HIS220 WEEK 2 LECTURE NOTES • What was the first industry of the Industrial Revolution? TEXTILES • What was the biggest innovation of the industrial revolution? ASSEMBLY LINE • What group of immigrants were largely employed by the railroad? CHINESE • What group of people provided many of the technical advances of the Industrial Revolutions? INVENTORS • The role of woman in middle-class families changed from _____ _____ to _____ _____during the Industrial Revolution. INCOME PRODUCER
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The Geography of the Cold War: What Was Containment? It was a glorious meeting. On April 25‚ 1945‚ at the Elbe River in Germany‚ two powerful armies met. Coming from opposite ends of Europe‚ the Americans and Russians had cut Hitler’s Germany in two. Now at the Elbe‚ soldiers from the Red Army of the Soviet Union reached out their hands to their American counterparts. It was a time for great happiness. World War II‚ the deadliest war in all of human history‚ was nearly over. Unfortunately
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At 5:00 am‚ October 26‚ the manifesto legitimizing the creation of a revolutionary government was voted on and passed by an overwhelming margin. The Russian revolution of 1917 saw the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy in February and the seizure of power by the Bolshevik party in October.The Bolsheviks proceeded to establish the world’s first Communist state on a territory covering one-sixth of the globe. A series of events and ideas led to the October revolution‚ each significant in its own
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What is the appropriate goal of a firm? Maximization of shareholder wealth is said to be the primary goal of a firm. The financial manager has the responsibility to act in their best interests. Since‚ the common stockholders are the firm’s most important stakeholders to continue operate the business. This goal means that the financial manager can best serve business owners by identifying goods and services that add value to the firm because the market place desires and values what the firm offers
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What was the significance of Kristallnacht? *Kristallnacht was German for "night of broken glass" and referred to all the broken glass caused by the breaking of windows in Jewish shops‚ presented as a “spontaneous public outburst”. The trigger of Kristallnacht A Polish Jew‚ Herschel Grynszpan shot Ernst Vom Rath. The assassination triggered Kristallnacht. *his parents were deported back to Poland‚ made him angry * In September 1936 he entered France illegally *7 November‚ Shot Vom Rath
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Of the rebirth of the arts and sciences of the Renaissance‚ there was one derived from Classical sources that stood as one of the more prominent. The studies of astrology and astronomy helped to advance not only theological doctrine but also brought about new technologies. One Renaissance philosopher and author during this period‚ Marsilio Ficino‚ wrote The Three Books on Life to illustrate the effects of the stars on one’s health‚ expanding the Christian way of thinking‚ as well as detailing the
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“‘I shall of course go on walloping them until they surrender. It’s a rather piteous sight watching a village being knocked to pieces and I wish there was some other way‚ but unfortunately there isn’t”’ (886) remarked a British officer. The British were on the verge of controlling Northern Nigeria‚ wanting the resources and land it had to offer. They destroyed any villages that didn’t cooperate‚ suggesting that Europe’s imperialism was fueled by the population growth of the Industrial Revolution
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During the reign of Genghis Khan trade and the exchange of information increased because of the Silk Road which continued for centuries. In the late fifteenth century early sixteenth century the New World was discovered‚ and a wealth of natural resources began to be transported back to Europe. As economies began to grow and farming became more efficient scholars and skilled craftsmen were able to practice and expand upon their craft. Thus‚ new questions and ideas were born they spread. These ideas
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The United States has been subjected to terrorism for many years‚ much of it directed toward American targets out of the country. This contains the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut on 1983‚ a detonation that brought down an American airliner over Lockerbie‚ Scotland in 1988‚ the bombing of American embassies in 1998‚ and the attack of U.S. naval vessel Cole in 2000. Terrorist occurrences were rare prior to the September 11th attacks. Radicals west of America performed numerous performances
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soldiers went through this exact thing during the Vietnam war. The Chu Lai battle was a very dangerous war that lots of soldiers died in. Some soldiers got rewarded for their actions‚ many did not. After fighting‚ they had to go back to their terrible living conditions known as home. When it comes to the Vietnam war one needs to remember‚ the important battles fought‚ the medals earned‚ and how men lived in order to fully understand how hard war was. The battle at Chu Lai was one of the first wins
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