What was fief-holding‚ and how was it related to manorialism? Fief was the land or other kind of profits that was granted to a vassal in return for military service (224). The person who gave the fief was the master of the vassal who obtain it. The vassal was consequently the lord of the peasants who worked his land. The vassal took a pledge of homage‚ to be the lord’s "man" or servants when needed. The service usually acquires the form of military support as a knight in war times (226).
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is known as one of Reconstruction Amendments‚ along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The purpose of these amendments was to provide equal protection to former slaves. Previous to this amendment‚ the state governments didn’t have to respect the Bill of Rights and give all citizens the rights stated in it. Consequently‚ the newly freed slaves were not given the privileges and immunities of citizenship. Therefore‚ one of the most important parts
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HOW THE SLAVERY WAS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1776 TO 1865 In the United States‚ racism had been for several hundred years; it’s aslo been a controversial subject for people for a long period of time. Whenever we talk about this subject‚ it always reminds me about the book called “Race and Manifest Destiny” by Reginald Horsman. This book is one of the greatest books about the racism in the United States from 1776 to 1865. During the early years of America’s history‚ society was categorized
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World War II was the largest conflict in human history and in the aftermath‚ Europe was devastated. During the war‚ most of the countries in Europe had spent exorbitant amounts of money and their gold reserves were incredibly depleted. In addition to this‚ many countries had taken out large loans to pay for the war. The United States had given the grand majority of these loans and became the largest creditor after the war. Great Britain‚ on the other had‚ had been the largest creditor before the
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society through the contrasting roles of the main characters. The indirect characterization of the leading women in The Betrothed and The Darling convey their similar themes of the impact 19th century Russian Culture has on a woman’s role in society. The acceptable woman in Russian society is illustrated through the character Olenka in The Darling. Olenka was a woman of tradition; she followed the Russian norm of allowing the man to be the leader. Olenka was “always fond of someone and could not exist
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thinking. While he was in prison‚ Hitler wrote Mein Kamf‚ his most complete statement of his ideas and aims for Germany. During the year 1933 delivered many speeches which were the key elements in Nazi Ideology‚ Including the power of the will‚ Struggle Violence and war‚ Social Darwinism and the master race‚ people’s community‚ National Socialism and anti democracy and a belief in dictatorship. All contributed to the Nazi’s Ideology. Nevertheless part of the Nazi’s appeal was based on their constant
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What was the impact of World War Two on America ? World War 2 was fought from 1939 to 1945. It began in Europe on September 1‚ 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany‚ and concluded on September 2‚ 1945‚ with the official surrender of the last Axis nation‚ Japan. When World War II finally broke out in Europe and Asia‚ the United States tried to avoid being drawn into the conflict. But such a powerful and an influential nation could not avoid involvement
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emancipation of the serfs and the implications deriving from Bloody Sunday and how it resulted to the revolt. Overall I will argue that the Russo-Japanese war was not the main cause of revolt. Russia intended to expand its empire by attempting to gain more control over the far east‚ Which lead into direct conflict with Japan. Russia and Japan went to war over the control over northern China and Korea1. Russia believed success was assured because of its physical size and resources such as the Trans-Siberian
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Midterm Exam Questions What was the Progressive Movement? The progressive movement was from 1890-1920. This time period was an era of social activism and political improvement in the United States.The movement focused on political organizations and their chief executive. During this period many pivotal events took place‚ these events include; cleansing of the government‚ focus on family and education‚ the peak of the women’s suffrage movement‚ prohibition‚ modernization. Many people‚ called progressives
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During the 1970s many things happened that made our country what it is today. The 1970s had the greatest impact of the 20th century because of the Vietnam War‚ the huge growth and change made possible by the NASA space program‚ and the creation of the Apple computer. First‚ the Vietnam War was an “...eleven year conflict from 1964-1975. It was the United States’ longest and costliest war‚” (The Vietnam War 1). “It cost the US government between $350 billion to $900 billion for the war which included
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