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World History Essays and Term Papers
The Printing PressIn the Renaissance all of the letters of the alphabet, that were needed, were placed in the printing press backwards; so that the writing piece could be printed. A German inventor, Johannes Gutenberg, once created a machine referred to as the printing press. The printing press used something ...
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Death of a PartyAdolf Hitler was born on April 20th 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria. The town is near to the Austro-German border, and his father, Alois, worked as a customs officer on the border crossing. His mother, Klara, had previously given birth to two other children by Alois, (Gustav and Ida) but they both ...
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The Revolt of Tupac AmaruHis hatred for his oppressors grew ever stronger and he decided to organise a rebellion.
He began by refusing to carry out his responsibilities of debt collection on the indigenous under his authority. He was immediately threatened with death by the Spanish governor he answered to, Antonio de ...
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English Kings and QueensEnglish Kings and Queens
From Harold Godwinson to the present days
House of Wessex
Harold II Godwinson (c.1022-14 October 1066) Reign: January 6th 1066-October 14th 1066 Father: Godwin, Earl of Wessex. Mother: Gytha ...
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Was Athens Truly a Democracy?Carol Chou 11B
World History
December 19, 2010
Was Athens Truly a Democracy?
Around 500 BCE in ancient Greece, the city-state of Athens declared itself as a �democracy.� However, does Athens actually live up to its name as the world�s first true democracy? There are many factors of the ...
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Industrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution
Introduction
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the 1700s. It started spreading to other parts of Europe and to North America in the early 1800s. By the mid-1800s, industrialization had become widespread in Western Europe and the northeastern ...
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Why the First Month?The Romans has several gods that they prayed to and put their faith into. So why, out of the many, did they pick Janus for the first month of the calendar when Julius Caesar asked Sosigenes to design one? The god that looks forward and backward. The god of two faces. The god of the past and the ...
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The Roman and Athenian Fight Towards DemocracyEver since the beginning of time, the fight for the rights of the people has molded out society. In Athenian times, the struggle for democracy established a people-oriented system of government. The Roman�s followed the Athenian footsteps to make the same, or even better, system of government. ...
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Types of Modern TerrorismWhat are the three prominent types of modern terrorism; and what is terrorism in definition? The three leading or prominent types of modern terrorism would be political terrorism, criminal terrorism, and pathological terrorism. �Terrorism is the use of violence or a method of coercion of a ...
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How Different Cultures ConnectRussia
Russia had no originated flag in the middle of the 17th century. So they came up with the colors white, blue, and red during the construction of a naval ship. One of the engineers on the ship knew they needed a flag to raise during the time of battle. But there was controversy about were ...
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Soviet Afghan RelationsThe Soviet intervention in Afghanistan brought catastrophes to the Soviet Union and the Afghan nation. Less obvious at that time were the ultimate consequences of the war--the emergence of the Taliban, creation of Al Qaeda, links to America's horrifying 9/11 catastrophe and the eventual United ...
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Termination Of The Avro ArrowIt could have been the fastest plane in the world. It could have been Canada�s finest defence against Soviet bombers. It could have made Canada number one in the aviation industry. Instead, it became a four hundred million dollar pile of scrap metal; the result of Prime Minister, John ...
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The Industrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution refers to the greatly increased out put of machines-made goods that began in England in the middle 1700s. Eventually Industrialization led to a better equality of life for most people. The change to machine production caused human suffering. Rapid industrialization ...
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Liberating HolocaustGerman tanks invaded Russian territory. The pleasant, summer day promising to wash the capital city in warm sunlight now is plunged into darkness-- chilling, petrifying darkness. My grandma's mother, Chira, who lives next door, bursts into her daughter Asya's apartment crying: "War!" My grandma's ...
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The Han DynastyLiu Bang, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, was born into a peasant family living in what is now known as Jiangsu Province.
In Oct of 206 BC, Liu Bang and his army attacked Xianyang, then the capital of the Qin and overthrew the Qin Dynasty. His first step was to abolish the harsh law of the ...
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World War 1In 1914 one of the biggest wars ever fought started. This was is known as World War 1. At the time it began people thought it could only last a few months at the most. No one could fathom the idea of the war lasting a long time for they thought no one had enough resources and money to support a ...
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Resistance During the HolocaustWorld War II is synonymous with the Holocaust because they both began with the same person: Adolf Hitler. He wanted more land for the Nazi party, and used the Versailles Treaty as an excuse to do so. Rather than argue with him, Great Britain and France attempted to sidestep another potential war ...
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Victor Klemperer's Reluctance to Leave GermanyQuestion: Should we blame Victor Klemperer for not seeking to leave Germany earlier than he did? What factors explain his reluctance to leave, even in the face of rising persecution?
Before the first part of the question can be answered, we should attempt to place ourselves in Victor�s ...
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Horrible HistoryHorrible Histories is a series of illustrated history books published in the United Kingdom by Scholastic. They are designed to get children interested in history by concentrating on the unusual, gory, or unpleasant. The series has proved exceptionally successful in commercial terms. The books are ...
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History of SpartaHistory of Sparta
The Spartan Empire was a short lived one, yet the longest of the Greek major hegemonies of the time. Contrary to what many people may think Sparta was not such a sad military dictatorship as historians have taught us. The city of Sparta itself had a theatre, and the Spartan ...
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Industrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution was a blessing to the working man.� How far do the Sources agree with this statement? Explain your answer.
In reference to the Industrial Revolution being a blessing to the working man, only Source A supports the statement, while Sources B, C and D challenges them. ...
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The Balkan CrisisThe First World War was the product of long-standing rivalries rather than a badly mismanaged Balkan Crisis because it was these rivalries that led to the Balkan Crisis. The Balkan Crisis may appear mismanaged because previous crises such as those in Morocco in 1905 and 1911 did not result in war. ...
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Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn played an important role throughout the process of the King's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. She was an essential individual in the decision and need for a divorce, yet played a less significant role in bringing about the divorce itself. This responsibility was shared between the ...
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The End of HistoryIN WATCHING the flow of events over the past decade or so, it is hard to avoid the feeling that something very fundamental has happened in world history. The past year has seen a flood of articles commemorating the end of the Cold War, and the fact that "peace" seems to be breaking out in many ...
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Causes of the Boer WarCauses of the Boer War
The people of South Africa were always dreaming of a unified country. They wanted all its states to unite as one peaceful country, but they wanted this to come from within the confines of their own people and not by means of other countries taking over. The only way to ...
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