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    out of the country or dead. This was the situation affecting Jewish people in Germany because of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi. To make things more safe for the children‚ a program known as Kindertransport came into play to take as many children out of Nazi Germany and transport them to the United Kingdom. The mothers and fathers of families had to make the heart wrenching decision to split up their family so that their children could be safe from the disaster happening in their country. Children up to

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    The Return Ngugi Wa Thiong’o The Return is story about Kamau‚ a man returning home after spending many years away in prison. Kamau has both survived the Mau Mau and being put in prison. The Mau Mau had cost many Black Nationalist’s lives‚ and had seen many more put away in jails. The story begins as Kamau is released from jail. Several indicators are given about Kamau’s health‚ which begins with the description of his back as “slightly drooping” in paragraph two. The reader understands that

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    Revolution was most definitely revolutionary. Sectors that drove the economy sectors included the modern and traditional sector. Technological advances were one of the modern sectors. . The role of factories was to replace human power‚ as well as to ‘cure’ the revolution; this was done through utilization of factories‚ which could speed up production . Ashton’s statement: ‘About 1760 a wave of gadgets swept over England’ validated the technological advancement. However‚ in

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    shows Hitler was controlled by a deep and mental hatred for Jews. Hitler started to associate Jews with Bolshevism and Socialism where he combined his hatred of Jews. He even blamed Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War 1. Hitler fixated and dreamt about total annihilation of the Jewish race. Many quotes and passages from his book Mein Kampf support ideas that he was fixated on killing Jews (S9). Hitler

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    When Asia Was the World

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    him‚ was forced to take the long way around to avoid contact with enemies‚ but when he finally reached his destination was sent away by the king because he did not have the money to pay him. Ships were also an asset to Asian trading‚ carrying luxury items such as gold‚ tin and bronze; as well as glass beads informing us of trade in early Asia; specifically in the Intan shipwreck‚ we learned it was built from lash-lug method that allows the ship to end rather than break. Abraham bin Yuji‚ was a trader

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    Was Napoleon A Great Man?

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    On BonaparteNapoleon was indeed a great man‚ in that he made a significant impact on the course of history‚ although with both positive and negative consequences. He was one of history’s greatest military commanders and succeeded in conquering most of Europe and did much to modernize the nations he ruled. He also introduced the Code Napoleon‚ which brought unity‚ order‚ progress and reform to France and Europe and the Code is still used today. However‚ in the end‚ he betrayed some of the principles

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    The American Revolution was an extremely important event in history; social‚ political and economic aspects all helped develop a very strong revolutionary spirit within the colonists of America. It helped enlightenment philosophers like John Locke or Benjamin Franklin to step up and lead the revolution politically with great success. All these aspects made the American Revolution the historical landmark that it is today; it symbolizes the way that Americans came together to become independent and

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    Neville Chamberlain was an idiot. discuss. Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister of Britain from 28 May 1937-10 May 1940. He is famous for using his appeasement foreign policy against Adolf Hitler. His actions today are widely criticized for allowing Hitler to grow more powerful‚ the most famous example being the Munich Agreement of 1938 in which Hitler not only took over the agreed Sudetenland but went on to take over the rest of Czechoslovakia. One hand Neville Chamberlain was a responsible Prime

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    Was Joan Of Arc A Heretic?

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    Was Joan of Arc a Heretic? The Hundred Years’ War provided a backdrop for the power struggle between the French Prince‚ Charles VII of France and the English King‚ Henry VI of England for the French throne (Barlow‚ Andrews and Pickering 2018‚ p.3). Initially‚ the English had the upper hand however towards the end of the war‚ the French were victorious; riding the English from most of France (Cantor 1999‚ p.233). This was largely due to the leadership of Joan of Arc who believed that she was the recipient

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    How the West Was Won

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    the West Was Won Over the years some 25 million people have come to America. Some came for economic reasons‚ others to freely practice their religion without persecution‚ others to escape war‚ political unrest‚ and overpopulation. Whatever the reason‚ they all came to enjoy America’s promise of freedom and prosperity. There have been several major waves of immigration throughout the history of the United States. The first dated from 1783 to the early 1800s. Between 1820 and 1870‚ there was a rapid

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