world war Life in the 1930’s Sports: during the great depression‚ people were miserable. There was barley any good news in the papers. The best way to escape being miserable in that decade was sports. The soccer world cup‚ hockey‚ boxing and the summer olympics of 1936 were all great entertainment for the people stuck in the depression Transportation: transportation was different back then from what it is today. They usually used cars or street cars to get from one place to another in a
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Reconstruction The civil war is considered by many the most important war that our country has endured. During the 5 year Civil War‚ not only did 620‚000 men die‚ but our nation was left in ruins. It was necessary that our country be rebuilt from bottom up. Abraham Lincoln‚ said to be the brightest president of his time‚ had plans and ideas for reconstruction. Unfortunately‚ these plans were failed to be put in place due to the fact of his assassination on April 14‚ 1865. Throughout some of the
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War is one of the most disturbing events that happens in our society. War not only is a negative way to solve a dispute between opposing forces but it places the lives of many in grave danger for a nonexisting purpose. People change for the worst when placed in situations of bloodlust and peril brought out by the environment of war. War brings along with it an unnecessary loss of life wasting the good health and youth of civilizations. War produces negative consequences to both civilization and the
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British Colonial Rule Role of the Immigrant Communities Singapore and Malaya had contact with other societies very early on‚ and its designation as the British’s Empire’s strategic free port only helped to improve Singapore’s networking with the world outside. Profile of Immigrants Mostly men who just wanted to earn money and go back home. Too poor to bring in their women and governments like Manchuria were against female emigration until the 1850s. But a considerable number decided to stay
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The Crusades was one of the most violent military campaigns in the world. Added to that‚ the Crusades cause many positive things‚ but also caused some negative things as well. Before the Crusades‚ most Muslims did not allow Christians into the sacred places like Jerusalem‚ this sparked the Crusades. The Crusades had a massive effect on the conflict between Christians and Muslims. The Crusades started at the beginning of the 11th century Europe was becoming one of the largest civilization on the
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The Negative Effects of Nationalism Nationalism is a modern political ideology that creates a devotion to one’s culture and is the belief that from acting independent instead of communally will benefit nations which highlight national goals rather than international ones. Nationalism didn’t start till around the 17th‚ and 18th centuries which is because there was no concept of what a nation was. In the simplest terms‚ there was a loyalty to the “crown”
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World War II: Causes‚ and Affects In the history of the world there are many occurrences that have changed life and the world‚ as we know it. The history of conflicts in the world is just as long as the histories of man have bee recorded. From the beginning the human species survived off of conflict (between various predators and the environment) and has been nourished by the fruits of war since before the rise of the Roman Empire. World conquest has been the goal of many great generals and a
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World War II was like any other war‚ treacherous‚ bloody‚ and cruel. Unlike other wars‚ this involved many worldwide countries. Such as Germany‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ United States‚ Japan‚ Italy‚ etc. From strong minded dictators‚ to poor economic situations‚ World War II affected just about everyone in the world. Times were hard‚ people were unhappy about the end of World War I‚ and many governments were left in shambles. The first major cause of WWII was the Treaty of Versailles‚ which was signed
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I strongly believe that Ronald Reagan’s policy had a positive effect on the United States‚ his policy helped to halt the Cold war and to even help improve individuals’ daily lives. He worked together with the Soviets‚ also to demolish the threat of communism. Technological advancements‚ because of cars and things that people use for their everyday life. Television was a big hit‚ especially with known shows. Computers played a major role. Reagan was held accountability of the military incident
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Negative physical / environmental impacts - The carrying capacity of a destination was not observed thus the place becomes too crowded. This results to overpopulation and overdevelopment. An example is the island of Boracay. - Depletion of a destination’s natural resources. Locals and tourists compete over water supply and other necessities. - Since hotels and resorts‚ bars‚ malls etc. have been built‚ these pose a problem on the sustainability of the place. They may also disturb the flora and
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