The Erie Canal‚ or the Great Western Canal as it was initially known‚ was one of the most important state projects of the early years of the United States. It proved to be overwhelmingly succcessful and its success prompted other state economic development projects. Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the United States that it became. Philadelphia was the largest‚ most prosperous city of the new United States. The Erie Canal provided the base for New York City’s
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Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria was born on December 18‚ 1863 in Graz‚ Austria. Even though he was the third person in line to succeed to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ all those before him died and Franz Ferdinand was groomed to ascend to the throne. Over the course of many years‚ prior to his taking the throne‚ Franz Ferdinand served in the military‚ fell in love and married‚ and battled tuberculosis. During the final days of the month of June in 1914‚ Archduke Ferdinand was shot dead in the streets of
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After the Western Roman Empire fell‚ European society became organized under feudalism. Feudalism is a system in which a king rules over all people‚ and has nobles or knights that own portions of land‚ in which the taxes are given to the king. Underneath both the king and the nobles are the common people‚ who work for the nobels. This system benefitted European society as it had an economic use‚ a political use‚ and a social use. D - On Christmas Day in 800 CE‚ Charlemagne was named the first Emperor
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Stalinist Russia M.M. 15 Q) What was the role of women in Stalin’s Russia? Did he introduce any changes in the Bolshevik policies regarding the family? Ans. After the Bolsheviks came into power‚ they under the leadership of Lenin started a movement of social reform which was meant to break down the existing tsarist social system and to abolish all ‘bourgeois’ aspects of the system . It was at this time that Lenin attacked the institution of marriage which was considered bourgeois by the Marxist
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Martin Luther King jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor‚ activist and a humanitarian. King wasn’t interested in following in his dad’s footsteps; however‚ he later changed his mind and that is when his legacy started and changes were bound to be made. Martin Luther king Jr. was the most influential person to the 20th century of American history because of the major changes that he brought forth to African American citizens in the United States; he helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ the
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How healthy were people in medieval York? In medieval York medicine and health were very important aspects in life. For many peasants that lived in medieval York‚ disease and poor health were part of their daily life. Medicine was both basic and sometimes useless. Towns and cities were filthy and the knowledge we have of hygiene today was non existent. As the populations of medieval towns such as York increased‚ hygienic conditions worsened. People lived so close together in both villages and towns
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Xiao Liang Kelly Robert English 101-02 Essay #3 3/30/2014 What Did the Firefighters Die for? A Response to Timothy Egan Do you have a friend or a relative who is a firefighter? Have you heard of what firefighters do? Have you seen how firefighters rescue people and property at the spot or on television? What is a firefighter? A firefighter also known as a fireman‚ is a rescuer extensively trained in firefighting‚ primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten property and civilian
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Communism is a system where there is no private ownership of business or property and the country’s wealth gets shared among the population. Vladimir Lenin started the communist international which was an organisation with an aim of spreading communism throughout the world. Communism really was a threat to Australians in the 1950s‚ the events of the Korean War‚ different alliances being formed‚ the banning of the Communist party of Australia (CPA) and the Petrov affair all tell us that communism
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The articles that were assigned were accounts from Spanish men who actually lived during the 1700’s to the mid 1800’s‚ and their impact on the Indians. They were able to document different situations in which the Natives were exploited or abused‚ although some portions of the readings like the one by Father Junipero of the San Diego Mission‚ or that of Captain Alejandro Malaspina are completely one sided. Both make it seem to the reader like the Natives were uncivilized and didn’t have a fear of
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everyday work easier. It was a time of economic prosperity for many people and gave people the opportunity to become rich. As a result‚ many people became rich business owners and controlled large monopolies. This had a negative impact on many Americans as business owners became more rich and the workers became more poor. Life became difficult for many workers and others had to live and work in unsafe conditions. The Progressive movement that began in the late 1800s was an attempt to bring reforms
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