the years of 1918-1920 Canada had a brief moment of prohibition. During this period in time drinking alcohol was considered illegal. As a result many negative and positive side effects had taken place in the country. Although the ban of alcohol may have been able to do great good on Canada‚ the people’s reaction to it completely flipped it around. Although it may have been overall a disastrous idea; Canada still managed to benefit from prohibition just like the United States (maybe even more). Although
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The weakness of the liberal state in 1919 was mainly caused by ww1. How far do you agree? The liberal state in Italy had many weaknesses and faced many problems in 1919. Many were caused by WW1 such as‚ social‚ political and economic issues‚ several existed before the war such as the weaknesses of the political system already in place and the dividing legacy of unification. However these problems came about‚ their effects became apparent in the 1919 Liberal Party elections‚ where they were a serious
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In the argument regarding absolute moral prohibition‚ the third premise is the one that is most open to objection. It goes as follows‚ “If it is wrong to murder an innocent person even when doing so would save more than one innocent person then it is our duty to murder more than one innocent person in order not to murder a single innocent person.” In order to understand the argument‚ one must have a clear definition of murder. Murder is the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought
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Hawaii was important to the United States for its military potential‚ as well as many economic reasons such as its rich agrarian industry. Without Hawaii‚ the United States would have had to negotiate more for navy bases from which it could launch aquatic assaults on the Axis Powers and Japan. This significantly increased our participation in World War II‚ while decreasing our debt to other nations for allowing us to use their ports. The first settlers of the islands were probably Polynesians from
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Most crime was simply committed because no punishments were issued to those who had done it before. Nevertheless we can still find more probable reasons why their crime was higher than ours. One of the biggest reasons was poverty. Homelessness and malnutrition was common on the dirty and crowded streets of Victorian London‚ and gave a desperate motive for crime; stealing mostly. Many young children didn’t go to school and were forced to find money by other means‚ pick-pocketing was a popular choice
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Who was Mazzini and why was he important for Italian unification (How strong were ideas about Risorgimento in Italy by 1848?) Originally‚ The Risorgimento was inspired by French Rule: - Secret society - Particularly active in S. Italy - Naples= 60‚000 members - Elaborate rituals + unquestioning obedience to leaders - Mild aims (constitutional monarchy) - Mazzini felt their aims were aimless‚ no political opinion‚ no plan/idealism for future of Italy Giuseppe Mazzini 1805-72
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Vimy Ridge‚ a significant battle in Canadian history is worth the immense toll it took. The first reason why the lost lives were not all for naught‚ is that it constructed substantial evidence that Canada was militarily strong and intelligent. For instance‚ previous attempts by Britain and France to seize Vimy had failed but were conquered by Canadians in a matter of three days with thorough preparation and new strategies. This proved to other countries that Canada had its strengths and intelligence
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in American History/4 October 13‚ 2006 1919-1945 President Wilson’s friend‚ George L. Record wrote him in early 1919 “that something would have to be done about economic democracy to meet this menace of Socialism.” This era became one of increasing paranoia about the effects of Socialism on society. Even as the Courts and Congress enforced suppression of certain ideas and acts‚ the class war in a supposedly class-less society was beginning to take shape. Strikes continued to
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How far was the growth in support for Fascism in the years 1919-22 responsible for Mussolini’s appointment as Prime Minister? In October 1922‚ King Victor Emmanuel III appointed Benito Mussolini as the 13th Prime Minister of the Italian state. Between 1919 and 1922‚ the Fascists had begun to appeal to a larger audience‚ such as the industrialists‚ the army and the middle classes‚ but in 1922 only held 7% of the vote. This means that although support was an important factor in Mussolini’s appointment
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The transportation revolution was the period in which steam power‚ railroads‚ canals‚ roads‚ and bridges emerged as new forms of transportation‚ beginning in the 1830s. This allowed Americans to travel across the country and transport goods into new markets that weren’t previously available. Shipping costs were lowered as much as 90 percent in this era‚ which gave a big boost to trade and the settlement of new areas of land. The key to development of the west was a good transportation system‚
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