other grains were instrumental to the green revolution. The Green Revolution spread technologies that had already existed before‚ but had not been widely used outside industrialized nations. These technologies included modern irrigation projects‚ pesticides‚ synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and improved crop varieties developed through the conventional‚ science-based methods available at the time. The novel technological development of the Green Revolution was the production of novel wheat cultivars
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The Philippine Revolution Against Spain 1996 is a significant year for Filipinos all over the world. It marks the centennial of the Philippine Revolution‚ which started in 1896 and officially ended in 1902. The amount of literature generated during and after the Revolution‚ coupled with the continuing fascination on this period by historians and alike which have produced an infinite number of scholarly works‚ have validated the widespread perception that this was the most glorious page in the history
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2/26/13 CC Essay French and American Revolution Both the American and French revolutions were focused on liberty and equality. America was trying to gain freedom from the rules‚ unfair taxation‚ War debt‚ and lack of representation from the British. The French Revolution on the other hand wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government in which people could have more of a say in society‚ and also had similar causes as the American Revolution. They were similar in their causes
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Green Revolution From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Green Revolution (disambiguation). [pic] [pic] Increased use of various technologies such as pesticides‚ herbicides‚ and fertilizers as well as new breeds of high yield crops were employed in the decades after the Second World War to greatly increase global food production. |[pic] | |Agriculture
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The Neolithic Revolution For the duration of mans existence vast changes have taken place that have drastically shifted the course of history. The repercussions of these turning points can be interpreted as positive or negative‚ depending on the point of view of each individual. There were many major turning points in the line of history. One very major turning point is the Neolithic revolution. The Neolithic revolution is seen as a huge change because it shifted the way of living from a nomadic
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one year a course that often took three. Despite being posted on the French mainland‚ Napoleon was able to spend much of the next eight years in Corsica thanks to his ferocious letter writing and rule bending‚ as well as the effects of the French Revolution (which led to the French Revolutionary Wars) and sheer good luck. There he played an active part in political and military matters‚ initially supporting the Corsican rebel Pasquale Paoli‚ a former patron of Carlo Buonaparte. Military promotion also
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paige bieber Mrs. Kanick Global 10 18 October 2012 Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution was a key event in the history of France. This revolution consisted of the king known as King Louis XVI‚ wealthy nobles‚ peasants‚ and the middle class known as the bourgeoisie. France during the old regime was split up into different classes called estates. The peasants and bourgeoisie were put into a group called the third estate. The second estate was made up of rich nobles. Then
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Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Essential Questions Jack Clark Period 4-5 1) At what point did revolution become inevitable? Explain with details. Revolution in colonial America became inevitable right after the conclusion of the French Indian War. Although victorious‚ this 7 year endeavor was extremely costly for Great Britain. Parliament needed to think of something quickly to fund the English war debts. Naturally‚ they decided to increase taxes on the colonies. It was these taxes (Stamp Act
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Francisco Saravia-Jimenez 2012-11-HIS-101-OL011: Western Civilization I What did the “Glorious Revolution” that took place in England in 1688 achieve‚ and why is it referred to as “glorious”? The Glorious Revolution of 1688 involved the overthrow of King James II from the throne of England. James‚ throughout his short reign‚ attempted to catholicize the army and government by getting his supporters into Parliament. When James had a son‚ England united against the prospect of a Catholic dynasty
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The Cultural Revolution of China: Annihilating Culture with each Political and Class Struggle Wendy Wang Junior Division Historical Paper Wang1 China ’s Cultural Revolution of the 1900s caused radical changes to the People ’s Republic of China. More a political struggle than actual revolution‚ the Cultural Revolution had a huge effect on people throughout mainland China. People of all backgrounds had their lives changed as different factions of the Communist Party fought for control
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