nor was chemical warfare‚ no matter what side you were fighting on. If a bullet didn’t kill a soldier‚ it was almost a death sentence if he was wounded in battle‚ no matter how minor the wound. This death sentence was caused by wound infections‚ and the doctors in the field hospitals were working fervently to save lives. Alexander Fleming was one of those doctors. Alexander Fleming attended the Royal Polytechnic Institute in London. After receiving an inheritance from a family member‚ he was able
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How did Roman empire fall? Roman empire; the most powerful‚ strong and invincible in Middle age. It covers around Mediterranean sea‚ Africa and Asia. Roman empire establish in 27 B.C. with Augustus Caesar as the emperor. And Roman empire still have power for a long time after that. But we have never know how does it ends. In the age that Roman empire is the most powerful empire. When it covers the area around Mediterranean sea. It looks good‚ but it makes Roman empire too big to rule‚ too big to
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Caitlin Yilmaz Mr. Tunstead Social Studies Period 1 H 4 March 2013 The Ottoman Empire During the Middle Ages‚ the Pope‚ Pope Urban‚ called for a crusade at the Council of Clermont. Urban claimed that the goal was to reclaim the Holy Land‚ but the real reason behind the Crusades was not for God‚ but for power. The Pope wanted to extend his power over the Byzantine Empire. The first few Crusades were about reclaiming the Holy Land‚ but when the fourth Crusade came‚ the religious ideals were shed in
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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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Rome was an empire built as if it was destined to last until the end of existence. Its borders spanned across mountains to deserts and even engulfed the Mediterranean Sea at one point. The Romans had strong armies‚ cultural influence‚ and great leaders skilled in military and political tactics. However‚ as Rome increased in size‚ it started to become more unstable. Rome eventually fell as an empire for many reasons which include religion‚ war‚ political and economic problems. The success
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The Fall of the Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire experienced a time of massive growth and exploration which came to an end in 1588. By 1598 Phillip III had inherited Spain with a bankrupt economy. This marked the decline of the great empire that had controlled an extensive amount of territories. Its decline can be attributed to the massive influx of gold and silver into the economy during the Age of Exploration which made Spain temporarily wealthy but had irreversible negative long term economic
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1. Alexander Hamilton’s economic program was designed primarily to (A) prepare the United States for war in the event Britain failed to vacate its posts in the Northwest (B) provide a platform for the fledgling Federalist Party’s 1792 campaign (C) establish the financial stability and credit of the new government (D) ensure northern dominance over the southern states in order to abolish slavery (E) win broad political support for his own candidacy for the presidency in 1792 2. The development
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Roman history was known for having many bad emperors and Nero was amongst one of them. He became famous for his self-indulgence and cruel behavior. He was the last emperor from his period. Nero was the first to persecute Christians and set a model for that religion’s oppression that went on and on for many years. Augustus had brought and secured harmony to the Roman Empire and during his reign he combined a range of powers. Caligula four years as emperor were bizarre and after his assassination
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an empire while Hinduism took over the religion of Buddhism and the establishment of the caste system took place throughout the period 300-600 C.E. There were many features that changed throughout the classical era and many things that also continued after that. The Gupta Empire was founded by Chandra Gupta and was a very stable and prosperous empire from 320-588 C.E. After some time the Gupta Empire fell due to the invasions of Huns. India couldn’t maintain an empire due
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the Ottoman Empire increase tensions among the European powers? The decline of the Ottoman Empire opened new opportunities for the European powers‚ in which the powers took interest into arising opportunities the fall may offer. For instance‚ Russia would be able to expand its influence due to its close proximity with the Ottoman Empire and religious relations with the Greek Orthodox Christians. However‚ this persisting opportunity for Russia led to tensions and fear in the Austrian Empire‚ whereas
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