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Industrial Revolution
Number of Words: 951 / Number of Pages: 4
... and transportation. Several systems of making goods had grown up by the time of the . In country districts families produced most of the supplies that they used, while in the cities merchandise was made in shops, and manufacturing was strictly regulated by the guilds and by the government. The goods made in these shops were limited and costly. The merchants needed cheaper items, as well as larger quantities, for their growing trade. They had to establish another system of producing goods. The cottage or domestic industry filled in the gap for some time, because it gave the merchant a large su ...
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Appeasement And Its Role In Th
Number of Words: 719 / Number of Pages: 3
... and was an slogan in the battle to unite Germany and Austria. Clauses of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles expressly forbade Anschluss, and was thus they one of the times Hitler neglected the Versailles Treaty. On March 13, 1938, invited by Seyss-Inquart to prevent «disorder», German troops and police flooded into Austria where no one resisted them in taking over. Hitler entered Vienna on March 14 to proclaim Anschluss, though to most observers the act looked more like straight annexation.
The British prime minister at this time was Neville Chamberlain (elected first time May 1937), who described his ...
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Economic Reasons For American
Number of Words: 1295 / Number of Pages: 5
... were content with their lives as subjects of George III. Most found it hard to be continually enthusiastic for their King sitting on his thrown, thousands of miles away. Despite this there were few signs of the upcoming revolution. The occasional call for democracy and liberty were written off by loyalists. Among the upper class feelings of loyalty to the crown were strong and eloquently expressed. Independence pg 2 The attitudes of the common people mirrored their counterparts in England. They had a combination of indifference and obeisance The first colonists had brought over both good and evil of t ...
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The Twenties And Thirties
Number of Words: 613 / Number of Pages: 3
... off the
debt later.
The thirties was
a bad time for the automotive industry. By now Ford had made a
Model-A and
had three new colors: tan, purple and black. All of the companies were making
more
cars than they could sell. Nobody had enough money to buy a car because of
all of the
banks going under. Millions of people lost whole fortunes. Since
no one had the money for a car,
the cars were not being sold. This caused
a big problem. The dealers were very optimistic. They
continued to make cars
hoping that sales would go up.
The new credit law was a wonderful idea.
It allowed people to purchas ...
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Number of Words: 1653 / Number of Pages: 7
... of the labor unions. Batista started to fail the Cuban communists and their loyalties transferred gradually to Castro, completely by 1958. Most Cubans idolized Castro, supported his government and at least accepted his measures. He claimed to have a desire to help the poor and said he would have found it impossible to follow the dictates of a single philosophy. In 1960 Castro was swiftly pushing Cuba to the left wing, and as a result many Cubans left . There was so much opposition to Castro’s developments that he created a Committee for Defense of the Revolution out of fear of invasion from the US, an ...
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The Truth
Number of Words: 543 / Number of Pages: 2
... left of nationalism. For most textbooks leave out the early settlers such as the Spanish and the Dutch. These civilizations settled America long before the Pilgrims arrived and with these civilizations came what was to make it easy for the Pilgrims to settle in America – disease. Most of the Native Americans had never but subjected to diseases much less the diseases Europeans brought with them. Killing off most of the Natives, the diseases made it easy for the English to come and take over the land. For the English seemed immune to the “plague” that was sweeping the New World and this was the will o ...
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Civil War - Gettysburg
Number of Words: 812 / Number of Pages: 3
... on the 4th July been ordered to evacuate and return control to the Confederates under Pemberton. This would be accomplished by the 12th and an uneasy peace would settle across the Western theatre as Lieutenant-General ( Old Pete) Longstreet entrained to take command of all the South’s western forces. Jackson chafed... aware that the Union forces were a spent force and there for the taking, his spies reported that the defenders had shrunk to 35,000 and if they waited for another couple of weeks Washington would be a ghost town. France had broken with England and recognized the independence of t ...
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Killer Angels 3
Number of Words: 462 / Number of Pages: 2
... own family and friends. These men were fighting for their morals and ideals, they were dying to win an unseen reward. Men were so blinded by their views that they strayed from their family life to help the cause. Even men who were not willing to participate were taken from their women and children, for the sake of fighting someone else's battle. War and the killing of others did not interest General Robert E. Lee and he felt sympathy for the Union. Lee had inconsistent feelings towards war and says, “He was not only to serve in it but he was to lead it, to make the plans, and issue the orders to kil ...
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Dwight D Eisenhower
Number of Words: 1247 / Number of Pages: 5
... of a Commander in Chief
Unknown to him at the time, Eisenhower would later lead many military forces though the course of both world wars, winning decisive victories and helping push America forward even before his own presidency. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, Eisenhower was promoted in the army and assigned to training duty for new cadets. He desperately wanted to see action during the war, and applied for an overseas assignment. His own skill would prevent him from participating in battle during that war. Higher officers saw the ability that he had as an organizer and t ...
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American Foreign Policy In Wwi
Number of Words: 1648 / Number of Pages: 6
... our nation was founded. Manifest Destiny is defined as the responsibility to work to living in social harmony, or the belief that the U.S. is to show everyone how to live best in mutual striving and social harmony. Humanitarianism is described as the doctrine of ethics and humility toward the welfare of mankind worldwide. Economic expansion refers to increasing the American market overseas, which in turn guarantees jobs for the American middle class. These four objectives have been key factors in the defining and shaping of our country throughout its history, and they continue to influence our ...
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