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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Before everything for Canada was all sunshine and rainbows‚ many things were destroyed during events that had occurred just like how Maharshi stated “The purpose of creation is the expansion of happiness”. It was able to transform from a dream to reality because Canada grew into a safe‚ stable‚ and happy place. However‚ in order to achieve this many events occurred; such as the spanish succession‚ the seven years war‚ loyalists started settling in Upper Canada‚ and the Act of Union. the spanish succession
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