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    To what extent did the domino theory cause continued US support for South Korea in the period 1950 to 1953? The Korean War was embroiled by the involvement of the three superpowers; the USA‚ China and the USSR. There are many reasons that contributed to the continued support of the US in South Korea including the concepts of the domino theory; the containment of Communism; the rising public pressure on Truman in order to maintain the American Pacific ‘sphere of influence’ and the arguable major

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    Cultural and Social Change in the 1960’s The 1960’s in America was a decade characterized by evolving social issues and a rapid growth of many subcultures and culture in general. As their world changed around them and different issues presented themselves‚ people looked for areas of exppression in which their voices could be heard. This led to an explosion in all forms of art and literature. Areas like music changed in such dramatic ways as to rebel against past sounds and styles while civil

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    To what extent did Alexander 3 react to the reforms of Alexander 2? The term "reaction" refers to a backward change and the term "reform" means to overhul the situation and change it‚ most of the time for the better. Alexander II also known as the liberator‚ was the Emperor of Russia from 1855 to 1881. He was responsible for reforms of the legal system‚ local goverment‚ armed forces and the emancipation of the serfs‚ which was the the most important reform in 1861. When Alexander the Liberator

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    To what extent was the life of the Ancient Greeks influenced by religion? The lives of the Ancient Greek people were strongly influenced by religion. The gods and goddesses that they worshipped were the reasons behind everything they had done‚ were doing and had done. The gods influenced everything from law to warfare‚ medicine and general life. To the Ancient Greeks‚ the gods and goddesses created the world‚ its seasons and everything in it. Everything happened because the god and goddesses willed

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    Jordan Stauffer Social Psych Project April 26‚ 2012 Conformity Peter Ustinov once said‚ “In America‚ through pressure of conformity‚ there is freedom of choice‚ but nothing to choose from.” This is unbelievably true as much as we try not to admit it. Society has made it where we really don’t have a choice when it comes to certain things if we want to be “normal” and liked. Although we might say we would act differently than everyone else in a hypothetical situation‚ when it comes down to

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    The Jazz Age was a cultural movement that began around 1918‚ post WWI. It was born in New Orleans but later spread around the world‚ it was a beautiful mixture of jazz and march banding styled music and was often played by African-Americans. It was the first time that people began to move to the cities rather than in rural areas. It was the first time that African American were given the opportunity to progress in a society that failed them since the ending our slavery. After the war‚ new trends

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    To what extent did war affect the course of Revolution? There are many various arguments supporting the view that the war did affect the course of Revolution and many that oppose this view. The Revolution did become more radical during the time of the war as the Jacobin terror became more prevalent‚ however some people argue that the war did not directly cause this‚ that the Revolution was moving towards a more radical stance anyway. Others may argue that yes‚ the Revolution was moving towards a

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    Vincent Vo Period 3 Unit 4 and 5 Reflection HW Unit 4 How did Peter the Great and Catherine the Great change Russia? Both Russian rulers largely reformed their country by introducing ideas and customs from Western Europe. Peter the Great was especially known for his trip to Western Europe and bringing back knowledge of finance‚ politics‚ military‚ etc. Through his reform of the military system and the nobility and construction of many factories‚ Peter brought Russia up to the surface from its longtime

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    Organize‚ agitate‚ educate‚ must be our war cry.” -Susan B. Anthony (Brainyquote.com) American women deserved the vote earlier than August 18th‚ 1920 for three reasons: they had worked and fought for it for a long time; other countries had already given women the right to vote; and women should have equal rights per the Bible and American Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Powerful suffragettes like Alice Paul‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Susan B. Anthony had been working hard for the

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    Method Acting and 1950s American Politics and Culture Throughout the twentieth century‚ method acting had been experimented with and practiced in the United States. The method had derived from Stanislavski’s "system" at the Moscow Art Theatre and was then given its own identity by method pioneers in the Group Theatre‚ Lee Strasberg‚ Stella Adler and Elia Kazan. Through the early 1900’s‚ the method had begun to gain recognition in American theatre‚ but swiftly attained considerable prominence on

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