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    education. But the majority of women did not have this right. Some lucky women received education but this women were from the nobility or from wealthy families‚ women that were commoners didn’t have the right to go to school. The site Elizabethi.org tells us about women education‚ it says: “ Women who were commoners would not have attended to school” ‚ “Elizabethan women from wealthy and noble families were sometimes allowed the privilege for an education”. Still if women get any sort of education‚

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    own "civilization" on unfamiliar cultures. For example‚ when The United Kingdom forced west Africa to modernize. Another example is when Hitler forced many people to follow his religion or way of thinking. And lastly how settlers imposed their forces on Native Americans in order to have them leave their homeland. The United Kingdom had colonised some part of Africa‚ mostly the west side. Some of the countries were Ghana and Nigeria. The way they imposed their own "civilization" was by trying to educate

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    Throughout the long standing history of the Catholic Church‚ dynamic and influential positions have been predominately held by men. From the Church’s Worldwide Leader‚ the Pope‚ down through the ranks of Cardinal‚ Archbishop‚ Bishop‚ Priest‚ and Deacon; men hold these responsibilities almost exclusively. However‚ women have‚ throughout the years‚ played a vastly significant role in shaping the Catholic Church’s history‚ its ministry‚ and its overall world impact. Saint Therese of Lisieux and Mother

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    Convincing King Ferdinand that one more voyage would bring the abundant riches promised. Columbus went on what would be his last voyage in 1502‚ traveling along the eastern coast of Central America. A storm wrecked one of his ships stranding the captain and his sailors on the island of Cuba. During this time‚ local islanders‚ tired of the Spaniards’ poor

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    national church. The French Revolution was known for its major social and economic changes in Europe. Many of these changes caused positive and negative impact on women and men in everyday life. In 1799-1815‚ Napoleon became a powerful ruler in France. Napoleon led the war between France and its allies‚ which resulted in France‚ defeating the first and second coalition. At the end of the Napoleonic wars‚ economic growth and technological innovation were caused by the British. The British invented machines

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    The Great Depression affected men and women in many different ways. Women during this time were undermined constantly by the workforce. Along with being refused jobs because of their gender; they were being paid less for the same work. Women during this decade were ridiculed for trying to support their families. The number of married women working doubled in size during the Depression‚ though many believed that women who were working‚ especially those with a working husband‚ were stealing jobs

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    those whose success is the result of steady accretion.” This is very similar to the experiences of Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby‚ on how Gatsby slowly worked to achieve his American Dream of meeting Daisy after longing for her for five years. Gatsby achieve his American Dream by working his way up to wealth‚ and using his money to throw parties to try and lure Daisy to his house. The first piece of evidence on how Gatsby achieved his American dream was how he worked his

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    because they wanted to have slaves and have more freedom. The war lasted for four years between the Union and the Confederacy. Many different people were affected by this war. Some people that were affected include women‚ children‚ and African-Americans. Before the war‚ women didn’t have a lot of rights. During the war‚ the women had to pay the bills so they started working in factories and making things to sell such as quilts and clothing. Some women liked to work and wanted to have more rights‚ while

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    What historical benefit did D-day have in history? If the allies did not succeed in D-day would Europe still be occupied by Hitler? The failure of D-day could have caused the Allies to lose in World War II. The idea of D-day was in process since March 9‚ 1942 when President Roosevelt said I am becoming interested in the established of a new front this summer on the European continent (Collier 8). With the idea of penetrating a very fortified German front the Allies had their hands full. The invasion

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    It is hard to say whether federalism would have saved the Greeks. On one hand‚ a combined Greek force would have had a much better chance against Phillip and the Macedonian force. On the other hand‚ Phillip made some very significant changes in the way the Macedonian army fought that it would have very difficult for even a united Greek force to compete with them. Even if the Greeks had been divided‚ the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War left many of the Greek states‚ especially Athens‚ with depleted

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