greatly affected American civilization. White Americans and Europeans came to depict the African society as uncivilized and nonindustrial when in reality‚ their society was developed and complex. The African society had early developments of substantial trade; trafficking crops‚ livestock‚ gold‚ ivory‚ and iron. Trade with the Mediterranean lands was ideal to their economy. The Africans produced plantation‚ raised livestock‚ and hunted. Unlike white societies‚ the African’s
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Barack Obama did on September 5th. To make this night productive and beneficial‚ a kind of lottery was established: every person that wanted the chance to win a spot at this organized soiree would have to invest 5 dollars in the Obama Campaign. Another‚ more obscure way to get necessary funds was via lobbying. Big enterprises along with private interests decided to invest financially to support the candidate’s campaign. In fact‚ According to a study by the Center for Responsive politics‚ a private
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The Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a strung-out‚ vicious‚ and costly war that went on between the communist government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Northern army was supported by Soviet Union‚ China‚ and other communist countries. The Southern army was supported by the United States of America‚ Australia‚ Thailand‚ and other anti-communist countries. During this time‚ the Cold War was also going on between the United States and the Soviet Union and just added on the intensity of the
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To What Extent Did The Civil War Constitute A Revolution In American Society? Whether or not the Civil War constituted a revolution in American society has long been debated by historians. But if you take a look at history‚ you can clearly see that in fact‚ the civil war did constitute a revolution in American society by three big things: Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural‚ Blacks being allowed to fight in the Union army‚ and the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln was the profound leader
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Macintosh File System vs. BSD UNIX File System Macintosh File System vs. BSD UNIX File System. Why did Apple change? In order to find this answer I had first understand the two technologies and their background. Lets begin with Macintosh Operating System’s first file system named Hierarchical File System. Hierarchical File System was introduced in 1985 to support Apple’s first Macintosh model that contained a hard drive. The Hierarchical File System was created to overcome the performance issues
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The Vietnam War which went from 1965 to 1975 involved America and its allies‚ including Australia‚ aiming to prevent South Vietnam from an invasion by the communist North Vietnaese. There were many key reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Americans provided valuable support when they arrived at our aid during the WWII so Australia felt a responsibility to return a favour to the US to maintain healthy foreign relations. Australia also became implicated in the war due to the
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Throughout history‚ the world has faced numerous wars‚ revolutions‚ and uprisings. People have seen more sweat‚ blood‚ and tears shed than we care to admit and millions have lost their lives fighting for their nations. Wars tend to begin when tensions with other countries or one’s own government arises. Civil wars occur because of the latter. During a civil war there is widespread discontent with the current government and their ways and so the majority of the population‚ usually those oppressed
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The Impact of the Hippie Movement on Society Hippies of the 1960s developed their own music‚ fashion‚ perspectives‚ and styles of life. Many traditional morals of the past drastically changed due to the open minds of hippies and their views on society. Because of the hippies‚ unmarried couples can now live together without being frowned upon‚ religious and cultural diversity has gained greater acceptance‚ and the message of peace is widely spread. The hippie movement
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Vietnam War The Cold War was the base to creating the Vietnam War. The Indochina War contributed create the Vietnam War as well. The Cold War and the Vietnam War were almost the same war. The countries in each war argued over whose way of leading or ruling was right. The Vietnam War did have fighting though. But‚ the Indochina War wasn’t like that. The Indochina war was over who should have power in Vietnam. To fully understand the Vietnam war‚ you have to understand the Cold War and the Indochina
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of communist influence/concepts and guided America’s foreign policy throughout most of the Cold War. The policy sought to confine such ideas solely within the existing boundaries of the Soviet Union. Many communist-threatening events during the Cold War were at a halt due to Truman’s tactic of containment as for example‚ the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War originally started when a group of Northern Vietnam nationalists attempted to overthrow the French leaders and unify the country under a communist
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