in 1777 and it was known as the first constitution. It’s job was to form fundamental guidelines for centuries to come. This document has many issues though which lead to problems with the government and people. One problem that happened was Shay’s rebellion. The colonies could not collect taxes because the articles of confederation did not give them the power to do that. The problem was money was needed because the war had went on for eight years. The only way money was collected was through taffis
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they want. The outcome of the experiment clearly showed that the idea was a disappointing failure on all terms. In the end‚ the prohibition turned out to cause permanent damage to society rather than help it. The attempt at the prohibition of alcohol lead to the rise of organized crime and corrupt government officials in America. The Bootleggers and Speakeasies were the result of Prohibition‚ it was a major shift in American social life. Speakeasies were illegal establishments that served alcoholic
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northern portion of the peninsula. North Korea was and remains a highly militarized and communist dictatorship which means it is neither democratic nor a republic. Its institutions are modeled almost identically to those of the Soviet Union. The similarities do not end there‚ the leaderships styles of the country are equal to those of Joseph Stalin‚ a Soviet dictator in 1930’s and 40’s. There are many more things they have in common such as the command economy of North Korea and the poor treatment of
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peninsula is divided into two countries: North Korea and South Korea. Although there is a division of landscape‚ government‚ and culture‚ the bulk of people in Korea consider themselves a part of the Korean nation. Regardless of that‚ the countries do have their differences. The entire peninsula is cut off from Northeast China by rugged mountains and sizable rivers (Rowntree 365). The north suffers from heavy deforestation‚ however it has more natural resources. The south has made extensive reforestation
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of the most popular eras studied and is well known for many things; from fashion to inventions‚ to the Industrial revolution to their education. Despite how much people like to think that they differ from them drastically‚ so much of our modern society depends on what they first created and the changes they set in motion. Many perspectives on how the Victorians lived their lives come from misconceptions given to in literature and education. A lot of stereotypes held are of their social classes; the
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The North and the South grew different way in Civil war. In the South‚ there were mostly farmers. There weren’t many skilled workers that why manufacturing was not much. But in the North there were a lot of manufacturing and wealthy people‚ they had a lot of skilled workers. During the Civil War‚ there were some advantages and disadvantages between South and North. Few advantages in the South were able to fight on it large homeland‚ they had best military leaders‚ they encouraged young males to
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countries‚ cities‚ states‚ and communities; each place has different foods‚ clothing‚ religions‚ races‚ architecture‚ geography‚ and many more influences. These subjects define us and how we live. They contradict us from everyone else; they are examples of our unique characteristics. In the 1860’s the North and south were different. Besides the fact that we were in the middle of a civil war‚ the cultures were almost opposites. The southern parts of the United States were mostly based on farming. The
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During the whole time studying Western Culture‚ individuals like Luther‚ Columbus‚ Gutenberg‚ and Copernicus influenced western cultures in many ways. Although all of these men had a significate influenced on the western culture‚ this learner believes that Johannes Gutenberg had one of the greatest impacts that change the way individuals communicate. In today’s society individuals may think or look at this invention as neither here nor there‚ but it is one of the greatest inventions of all times
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Although the north had abolished slavery‚ the south continued to use slaves which lead to a sectional division between them. It was not possible for slavery to be abolished without leading to the war. Slavery was the basis of the southern economy which would make it hard to be abolished. The north benefited from slavery while they had used it. The division between the north and south was way too strong therefore slavery couldn’t have been abolished easily. To begin with‚ the south had invested
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interactions have been constructed. As for the North and the South‚ they exhibited their differences before the 1860’s‚ and it was from their clashing viewpoints that started the Civil War. However‚ this war did more than prove their contrasting goals‚ as it showed the diversities between the two. Politically and economically‚ the North and South changed dramatically due to the Civil War. Right after the election of President Abraham Lincoln‚ the South instantly withdrew from the Union. It is evident
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