Amelia Earhart was a brave woman. But what happened to her when she disappeared? Did she crash into the sea? Land on a different island but didn’t survive? Before she disappeared‚ she did some pretty brave things. To begin with‚ she set some records that no other woman had accomplished at the time. In October of 1922‚ she was the first woman to fly to the altitude of 14‚000 feet. Then‚ 6 years later‚ in August of 1928 she was the first woman to fly across the North American continent and back. She
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This paper will be taking a look at all the things that Hitler did to decrease the time it took to start another World War. Hitler’s leadership was very significant in the fact that it increased the rate at which peace collapsed all throughout Europe‚ empowered German Nationalism and how his actions assisted in the disbandment of the League of Nations in 1946. How did Hitler influence the rate at which peace collapsed. Hitler did a multitude of things that made the international scene of peace
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Did Augustus restore the Roman Republic in 27BC? Julius Caesar is perhaps the most well known in the history of Roman Emperors‚ yet there is no denying that his reign was filled with controversy‚ no reason more so than his devious rise to power and his mischievous ways of suppressing the senate. There is no doubt that in ruling as a Dictator; Caesar lost the support of the Roman people‚ who had fought for freedom against an Etruscan King‚ a role in which Caesar was playing. His death in 44BC
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Did Bismarck really plan the unification of Germany? Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) could be considered one of the smartest leaders of Germany ever. He was a great National Hero who was respected greatly by the German people. It was only in 1847 when Bismarck became a Deputy in the Prussian United Diet that Bismarck started on his path to greatness. Even though Bismarck was originally from Prussia and he stuck to all his old beliefs as he climbed the political ladder until he became the Prime
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Why did Negroponte do what he did? Why was this necessary? The idea of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) was born in 1999‚ as Professor Nicholas Negroponte was visiting a Cambodian rural village school previously established by him and his wife. By letting children play with some Panasonic “Toughbook” laptops‚ Negroponte experienced the power of change that could be brought about by laptops. He was impressed by how “it changed their lives in several ways‚ improving self-esteem and empowerment and fulfilling
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How did slavery begin? How did it change our country as a whole? How does it affect us all today? Slavery refers to a condition in which individuals are owned by others‚ who control where they live and at what they work. Slavery had previously existed throughout history‚ in many times and most places. The ancient Greeks‚ the Romans‚ Incas and Aztecs all had slaves. Slavery started in 1619. The first antislavery society was founded in 1775 by a group named the Quakers. They were the first group to
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those changes did not have an long lasting effect. Reconstruction aimed to reconnect the South with the rest of the Union and assimilate blacks into American culture. Reconstuction failed society because it was a short lived success and the Freedsman Borough was of little service. Reconstruction was successful in restoring the Union but lacked significantly in trying to assimilate blacks into society. After reconstuction was over white southerners still degraded blacks and did everything in
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destruct ground targets. Before the attack the Japanese did not waste time with a last scope out of the ships because they knew what ships were already there and they did not want to alert the United States. Although the invasion was impressive with the military strength‚ it did not do the amount of damage that was intended. Using the knowledge we have about Pearl Harbor‚ we can make sure that we do not make the same mistakes that they did when
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concerning religion. In September 1568‚ Charles took away the rights of the Protestants and told them they could have them back if they followed orders of the royal family‚ which they did not get back until 1598 when Henry of Navarre converted to Catholicism and crowned Henry IV. Many French leaders at the time did not like the Huguenots for they were not part of the Catholic religion and were afraid they would disrupt the monarchy. Fearing that she would be caught for her attempt on Coligny’s life
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Germany was becoming a threat‚ breaking the Treaty of Versailles which did not allow them to build an army‚ but under Hitler they were building an army and had mad ideas. As it started gaining back land from which they lost in World War 1‚ neighbouring countries became alert of its aggressiveness. It was given the little land it wanted in hope that it would back down from other countries. But as how Winston Churchill anticipated‚ it did not. Germany began conquering nearby countries
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