and Social reforms of Peter the Great. From January 1‚ 1700‚ Peter the Great introduced a new chronology‚ making the Russian calendar conform to European usage with regard to the year‚ which in Russia had hitherto been numbered “from the Creation of the World” and had begun on September 1 (he adhered however to the Julian Old Style as opposed to the Gregorian New Style for the days of the month). In 1710 the Old Church Slavonic alphabet was modernized into a secular script. Peter was the first
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How Significant was the Treaty of Versailles to Germany The Treaty of Versailles was significant to Germany after World War 1 in many ways. It was significant for it to make the war end from Germany. Germany hated the loss of their land from other countries. They thought that the treaty was unfair‚ because they didn’t like what it was about. They hated reparations from France and Britain trying to starve the children there. They hated their army‚ because it was small‚ but powerful and they tried
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Sofia Zarate Pd.1 3/22/15 Week # Unit 5 Take Home Exam 1. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 created four different programs which include the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families‚ Supplemental Security Income‚ Food Stamps‚ and Earned-Income Tax Credit. The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) included means testing‚ which tests the people applying for TANF if they actually need the assistance or not. Another asset to the TANF is that the states can administer block grant programs. The
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1988 Education Reform Act Butler introduced the first of many free Schools in the U.K‚ named the tripartite system; education had become free and compulsory for all children between the ages of five and fifteen. The tripartite system demanded that every child entering secondary school would have to sit an 11+ in order for them to be matched to an appropriate school based on their result. Butler’s “great” reform act had then hastily diminished and became the bipartite system meaning only grammar
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The reason Jamestown is significant in World History is because it is known as the first permanent English settlement. In the year 1606‚ King James I had given the first charter allowing English entrepreneurs to set sail with the Virginia Company on the quest to find not only gold‚ but also a form of settlement in North America. Their captain was Bartholomew Gosnold‚ a gentleman but also a pirate. Bartholomew played a significant role in the finding of Jamestown‚ therefore‚ without him there would
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Egyptians have had many great wonders. One of these wonders are pyramids. Because this was an ancient wonder‚ many people believe that the Egyptians didn’t use any math but only used logic and reason to build pyramids. If this is true‚ then how did they build the Great Pyramid? They used simple math to make such a great pyramid. They used the Pythagorean Theorem‚ trigonometry and simple algebra. They also measured the angle of each direction so that each side of the pyramid was facing exactly north
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How close to revolution was Great Britain in the 1790’s? The 1790’s wasn’t the easiest of times for Britain. Revolution overthrowing the monarchy in France caused working-class civilians in Britain to entertain the idea of revolutionizing. This‚ among other aspects such as the war with France and food supply‚ meant that Britain‚ led by Pitt‚ had to fight off the threat of revolution. It would be a fair statement to make that although Great Britain had big enough threats and factors for revolution
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Antebellum Reform The antebellum period was a time of many reforms throughout the US. A change in the society and ones views on the US. During this period there were movements that a plethora of reformers used to change the US into a more democratic place. Reformers looked at the US as it having many evils that needed to be eliminated‚ such as slavery‚ alcohol‚ women rights and jails. They took many approaches and strategies in order to improve moral beliefs. During the period of 1825 to 1850 was a time
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Chartism was a campaign in support of a people’s charter it came about in 1838. Its main demand was a vote for all men and was launched by a radical group known as London Working Men’s Association (LWMA) and some radical MPs. It was supported by working classes and some middle classes. The Chartism movement grew out of its own possible success because it tore itself apart and there were many reasons behind its failure. It never managed to obtain parliamentary support for the Charter. In July‚ 1839
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Medicine (IOM) evaluate the quality of nursing homes. They found that a majority of residents were often neglected‚ abused‚ and inadequately cared for. To solve these issues‚ the IOM proposed a series of reforms that were brought into action the following year — known as the Nursing Home Reform Act. This act established an in-depth list of rights for all nursing home residents. These focused on the right to information‚ safety‚ privacy‚ and the right to make one’s own decisions. Since 1987‚ the Centers
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