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    abolish slavery; many of the lords were making a profit off of the slave trade and did not want it to end. Towards the end of his life‚ he retired from parliament and chose a younger politician‚ Thomas Fowell Buxton‚ to become the new face of abolition. William was raised a Methodist for part of his childhood‚ and eventually went back to that religion as an adult. When he was first elected into parliament‚ he had not become a Methodist yet‚ but when he became one‚ he thought he should quit parliament

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    could offer me some feedback or advice. The biggest questions I think I have to answer for myself is; why dentistry? and then‚ why dentistry over med? My personal motivation to pursue a career as a dentist I think comes from the very nature of the work. It’s diagnostic‚ technical‚ and surgical enough to be continually interesting. I realise that like any job‚ some aspects would become mundane‚ but with the human form‚ I feel like there would be enough patient variation to constantly pose

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    America Becomes a World Power From its humble beginnings as a territory ruled by the British crown‚ America grew into one of the biggest major world powers. While the country started out insignificant to the greater picture‚ in just thirty short years between 1890 and 1920 America became one of the strongest world powers. This was largely through the country’s eagerness to expand across the continent and their growing economic influence due to the Industrial Revolution. From the beginning of

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    Garvey was viewed as a Leader by many blacks but not all. Some disliked Garvey and thought he was damaging the black race. He was persecuted in many nations due to his race and religious and political views. One main reason why he was persecuted by Europeans was because he was trying get rid off all those blocks that prevented the black race from striving. Another reason he was persecuted was because people from America were claiming that they were owed money from the UNIA-ACL. During the period

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    would establish a short-lived colony at the mouth of the Kennebec River near what is now Phippsburg‚ Maine. The London Company would establish Jamestown in Virginia; England’s first permanent settlement in the New World. There was only two ways to become a member of the London Company. If you had the money to buy shares in the company but were inclined to remain safe and stay in England‚ you could invest as an adventurer. If you were adventurous and didn’t mind traveling to the new colony‚

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    16: Why Did We Enter World War I? World War I‚ also known as the First World War‚ was a global war centred in Europe. The war drew in all the world’s economic great powers‚ which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. America insisted on staying neutral and had the Atlantic Ocean to act as a barrier to not get involved with this war. But it was almost inevitable that America would eventually get involved and America did. America

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    To begin‚ what caused the Vietnam war and why did the United States get involved? In the early 1880’s‚ France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos. This created a colony called French Indochina. However‚ in World War II the Japanese drove the French out of Indochina and occupied Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh‚ a communist leader in Vietnam‚ didn’t want to be controlled by another foreign power. Thus he lead a revolt against the Japanese in 1945. Not soon after

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    By: Geneva Frank Rome was first established according to legend by two twins with the names of Romulus and Remus. According to legend‚ they were thrown in the Tiber river to drown. There uncle was fearful of what they would become. A mother wolf found them and took them in as her own. When they were older they came across what was going to be called Rome. Romulus killed Remus so that he could be‚ what they called an emperor later on‚ the first king of Rome. Rome’s geography played a key role in

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    Why Did The Us Lose Ww2

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    Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack was unexpected and when America entered the war it was very abrupt‚ yet America still came out winning. Out “of [all] the major powers‚ only America’s homeland was not systematically bombed. It was never invaded... [and] the United States lost the smallest percentage of its population of any major power” (Hanson). Many factors contributed to America’s victory of World War II‚ but ultimately it was the strong American home front and unity of the nation that won the

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    communism to Afghanistan. They believed they were leaders. They decided in December 1979 to invade Afghanistan to spread the communist-style government to them. The Soviets wanted to take over Afghanistan also because of there rich oil supply. The Soviets did not really have any support from any country. The United States helped Afghanistan because they wanted oil and they wanted to defeat communism and the Soviets.

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