wanted to make sure they were not being mistreated in the city. The Berlin Airlift is important to American history because it showed that Americans were not afraid to stand up to their former allies and aid their people in a time of need. Because of Germany’s loss in World War II‚ their country and capital city of Berlin were divided into sectors and put under control of the British‚ French‚ Americans‚ and Soviets. Berlin was technically in the Soviet Union’s occupied zone‚ so they believed that
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Why was the discovery of ‘magic bullets’ a turning point in medicine? A magic bullet is a chemical drug that kills germs of a specific disease without harming the rest of the body. In the 1890’s‚ the first several compounds of magic bullets discovered (used to treat syphilis‚ malaria and sleeping sickness) can be described to be a turning point in medicine; this is because the magic bullets began the breakthrough to cure disease‚ instead of preventing the disease with vaccinations and inoculations
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Caleb Cobos Period 4 October 9‚ 2012 Timeline #3 Pages 166-210 1775- Quakers founded the world’s first antislavery society. 1774- Continental Congress called for the complete abolition of the slave trade. 1776- New Jersey’s new constitution enabled women to vote. 1777- Articles of Confederation adopted by second Continental Congress. 1780- Massachusetts adopts first constitution drafted in convention and ratified by popular vote. 1781- Articles of confederation put into effect. 1783-
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possess all or most of the characteristics of an epic hero. An epic hero is the central figure in an epic who has superior qualities and risks personal danger to pursue a grand quest. There are ten specific characteristics that one must have to be considered an epic hero. One must be significant and glorified‚ on a quest‚ and responsible leader. One must also have superior or superhuman strength‚ intelligence‚ courage‚ and ethics. Lastly‚ one must risk death for glory or for the greater good of society
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Terrorism is not always about killing people‚ but in John Brown’s case‚ violence was often a utilized tool. Brown’s actions at Pottawatomie Creek and Harpers Ferry rightly identified him as a freedom fighter. One reason John Brown should be considered more of a freedom fighter than a terrorist is that his positive actions strike out his negative. John Brown’s action in the massacre at Pottawatomie Creek were wicked‚ and people would find him as a terrorist. However‚ this does not reduce the
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After learning American history‚ which acknowledged me a lot of the interesting things‚ I understand how wonderful the U.S it is. The best thing I see that the American characters such as diverse ethnicities and religions‚ independence and freedom‚ liberty and equality‚… which shaped by the powerful union for the better the lives of all immigrants. Therefore‚ I realize the history that helps me wisely how to fit into the American society like an immigrant. The notion American Exceptionalism is an
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The Prague Spring 1968 The Czech leader‚ Novotny‚ a hard line communist and Soviet ‘puppet’‚ he was very unpopular. The Czech economy was in a mess‚ and seemed to be run purely for the benefit of the USSR. Dubcek‚ a reforming communist‚ replaced Novotny. Brezhnev‚ leader of the USSR‚ supported this move. Dubcek promised the people socialism with a human face‚ and launched a series of reforms known as the Prague Spring. The reforms aimed to improve standard of living‚ allow for greater freedom
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and a further 20 million+ were wounded in what became known as ‘The Great War’. The war itself was by no means one sided and is littered with numerous turning points where‚ had events occurred differently‚ the whole direction of the war‚ and the result‚ might have differed. It is my opinion that the Battle of the Somme is the most crucial turning point of WW1. This might seem like a strange choice‚ given that this battle‚ above all‚ seems to represent the disastrous stalemate that locked the western
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Would Beowulf still be considered a hero today? Many would say no‚ but I would disagree because Beowulf has many attributes that American Soldiers have as well. They do things that people don’t even dream about it since it will put their own lives at risk. The main similarity between a Soldier and Beowulf is their passion of risking their own lives‚ to save anyone else’s life. Beowulf and soldiers are very brave individuals‚ they will fight to protect their country. If they see or hear that people
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Why is the Constitution considered a "living document"? Include in your discussion the ideas of: separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ judicial review and the amendment process. The Constitution is a living document due to changing over time and the adaptations to new circumstances without being formally amended (Strauss). Also because of bills‚ laws‚ and appeals. These things are constantly being applied by the amendments and without this document many laws would not have prior history to
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