attempted to reinvigorate the Congolese identity. In 1971‚ he changed the name of the country from the Congo to Zaire (it would became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in (DRC) in 1997‚ as it remains to this day). He did the same with a number of other Congolese cities. Mobutu awarded contracts and security jurisdiction to officials within his own ethnic group—yet
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The industrial revolution transformed the world in many ways. With the discovery of raw materials such as coal used to fuel the steam engine and the mechanized of industry‚ people were able to move away from agriculture and lives were forever changed. During this time‚ a number of great inventions and technological breakthroughs were discovered. One was the invention of the Morse code created by Samuel Morse in the 1830s. While the invention impacted the world in a number of ways‚ two of the most
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with significance. Although we take no notice of these changes‚ without feminism woman would not have the right to vote‚ have equal pay to men‚ or have the right to make there own decisions about pregnancy. Feminism once frowned upon‚ is now becoming more socially accepted by both men and woman. In 1893‚ New Zealand was the first country to give woman the right to vote. Woman had gained inspiration to fight for their voting rights from John Stuart Mill. Feminist had tried to have the bill passed
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into the big industry that it was in the 19th century and what it is now. He also did the same thing with the shipping industry. Vanderbilt changed the industries of America by introducing a way of transportation of people and goods that is effective and quicker than anything that has been created before. Seen as a Robber Baron‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt owned many monopolies in different types of businesses. Rising from being only a poor farmer’s son to becoming one of the richest men in America at
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The economy of a region will experience continuity and change forever. That is the case with the central African economy. During the first century‚ their economy was much different than what it is today. The central African economy revolved around agriculture and hunting during the first century and that remained constant until contemporary times. Though‚ change also began to occur because certain aspects of the the central African economy stayed the same and when the people native to the region
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ways of Europe. The Protestant Reformation was sparked in 1517‚ when a man named Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses‚ a document containing the opposition of Catholicism‚ to the door of a German Catholic Church. In Luther’s writings‚ Luther objected to how the Catholic Church governed and treated its followers. Luther’s actions were unprecedented at the time; this was the first time the Catholic Church had been publicly opposed. Luther’s ideals affronted the Pope‚ but Luther was not the only one who opposed
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Africa and established their community by farming and herding cattle. The Europeans lived in proximity with their domesticated animals that carried diseases. Over time‚ the Europeans developed a resistance to the virus but the Cape and Koi- San tribe did not have immunity to the virus and developed smallpox. Around the 1830s‚ the European expanded north and encountered a complex society known as the Zulus. The Zulus was a highly developed society with military skills and 30‚000 miles of land. The Europeans
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people have struggled throughout history for change. Harriet Tubman‚ an escaped slave‚ civil rights activist‚ and women’s suffrage activist‚ struggled tremendously to be free. She struggled throughout her life to help her family and friends. Tubman is a great example of reasons we struggle for change. Tubman was working on plantations as a field hand during her early teen years. When she was 23 or 24 she fell in love with a freeman. She got permission from her owners to go stay with him. Around 5 years
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During the period between 1870-1900 which is also called the Gilded Age‚ Americans experienced dramatic changes in their everyday lives‚ from the clothes they wore and food they ate to their opportunities for recreation. One of the main reason was the massive influx of European immigrants to achieve an American dream for a better life. Due to industrialization‚ America moved to the city. The sudden influx of millions of poor immigrants led to the formation of slums in U.S. cities. These new city
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Between 1450 and 1850 12 million slaves were transported to the new world from Africa. However only 10.7 million of them survived the dreaded passage to the new world. In the Atlantic world many things happened that changed the world: the discovery of the new world‚ new technology‚ and most importantly the causes and effects of slavery. Slavery impacted the world in many ways and changed the world how it is today. During the Atlantic world one major resource was lacking and that was workers. Their
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