The Fungus That Changed the World Life before September 1928 proved to be a difficult time for many. The quality of life across the world was poor‚ and humans had a considerably shorter lifespan than today. Bacterial infections ranked as a leading cause of death. These infections spread easily‚ and diseases such as pneumonia‚ syphilis‚ gonorrhea‚ diphtheria‚ and scarlet fever as well as wounds and childbirth infections killed thousands every year. Surgical infections were also a major killer‚
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What was the impact of increased availability of contraception on British society? The swinging sixties was a time like no other‚ it created a new generation with a new take on life. When people think of the sixties they think of the Beatles‚ the Rolling Stones‚ Twiggy‚ mini-skirts and sex which is then often recalled as the period in time when Britain became a different place from the generations before‚ it was the “watershed era of freedom that changed society forever” says Dominic Sand brook
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If couple Howard Prince and Florence Barrett from the movie “The Front” had met the couple of John and Elizabeth Proctor from the book “The Crucible”‚ then it might have been possible that all four characters could have helped each other in their battles for justice. The Front is a film set in the 1930s‚ when the search for communists was at its height. Howard Prince and Florence Barrett were both in the entertainment industry where many people were getting blacklisted because they were targeted
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Was militarism the main reason for causing WWI? Samuel Lo 8A (16) Was militarism the only reason for causing World War 1? It is not the only reason‚ but militarism is probably one of the most apparent and obvious reasons World War 1 broke out. Militarism means a belief that a country should have a strong army and use it aggressively to protect themselves. Firstly‚ being the 3 main powers in Europe‚ the relationship between the leaders of Germany‚ Russia and England were not good. For example
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WOMEN IN THE WAR In the present day Australian armed forces‚ women are trained to use high powered weapons‚ to drive trucks and tanks and aero planes‚ and to engage in combat. Women serve as officers and as ordinary soldiers‚ sailors and aircrew personnel. In 1914‚ however‚ a women’s place was not considered to be on the battlefield‚ but in the home. No women at all served with the Anzacs‚ other than nurses‚ but nurses did not have an army rank. During world war one; many women felt that they
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Home can be described in many meanings. In both short stories of “Eveline” by James Joyce and “Soldier’s Home” by Earnest Hemingway‚ it defined home in many similar and opposite ways against one another. Since both authors used different ways to uncover the protagonist’s story‚ they both resulted in different interpretations of “Home.” Both stories revolved around family affairs so both the protagonist’s mother and father played a major role in the story but they also shared similarities throughout
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addition to the lack of knowledge‚ the army was also short of medical workers‚ including physicians and nurses‚ which led to delayed treatment‚ inadequate care of patients and failure to contain and control the influenza. The Army Medical Department enrolled about 30‚591 medical officers‚ and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery recruited about 3‚000 medical workers‚ but they were not adequate even in non-epidemic time. For example‚ on Jan. 2nd‚ 1918‚ army nurse Maude Frances Essig complained that
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Desiree Iwinski P-5 Global Studies Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 During the 1918 year period in America ‚ a majority of people were financially well off and spent most of their time going to the movies‚ roller skating‚ dancing‚ and playing pool. Theater was starting to lose popularity was it was still a good competitor for Hollywood. The celebrities from the black and white silent films were just as popular as current actors and actresses. Having large amounts of people gather together for these
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accelerated the process of change. The United States was the world’s dominant economic power in the 1920’s‚ changed by the Great War from a debtor to a creditor nation. The loans the United States had made to its allies during the war troubled the nation’s relations with Europe throughout the decade. The many effects of World War I on the American soldiers who fought overseas and on the civilian population in the United States were evident. On the home front‚ honest and law-abiding citizens were being
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In Europe in 1914‚ there were five great powers. They were Britain‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and France. Some were stronger in times of conflict than others‚ and many historians feel differently about the powers. This essay will use data to prove conclusively‚ an opinion held by many historians of which were the strongest and which were the weakest. Russia and Austria-Hungary were the two weakest powers in Europe in 1914. Austria-Hungary had a small army and a tiny navy of only 67 ships
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