Period 3 March 20‚ 2013 CBA final draft The Civil War Until this day people sill debate about what the main cause of the civil war was. The civil war was a war fought between the Northern and Southern states of the U.S. It was a battle about disagreements between the north and south states that took place all over the U.S. Many of the battles took place from the Mississippi river to the eastern shore. Probably the most gruesome battle of this war was the battle of Gettysburg. Out of the 2
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<Poverty reduction‚ Education‚ Health> 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/AIDS‚ malaria and other diseases 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 8. Develop global partnership for development 5. Improve maternal health 6. Combat HIV/AIDS‚ malaria and other diseases 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 8. Develop global partnership for development 1. Eradicate extreme poverty 2. Achieve universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child
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What was Hitler’s role in the Holocaust? Studies of the Holocaust have provoked passionate debates. Increasingly‚ they have become a central topic of concern for historians particularly since the early 1970s‚ as the Holocaust studies were generally limited. However‚ one of the most intense debates surrounding the role played by Hitler in the ’Final Solution’. That is‚ whether and when Hitler took a decision to initiate the extermination process. Of course‚ this issue has caused incredible controversy
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is known as one of Reconstruction Amendments‚ along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The purpose of these amendments was to provide equal protection to former slaves. Previous to this amendment‚ the state governments didn’t have to respect the Bill of Rights and give all citizens the rights stated in it. Consequently‚ the newly freed slaves were not given the privileges and immunities of citizenship. Therefore‚ one of the most important parts
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Post World War II‚ tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. over which one of their political ideals‚ capitalism and democracy‚ or communism‚ would reign supreme. Both countries fought to be the dominant power‚ creating a cold war‚ or a war where neither side is directly fighting the other in combat. While there was some aggravation between the two superpowers over things such as the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War‚ during the early 1960s tensions between the two rose even higher. President Kennedy
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Democracy In Athens The city state of Athens was thought to be one of the first democracies ever. Cleisthenes made final reforms to the Athenian constitution and united four separate tribes in 507 B.C.E.. This became the seed of Athenian democracy. To this day‚ about 60% of all governments are democracies‚ which makes Athens the father of modern governing. However‚ by today’s standards‚ Athens was far from what one would call “democratic”. Athens had several democratic aspects to its society‚ but
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being brought overseas to work‚ due to that‚ slavery was the roots of the United States foundation. The next generations of Americans only knew life as it was‚ with slaves. They didn’t see that what they were doing was wrong. In their eyes they were justifying slavery from the Bible. There was a common misinterpretation of the “Curse of Ham.” Due to this they thought themselves to be superior‚ the higher race. They also realized the importance of slavery and how it was benefiting their economy‚ so most
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‘To what extent‚ was the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) responsible for the successes of the Civil Rights campaign during the years 1945–57?’ There were many factors which contributed to the eventual success of the Civil Rights Movement during the years 1945- 57‚ a key example being the campaigns and peaceful protests of the NAACP which worked through the Supreme Court in the U.S. to tackle “de jure” discrimination. The group’s membership grew from 50‚000 to
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a section of society e.g. Trade Unions are for teachers etc. They can also be classified as Interest Groups. These types of pressure groups display both democratic and undemocratic features which are both good and bad for the democratic process. Pressure groups are very informative. They are good at educating people and raising awareness of the general public. They offer independent information to the public and they are very important in furthering our knowledge so we are able to make more sound
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Parallels To southern men‚ honor was everything. I dictated their standing in society‚ whether or not they could own slaves; it basically was a secret caste system. A man held in the highest honor experienced a good life from a social stance in the south. The honor system used in the south was related to the language used by southern gentlemen.# Honor and Slavery by Kenneth S. Greenburg attempts to explain the vernacular and customs used by men in the antebellum south. It would be hard for a person
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