well-armed soldiers. Japan had become the strongest military power in Asia. It had gained military‚ political‚ and economic strength. By 1910‚ Japan had control over their neighbors‚ China and Korea. Imperialism became popular throughout Asia‚ and it was very aggressive in Japan. Though the Japanese believed that building their empire in Korea and China would help the Chinese and the Korean‚ it wasn’t justified. The Chinese and the Japanese both had their eyes set on Korea‚ they signed a peace treaty
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restrictions on voting by other races‚ allow women to vote and every other policy change to ensure equality among U.S. citizens regardless of race‚ gender‚ or religious beliefs. As of the three post-Civil War Reconstruction Amendments‚ the 14th Amendment was intended to protect former slaves and allow for equality
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Brits were left waiting until the 27th of May. Whilst the German Luftwaffe was bombing them from above and the land army was shelling them from below‚ the Allied troops waited and took the best cover possible. All they could do was wait. Dunkirk was a failure in a number of ways. Firstly‚ there was no real ‘battle of Dunkirk’. The word implies that there was an engaging of armed forces in combat. However‚ at Dunkirk‚ there was a German offensive yet no Allied defensive. This means that‚ because the
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the presidency at the same time of the Great Depression worsening‚ which was originally caused by the stock market crash of 1929. The economic state of the United States was at an all time low as factories and businesses were shutting down‚ and unemployment was at an all time high. Immediately‚ as Roosevelt stepped into office‚ he started taking initiative by creating the New Deal. The first New Deal took action on what was referred to as the “3r’s.” Briefly‚ it gave relief to the poor‚ provided
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Osebaca was an indigenous governor who was given authority by the Spanish military to oversee the missions. He organized a group of seven natives to plan a revolt who in turn brought many more members. This was unique because it was the first time ethnic identities were ignored between the native peoples and in turn were unified against the Spanish invaders. A band of warriors from that group attacked a number of missions and killed a Father. This led the head governor‚ Pardinas‚ to use military
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what the effects would be. So… Was the Cold War even necessary? Was it necessary to fight over beliefs that weren’t yours? Was it worth it? World War II happened over a time period of about six years in the 1900’s. During this time‚ the United States and Soviet Union were allies. They joined forces to fight against the merciless‚ tyrant leader‚ Adolf Hitler. During World War II‚ Russia
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slaves. They were the most trusted of all slaves. Educated slaves often had the ability to earn money in hopes of buying freedom. A famous example of this was Tiro‚ Cicero’s secretary‚ who had bought his freedom before the death of
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paper To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was published on July 11‚ 1960 and was an immediate bestseller. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1961 and was voted “best novel of the century” by the Library Journal. With more than thirty million copies in print‚ To Kill a Mockingbird remains a bestseller. Regardless of all the praise‚ this novel has been banned and challenged in many different areas due to profanity and racial slurs. To Kill a Mockingbird was challenged and temporarily banned in Eden
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Europe was in a dark age for the following reasons. Thousands of people died from the bubonic plague‚ crusades were intense‚ and power of the government. For instance‚ the bubonic plague‚ also known as the “black death”‚ spread around at rapid speed. According to the Black Death document‚ “The plague infected the Indians in India‚ the Sind‚ the Persians‚ and the Crimea. … killing daily one thousand or more and destroying the population.” Many knights died because of the crusades‚ some of their man
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around him. Raiding peaceful town‚ murdering innocent families and Such He was no freedom fighter‚ more an outlaw. October 16‚ 1859‚ Brown revealed his plan to raid Harper’s Ferry‚ Virginia‚ a relatively peaceful area. First to move into Harper’s Ferry‚ capture the town and its federal arsenal‚ as they gathered weapons slaves would join the fight‚ when the militia arrived they would escape to nearby hills and fight until slavery was abolished. The plan had completely backfired‚
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