different races or cultures) in a group or organization. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) The United States gotten increasingly diverse over the past 50 years. In 1965 the American population was 84% white‚ and only 3% of congress was made up people of color. Today the American population is 62% white‚ and 17% of congress is made up of people of color. Although there is still a long way to go before the United States embraces all of it’s people‚ this is a drastic improvement. But racial diversity isn’t
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As a newly formed country the United States largely adopted a policy of isolationism‚ meaning that the government believed it was better to keep itself out of the political affairs of other countries. The United States was successful in its isolationism because of its geographical separation from Europe and most other major countries (proquest staff). After the conclusion of the American Civil War‚ this attitude remained the same. The country had to focus its efforts into the reconstruction and rebuilding
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society and how those people acquire wealth. Throughout history‚ consumerism has evolved drastically since the first records of civilized society were recorded. The evolution of consumerism in the United States can be understood by dividing it into three basic components; trade‚ monetary policy and the digital economy. These types of economies can also be described as the agricultural economy‚ the industrial economy‚ and the post industrial economy. At first‚ consumerism in the United States was established
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Research Questions 1: World war one was sparked by the assignation of archduke Francis Ferdinand. The political objective of the assassination was to break Austria- Hungary’s south- Slav provinces off so they could be combined into a great Serbia. Both sides of the group believed it would be a quick war of many resources. 2: Russia become involved in WWI after Austria declared war against Serbia‚ because Russia had made itself the guardian of all Slavic and/or Eastern Orthodox peoples‚ particularly
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Jacob Hawkins The United States of Europe - Chapter 9 Appraise one concept (benefit‚ challenge‚ or either) relating to each of the following: Political: * A problem that EU runs into when they try to become the United States of Europe is also a problem the United States of America had when they came together to build the constitution. It is how to allocate the power in the EU throughout 25 big and small member states when writing the constitution. Economic: * Something that helps them
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There were lots of factors that led to left wing Lenin getting to power. Some of those factors were the Provisional Government‚ the Kornilov affair and the effects of World War One. The Provisional Government led to the rise of lenin’s power due to bad economic decisions they created‚ the kornilov affair helped arm the Bolsheviks with weapons to raid the winter palace and overthrow the Provisional Government‚ and the effects of World War One caused lots of economic instability and made the everyday
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Carthage became almost the equal of Rome in not a few ways. Carthage‚ the North African city-state founded by the Phoenicians had become a strong sea power. It controlled large areas in the western Mediterranean‚ including parts of Spain‚ North Africa‚ and many islands. Rome‚ on the other hand‚ became a military power. Its excellent soldiers were farmer themselves who were loyal and strong enough to march thirty miles a day carrying sixty pounds of armour‚ weapons and supplies. Rome considered Carthage
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The United States of America is often referred to as‚ “The Land of Opportunity”‚ but what qualities and conditions exist in America that made it revered as the nation of opportunity? Many immigrants view America as the land of opportunity because it offers them life choices that may not have been available in their countries. In this essay I will give examples of and describe the circumstances that allow America to be the nation of possibilities in more ways than one. Let’s begin by addressing the
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Early Modern Era‚ European nations capitalized on advanced technology to expand their territories into the Americas‚ Africa‚ and India. The French and British established trading posts in India‚ which led to conflict. Queen Elizabeth the first was in power in England‚ sponsoring privateers such as Sir Francis Drake. The Portuguese settled in the southern and eastern coasts of Africa‚ and the Spanish gained control over Latin America. The Spaniards were able to conquer the Aztecs with such efficiency
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How Did Napoleon Stay In Power How does napoleon manipulate the animal of letting him stay in power? Napoleon use 3 ways to manipulate the animals‚ he uses animalism to trick the animals to see him as the best option to lead the farm. He uses fear to scare and fill them with lies saying if we don’t eat our milk and apples mr. Jones will come back. Finally he uses propaganda to promote himself on a biased situation of being a leader. Napoleon uses animalism to stay in power. Napoleon states “All
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