The Civil War was a time of great social and political upheaval. It was also a time of great technological change. Inventors and military men devised new types of weapons‚ such as the repeating rifle and the submarine‚ that forever changed the way that wars were fought. Even more important were the technologies that did not specifically have to do with the war‚ like the railroad and the telegraph. Innovations like these did not just change the way people fought wars--they also changed the way people
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POSITION PAPER ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE WITH PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION (POLIGOV) REGARDING THE RH BILL Submitted to: Mr. Rene Villanueva Poligov Professor Submitted by: Loise O. Morada BS Accountancy - A1A May 15‚ 2013 The Responsible Parenthood‚ Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011‚ popularly known as the RH Bill‚ is a Philippine bill aiming to guarantee universal access to methods and information on birth control and
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Great War The time was 1914. Europe was a thermometer with skyrocketing temperatures of tension. As countries began declaring war on each other in Europe‚ troops began to mobilize for what they thought would be a traditionally fought war: the British cavalry leading the Entente to a decisive victory. How were the European powers to know that this massive war would be fought entirely in the ground with surprise attacks and innovative technology that changed the meaning of “war” forever? World War
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so great that compromise would no longer work. Thus‚ a conflict started within our nation that was called the civil war (1861-1865). The American Civil War was a series of political‚ cultural‚ and economic differences within the nation that when clashed‚ lead to a four-year period of hostility and instability. Although most media portrays slavery as the main cause of the civil war‚ it was really an economic competition within the two sections that created Northern determination to achieve its abolition
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A. Is Tipping optimal for Employers and Employees? C.1 Economic Point of View There is disagreement among economists‚ business leaders‚ and labor activists regarding whether the tipped wage should be higher and whether tipped employees should receive a different wage than non-tipped workers. Proponents of a different wage for tipped and non-tipped workers point out that the law guarantees tipped employees the same minimum wage that other workers receive. They argue that because restaurants have very
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Was Albert Speer a important figure in World War 2 In my essay I will assess how significant Albert Speer was to the running of the Nazi war machine and the Nazi regime. I will look at how such an intelligent‚ well-intentioned‚ principled person like Speer could become such an integral part in the Nazi party‚ so captivated by Hitler’s charisma and influence that he could ignore all the atrocities‚ the concentration camps‚ the slaughter of the fuehrer’s wars and devote all the country’s resources
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sets Writing plays and designing stage sets Question 2 0 out of 2 points What effect does Caravaggio achieve with light in The Calling of Saint Matthew? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Shows Jesus bringing the light to sinners Transforms the calling into a miracle Question 3 2 out of 2 points What is the canzona’s dominant rhythm? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Long-shortshort Long-shortshort Question 4 0 out of 2 points Why did the Baroque artists place elements on a diagonal
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World War I The first World War‚ or also called The Great War started on July the 28th 1917 and ended on the 11th of November 1918‚ almost 17 million people died. The war found place in Europe‚ Near East‚ Africa‚ East-Asia and on the Oceans. Austria-Hungary started the war against Serbia because of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the July Crisis. The World War I had a big impact on the world but especially the United States. World War I had several reasons why
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World War II and the Cold War The world was left unhappy after World War I and another war broke out‚ World War II. This was followed by yet another war‚ the Cold War. The aggression of European and Asian dictators led to war. These dictators were totalitarian dictators. Totalitarianism is a political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens’ lives. One of the most infamous dictators of all time‚ Adolf Hitler‚ was the despot of Germany. Hitler created Nazism
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How did the sequence of events shape World War 2? September 18‚ 1931 Japan invades Manchuria. It started the war. July 7‚ 1937 Japan invades China‚ initiating World War II in the Pacific. It got the pacific in the mix. September 1‚ 1939 Germany invades Poland‚ initiating World War II in Europe.It got the war spreading. December 7‚ 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.It got the U.S attention. April 30‚ 1945 Hitler commits suicide.They lost their leader. May 9‚ 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets. August
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