Alexander Hamilton helped shape America as a founding father‚ in ways such as politics and government. One of the most famous quotes from him is “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything” (Alexander Hamilton). Born on the small West British Indies island of Nevis‚ Alexander was made to be a historical figure of importance. He had shown signs of great intelligence starting after a hurricane hit his hometown‚ and he wrote essays non-stop. He was one of the hardest working founding fathers
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In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus changed so much from the man we was before he left and the time he had arrived home. Though it was ten years the story seemed to sum up the book well getting the key details on how Odysseus made his journey and the problems he had to encounter. He left from his home with a team of crewman. He had to face many challenges like the Lotus Eaters‚ The Cyclops‚ Poseidon and the Suitors. During his encounter with the Lotus Eaters he had sent two men out to investigate the island
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How far would you agree that the events of 1905 were caused by Russia’s failure to win the war against Japan? (30 marks) Long-term factors: Middle class- There was a lack of common purpose between Russia’s different social classes. They organised themselves by autumn of 1905 into soviets but spent most of the year protesting in spontaneous strikes/ marches. The peasants were too widely distributed and isolated to have a common organised leadership. Their protests were traditional peasant ones of
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leaders. Russia was less developed than other European countries at that time because Russia had rejected Westernization. To rectify this‚ he went to many ways to modernize and westernize Russia. He founded St. Petersburg as a major Russian port city in the west. He also established it as the new capital‚ based on trade with the rest of Europe. New buildings and institutions were built there to modernize Russia‚ before that city was a Swedish swamp. He got experts to teach the people of Russia about
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In its early days‚ Sparta was social‚ and had contact with other city-states. Until‚ they made some drastic changes. They became warlike‚ and were almost undefeatable in land battle. Eventually‚ they built a fleet as well. Today‚ Sparta is well known for being the strongest‚ and most warlike of the ancient Greek city-states. Founded in the 10th century B.C.‚ Sparta was originally a social city-state‚ its people traded with other city-states‚ and craftsmen produced fine vases and metal workings. “The
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the west. This sea is extremely important to Russia because of many reasons. The sea gives Russia many natural resources‚ including fish and many different types of nutrients. The sea also is very important in Russian history because many arguments‚ battles‚ and disputes have occurred because of the uncertainty of who owns the Black Sea and its resources. Because the Black Sea provides Russia with many resources it is a extremely important part of Russia. The Black Sea is a vast sea with many different
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Which features of the Persian Empire did Alexander incorporate for the administration of his empire? The Ancient Greece was divided in city-states that were independent from each other. However they would form an ally if they had a common enemy but when they didn’t they fought against each other. The Persian Empire reached its apogee in the XV century BC. The Persians already dominated the orient and wanted to reach Greece in the V century BC. To stop the Persians‚ the Greco-Persian wars started
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Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804) dove into progressive activity not long after his landing in New York from the West Indies in 1773. He served in the Continental Army and afterward in the Confederation Congress. Perpetually discontent with the Articles of Confederation‚ he was an early advocate of established change. A firm promoter of an in number‚ even blue-blooded‚ brought together government‚ he took an interest in the Constitutional Convention‚ composed a large number of The Federalist papers
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Introduction The second half of 19th century and early 20th century was a period of reforms in Russia. Economic modernization and political changes were extremely desired. This period is one of the most important in History of Russia because it was a time of great change. Western influence spread new ideas throughout the empire. Russia was making attempts to strengthen its status on a world wide level‚ however‚ it was struggling to make transition from communism to democracy and to catch
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Czar of Russia from 1894 until 1917 when he was forced to abdicate. He was the leader of Russia during a turbulent time when the Russian society was ready for the changes he was not willing to make. Nicholas II would lead Russia into War World I as the commander of the Russian army despite his qualifications to do so. He wouldn’t back down from war and let his country slide into worsening circumstances which would eventually lead to his abdication and the revolutionary takeover of Russia. 2. Woodrow
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