John Burgoyne at Saratoga in 1777. Louis XVI formalized French support for the American cause by signing an alliance treaty‚ recognizing American independence. Over the following years‚ French military assistance‚ led by General Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau and aided by the Marquis de Lafayette‚ proved instrumental in key battles‚ including the decisive Siege of Yorktown. Despite their pivotal role in the American Revolution‚ France faced significant financial strain. Jacques Necker‚ a Swiss banker turned
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there have been various eras that have left their mark on the world. Notably‚ the Industrial Revolution was a turning point in human history. The time period brought in a plethora of changes‚ as production shifted from hand to machine. Of all the changes and developments to take place in the Industrial Revolution‚ the steam engine is the most significant one‚ as it led to portable power. Throughout the Industrial Revolution‚ inventors and scientists harnessed portable power through steam engines for
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Influence on the American Revolution The ideas of the Enlightment had a phenomenal impact. It consisted of many things that influenced the American Revolution and the formation of the American Government. The American Revolution and the formation of the American Government may be different if there weren’t the concepts of the Enlightment. The notions and thoughts of different philosophers and important documents from the Enlightment affected the American Revolution and formation of the American Government
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Industrial revolution During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Great Britain became the first country to industrialize. It changed the way in which many products‚ including cloth and textiles were manufactured‚ but all that farming was the main livelihood of most citizens. In fact‚ three quarters of Britain’s population lived in the countryside and farming was the predominant occupation. Overall‚ life was pretty hard. People worked on farms and had to use their own strength to plough
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independence. Their leaders were Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyen Giap. Ho Chi Mihn was a passionate advocate of Vietnamese independence. “Digital History” His twin aims were to build an independent Vietnam free of foreign control and a nation ruled as a Communist society. Vo Nguyen Giap taught history and worked as a journalist until he was arrested in the 1930s‚ for supporting student strikes. Released 13 months later‚ he joined the Communist party and began protesting against French rule of Indochina. “About Education”
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Low-carbon Technological Paradigm in Urbanization of China Hao Dong Hao Dong‚PhD Candidate ‚ China Community Party School Abstract With the development of the industrial civilization in the 20th century‚ human has the science and technology to create the great productive power and social fortune. So‚ science and technology have become the basic content and key lever for development of human civilization. The science and technology is also the power of urbanization. At the same time‚ due to the
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Liam Allen 10.26.24 History 9 Dr. Keith. Greed of the West at Haiti’s Cost. Both before and after the Haitian Revolution‚ the Haitian inhabitants were not valued by the foreign European nations‚ so they were harmed by the French and other Europeans for the Europeans’ economic gain. There was disgust or hatred from the Europeans for the Haitians. Many European countries hated the idea of slaves‚ the Haitians‚ revolting against the country‚ France. As a result‚ many of these countries tried to delegitimize
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The Industrial Revolution The Agriculture Revolution was a time when people worked the land by using simple hand tools. By the 1800’s‚ most people in Western Europe and the United States lived on farms. The nation’s economy was based on farming and the making of goods by hand and trading. They lived in rural areas in little cottages lit with firelight and candles. They made their own clothes and grew their own food. The system of making your own clothes was called the putting out system. The
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more individualistic than social” (Thomas Hobbes). This quote is one of the numerous opinions and beliefs that European philosophers held‚ shaping governments‚ and society worldwide. In the American government‚ the classic European philosophers have influenced the shaping of America and the world more than the actual American philosophers did. European Philosophers influenced ranges from personal rights to the inner workings of America’s constitutional democracy‚ they set the stage for the revolutionary
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During the American Industrial Revolution that occurred in the 1800s‚ new technology and inventions were created‚ revolutionizing America. America’s industrialization is referred to as a revolution because it’s development of transportation‚ mass production‚ and immigration revolutionized America both economically and socially. Amid the 1800s‚ the US government encouraged the production of a transcontinental railroad by granting land to railroad companies. By 1869 a message could be sent from
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