Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela has had a large impact and has changed the world in several different ways. Nelson Mandela had a large role in ending the Apartheid; he also was the first black President of South Africa in 1994-1999. Mandela was also a part of the African National Congress‚ Mandela was also a leader for peaceful protests against the white regime and segregation. To start off‚ Nelson Mandela was a part of the African National Congress. The ANC was formed in 1912‚ to unite the black Africans
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technology in the world. There was no such thing as a motorized vehicle until one man and one company came along and changed all that. 1902 was the start of new century; it was a century of many technology advancements like the first telephone‚ computer‚ and first radio. Also including transportation advancements like steam boats‚ trains and a horse and carriage. What started the 20th century was the Model T. The Ford Motoring company was founded in 1902 by Henry Ford. By 1908 he showed the world a car that
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The Revolutionary War was fought on what is now U.S. soil between the British and its North American colonies from 1775 to 1781‚ because of differing views on how the people should be governed (Norton‚ 158). The Treaty of Paris was signed in the year of 1783‚ and the British finally recognized America as an independent nation (Norton‚ 159). After freedom‚ America needed a new form of government and a couple years later‚ the constitution would fulfill that role. As the U.S created new forms for which
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Britain’s women during World War I was extraordinary‚ especially when seen from the vantage point of the contemporary western world in which we leave the particulars of war to the paid professionals. Our militaries have developed their capabilities to the point where volunteer help is rarely‚ if ever‚ needed. In contrast to our own contemporary situation‚ the flood of volunteers in 1914 to help with the war effort was immediate and necessary. Just hours after the official war declaration‚ social
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Why did World War One break out in 1914? In my opinion the most important long-term cause was the making of the alliances‚ after all they were invented so countries could keep peace and feel safe but instead countries fears increased. Since 1879 major European countries had been making alliances. In 1882 Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy formed the triple alliance but this alarmed France‚ Great Britain and Russia. By 1907 Europe was divided into two camps to help each other if there was a war
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After the Civil War‚ a time period for growth and innovation took place. The American industry changed the economical customs for a long time to come. For starters‚ many developed new creative inventions. Christopher Sholes invented the typewriter in 1867. This caused a revolution in the printing industry‚ allowing the economy to flow. Many jobs were created by the Remington Company‚ a company that bought the design. Back then‚ the main acceptable job for women was to teach. This industry enabled
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the New World on behalf of Spain. Happening roughly 10 years apart‚ the birth of Martin Luther and the voyage of Columbus were the starting points for parallel events that would change the world. Leading up to 2017‚ Lutherans saw a lot of discussion of how Luther and the Reformation changed the “world”. Generally in these presentations like‚ Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World‚ said “world” when they actually meant “Europe”. Could the Reformation have had an impact on The New World before
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The world has benefited greatly from the field of science. Scientists are always innovating and modifying everyday things to make the world a better place. Finding a way to make cars faster; make processing chips smaller yet allow them to compute faster. These are the changes that change the world‚ but how about atomic changes. The world used to think that atoms were simple but in reality the building blocks of our universe were much more complex. One individual by the name of Ernest Rutherford proved
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time of big changes and new beginnings‚ the Industrial Revolution changed the world so that it was hardly recognizable. The Industrial Revolution brought about inventions as diverse as the steam engine to the telegraph. As time went on‚ more and more inventions were necessary to advance further into the Industrial Revolution. So much so‚ that the changes that the inventions themselves went through made them unrecognizable as to what they were in the first place. Some of the greatest changes‚ though‚
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of World War I Signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in 1919. The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old ones were
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