distances of 400 kilometers from the epicenter. It produced record-breaking ground acceleration‚ which left sixty people dead‚ 7‚000 injured‚ 20‚000 homeless‚ and over 40‚000 buildings damaged in Los Angles and surrounding counties. The Earthquake caused the collapse of overpasses along the Santa Monica‚ Antelope Valley‚ Simi Valley‚ as well as the Golden State Freeway. In addition‚ numerous fires broke out due to gas line ruptures causing further damage to the
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The Irreversible Damage Caused By Joseph Stalin “Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.” -Joseph Stalin. In the early 1900’s Russia was on the verge of a revolution. For decades the country had been in an immense struggle between the Czars (rulers of Russia) and the people. Corrupt leadership and inequalities throughout the Russian society eventually lead to a revolution. Nevertheless when Russia started fighting in World War One it was evident that the spark had been ignited
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It seems that I have found the biggest causes of the Great Depression. The causes appeared to have ranged from the stock market crashing‚ to the Smoot-Hawley tariff and many other reasons in between. The country was unprepared for something like this so no wonder this Depression was the worst in the history of terrible economic circumstances. The Stock Market Crash of March‚ 1929‚ was the start of the terrifying Depression. Investors traded 16 million dollars in shares on the New York stock exchange
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What Caused the Civil War? In April 1861‚ the United States of America went to war. They did not go to war with a foreign power‚ because of a border dispute‚ and they did not go to war with the native people because of their hunger for more land. No‚ this would be a war among themselves‚ north against south‚ brother against brother‚ and in some instances even father against son. In the four long and bloody years that this war lasted more than 600‚000 of these brothers‚ fathers‚ and sons would
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name. Well a great depression not only affects on country but many countries. Many economic historians say that it was not just caused by one particular thing‚ but many things. The depression originated in the U.S. after the fall in stock prices that began in October‚ 29‚ 1929-1941 known as “Black Tuesday”. A lot of people started to invest in stocks‚ during the 1920s‚ when everything was going great (DocJ)! Everyone was making profit‚ sharing profits‚ basically gambling with their stocks (DocF).
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When it accompanies the law‚ equity‚ and request to legitimize somebody’s passing; there is dependably a man who is the one to cause the demise‚ for this situation‚ Gatsby is the person who kicks the bucket. In any case‚ his demise was left unverifiable in light of the fact that it’s dubious on who caused his passing. In The Incomparable Gatsby‚ by Scott Fitzgerald‚ the passing of Gatsby and the obligation that lead up till his end is because of Gatsby’s entanglement in his fantasy world‚ Daisy’s
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very many people talk about the other side of the story. By proving that humans are not the Cause of Global warming people will better understand what really is causing global warming. There are three very important points that one needs to look at when discussing the issue of global warming. One is CO2 concentrations are not very high at all. The second is that solar cycles cause heating on not only earth but other planets. The last would be that global warming of the earth is a natural cycle
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THAT HAD A DISASTER IN 1937! The Hindenburg was a zeppelin (a type of flying machine that looks like a blimp) that was made during a time where Germany was ruled as Nazi Germany. The Hindenburg was launched in March‚ 1936‚ and was invented in 1936. When the Hindenburg was launched‚ the idea was to cross the Atlantic Ocean to U.S. with passengers traveling there. The Hindenburg ran on helium and was a commercial transportation and had passengers pay a lot of money to get on it. The Hindenburg had to
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The Mexican War was the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil. It began in 1846 when the President of the United States‚ James K. Polk‚ declared war with Mexico and ended with a peace treaty that ceded one third of Mexico’s territory to the United States for fifteen million dollars in 1848. Thirteen years later‚ the Civil War overshadowed the Mexican war causing it to become a forgotten event in American history. The long term debate on who initiated the war continues to be unsolved‚ which
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Africa and is composed of hip hop elements. Since the early 21st century‚ it has been possible to hear rap in every major language of the world. Rapping can be delivered over a beat or without accompaniment. Stylistically‚ rap occupies a gray area between speech‚ prose‚ poetry‚ and singing. The word (meaning originally "to hit") as used to describe quick speech or repartee predates the musical form. The word had been used in British English since the 16th century‚ and specifically meaning "to say"
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