the United States‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ and France. In tsarist Russia‚ cars‚ tractors‚ combines‚ powerful steam and gas turbines‚ diesel locomotives‚ electric locomotives‚ equipment for various industries‚ and much more‚ extremely important for the development of the economy‚ were not produced. The Russian economy of that period was an agrarian-industrial one. In 1917‚ as a consequence of the First World War‚ the level of industrial
Premium Soviet Union World War II Cold War
1966-1968 1966-1968 was a time of a lot of change in America. Around this time the Civil Rights Movement was coming to an end. The legislation had been signed to ensure equality between white people and black people‚ but now the barriers were social. Black people still had less opportunities and were still subject to much racism in their everyday lives. Also around this time there was much protest regarding the Vietnam war. On March 26‚ 1966‚ over 200‚000 people gathered worldwide to protest
Premium United States Martin Luther King, Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson
such as religious disputes and the need of workers to settle in newly formed economic colonies in America‚ many of the immigrants that emigrated soon found themselves in need of self-government. Because the Church of England angered many people‚ many Puritans and Separatists demanded a place where they could practice their religious beliefs‚ thus traveling over to the Americas. Although the English economic colonies were not made for permanent settlement‚ they desired a system of rule‚ one of which
Premium England Christianity United States
Georges Clemenceau of France‚ Woodrow Wilson of the United States‚ and Vittorio Orlando of Italy‚ also known as the big four were very involved in the treaty but all had different inputs and thoughts. Germany agreed to the Treaty of Versailles but they did not realize all of the work they would need to do to. After the Treaty of Versailles was ratified‚ Germany was in need of money and angered by the outcome of the war.They were not allowed to import or export goods‚ or trade
Premium Treaty of Versailles World War II World War I
Life was very hard in colonial America in the 17th & 18th centuries. There were 13 colonies all with different purposes. Many colonists came to America to flee religious persecution in England or to find work in the colonies. By 1750 more than one million people were living in the thirteen colonies. It seems that the colonies were finally progressing from disease and feudal warfare with the Native Americans. The colonies also were beginning to show diverse groups of people. Many came to America due to
Premium Thirteen Colonies United States
How the 19th Amendment Affects Womankind Imagine it’s voting day‚ every poll is filled to the brim with citizens. You are running errands with your family‚ but out of the corner of your eye you catch a woman trying to be involved in the election by voting. As you pass by more and more polls‚ you notice more and more women. Next thing you know‚ there are screams of terror as those women are being dragged out of the polls‚ being treated like wild animals. You and your family are sprinting to be separated
Premium Women's suffrage United States Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
between Britain (with help from its colonies and Dominions such as Canada) and the Afrikaner republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Although only 270 Canadians died in South Africa‚ the war was significant because it marked the first time Canadian troops distinguished themselves in battle overseas. At home‚ it fuelled a sense that Canada
Premium World War II World War I Canada
Constant Tiafoe‚ his father‚ worked in labor before he immigrated to the United States to escape from the brutal Civil War. After meeting Alphina Kamara‚ they gave birth to Tiafoe and started exposing him to tennis and by age 6‚ he began saying‚ “‘I want to be great in this sport‚’ ” his father
Premium Octavia E. Butler Frederick Douglass
have the Stamp Act against the American Colonies. The colonies were very hesitant only because their standards bothered them. The prices of the stamps were not the main topic of controversy for the American Colonies. “No taxation without representation” was a very common chant during protest. This is equivalent to “Black lives matter‚” and how during certain protest people chant this to be heard. Soon after the act was shut down England and the colonies did have more disagreements and argument‚ which
Premium
The development of areas and their politics can be greatly affected by many things‚ but one of the major developmental factors is economics. If two areas have vastly different economies‚ they will develop vastly different political systems. One such case can be found when exploring the development of Massachusetts and Virginia in the periods of 1607 to 1750. Massachusetts was a polar opposite of Virginia when it comes to economic development. In the early ages of migration to the new world‚ the
Premium Population density