2018 History Paper 3 The French Revolution‚ Industrialization‚ and Romantic Nationalism all set Europe apart from other nations in some way. Each movement affected Europe economically‚ politically‚ and socially. The French Revolution had many affects economically. Even before the French Revolution‚ the economic condition in France was poor. The seven years of War of Louis XV contributed to the poor economic state. The fall of Bastille in 1789 also affected the economic crisis. The luxury markets
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Document 8 said‚ “However‚ the Missouri Compromise did not apply to new territories that were not part of the Louisiana Purchase‚ and so the issue of slavery continued to fester as the nation expanded” (History.com). As the United States expanded so did the concept of slavery. After Texas separated from Mexico‚ they applied to become a state. Congress actually denied them‚ because they were worried
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On March 4‚ 1933‚ at the height of the Great Depression‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address. "So first of all‚” he said‚ “let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." The new president acted to create his ’New Deal’‚ a set of social liberal programs which attempted to combat the effects of the Great Depression on the American economy and people. The Depression‚ which had resulted from the Wall Street Crash four years prior‚ was
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The New Deal‚ a collection of measures and initiatives put in place by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in reaction to the Great Depression‚ will be discussed in this essay. It will specifically look at how the New Deal affected women and African Americans during this time. The examination will center on these peoples experiences with the measures and initiatives developed during the New Deal‚ including any gains or losses that may have resulted from them. You can learn more about the New Deal’s overall
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The rapid growth of cotton plantations down south greatly impacted slavery. Due to the high labor demands in the south it cuased a ripple affect decreasing the need for slaves in the north. The domesticed slave trade was devastating to African Americans. Half of the northerns slave population was transported to the south. Slave holders would often seperate husbands and wifes‚ mothers from children‚ as well as siblings for a number of reasons but mainly in order to prevent or hinder any attempts
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President Hoover never fully understood how large of an effect the Great Depression was having on the people‚ and that caused him to be seen as a careless and heartless president. Hoover also did not think that the government should start relief programs for the American citizens. He believed that that was the responsibility of the state’s‚ except there was not enough money in the state funds for their relief programs to become effective (“President Hoover”). Hoover did everything he thought needed to be
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Louis extended his generosity to helping the victims of the Pearl Harbor bombing victims by donating a total of $65‚200 that he earned from a fight. Within a period of fewer than three months after the donation‚ he donated $45‚882 that he had also earned from a fight to the Army Relief Fund. When the war was over‚ Louis was determined to retire from professional boxing having to save enough money in the bank and with his dignity still high. However‚ he lost both. The reason behind this was that Louis
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Slavery had always had its critics in America‚ so as the slave trade grew‚ so did the opposition. The slave labor enabled the colonies to become so profitable‚ that in 1660 England’s King Charles the second established the royal African company to transport humans from Africa to America. When England finally outlawed its slave trade in 1807‚ America relied on its own internal slave trade. By 1860‚ millions of slaves were still moved and sold in the colonies‚ but no new slaves were imported into the
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shock to the people. People of Texas did not know what to do in a time like this and also did not want to accept the fact that this was
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the Industrial Revolution brought many technological advances for Great Britain‚ it did also have somewhat of a negative impact: Working in a factory was not something that people wanted to do. The factories were creating tons of pollution‚ they were dirty‚ unsafe‚ the workers had long work hours‚ and never had any brakes.To top it off‚ the workers weren’t paid well at all. The Industrial
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