On December 21st‚ 1968 Apollo 8 launched off of the surface of the Earth. It was the second mission in the United States Apollo space program involving human spaceflight. Three brave men departed the planet on the spacecraft‚ Lunar Module Pilot William Anders‚ Command Module Pilot James Lovell‚ and Commander Frank Borman. These brave astronauts made history in several ways; they became the first human beings to be launched out of low Earth orbit‚ they were the first humans too see the entire Earth
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What was revolutionary about the French Revolution? Since the beginning of history itself‚ several and numerous people‚ inventions‚ ideologies or behaviours were immediately attached to a particular and self-explanatory concept such as revolutionary. As the time goes by its outreaching characteristics and meaning remains the same. A revolutionary is an individual who either actively participates in or advocates revolution. When used as an adjective‚ the term revolutionary refers to something
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U.S. History The Cause of the Mexican-American War The Mexican-American war was a very controversial war in U.S. history. Many people say that the U.S. provoked Mexico by stationing troops on the Rio Grande River while the two countries were negotiating boundary issues. Others conclude that the coveted land at stake was the true cause for war. This conclusion is clearly supported by the main outcome of the war‚ which was the seizure of almost half of Mexico’s land. This captured land now makes up
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James P. Collins What Was at Stake? Analyzing the Significance of the Scopes Monkey Trial for American Education Analytical Introduction This article was written to remind students and teachers of the past historical events which served to shape current American education trends‚ standards‚ policies‚ and norms. In writing this piece‚ I hope to highlight a pivotal point in American education history when the right to think and question and status quo was threatened. I carefully contemplated
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During the 1960’s‚ America was dealing with a lot of different issues. The U.S.A. was in the midst of a world war and the civil rights movement was gaining momentum within the nation. A majority of the movement was being led by civil rights activists like Martin Luther King‚ later to be joined by influential figures in the world of sports. Americans had varying opinions on the role of athletes during the 1960’s‚ but most agreed on the fact that they should be patriotic and represent the unity of
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amendment - The 19th amendment was passed on August 18‚ 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote‚ it made women equal to men in the political eyes. This happened after Tennessee legalized women’s rights as the 35th state. Since‚ it was the 35th state that passed this law making the two-thirds law kick in as majority rules. Women’s rights marches - This was marches that women suffragist did to spread the word about women’s oppressment. The biggest march was in 1913 started by Alice Paul
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What was the contribution of Terence O’Neill to the affairs of Northern Ireland during the period 1949-1969? R: Very little‚ no allies in parliament S: O’Neill policies C: background of O’Neill. Northern Ireland before his election N. O’Neill‚ paisley Brookeborough Faulkner... P1 Brookeborough government‚ tensions‚ O’Neill election P2: O’Neill policies. p3: opposition to his policies. P4 O’Neill’s fall What was the contribution of Terence O’Neill to the
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state. It was through Weimar’s own demise that Hitler was able to rise from the failed Republic and take seat as the most powerful man in Germany. His following domination between 1933- 1939 as a ‘powerful dictator’ Hitler used his political plans and the appeal of the Nazi policies with the authority brought by the SS and his influential charisma and the understanding that German people did not have a relationship with the Nazi Party‚ but instead one with himself. These factors are what created an
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many positive and negative aspects of his reign. The positive side included the strengthening of Russia’s military but the negative side‚ at the expense of his countries people. If we were to look at Stalin’s accomplishment‚ we could see that there was a majority of positive achievements over negative ones. Of the many accomplishments‚ the most prominent one is Stalin’s famous five year plans. These five year plans helped strengthen industrial and agricultural aspects of Russia as explained in Document
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the Weimar Republic was undermined with the failures of the past. Due to widespread distrust in democracy‚ reinforced by economic crises‚ aggravated by the Treaty of Versailles‚ and opposing parties from both ends of the political spectrum‚ the Weimar Republic was doomed for failure. The new government was the body that signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ and to many‚ that was a betrayal. The consequences were severe‚ and many were looking for someone to blame‚ the government was ideal. In retaliation
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