The American Revolution was an important part of world history. There was a conflict between the patriots and loyalists. The patriots wanted independence from Great Britain; however‚ loyalists wanted to remain loyal to the British government. The American Revolution was revolutionary because the patriots fought for independence from Great Britain and they succeeded. Also‚ the Declaration of Independence was written. Many leaders helped make the fight for independence possible and helped shape the
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After one hundred years when the Emancipation Proclamation was written‚ African Americans were still fighting for equal rights in their everyday life. Their first success during this movement did not come until the Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 which was then followed by many boycotts and protests. The largest of these protests was the March on Washington. On August 28‚ 1963 more than 200‚00 people gathered together at the Lincoln Memorial in order to take part in the black
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Did you know that world leaders do not exactly agree on what a democracy means. A democracy’s most salient and universally agreed upon component is a voting system. Athens was not truly democratic because they had slaves‚ no woman rights‚ and no equal rights. The first reason Athens wasn’t truly democratic is that they had slaves. Slaves were viewed as insignificant‚ vapid people‚ for this reason they did not get to vote. Since they were classified as slaves‚ they didn’t have the privilege
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nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920‚ giving all women the right to vote. This amendment was the result of over two generations of women’s protests and hard work. The nineteenth Amendment was officially ratified on August 18‚ 1920‚ but it was introduced to Congress 42 years earlier‚ in 1878. This amendment guaranteed that all women who were citizens of the United States could not be denied or restricted from voting based on their gender. Many thought that this right was implied in the fourteenth
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exaggerated them.”. Shays’ Rebellion was a protest in Massachusetts( 1786- 1787) led by Daniel Shays and his followers protesting economic and civil rights for the lower classes. They attempted to seize weapons and overthrow the government by showing up to courthouses with the weapons to free people like them‚ from the court . Although many historians think that the farmers were reckless rebels‚ nevertheless the farmers were freedom fighters because the government was unlawful‚ law enforcement had too
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1st speaker affirmative: More than 50 years of media research attests to the significant influence of media on child and adolescent health.5 Both “old” media (television‚ movies‚ magazines) and “new” media (the Internet and social networking sites‚ video/computer games‚ cell phones) can have an impact in virtually and intellectually that concerns practitioners and parents about young people‚ including aggressive behavior‚ risky sexual behavior‚ substance use‚ and disordered eating. (1st negative
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The Fantastic Four have assisted in the development of history since 1961 by highlighting two key points of history since that year‚ Racism and divorce rates. 1961 was a difficult time due to high divorce rates and segregation of whites and blacks. Stan Lee‚ the author who created the Fantastic Four had seen the issues and put this group of heroes together to battle the rival Justice League in the battle of Popularity. (Linder‚ Vital statistics of the United states‚ 1961)‚ (St. James Encyclopedia
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World War II was the largest conflict in human history and in the aftermath‚ Europe was devastated. During the war‚ most of the countries in Europe had spent exorbitant amounts of money and their gold reserves were incredibly depleted. In addition to this‚ many countries had taken out large loans to pay for the war. The United States had given the grand majority of these loans and became the largest creditor after the war. Great Britain‚ on the other had‚ had been the largest creditor before the
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John Lennon It is 1968‚ there are thousands of people gathered in New York City to protest the Vietnam War. People are passionately chanting and singing about what they believe in. There are draft cards burning‚ posters‚ and a peaceful resistance from a minority group against the war. Events like these were a major part of the late 1960’s and early 70’s; and John Lennon had a major influence and connection to the politics and music of the era. Lennon was born on October 9th‚ 1940 in Liverpool‚ Uk
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Peloponnesian war When people think of the Peloponnesian war they think only of the major battle and victory of Sparta! But what of the events leading to this triumph? There was the "first Peloponnesian war" But this war had only lasted 10 years. During this time the Spartans dominated the land and the Athenians dominated the sea. One advantage the Athens had was that they constructed massive walls all the way from the city to its seaport Piraeus. This allowed them to remain inside the city
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