significantly due to the Cold War. New ways of life developed and many fears from the Cold War changed daily life. One way American society was changed socially was people were in constant fear of a nuclear war. They afraid of a nuclear war with Russia so they went out of there way to take precautions for it like with building bomb shelters in the back yards or basements as told in document 5. Precautions also went on in schools such as the practice of bomb drills where kids would get under there
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spin cotton‚ but these led to a decade of the textile industry completely dominating the country. This led to the creation of hundreds of new companies everywhere. In 1804‚ a man named Oliver Evans developed an invention that would completely change America. His invention was a steam engine. This engine would‚ in the next few years‚ go on to power multiple things such as ships‚ the printing press‚ sawmills‚ and even the textile factories. After many failed attempts of producing a steam- powered
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Did Alexander II deserve the title “Tsar Liberator”? Taking control of autocratic Russia in 1855‚ Alexander II was the successor to his father Tsar Nicolas I having been trained his entire life to take on the role. During his reign as Tsar‚ Alexander passed many reforms all of which varied in political‚ social and economic stance. His most famous reform was deemed to be that of the emancipation of the Serfs‚ gaining him the title ‘Tsar Liberator’ as many believed that his effort to free those who
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How did the Erie Canal Change America? The Erie Canal changed all our lives for the better. It was started in 1817 and was finished and opened eight years later in 1825. The official date construction for the Erie Canal was approved by the New York State Legislature was on April 15th‚ 1817. The Erie Canal is 363 miles long and was solely built by man and horse power. The Erie canal affected the United States in many ways‚ a few of them are‚ that by using the Erie Canal travel time and dangers
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Genghis Khan (Temujin) How did Genghis Khan change the world? Well Genghis Khan conquered a lot of Asia and united it because of his strong military. He increased trade dramatically by making the first international postal system. He also spread a lot of great inventions‚ for example‚ silk and paper. This is how he is great and how he changed the world. The first thing I will be talking about is how he was able to conquer a lot of Asia and unite it. He united the Mongols which was a big step because
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leader all of his life. In school‚ he was president of the student body. When he went into acting‚ he became president of the Screen Actors Guild. He then went on to be the governor of California‚ and eventually president of the United States. His political views shifted in the years leading up to his governing of California. This shift helped his leadership‚ as he was open minded to both sides and he could make compromises and form policies that benefited both parties. His presidency and his actions
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were important changes taking place along the Silk Roads as the Western civilisations started reaching the trading
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Political liberalism and political conservatism were two opposing ideas that defined Europe’s political environment in the first part of the nineteenth century. The views held by these philosophies concerning individual rights‚ government‚ and the role of the state varied greatly. Early nineteenth-century political liberalism was defined by its emphasis on individual liberties and rights. Liberals promoted free markets and private property rights in place of governmental oversight of the economy
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There are numerous political philosophers who have inspired change and freedom‚ but none can compare to English philosopher John Locke‚ the founder of modern Western philosophy. John Locke was one of the most influential political philosophers during the 17th century whose ideas influenced many creative minds such as Thomas Jefferson‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Paine‚ all Founding Fathers of the United States. As a young youth‚ Locke received an excellent education through his father‚ who had connections
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How Star Wars Changed the World George Lucas was a young Hollywood director in the mid-1970s that had the opportunity from 20th Century Fox after his hit movie American Graffiti to create his own original space adventure movie that will soon be known as Star Wars. It has been forty years since Lucas has transported us to a “Galaxy Far‚ Far away.” The huge blockbuster franchise movie that we all know as Star Wars has truly changed the film industry‚ special effects and pop culture with just a draw
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