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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The aftermath of the Vietnam War had taken a severe toll on Vietnamese farmland‚ industry‚ and infrastructure due to the result of sustained American bombing missions. In the north‚ 29 of the 30 provincial capitals had sustained heavy bombing damage. One third of them almost destroyed. In the south‚ the economy had been propped up with United States aid and investment‚ but had little developments. In terms of economic aspects‚ about a million Vietnamese were relocated to previously uncultivated land
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The New Deal was an extraordinary plan that involved the united states rebuilding its self after the Great Depression by stabilizing the economy‚ creating long term job opportunities‚ decreasing agricultural supply to drive prices up‚ and helping homeowners pay mortgages and stay in their homes” created by‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt. Some of these plans also known as programs were called Federal Housing Administration‚ Public Works Administration‚ Social Security Act‚ Home Owners Loan Corporation‚ Civilian
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Alexander Hamilton: first Secretary of the Treasury‚ Revolutionary War hero‚ and one of the most influential figures of the late 1700s. Even though Hamilton seems like an intelligent‚ wealthy‚ high ranking man‚ he did not start out that way. Hamilton wasn’t even born in the colonies‚ but he helped create the United States‚ and we still feel his impact today. Growing up‚ Alexander Hamilton lived an impoverished life and faced many hardships. His mother died and his father abandoned him‚ leaving
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negative way‚ so the policymakers have been looking for effective ways of curing it. While some countries have been struggling to manage their economic situation‚ others seem to find the right measures to prevent the problem. So the key question is how an economy suffering from this
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There had been several outbreaks of diseases throughout history such as Plague of Justinian (541-542)‚ Antonine Plague (165AD)‚ Third Cholera Pandemic (1852-1860)‚ etc. The Black Death had been one of the most castastrophic pandemics in human history. It resulted in the deaths of an estimated 75-200 million people in Eurasia between 1346 and 1353. The cause of this plague is believed to be the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The Black Plague changed the world by creating a series of religious‚ social
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a way to pay off the debt. They are hoping to find an agreement or plan by the next meeting on June 15. The EU will have to give out a fourth loan for Greece but they know that with this new loan they will never be able to pay off the debt. The EU did agree back in 2015 to give Greece 86bn as a rescue package to save Greece from crashing out of the eurozone. This was their third loan to save Greece. There was a slight way out of this when the Greek government added extra pension cuts and increased
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The Vietnam War was a war they began in 1954 and lasted until 1975. It has become known as the “Longest and most controversial war in U.S history.” The United States became involved in Vietnam during the Truman administration to avoid having Vietnam go under a communist rule‚ like a majority of countries in Asia. The country of Vietnam divided into two in 1954 and separated itself into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The two sides divided themselves on the “17th Parallel” when they signed a treaty
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experienced its worst effects. Even so‚ some argue that The Great Depression began about ten years earlier in Europe‚ but the United States thought that it was immune to such a downturn. The American government at that time did not formulate policies and measures to ensure that the country did not experience the same meltdown as Europe. The Great Depression was caused by a variety of economic factors. The Great Depression was caused by an overproduction of goods by businesses into an economy that already
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