horrible plague that spread across Europe from early 1348 to late 1349. However‚ most do not know just how big of an effect it had on the nation of Europe. Over time‚ the disease caused famine‚ mass death in highly populated areas‚ and even led to rebellion and uprising from poor people‚ or “peasants”. The disease ravaged the continent of Europe for around two years‚ yet it left tens of thousands of casualties in its wake. The first effect that the Black Death had on Europe is that it led to a great famine
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Most Americans saw little reason for the United States to involve itself in "the European War‚" though some individuals—such as young pilots excited at the notion of flying in combat—enlisted through Canada or elsewhere. President Woodrow Wilson won reelection in 1916 on the slogan‚ "He kept us out of war." That same year he tried to bring the combatant nations to the bargaining table to seek an end to the war that would be fair to all‚ but the attempt failed. America was drawn into the conflict by
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George Washington led his 11‚000 soldiers close to Philadelphia. The British‚ who were enemies‚ had moved into Philadelphia to stay. After the U.S backed down‚ George Washington wanted to stay where they did because it wasn’t too far from the British but it was close enough that they could figure out if there was an attack coming or if they were safe. U.S soldiers were struggling at this time. The 3 people who helped lead were (¨American Revolution¨). Some soldiers didn’t have warm‚ dry clothes
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Europeans can be said to be smart people who were always looking for ways to take advantage of the natives. One of the main things that Europeans wanted was fur and leather that could only be gotten from the Indians. But the question is‚ “What impact did Europeans have on Natives?” The impact would be teaching Natives weaving and how to plant and grow cotton. However‚ Europeans also taught Natives how to ride horses along with using weapons (guns) for hunting. But‚ along with these good impacts is
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No issue in twentieth-century American history has aroused more debate than the question of the origins of the Cold War. Some have claimed that Soviet duplicity and expansionism created the international tensions‚ while others have proposed that American provocations and imperial ambitions were at least equally to blame. Most historians agree both the United States and the Soviet Union contributed to the atmosphere of hostility and suspicions that quickly clouded the peace. At the heart of
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My Winter Break Phil Fatigato 1-12-11 My winter break went by very fast. I was disappointed to come back to school already. But I did enjoy my break! I did many fun things over break. I hung out with friends‚ went downtown and partied for New Years Eve‚ and snowboarded at Cascade Mountains and Alpine with friends. First thing I did over break was hang out with friends. We went Christmas shopping together. We also went to the movies‚ out to lunch‚ and drove around. It was fun to
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War is bad‚ but actually‚ when it clicks in someones mind‚ its very helpful. If it wasn’t for war‚ then what would this country look like or be like? It would be very different because this country is in the condition it is because of war. The Revolutionary War drove the British out of America‚ and that’s part of the reason America is a free country. Even though most families lose a family member to war‚ war keeps the United States a free country. People have heard that war is a bad thing. It’s not
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Mitesh Patel Soc 1113.007 I was given the chance to break a social norm at multiple local grocery stores. This privilege is not acceptable or common throughout the world while performing rare unusual behavior. My interest was to skip through aisles while whistling in a variety of grocery stores. I was interested in seeing reactions and confusion on this act. Many people were shocked to witness what was happening and were curious why this action was performed. Skipping through the aisles was
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Why does war happen‚ you might ask? War happens due to many reasons for example of economics‚ land‚ resources‚ religious beliefs and the most important reason why war starts is power‚ those are just some of many reasons why it happens. Wars have many effects on people; they could get severely depressed‚ and not see their families for months or even years at a time‚ and in some cases over a year. When back home‚ they would not be the same‚ due to the traumatic events that they have been threw they
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anything about him. This being‚ Henry Clay thought he for sure had the election in the bag. However‚ here was one problem‚ the annexation of Texas. Everyone wanted to have Texas annexed‚ but Clay knew there was a possibility that this could start a war with Mexico‚ and it eventually does. Polk wants Texas‚ so the majority of the people want him to be president. Jackson liked Polk because he was from Tennessee‚ but he also was running against Clay‚ and Jackson sent a letter to Polk telling him to “Whip
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