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    What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”

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    and women during the revolutionary war seemed like they weren’t apart of it‚ this could not have been more false. 1775-83‚ the growing tensions between Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government. Arguments would turn into Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen. The first place to flare up conflict would be Lexinton‚ then Concord which would start the armed conflict. By the time it came summer‚ the rebel would wage full fledged wars for their independence

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    even back to when it was first starting out‚ the people were like mules. The colonists that slaughtered hundreds and thousands of Native Americans (oops!) were complaining about their ex girlfriend Britain all the time. They thought they were the victim in every scenario‚ when in reality‚ they were just being ignorant and only cared about themselves! Now‚ there has been a debate (not really) if the colonies were justified in going to several wars with Britain or not‚ and my answer is no. The three main

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    the British lost a colonial war for independence. At the beginning of the war‚ there was not a regular American army like we have today‚ just a militia made up of civilians‚ most of which were farmers. So naturally‚ they were not used to the long battles with the British Regulars. As a result thousands quit. What signaled the beginning of the American Revolution was the first battle on April 19‚ 1775 at Lexington. General Gage was in charge of the British troops that were in Boston. He learned that

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    There are many turning points throughout time in American History. For an example‚ civilization is constantly changing and adapting to new times and situation. One of the major turning points that led to political‚ social and economic changes was the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This changed the course of American history. This led to United States independence from Britain. What this declaration established was a basic natural rights to all Americans. This document is relevant

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    Ever since the Revolutionary war‚ America had become an independent country. Of course‚ they needed a national government to keep things in order. So then‚ the Articles of Confederation was created as the first attempt of a national government.In a confederation‚ the states‚ maintain their sovereignty‚ but they join together in a coordinated way to deal with certain issues. This independence of each political state is seen as the main advantage and main disadvantage of a confederation. Ever since

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    In 1763‚ the French and Indian War ended by the final defeat of the French and their Native American allies in America. When the Americans thought the British were leaving‚ they did the exact opposite. The British brought in more soldiers and these same American colonists found themselves locked with the British more violent than ever. Britain sent more troops to receive money for their war depts. This was shocking news for the America’s English colonists because there was still the policy of salutary

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    these ideas did not appear straight away; they were fought for and won by the people who believed in these principles. Being founded on religious opposition‚ mercantilism‚ and discovery‚ while uniting despite differences amongst the colonies‚ like religion‚ class‚ and economic disputes‚ and fighting their way through adversity‚ colonial America made its march towards independence from Great Britain. The thirteen colonies were

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    What do you consider the major divisions in Western and non-Western societies? What are the major points of connection? Introduction Contestation over Globalization have been overwhelmed the world which mostly separated into two ways‚ the Economic and the Cultural. In this essay‚ I would like to share my views on how the culture differences between the Western and non-Western societies to be regarded under the trend of Globalization. For the sake of convenience‚ the United States and Britain

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    The colonists were in every right waging war and breaking away from the British. Not only was this justified but it was about time that they stood up for themselves and actually took action against the British. For instance‚ the colonist had no say in any governmental matters when it came to the British. They had every right to come apart and take over their own government. Moreover‚ they were being taxed an absurd amount of money for everything they did. Furthermore‚ why should the colonists be

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