Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy and died in 1506. He is the one who discovered the continent of America. He is a navigator‚ colonizer‚ and explorer. He had four voyages to accomplish his goal‚ which was to find the new land that Europeans did not know. Since 1484‚ he suggested supports for many trips to kings or queens in Spain‚ England‚ Portugal‚ and France but all those plans got rejected. Later‚ he got supports from Queen Isabella and King Fernando from Spain. Christopher Columbus started
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History Homework Why Did Hitler go to War? One reason why Hitler went to war was to regain the Honor of Germany which he thought they had lost after their defeat in World War 1. Hitler believed that Germany never lost World War 1 and that the Jews were too blame for the loss but really Hitler used the Jews as a scapegoat for a reason to start another war and regain the strength of Germany. The Jews were never really to blame for the loss of World War 1 it was the bad management
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The Roman Empire was a great empire and was around for some time‚ but all great things come to an end. Many things took part in dragging the Roman Empire down‚ but the economy and its problems were one of the main causes why the empire fell. As we know the economy is a big part of what keeps a country going‚ however in Rome the economy had problems that contributed to Rome’s fall. The rise of taxes wasn’t easy on anyone. Taxes made most of the peasants’ day to day lives difficult to live. There
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“It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.” Vladimir Lenin said this‚ he was the founder of the Soviet Union‚ a command economy that collapsed in 1991. This quote summarizes the type of control that he believed was required to create a utopian country. In a command economy‚ the government makes all decisions on jobs‚ land‚ and production‚ which leads to many social and political ramifications. This fact‚ along with a multitude of other factors‚ led to the
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America has really grown to be a great country. America has shaped from the things that have started in the past. The 1920’s is one of the decades that America has been shaped from. The literature‚ fads‚ companies‚ and advancements are some things that have helped to shape America. The 1920’s have made an impact on today’s American current culture. The roaring 20’s was a fusion of music and literature. Reading was a popular recreational activity especially during the winter months when other forms
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Political scientist Samuel P. Huntington argues that the West only dominated the world because they knew how to fight and were good at it. This is largely true and is evidenced by their influence on Eastern nations throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries all the way until 1945. The West forcefully colonized Africa following the abolition of the slave trade. Similarly‚ they imposed their will on China and caused social‚ political‚ and economic turmoil in their wake. Finally‚ in Japan‚ they
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battle ever fought in North America. Why did the Battle of Gettysburg happen? Two months foregoing the battle‚ General Lee had an impressive defeat against the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville‚ Virginia. He then started planning for a Northern invasion by first taking action on the Yankees. His army was at the time 80‚000 soldiers! With the army of the Potomac Commander Joseph Hooker and leading about 10‚000 soldiers he began moving towards General Lee by Washington D.C. Abraham Lincoln got
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Beginning in the 6th century BCE‚ Rome began to take root. Over the next several hundred years‚ it spread its boarders and influence throughout the rim of the Mediterranean and Western Europe. However‚ the empire collapsed in 476 CE. How did this happen? Why did such an influential giant fall? Well‚ despite Rome’s great power‚ it had several internal faults that‚ when combined‚ lead to its eventual collapse. The first reason for Rome’s fall was the instability of the Roman government. The final
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sustain their manpower or resources. Therefore‚ this made victory seem impossible and fighting therefore pointless as “Germany did not possess the necessary superiority in manpower” to win. A factor that majorly attributed to Germany’s loss‚ was their military mistakes in both short and long term decisions. This included the various strategic mistakes‚ as not only did they have to fight a war on two fronts‚ meaning they were always divided but Germany itself was starving as the British Blockade
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Q6: Hitler was a dictator for Germany. Before him was Hindenburg. Hindenburg didn’t trust Hitler‚ but he made Hitler as his chancellor. The reason why he was a the chancellor because military leaders and wealthy business owners pressured him. Their reasoning for Hitler being chancellor was that they will control him‚ but in reality they didn’t know how bad was Hitler. Years later‚ Hindenburg died so Hitler took over Germany. That’s when Hitler has his plans. When Hitler was in jail‚ he had wrote
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