Gettysburg‚ a small town in Pennsylvania was the site for one of the most deadly battles in the civil war. Gettysburg is like a wagon wheel because the roads connect to it like the spokes on a wagon wheel. This site has been attributed to tons of ghost stories. This battle was very significant. If the confederate had won this battle the whole war would have changed. I am about to tell you is the story of why the battle was so significant. First‚ let’s take into account that the battle of Gettysburg
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Why was there so much intolerance in the USA between 1919 and 1930? During the 1920’s‚ American economy flourished. Industrial production doubled and the economy grew rapidly over a relatively short amount of time. The boom in the American economy happened for several reasons. First of all‚ America was late into world war one‚ therefore‚ the country had not seen the destruction of financial loss that most of Europe had. In addition‚ technological advances in industry developed. This resulted in
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colonists failed to realize was the hardships it would take to make a settlement in a new land. Colonists faced hard ships such as the poor environment‚ unskilled colonists‚ and conflicts with the Native Americans As a result of poor environment several of the Jamestown colonists died. The Virginia company traveled through the Chesapeake Bay and up the James River to an island. This is where the colonists decided to build their settlement. Most of the land on the island was swampy and some areas
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The year 1919 was the end of the First World War and the conclusion of the Paris Peace settlement. This led to the changes in different countries and in different aspects such as the great loss of lives and property after the First World War. In some countries‚ one-party dictatorship was established and all parties other than the ruling party were banned. In the defeated nations‚ there were territorial losses and huge war debts after the First World War. These changed the political order in different
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On August 13‚ 1923‚ Gustav Stresemann was appointed Chancellor during a problematic time for the Weimar Republic. There were still huge economic‚ political and social problems following the First World War. The Weimar Government had been forced to accept the humiliating and crippling terms of the Treaty Of Versailles meaning Germany was put under a huge amount of strain. Germany’s standing in the world had been limited greatly by the Treaty as well. Stresemann had to address these problems and begin
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How was Hitler able to capture the hearts of so many people? Through propaganda. Through a detailed‚ psychologically advanced‚ and twistingly genius comprehension of what the German people needed. In the middle of the grim‚ gray‚ and gloomy society in Germany‚ he stood out as someone who was young and enthusiastic--a man who was genuinely interested in the well being of his country. He rose to power very strategically‚ first getting the Nazi name out there and then eventually using the good guy
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reparation payments sent Weimar Germany into deep finiancial decline and a economic slump. It was in 1924‚ shortly after Gustav Stresemann introduced the Rentenmark when the situation started to improve‚ started by implementation of the American ’Dawes plan’ in August. The key factors of this plan were the agreement that the reparations should paid over a lengthened period of time‚ and the £100m worth of gold given to Germany to strengthen the currency. Passive resistance in the Ruhr was no longer supported
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Ripped jeans‚ skateboarding‚ revolution‚ and so much more Punk Rock was an iconic moment in not only music but also in history itself. Punk Rock started in the mid-1970s and its new revolutionary style and music would last an eternity. This new age was the result of a disaffected few who’s desire to revolt would be a catalyst that ignited a movement that would fluctuate continuously for 40 years. One might ask: why was Punk Rock so prominent‚ so everlasting? In order to answer this‚ one must consider
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The Munich Putsch 1923 1.Who was involved? The Beer Hall Putsch (also known as the Munich Putsch) was a failed attempt at revolution that occurred between the evening of 8 November and the early afternoon of 9 November 1923‚ when Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler‚ Generalquartiermeister Erich Ludendorff‚ and other heads of the Kampfbund unsuccessfully attempted to seize power in Munich. Hitler started the march to the center of Munich with 2000 men. In the ensuing confrontation with police forces
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however‚ there was disease and famine. Out of all the reasons why eighty percent of the colonists perished‚ three should be taken into the most consideration. The first colonists to arrive had prepared poorly in supplies and mentality‚ along with the chosen location of settlement being nearly uninhabitable‚ and surrounded by an empire of Powahatans. One hundred and ten Englishmen landed in the Chesapeake Bay in May of 1607‚ poorly informed and poorly prepared. (Background Essay) Of the one hundred
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