Andrew Carnegie‚ a Scottish immigrant‚ rose from a job cleaning bobbins in a textile factory to become one of the richest men in America. While Carnegie was a teenager‚ his skill as a telegraph operator caught the attention of Tom Scott. Scott hired Carnegie and lent him money for his first foray into Wall Street investment. In 1872‚ Andrew Carnegie built the world’s largest‚ most up-to-date steel mill in Braddock‚ Pennsylvania. At the time‚ steelmakers produced about 70 tons a week and in 20 years
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economic aspects of Britain and Spain’s colonial enterprise” The colonial enterprises of Spain and Britain differ. Spain and Britain’s economic aspects differ greatly. Their social aspects differ as well. Even their political aspects differ greatly. The social‚ political‚ and economic aspects of Britain and Spain’s colonial enterprises differ immensely. Spain and Britain’s economic aspects differ. When people from Britain first settled in the Americas they were part of a privately owned company
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Seattle‚ I took U.S history class. In that class I learned about slavery in America and the world. I really enjoyed watching the movie‚ because it reminded me how people get treat in our time. The movie was very historical‚ very emotional‚ and extremely depressing watching the beating‚ crying‚ and extreme verbally attacking‚ to see how people getting separated from their own family endlessly. I believe that slavery is evil‚ that what I believe‚ I also believe humans were created by the Creator equally
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typical army and navy. The military’s main goal was to gain control‚ because rebellions and revolts were very common in both of these regions during the mid-1600s. From the mid-1600s to the late 1600’s the viceroys of these regions had to expand the colonial navy‚ in order to protect their Pacific coast. The expansion of the navy created a stronger defense force against the invading English and Dutch pirate attacks‚ as well as from the French contraband. Fernando Torres‚ Borja y Aragon and Fernandez
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black musician/artist in the 1930’s and the1940’s had made an affect on society by Louis Armstrong‚ Chuck Berry‚ and James Brown. Not only are these people impacts‚ but is the music genre; such as jazz‚ and blues. These topics had made an impact on American society at the time‚ and in some sense it still does to this day. In the late 1930’s and throughout 1940’s‚ Louis Armstrong was an American Jazz Trumpet player. Or may have been the most legendary‚ inspiring‚ exhilarating‚ Intoxicating‚ and electrifying
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abolitionist‚ and made some immense impacts. She fought for many different cases to give off many different influences of positivity and change‚ but also encouraged many reform ideas that were floating around during the time period surrounding the Civil War. Anthony not only supported one specific problem‚ she supported many included slavery‚ women’s labor rights‚ and women’s voting rights with the help of other suffragettes to encourage influence and change within society from the mid 1800s to the early
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Back in the old western times of the south‚ Wyatt Earp was a legend amongst men and outlaws. He was a famous law enforcer and frontier man. Wyatt Earp was born March 19‚ 1848 and died January 13‚ 1929. Wyatt died at the age of 81 with his wife and no kids. He worked for the law and helped tame the wild cowboy culture that pervaded the frontier. In Tombstone‚ Arizona‚ Wyatt got into a feud with a local rancher that resulted in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral‚ perhaps the most famous gunfight in
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Einstein had a very hard life but also had a lot of accomplishments and a great impact on society. (Albert Einstein: A Revolutionary…) Albert Einstein was born on March 14 1879 at Ulm‚ in Württemberg Germany. Alberts parents were Hermann Einstein and Pauline Einstein. Albert Einstein grew up in a Jewish family. His father‚ Hermann Einstein‚ was a salesman and engineer.
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Due to the inhumane treatment of slaves‚ slavery in America led to the permanent destruction of the African American race. Slavery not only made a physical impact on the slaves‚ but also a mental; people were taken away from their families‚ with thoughts of never seeing them again. It has been fifty-one years since slavery has ended‚ and still there are everyday occurrences involving racial remarks due to the color of one’s skin and how they’re are seen in the eyes of one another. The United States
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parts of Europe as well as other nations increased trade‚ wealth‚ and population by using new technology develop manufactured products more efficiently. The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of machines‚ factories‚ and textile industries which have changed nations into powerful and wealthy countries that continue to advance every
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