1. Reconstruction; Reconstruction refers to the period after the civil war. It was during this time that America was beginning to clean up from the war and rebuild the country. The north and south were finally coming back together‚ and that brought great changes to America. The ways of living before were different compared to what they were during and after the reconstruction. New laws and acts were being set in place to prevent another war from breaking out again and to maintain peace and justice
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Upton ’s Sinclair ’s The Jungle was a novel based on one employee who worked for a Chicago ’s meat-packing factory. This detailed novel described horrendous conditions and gruesome visions of contaminated meat. This brought forth significant changes within the meat-packing industry. America ’s business of canned meat was declining within the country as well as the world. Lack of trust and controversy surrounding the meat-industry caused President Roosevelt and Congress to take initiative of the situation
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people have never heard of the Moriori. They didn’t really cause many problems so not many people even know who or what happened to them. They were the indigenous people of the Chatham Islands. They were enslaved by the Maori and Taranaki Tribes. If they weren’t enslaved they were staked out to have a very painful death. The Moriori were treated very poorly and didn’t deserve what happened to them. “The moriori people were the indigenous people of the Chatham Islands. They settled in New Zealand
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water wheel and steam engine took over the role of the artisans. Since items were cheaper and quicker to produce‚ the supply grew. The demand was greater than the supply‚ which forced factories to open. Textile factories multiplied across the United States. Not only did men and women work in factories‚ but children did as well. The Factory Act of 1833 was established restricting the hours children could work and set certain standards for factories. This act led to improvements for business owners
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he was awarded the civic crown for saving a citizen in battle. Consequently‚ in 72 BCE‚ he held his first political office as military tribune‚ “which was conferred on him by vote of the people after his return to Rome” (Suetonius‚ 36). Later on‚ about five years later‚ he was elected quaestor and had a seat in the Roman Senate. As quaestor‚ it was his duty to oversee the treasury and handle all of the state’s financial affairs. Shortly after‚ he was given the title of aedile‚ in which he was “responsible
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The Agitation and Reform in the Nineteenth-Century Britain. What was Chartism and Why Did it Fail? Thisassignment will analysewhat Chartism was and why it failed. Firstly‚ we will consider what Chartism was‚ secondly we will focus on two of the six main reasons that Chartism failed‚ these will includethe lack of middle class support and the radical nature of the Chartist claims although the Disunited Members and Leader‚ the mid Victorian boom and the loyalty of the army and police force to
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Lovell #12 Informational Essay The Berlin wall was built in Germany on August 13‚ 1961. This separated western and eastern Germany. It surrounded all of east Germany and was built a little bit after World War two. This was such a big event because several people died trying to escape‚ and many families got separated. Of course this wall of danger and depression got torn down on November 9‚ 1989. First a question about this wall would be. Why was it put up in the first place? Well the east wanted
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and torture. Jasenovac was Croatia’s largest Extermination camp and by far the worst‚ It had a network of several sub-camps and Its main victims included Serbs‚ Romas‚ Croat partisans and Jews. Jasenovac was well know for its extreme cruelty in which its victims were tortured and killed. Jasenovac was located on 220 acres of land Southeast of Zagred‚ Croatia. It was made up of 5 main camps. All camps were designed by Vjekoslav Luburic. Camp 1 was called ’Brocica’ and was established in 1941 along
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in the arena‚ we go at it. We try even harder the next time”(__). In Christopher Newfield- assistant professor of English at the University of California‚ Santa Barbara- wrote an article called “What Was Political Correctness? Race‚ the Right‚ and Managerial Democracy in the Humanities”. The article was written about the challenges of politics and racial difference in humanities research. As Newfield begins his article he says‚ “If everyone gets the enemies they deserve‚ it doesn’t seem fair that
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it is therefore correct to say he was a catalyst for change‚ since he had tremendous effect on history in his decision making. Till this day after 125 years that he is no longer in this world‚ people are still inspired by him and his leadership skills. Abraham Lincoln can be defined as a catalyst for change due to his concerns‚results-orientation‚courage‚commitment and honesty. Lincoln was successful in becoming the President of United States in 1860. He was considered a leader in the 1800’s because
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