1) What were the functions of the Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues? The Delian league was set up by the Athenians for an alliance between all the Ionian Greeks so to stamp out the threat of Persia. Athens took charge because Sparta retreated into its own self-interests‚ so to only protect themselves so the Ionians looked for help among the Athenians. It was formed in 477BC at Delos (which was a neutral city). The league seemed successful because in they had some big victories such as in: 478BC Byzantium
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What were the causes of WW1? In 1914‚ World War I broke out. It involved around 100 countries around the world. Between 1914 and 1918‚ over 59 million troops were used‚ over 8 million died and over 29 million were injured. This is the biggest war anyone has any witnessed yet; this is why WW1 is also known as the Great War. The main reasons why WW1 broke out were the Alliance System‚ Imperialism‚ the arms race‚ the Schlieffen Plan‚ and the trigger of this war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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issues were not addressed as well as others. Although the Articles of Confederation were able to sign a treaty with England through the Treaty of Paris‚ ending the war‚ and was able to settle disputes for the settlement of western lands between the states‚ the Articles of Confederation failed to create an efficient way to settle the national debt‚ and were unable to effectively solve the problem of piracy. Thus‚ to a lesser extent‚ the government‚ under the Articles of Confederation‚ were effective
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arrived on the Mayflower. Much like the Native Americans‚ Africans were subject to this same type of abuse. Affluent European nations such as Britain‚ Germany‚ and Italy took it upon themselves to claim all the sovereign countries of Africa with a bogus claim of wanting to “civilize” the people of these nations. Missionaries came by the boatloads in an effort to rid Africans of their already established religious beliefs and convert them
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Hanan Allen Professor David McBride African American Studies 145 14 April 2013 The Emergence of Black Muslims in America Black Muslim Activism is an aim to reclaim the world. It is an era for black religious leaders to get their voices heard and take action in order to see progression. Malcolm X also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was an appointed minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. His charisma‚ drive and conviction attracted an astounding number of new members to his
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“Opposition is Indispensable. People will always learn more from those who disagree with them than from those who share their views.” I strongly agree with this statement for three reasons. 1. People who share the same viewpoint are likely to know the same information. 2. The opposition of any debate will likely find information that the other side looked over or didn’t care to think about. 3. The opposition will obviously have different viewpoints than the other side‚ which will cause the opposition
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What are the benefits and drawbacks of doing an online course? An online learning‚ compared from traditional learning which means ‘face-to-face’ lessons or classroom lecturing‚ distance learning can be defined as “a purely distance learning course‚ where no face-to-face lessons occur” (Sharma‚ 2010). An online learning can let workers arrange their time freely‚ in some aspect‚can save mony‚ and youngers may feel more comfortable through online courses. Online learning firstly appear to allow
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MuhamadAzreilSyaffiq Bin Mat Noor (1213237) 19 May 2014 -Global Challenges for Muslim Community- Globalization has a big influence to Muslim populations and it brings huge impacts to the world in every single aspect. Plus‚ global economy is one of the greatest things happened directly proportional to the rise of globalization. The concept of globalization brings the culture of being competitive among people and surely Muslims are included. Countries around the world compete with each other in order to
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actions of Muslim militants and terrorists have seared the word into American consciousness. Yet even with thousands of innocent civilians killed on American soil by Islamic terrorists‚ the full significance of the Muslim concept of jihad has not been grasped by the American public. In the days after September 11‚ 2001‚ American leaders rushed to portray Islam as a peaceful religion that had been "hijacked" by a fanatical band of terrorists. One hopes that these assurances were merely tacticalthat
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Muslim people in American post 9/11 Since the 9/11 attacks‚ many Americans have labeled Muslims in the United States as a threat to our country due to the fact that they share their religion with the extremists responsible for worldwide terrorism. Due to the recent conflicts between the US and Muslim‚ the Muslims that live in America continue to face isolation and danger because of their faith. Muslim people have gotten worse treatment after 9/11 in the United States in several places which are
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