massive land use required bringing in food raised elsewhere. But‚ to continue the King Cotton economy on that scale in the absence of mechanization‚ slaves had to be continually purchased when “natural increase” could not supply labor demand. 2. Slavery encouraged the Southern economy‚ especially in the Deep South‚ to specialize in intensive agriculture‚ cotton in particular. It was a labor intensive crop and could only be profitable if pursued on large scales with vast armies of workers. Investment
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Reconstruction period‚ between 1865 and 1876‚ was a time for rebuilding and healing to the nation after the Civil War. For blacks‚ however‚ it was a time of radical change politically‚ socially and economically. These changes‚ both good and bad‚ would affect the black race for generations to come. Some of these political‚ economical and social changes were negative‚ but most helped the blacks become better off. Reconstruction affected the blacks in many different ways. The main aspects that affected
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Every nation that has engaged in war has returned changed and diminished in various ways. Some costs were obvious‚ such as the immediate human and financial tolls. Some took longer to play out: emotional and psychological scars on those who survived‚ and the lingering fallout for a society that had many of its best and brightest torn from its midst forever. One of the most notorious of the time was the First World War. The Great War lasted four years‚ spanning from 1914 to 1918. The war was the result
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Technology has been in development since the beginning of time. Whether it was starting a fire‚ or new ways to grow crops‚ or even new techniques of hunting‚ these new advancements or technologies brought change upon a certain society. Sometimes technology is advantageous to a certain group‚ and not for the other. Whether this advancement or technology is helpful or deadly depends on the ways that certain technologies were used throughout that certain time period. During World War I and World War
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Thomas Edison’s invention of the lightbulb was so significant that it is still effecting society to today. Thomas Edison’s lightbulb had to consist of three things‚ the first being a durable incandescent material‚ the second thing the lightbulb needed was to eliminate the oxygenation from the bulb‚ and the last thing the lightbulb needed was a filament material of high resistance. The first lightbulb was going to be made out of platinum‚ however‚ platinum was very expensive to distribute to homes
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From the first explosion of Mongol military might from the steppes of central Asia in the early decades of the 13th century to the death of Timur in1405‚ the nomads of central Asia made a last‚ stunning return to center stage in world history. The Mongols brought about changes in countryside economics‚ the power of the states‚ and overall trade‚ with similarities and differences in the two states respectively. Mongol influences and culture trends can still be observed in Russia as well as China today
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In the early nineteen hundreds‚ the United States was changing in ways that would later better the future. People who were known as Progressives had a hand in the development of the United States. They made politics and corporations better established‚ making sure that business is advancing. Conservatism was influenced as well. Along with a few clubs trying to improve the education‚ waste‚ and police of the cities. Progressives were in the middle class‚ educated‚ financially secure‚ usually in their
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The Mongolian invasion of Europe impacted them in both negative and positive ways. During the initial invasion the Mongols they wiped out most of the population of some entire towns that resisted the invasion. In other regions they confiscated the crops and livestock preventing people from surviving on their own. The Mongol conquest also allowed deadly diseases to travel from its home range in china to Europe along newly restored trade routes. Some positive effects of the invasion came from the “Pax
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Before the First World War‚ Canada was a member of the British Empire and was obligated to follow the mother country. Even though Canada had no choice whether to go to war‚ Canadians across the country were eager to fight. As many men volunteered‚ the situation at home began to change. Some of the changes included industrialization and new status for women. Many positive changes were implemented‚ but so were negative ones. There was even a time when our democracy and freedom was threatened. The war
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The Crusades are very important to know about. It caused many impacts in different ways. The economy had an important part with the Crusades before and after it. After the Crusades‚ places in Europe began changing their government. The Crusades also impacted social structures in Europe. The Crusades even impacted religion‚ mostly Christianity. The Crusades are an important part of history in Europe and it changed many things including economically‚ politically‚ socially‚ and even religiously.
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