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    Women Role In Revolution The American revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765-1783 during which colonies in the thirteen American colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy‚ overthrown the authority of the Great Britain‚ and founded in United States of America. During the war‚ the women would stay at home with the family and work jobs like such as being a “seamstress and a maid” as the men went off to fight the U.S. The women found themselves unable

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    To What Extent was Gorbachev to blame for the Collapse of the USSR Gorbachev was to blame for the collapse of the USSR for various reasons‚ mainly because of his two new policies‚ ‘Glasnost’ (New Freedom and Openness) and ‘Perestroika’ (Economic Restructuring). However‚ there were a few external factors which helped cause the collapse of the USSR‚ such as the effect Yeltsin had on Russia and how countries were growing tired of the whole communist system itself. Gorbachev’s intention was to make

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    not have won the war without the help of Lafayette because he was an advisor and confidant to George Washington‚ he was a general that successfully led the soldiers‚ and he helped end the war and sign the treaty. The Marquis de Lafayette assisted George Washington throughout the Revolutionary War. When Lafayette first came to America‚ Washington was expecting him to be a loud mouthed teenager. Surprisingly‚ the complete opposite of what Washington expected. Five days after Lafayette arrived‚ he got

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    of the world and the society we live in. One such philosopher is Edmund Burke‚ the father of modern conservatism. Considering Burke’s stance on the American Revolution‚ it is quite surprising that he strongly opposed the French Revolution. In his most well known work‚ Reflections on the revolution in France‚ Burke argued that the revolution went against the rights of all the people involved and against the conventions that held their society together. Burke believed that living in a society

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    The American Revolution Women’s lives began to change significantly with the American Revolution. Every war means more women taking charge during the absence and after the deaths of husbands and fathers‚ their active role in the war was very important. After the war‚ talk of rights raised issues of women’s rights education. Religions also play an important role for women in the American Revolution. Women’s roles were limited in the colonial times. Marriage and motherhood were the primary goals

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    To what extent was Germany responsible for causing World War One? To what extent was Germany responsible for causing World War One? In August‚ 1914‚ 6 million men mobilised for war on the European continent. It was the bloodiest war that had been fought yet in history due to huge advances in weapons and technology. This question of who was to blame for the war has been debated many times by many historians. Germany was responsible for its beginning to some extent but that extent can be argued

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    The American and French revolutions had very different reason of fighting in the war‚ but also also they wanted the same thing out of it.When the reader reviews the background behind each revolution through my essay they will discover hardships of each revolution and which country excelled to their goal of fighting the war . Keywords: American‚French‚Hardships There were revolutionary wars that took place a long time ago that will forever be marked in history.We will learn about it today and

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    To what extent was the Britain’s rule over India a good thing for India? India was ruled over by the British Raj after the East India Company (EIC) started overruling the Indian natives for 300 years. India was conquered for the Empire not by the English themselves but by Indians under English leadership by taking advantage of Indian disputes. When the English‚ after the Portuguese‚ first landed in India‚ they were overwhelmed by the wealth and magnificence of the people whose friendship

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    The Mayflower Compact had great significance to American history. The compact kept peace for the people of Plymouth and set limits to the pilgrims. The signing was a historic event and was depicted in writings and pictures. The Mayflower Compact was an extremely important part of American history. There were many pictures and writings that depict the signing of the Mayflower Compact and how important it was to the Pilgrims. In the picture by Allyn Cox‚ the Pilgrims are gathered inside the Mayflower

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    became an essential part of the growing propagation of the Spanish rule moreover to the indigenous community in the colonial period of the Andean society. By the arrival of the Spaniards in South America in 1532‚ the life of the indigenous communities was remarkably transformed. These indigenous elites known as the kurakas or caciques were not eliminated by the Spaniards‚ instead‚ they used them to their advantage and contributed to various leading roles that benefited the Spaniards conquest of the Andean

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