The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803‚ by President Thomas Jefferson. It was a huge land deal between France and The United States. In this purchase‚ the United States of America paid fifteen million dollars to get all the land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. This historic event doubled the size of the U.S. by one simple signature. The Louisiana Purchase was the best purchase ever made by the United States. The purchase of this land increased the economic resources
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The First World War was a devastating war that effected many places and also very many lives. Because of the effects of the war people were determined to search for the country that was to blame for all the disaster created. The outbreak was contingent on a determining number of factors. These factors included nationalism that was being spread throughout Europe during the time before World War I had started and the alliance system. Although Germany was not all to blame for the outbreak of World War
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people who never thought it was possible. Segregation is a bad thing reason one being it was very unfair and made people feel small about who they were and what they stood for. Segregation
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Was the League of Nations a success? The League of Nations was a intergovernmental organization founded in 1919 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War with 3 main members; America‚ Britain and France‚ also known as the ‘Big three’. Their 4 main aims were to prevent aggression‚ improve business and trade‚ improve living and working conditions and get rid of country’s weapons by disarming. The League of Nations was successful in some areas such as with refugees;
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first place. Not even Germany. Germany could have easily stopped Hitler in many ways before the Holocaust became one of the deadliest events in history. The first chance that Germany had to stop Hitler was not letting him rise to power. Hitler never should have been nearly as popular as he was. He simply deceived‚ negotiated‚ and told the people whatever they wanted to hear to gain power (“Hitler”). He convinced his followers that the Jews were responsible for all of the hardships in Europe (“How”)
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horrid was Hitler?When Hitler was growing/grown up he had a lot of power.Some people made him mad but Jews made him really mad.Sense Hitler had a lot of power and was mad at the Jews he could do whatever he wanted too the Jews‚ so he started to kill the Jews.Hitler was a very cruel and mean person he did a lot of things to hurt people because of all the power he had. Hitler had a lot of power‚ it all started when he applied to join the German army and was accepted.He spent the years he was in war
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The overall reason as to why India was imperialised was because of the British raj‚ and then later by the British government. Their goal was to “remake India on a British model through administrative and social reform‚ economic development‚ and the introduction of new technology” (India Under British Rule). By utilizing the subcontinents’ materials‚ territory‚ and people‚ the British regime were able to exploit local traditions and rulers and instituted a colonial government that conferred benefits
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In the late 1800’s corruption was alive and well in the United States. Political machines existed and bribed people for votes‚ businesses were big and controlling‚ and the government was not looking to help the “little” man. In the 1890’s farmers‚ and later laborers‚ got together to form a party to combat these issues‚ calling themselves the Populist Party. The Populist Platform was centered around removing political corruption and providing economic opportunities‚ joining industrial and agricultural
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his death. The reason for all these mixed feelings was a series of events that changed not only France but their revolution as well. Maximilien de Robespierre was a French politician and influential figure of the french Revolution. He was in control of France in the 1790’s and was a key figure of the french revolution. Under his rule France experienced some of the most gruesome acts in history in the execution of thousands by guillotine until he was brought to death in 1794. Born to young but successful
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Why was Sin Permitted? And so the story begins‚ God and his son Jesus both enjoyed and shared the same purpose. The son was over the angels and governed heaven by observing a moral code. This code included such things as honor‚ mercy and truth. God created a magnificent heaven full of beauty. Those who dwelled here were only asked to love their creator and what he stands for. But God knew if he did not allow his host to have to the choice to follow him that the meaning of their worship
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