The Vietnam War began in 1966 and lasted until 1975‚ this tragic war was one of the most important events in United States history. The Vietnam War helped shape modern world history by changing the minds of millions of people on how they felt and viewed the war. The purpose of the war was to stop the spread of communism which led to many negative outcomes such as students protesting‚ the Tet offensive‚ a severely damaged U.S. economy‚ and millions of lives lost or wounded. After WWII in 1945‚ France
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World War II (WWII or WW2)‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history‚ with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war"‚ the major participants placed their entire economic‚ industrial
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AP® WORLD HISTORY 2012 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 1 BASIC CORE (competence) 0–7 Points 1. Has acceptable thesis • The thesis must address a specific relationship between cricket and politics in South Asia‚ using evidence from the documents. • The thesis must be explicitly stated in the introduction or the specified conclusion of the essay. • The thesis may appear as one sentence or multiple sentences. • A thesis that is split among multiple paragraphs is unacceptable. • A thesis
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conversion in the early 30’s of the first century CE‚ Paul‚ also known by his Jewish name‚ Saul‚ displayed multiple virtuous traits that solidified him as one of the most heroic and influential figures in ancient history. Born in Tarsus‚ one of the most important educational centers in the ancient world‚ he was taught the words of the Old Testament‚ or Hebrew Bible‚ by a rabbi by the name of Gamaliel. At the time of his birth (c. 3 CE)‚ many Christians were being persecuted by the Pharisees‚ and many
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Room 101 When I was thinking about what I would banish to room 101 if given the choice millions of my pet peeves came to my head. But instead of going on an infinite rant about everything I hate about‚ I chose the four things which I would voluntarily go in Room 101 myself rather than having to put up with them any longer Before anything else I would nominate to go in room 10I would put in Cigarette smokers‚ is there anything more irritating than somebody smoking next to you? You’re standing at
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Web. "Rose Revolution in Georgia." Modern World History Online. Facts On File‚ Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE53&iPin=mwhi216&SingleRecord=True (accessed January 9‚ 2012). Stross‚ Charles. The Revolution Business. Tor Books‚ 2009. Print. 9 January‚ 2012. Terry‚ Janice J. "Egyptian Revolution‚ 1919." In Ackermann‚ Marsha E.‚ Michael Schroeder‚ Janice J. Terry‚ Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur‚ and Mark F. Whitters‚ eds.Encyclopedia of World History: Crisis and Achievement‚ 1900 to 1950‚ vol
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses By: Tom Standage Essay by: Tiffany Dang A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage is about six drinks (beer‚ wine‚ spirits‚ coffee‚ tea‚ and coca-cola) and how they have affected the world in the past and the present. All of these drinks were invented in different eras‚ and the inventions of these
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Archaeology The Nature of Archaeology History: Focuses on written sources‚ written sources restricted to the last 5500 years‚ written sources are limited to literate societies‚ written sources from ancient societies were mostly written by men‚ reflecting a male bias. Archaeology: Focuses on physical sources‚ physical sources extend as far back as the beginning of human history into prehistory‚ physical artefacts provide information about all human activity‚ and archaeologists usually study
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The world we live in today faces many difficulties. It is not unusual to hear of bombings‚ shootings‚ and civil wars occurring in countries. U.S. history tells us where we as a nation always stood strong and vigilant to any country or terrorist group who posed a threat to America. Our goal was to banish evil‚ as we fought a worthy fight by standing united. Terrorism today is widespread‚ and the battle against terrorism seems endless. We must stand together and defeat the war against terrorism
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A History of the World in Six Glasses SPIRITS 1. From which advanced civilization/culture did Europeans get the “science” of how to make spirits? The Europeans got the “science” of how to make spirits from Córdoba in southern Spain‚ the capital of Arab Andalusia. 2. In what ways was the “discovery” and use of distillation important to the rebirth of science in Europe? How was distillation perceived and which infant science did it go hand in hand with‚ this probably leading to further work
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