With so many important eras in US history why would anyone believe 1950-1975 to be significant? With such great advancements in technology and civil rights this era helped shape what this country is today. The era of 1950 through 1975 was significant to America. This era was significant to America because of the Cuban missile crisis‚ the Apollo 13 disaster‚ and the march on Washington. The First thing that made 1950 through 1975 significant to America was the Cuban missile crisis. During October
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pursued an ambitious foreign policy with the goal of making England a powerful force in Europe. He aimed to challenge the French through an active foreign policy‚ gain recognition and prestige‚ establish trade connections with the Netherlands‚ act as a respectable statesman and mediator‚ and solidify his dynasty by strategically marrying into Scottish and Irish families to gain control over their territories. Henry VIII’s first major impact as a statesman and peacemaker was on the negotiations and finalization
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The Great Famine of 1315 may have been thought to be caused solely by crop failure‚ but to an extent it was caused largely by a cooler climate change. The Little Ice Age that began in the fourteenth century and lasted until the nineteenth had seen cold‚ stormy winters and a slightly cooler climate even during the summer months. Before the temperature drop was a Climate Optimum‚ known as the Medieval Warm Period‚ which caused massive growth in population and agriculture. These improvements were highly
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As a new president‚ Lincoln had a lot of difficult work on his plate. A less obvious priority of Lincoln’s was overcoming the people’s (and his own) doubts of his capabilities. With little experience in government and administration‚ Lincoln had to quickly adapt to his new environment and teach himself how to make decisions and build a government that would benefit the nation. Once he got his feet on the ground‚ Lincoln’s first and foremost priority was preserving the Union that was dissolving right
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What was Hitler’s role in the Holocaust? Studies of the Holocaust have provoked passionate debates. Increasingly‚ they have become a central topic of concern for historians particularly since the early 1970s‚ as the Holocaust studies were generally limited. However‚ one of the most intense debates surrounding the role played by Hitler in the ’Final Solution’. That is‚ whether and when Hitler took a decision to initiate the extermination process. Of course‚ this issue has caused incredible controversy
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Berlin Wall was 91 miles (155 kilometers). The fact that it was said “no-one intended to build a wall” but exactly the opposite had been done raises questions about what the exact causes were to have reached this outcome . In this essay I will be focusing on two main reasons for why the Berlin Wall was built; mass exodus and lack of Western intervention. A key argument in the building of the Berlin Wall was the massive brain-drain the GDR was facing. Mass exodus meant that there was a lack of manpower
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It was called the New Deal. The New Deal included many public programs‚ like the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Social Security Act‚ and was hopefully going to decrease the unemployment rate that had jumped in the previous years. While some parts of the New Deal succeeded‚ it was an overall fail due to the discrimination against African Americans‚ many of the remedies and programs not helping‚
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period was known as the Hellenistic Age. During this time the Greeks influenced many countries. Philip of Macedon created a league called Corinthian League‚ which was designed to make the Greek people think they were going to avenge Xerxes’ invasion1. The opportunity for revolt didn’t happen until the assassination of Philip. This is when Alexander III of Macedon‚ known to us as Alexander the Great‚ stepped in and assumed the throne. Alexander was only twenty at the time. Although he was young he
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To what extent was the Tsarist economy transformed between 1881 – 1905? The torpor of the Russian economy compared to other European Great Powers was a prominent predicament to both Alexander III and Nicholas II. In order to sustain Russia’s Great Power status‚ both Tsars engaged in a policy of economic renewal between the years 1881 and 1095. Despite success in managing to proliferate economic growth rates‚ the attempts of economic reform between 1881 and 1905 weren’t sufficient in order to make
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Why is the Bill of Rights Important? What is the Bill of Rights? The Bill of Rights is your unalienable rights. You receive these rights at birth and they cannot be taken away. For several states the only way that they would be given the ratification of the constitution was if or when a Federalist supporter promised to add a BIll of Rights. Anti federalist like George Mason feared an overly powerful Government. The first congress assembled in 1789‚ they immediately started deciding whether or
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