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    1. American revolution caused by refusal to pay taxes impose by British. French revolution caused by food shortage and high taxation on the 3rd estate. Both revolutions‚ the revolutionaries wanted protection of private property and no taxes 2. New liberal movements emerged and nationalism was introduced during radical phase of french revolution. 3. Need for raw materials. Population explosion. Introduction of new technologies. 4. Caused peasant uprisings to decline. Women gained small rights

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    What were the challenges of living in Palestine in Jesus’ time? Most of the people in the Bible lived in or around a land that was called Palestine in Jesus’ time‚ and which is now part of the modern state of Israel. Rome was a city-state then (Rome is now the capital of Italy)‚ ruling large tracts of land around the Mediterranean Sea‚ including Palestine. Situated between Egypt‚ Syria and Arabia‚ and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity‚ the region has a long‚ violent and noisy history as

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    trading them for goods with other humans the revolution of industry established its roots. For thousands of years the revolution advanced at a much slower pace than the “Dawn Of The Industrial Age” pg 194. During the modern industrial revolution there were both winners and loser‚ positives and negatives. The positive effects on the Industrial Revolution far out weighed the negatives. The textile industry in Britain was one of the main contributors to the early industrial revolution. “textile manufacturing

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    1 Way of Life in the West American History 1865 to Present April 2‚ 2014

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    West Indies Federation The former West Indies Federation were consists of 10 British West Indian territories established in January 1958. This federation included Caribbean Islands or territories‚ then under British control. former federation of 10 British West Indian territories formed in 1958. Trinidad and Tobago‚ Jamaica‚ and Barbados were the principal members‚ but the federation included most of the Leeward and Windward islands‚ then under British control. The seat of government

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    attacked on America pulling America into the war. The attack purpose was to keep the U.S. from blocking the Japanese from receiving materials such as steel and aviation fuel. Japan wanted oil from the US but they didn’t get their way so they decided to attack on Pearl Harbor. 2335 American soldiers died‚ and 2305 more were injured during the attack. The day after Pearl Harbor was attacked President Roosevelt said” Yesterday December 7‚1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America

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    to my country/colonies. The things that the soldiers at Valley Forge dealt with was crazy but if it meant freedom I would do what is necessary. Some of the soldiers at Valley Forge did not have shoes‚ most if not all of the soldiers were starving and for me if i do not eat I can get really mad. If you think about it if I get mad when not eating than you know that they were mad. Say if I was at Valley Forge and I was starving and smelt bad and had to sleep on beds made of straw on mud grounds with

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    societies. Where “men are arranged vertically in social strata‚ each stratum having a definite rank in the hierarchy” (Miller‚ 1976:254). They are based on the changes from Primitive societies to the hierarchical societies. They take into account mainly what is best for the whole community and do not explore social justice for each individual person. The contemporary theories have been developed during the current capitalist society and they focus mainly on individual justice and how it can be achieved

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    Prompt: What were Western motives for imperialism in Africa and how did people resist such oppression? Africans were forced to live their lives a certain way by the people in power but are now improving. The people who were in power were white people. Africans are able to do more than they used to and use more gadgets than they could use before.Africans made a good fight for their rights and are progressing as time passes. Some think they’re losing what’s most important. One reason that supports

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    mainly the United Kingdom‚ through the Lend-Lease Act by transporting army supplies which were a hefty help for boosting morale. A year after‚ Japan aircrafts surprised attack Pearl Harbor and eventually lead the United States to join World War Two. On February 19‚ 1942 the Executive Order 9066 was put into action which made internment camps for Japanese Americans‚ German Americans‚ and Italian Americans. These camps lead to incarceration between race‚ necessary trials‚ and the aftermath of the

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