor and innovator. His inventions were fascinating‚ and have helped create the society we live in today. Because of him‚ we now enjoy simple things like fireplaces‚ electricity‚ and bifocals. Franklin’s first invention was invented in 1742 and was known as the Franklin Stove‚ much similar to what we call a fireplace
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one of the leading causes of the 1920 economic boom. During this time‚ chain stores began to develop. One of the first chain stores‚ JCP Penny‚ is still around today. With chain stores and millennial malls coming to life‚ this would forever reform how people interact with businesses. In order to help people purchase new goods‚ a new system of “credit” was popularized (“Digital History”). A person could buy a product that they wouldn’t be
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