Magalhy Contreras Professor Sinclair History 1301-21005 20 September 2014 U.S. History I Midterm Exam Essay Question from Section II: 3) How and why was Hernán Cortés able to conquer the Aztec Empire? • Hernán Cortés was authorized by the governor of Cuba to do an expedition with six hundred men and eleven ships to try and find the kingdom where lots of gold was expected to be. Cortés was given a gift by the Tobasco people‚ and the gift was a girl named Malinali. Malinali was Cortés’ interpreter
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How and why was Adolf Hitler able to come to power? There were many reasons why Hitler was able to come to power‚ here are just some of them: Hitler had a passion for revenge‚ he disliked everything that the allied powers were doing to them‚ he had huge dreams for Germany‚ but there were obstacles that stood in his way; Most of these obstacles Hitler could deal with ease‚ but there was one obstacle that he knew would be the most danger: The Treaty of Versailles. Hitler was extremely passionate
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question I have been asked to answer is‚ Why is Islam spread so quickly? The reason why I believe makes Islam spread so quickly is because of travel‚ the conquering or overtaking of cites or civilization‚ and the last reason is trade. Let me just start off by saying that the Islamic religion is monotheistic‚ which means they only truly believed in one god. The god that the Islamic people believed in was Allah. So first of I’m going to start out with‚ why travel made the Islam religion spread quickly
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Why So Few Students Read Newspapers? Do you read newspapers every day? Do you like to read newspapers? When I interviewed some students from Saint Louis University‚ most of students said no. Why do so few students read newspapers? Some interviewers told me that they prefer to read novels‚ magazines‚ books‚ Twitters‚ and Facebook news instead of reading newspapers. Some students said they did not have enough time to read a whole newspaper. In addition‚ some students even said that they did
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Cortez and Pizarro were able to defeat superior numbers. This is because the native americans did not have swords or guns to match that of the conquistadors.This as a result helped them capture the leaders and take control of the area. They also brought diseases which also easily killed the natives because they immune systems were not used to it. In conclusion this is why it was easy for them to conquer the Native Americans. The Muscogee Indians were the people who were unfortunately encountered
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No.1 Xi Huang Oct 23‚ 2012 Vasudha Nukala Ji Qi Executive Summary UST Inc. has historically been one of the most profitable companies. Profitability stems from its commanding market share‚ strong name brand recognition‚ historical pricing flexibility‚ and growing smokeless tobacco demand. However‚ UST faces business risks including eroding market share‚ tobacco lawsuits
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recite the words of Allah (God) in public‚ he traveled across the Middle east with his followers. After his death Islam had reached not only the Middle East but Europe and Asia. Islam spread so quickly because of the trade routes‚ the religious message‚ and their political message. The first reason Islam spread so quickly is because when merchants moved around the middle east and other places they advertised Islam. According to Great Ages of Man : Early Islam by Desmond Stewart & the editors of Time-Life
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a character inside a book? Do they feel as if they are trapped inside a horrible school? This is just one of the many reasons why Dystopian literature is very popular among teenagers today. Other reasons include that teenagers may feel as if they are different from others. Also‚ their emotions can affect why the like dystopian books so much? Why is dystopian literature so popular among teens today? In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ Equality 7-2125 stated “ We are one in all and all in one. There
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religion‚ and distorts both.”-John Cornyn In this time period there was two rulers Muhammad and Abu Bakr. Why did Islam spread so quickly Islam spread so quickly by war‚ religion‚ and rights. First off one reason why Islam spread so quickly is because of war. One piece of evidence why Islam spread so quickly by war is because they took over five cities in 189 years. According to doc. C the reason why Islam took over five cities in 189 years is because they took over Mecca in 630 c.e‚ Jerusalem in 638
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Why were the Bolsheviks able to take power in October 1917? There are many factors that allowed to Bolsheviks to take power in October 1917 such as the growing unpopularity of the Provisional Government at the time. Moreover‚ events such as the July days and the return of Lenin and Trotsky. The Bolshevik slogans "Bread‚ Land and Peace" and "All Power to the Soviets" also sum up the other major factors to their rise. The Provisional Government was becoming increasingly unpopular. They had failed
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