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    why was africa colonised

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    on January the 5th 1933. The bridge was soon opened for vehicular traffic on May the 28th 1937. The Bridge was built by 10 different prime contractors and their subcontractors. The golden gate is the entrance to San Francisco from the Pacific Ocean. The golden gate bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges‚ in the world because of its spectacular location and graceful lines. 2 conception: The idea of a bridge spanning the Golden gate was not new it was made in 1916. Local authorities agreed

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    The 95 Theses is what Martin Luther thought was wrong with the Catholic Church. Luther wrote the Theses and hammered it to the Wittenberg Castle Church on October 31‚ 1517. When Luther wrote the 95 Theses‚ he criticized the Pope’s power and the church’s extreme wealth. Luther also used the Printing Press to spread his 95 Theses quicker. Without the Printing Press‚ this phenomenon wouldn’t have happened. The document was written in Latin and posted on the door of a church‚ the 95 Theses became very

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    Why Was There A Trojan War

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    Q: Was there a Trojan War? Compare the literary with the archaeological evidence. "...in that matter of Wilusa over which we were at enmity." Despite the continuing debate‚ the literary and archaeological evidence indicates that there was a Trojan War. The reality of this war however‚ was not the epic conflict as narrated by Homer‚ but more likely part of an ongoing enmity between the Mycenaean ’s and the Hittites. Troy was a wealthy city‚ well placed at the mouth of the Hellespont in the

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    Why did attempts at cooperation in Europe between 1919 and 1939 end in failure? (Nov 11) There were many reasons why attempts at cooperation in Europe between 1919 and 1939 failed. These included the Treaty of Versailles‚ Great depression‚ and failure of the League of Nations However‚ the Hitler’s foreign policies and the appeasement of Hitler were probably the most important factors in the failure of cooperation in Europe throughout the interwar period‚ as it cemented the start of WWII. The

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    Why Was Matisse Important

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    Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was born December 31‚ 1869. Matisse was known for his revolutionary effects during the early twentieth century which are his expressive use of color. Examples of his revolutionary and expressive work are of portraits‚ landscapes‚ nudes‚ and interior views causing him to be the very influential. Matisse was inspired by post-impressionists Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh when he lived in Paris. Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was raised in the northern part of France. Matisse

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    Why Was Wifi Important

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    days because‚ almost everything is done online.Wifi was invented in 1940 by Hedy Lamar who was a model.. yes‚ everybody has this question when they first hear about the invention of wifi. It was invented by a model. Wifi is one of the most important inventions ever made. Wifi is really important for everybody. As of me‚ I think wifi changed my life the most. One of the reasons that wifi is really important in people’s lives is if there was no wifi people wouldn’t be able to do certain jobs

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    Why Was Clayton Wrong

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    Clayton Was Wrong About Japan Clayton was born in a middle-class household to two White parents and raised Protestant. His Great Grandfather served in World War 2 fighting against Japan in the Pacific Theater. Coming from rural Indiana‚ he was not often exposed to people who weren’t also White Protestants of a similar class. Clayton was an American through and through. You could say that he bled red‚ white‚ and blue. He was very nationalistic about the United States‚ often saying things such as‚

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    Why The War Was Justified

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    (The Greatest Thing in History‚ 2). Only 3 days later‚ Nagasaki was hit with another atomic bomb. Many more men‚ children‚ and women perished. Shortly after the horrifying attacks‚ Japan surrendered. This was the end of WWII. Sadly‚ it took something so devastating‚ to bring the war to a close. The United States acted unwarily‚ which caused the death of thousands of innocent

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    Why Was Slavery Abolished

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    Slavery was the trade that during the 18th and 19th centuries provided the West Indies and places like it with males and females to do work on the plantations. The slaves were wanted to make the plantation owners work a lot easier. They were split into three groups known as gangs according to their health and physique. The first gang consisted of the strongest and healthiest and they cleared‚ holed and planted the ground before crop time and cut the canes‚ fed the mills and attended to the manufacture

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    Why The Holocaust Was Bad

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    Grant Hughes April 21st‚ 2011 AA World History 4th Hour You Mean The Holocaust Was Bad? It’s simple to say that the Holocaust was bad. I don’t think it was third grade and I already knew that. In A Good Day from Survival in Auschwitz‚ an autobiography by Primo Levi‚ and Night‚ an autobiography by Elie Wiesel‚ I learned the very different first-hand experiences of two young men who dealt with persecution from the Nazi Officers‚ during the time of the Holocaust. Now although these stories are

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