Nationalism was the most powerful force in the 1880’s. Nationalism could be a uniting or a dividing force. Nationalism united people into nation-states toppled on many empires of ethnic minorities and contributed to wars. Nationalism contributed to the unification of Italy in the 19th century. Nationalism contributed to the fall of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. Nationalism also contributed to the outbreak of World War 1. These contributions all show how powerful nationalism was back then
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Joseph Priestly‚ was one out of many of the famous fathers of chemistry. One day he had stumbled across photosynthesis‚ which is involved with the discovery of oxygen‚ he was one of the most colorful and influential scientists of the eighteenth Century. He was born in Birstal Fieldhead on March 13th 1733 and was the son of a cloth dresser. He was raised by his aunt because his mother died when he was 7. He spent most of his life as a preacher and teacher. For his work in science‚ he was well known for
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Mohandas Gandhi‚ born on October 2‚ 1869‚ led non-violent independence movements in India and South Africa. Gandhi was an advocate for the civil rights of Indians‚ and had a background in law. Among his many achievements were the organized boycotts against the British through methods of civil disobedience. Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar‚ India‚ which at the time was part of the British Empire. As a child Gandhi hated school and rebelled‚ doing things such as smoking and stealing small amounts
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Bryon and Mark go to the hospital to see Bryon’s mom again. She notices the stitches on Mark’s head‚ and he tells her that he was in a fight. She accepts the explanation without question‚ and Bryon tells us that his mother never gets hysterical over her boys fighting. Like drinking‚ she would prefer they didn’t do it‚ but also seems to understand that she can’t stop it. They stop by Mike’s room. He’s upset because his father recently visited and yelled at him. Mike says that he wishes he were
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the founders of the United States of America. He was Trained in medicine‚ and also was a key promoter of the experimental methodologies of the Scientific Revolution. John Locke was born in Wrighton‚ Somerset. His dad was a legal counsellor and little landowner who had battled on the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil War of the 1640s. Utilizing his wartime associations‚ he put his child in the world class Westminster School. John Locke was a student and afterward a college professor where
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Marie Louise Fuller‚ better known as Loie Fuller‚ was an American dancer born January 15‚ 1862 in Fullersburg‚ Illinois and died January 1‚ 1928 in Paris‚ France. Loie is known for her invention of “Serpentine dance” which became popular in the late eighteen hundreds and became something that was commonly seen in stage shows and early films. In her early years‚ Loie’s family struggled and was in search in work in business‚ so they moved north to Chicago. After her family successfully found business
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Saint-Simon was a French political and economic theorist. At seventeen years old‚ he was sent in aid by the French military to the U.S. on the side of the colonists. Even though he did not directly participate in the French Revolution directly‚ it gave him a better outside perspective‚ which soon became his motivation of industrialism ("Henri De Saint-Simon | French Social Reformer." Encyclopedia Britannica Online). Even though Henri did create the idea of industrialism‚ his major work was Noveau Christianisme
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The Great War: An Opportunity for Irish Insurgence The pursuit of sovereignty and self-governance is a commonality between all rebellions. However‚ the intricacies of each insurrection are entirely unique and their outcomes are unprecedented. Although it is impossible for historians to ascertain which specific elements are contribute to a successful rebellion‚ analyzing the contributing factors is important in understanding independence. In the 1916 Irish Rebellion‚ the Great War had a significant
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playwright‚ actor and a theatre director. He improved his work and life from a country that did not agree with is type of drama. He changed his ways and went to a country that accepted his methods of drama. The Keith Johnston-profile Ron East‚ Keith had a “painful” experience with British Public School System‚ which affected him‚ a childhood experience of shyness‚ difficulties with speech‚ discomfort etc. he was misread by his teacher declared “unsuitable” ‚He knew in order to make progress he had to
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(1755–1804) dove into progressive activity not long after his landing in New York from the West Indies in 1773. He served in the Continental Army and afterward in the Confederation Congress. Perpetually discontent with the Articles of Confederation‚ he was an early advocate of established change. A firm promoter of an in number‚ even blue-blooded‚ brought together government‚ he took an interest in the Constitutional Convention‚ composed a large number of The Federalist papers that advanced the new constitution
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