World War I was an event that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe‚ therefore killing off almost a generation of Europeans. It ended empires in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Austria Hungary and caused Russia to turn to communism and become a totalitarian state with Stalin in power. It created more rights for women and changed the social perspective of life to gloomy and pessimistic. The Congress of Vienna of 1814‚ created a long-lasting peace in Europe completed with regular peace meeting which proposed
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During the period of 20 years between 1950 and 1970‚ black Americans were able to improve their level of civil rights. Therefore‚ it is logical to say that they were at least partly successful in achieving their civil rights. This was accomplished through a variety of ways‚ two commonly used techniques being legal strategies and non-violent direct action. However‚ because they were unable to attain complete equality‚ there must have been factors that worked against the civil rights movement. One
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How Civilised were The Romans? Civilised means to have a good culture‚ education and to treat people with respect. It also means to have rules‚ help others‚ be clean‚ be organised and being polite. I think the Romans were civilised for several reasons: Aqueducts: An aqueduct was built to transport water. It was a sort of bridge‚ built on arches. On top was a channel to carry water. The Romans used aqueducts to supply towns with water from springs‚ rivers or lakes. A lot of the aqueducts have disappeared
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factors responsible for European expansionism from the 15th century. What were the social‚ political and economic effects of this expansionism on Europe‚ Africa and the Americas? There were three chief factors in the 15th century European expansionism. European nations such as Spain‚ France‚ Portugal‚ Italy‚ and England sought out to expand to new lands in an effort to spread Christianity‚ reap economic benefits‚ and to gain notoriety and respect throughout the world as World leaders. The expansion
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How barbaric were the Mongols? Well considering that the definition of barbaric is to be savagely cruel‚ seems pretty harsh to refer to anyone or anything as being barbaric. Although even though this word is harsh‚ the same word is applied to the Mongols. Mongols were thought to be evil and savage people. Invasion wasn’t the only tactic the mongols used. The Mongols were known to think out there plans‚ rather than attempting anything blindly. They developed strategic methods in order to defeat
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Chinese Culture and World Outlook Vs. European Culture and World Outlook During the 1400s to the 1700s‚ both the Chinese and the Europeans viewed themselves as superior cultures. Both the Chinese and the Europeans thought that they were the center of the world. The Europeans spread their culture and world outlooks outwards‚ but the Chinese decided to close their nation off from the outside world and tried to concentrate on themselves only. Although both the Chinese and the Europeans thought of themselves
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the growing materialism in modern society. In Enter Without So Much As Knocking (1962)‚ Dawe portrays a world dominated by consumerism‚ which has lead to `conformity‚ and eroded the individuality of many people. The idea that our view of the world can only be seen through television and that our experience of life is restricted and controlled by it is highlighted in the satirical poem‚ Tele Vistas.(1977) This idea is revisited in The Not So Good Earth.(1966) Television in consumer society is the prime
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issue in his poem „The world is too much with us…”‚ which is kind of surprising‚ because the author of this poem lived in the 19th century and it seems that back then people had already realized that human beings are destroying Earth and they take nature for granted. I guess Wordsworth wrote this poem to try making people aware of their actions and its outcomes. The speaker of this poem is a lyrical I‚ as you can see in line 11 where the poet uses the first person: “So might I‚ standing on this
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Marina has with different characters in the novel So Much To Tell You’ brings about change in her. Marina is a fourteen year old girl who is severely injured by her Father during a court battle between her parents after their marriage has broken down. Through reading the novel "So much to tell you" by John Marsden it makes you understand how different and complex relationships can be. This is done through the main character Marina and shows how the relationships she has with different characters
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was a very successful man‚ he made history more than once. He was elected president four times in a row. He was the president from 1933 to 1949. He had a half brother and his parents were very wealthy. He married his half brother’s sister which was his cousin‚ she was Eleanor Roosevelt. She was also a very successful women she was very shy‚ but a very caring women. He was a smart boy‚ but at one time he dropped out of law school. When he was in his second term of being the
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