order to prove that‚ ideas‚ beliefs‚ influences and legacies from Alexander the Great‚ Julius Caesar and Jesus will help support this thesis. King Alexander the Great was one of the most powerful men during the Hellenistic Period. One of his biggest influences was that he fell in love with the Greek culture and decided to extended it which made for Western Civilization to be spread around and become the Hellenistic World. Alexander was a selfish man who took every opportunity he had on any region
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because the United States wanted Japan to open up trade to western countries. Japan’s political authority realized that they were behind in military technology but felt threaten by the West when Commodore Perry came knocking. Japan wanted to be even more secluded from foreign trade after this visit. The people of Japan wanted to restore Japan politically to strengthen them against any foreign threats. In the end Japan did open their doors to foreign trade and Imperial rule was restored to the emperor.
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‘An ageing population can bring economic‚ political and social advantages as well as disadvantages’ (15 marks) The world’s population is growing older. There will be higher numbers of elderly people‚ a larger share of elderly‚ longer life expectancies‚ and fewer numbers of working-age people than dependent people. An ageing population does raise some challenges‚ but they are not all bad. It also brings new opportunities‚ because people have longer‚ healthier lives‚ resulting in extended working
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Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3‚ 1847 in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. Working through numerous experiments in sound and advancing his father’s work on Visible Speech for deaf people Bell acquired his education.To continue his study about the human voice he opened a workshop. He also did important work in communication for the deaf. Throughout his life he held more than 18 patents. Bell was one of the primary inventors of the telephone. Through many years of experimentation with sound waves he created
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he didn’t have to tempt to invade Russia‚ he could have just let it be. Alexander I and Napoleon were allies‚ in my opinion‚ he wasn’t in control of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland so honestly‚ why did he care if Russia stopped selling grain to them. Also‚ just because they both wanted to take over Poland doesn’t mean he needed to invade Russia. In June of 1812‚ Napoleon and the French army marched to Russia‚ as Napoleon got further Alexander made his troops hold back‚ he didn’t
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The Americans were optimistic‚ they had money in their pockets‚ and soldiers were reunited with their sweethearts. American life greatly changed politically‚ socially‚ and economically after World War II. To begin with‚ there were many economic changes that occurred in America. After the war‚ there were no jobs in factories and the few jobs that were available had very small wages. The women who took over jobs in factories were displaced from work force and
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Alexander Graham Bell‚ we all know him for his revolutionary invention‚ the telephone. But‚ that wasn’t even his original goal. He actually made the discovery on accident. His main goal was to help the deaf speak. His two brothers Melville and Edward sadly died from tuberculosis at young ages. His mother was deaf‚ and that definitely influenced him to study deafness. Many of Bell’s ideas and goals were turned into reality. But the subject he was most passionate about was helping the deaf.
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be found in the Bible and the words of the pope . In 1350 ‚ new ideas and arts began to be created in Italy‚ thus starting the time period we call the renaissance. People started focusing more on themselves then just god. Three examples of these changes are found In painting ‚ literature and astronomy. It’s very obvious to see that paintings changed during the renaissance. During the Middle Ages‚ paintings were mostly religious and not very realistic. During the renaissance you start to see more
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Ch. 29 THE STALIN REVOLUTION Political * Stalin was a military dictator whose radical ideas weakened Russia but industrialized it very fast and turned the people hard workers by oppressing them. * Stalin was highly paranoid and persecuted many of his top officials and supporters * People who moved to the cities‚ worked enthusiastically‚ and asked no questions could hope to rise into the upper ranks of the Communist Party * Cultural and social * Women entered careers and
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Social Changes The biggest social changes are Urbanization‚ Americanization‚ New beliefs‚ acceptances‚ behaviors‚ and mass production. These ideas changed the way society thinks‚ acts‚ and relate to one another. The changes in society called Urbanization means that the people who normally lives spreading out through the country now move to live in the city more to find a job. They stop doing agriculture because it is long and difficult task and turn to work in the industry in the city. That
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