After World War 1 a time known as the Interwar period occurred‚ and from 1918 to 1939 the world saw unprecedented revolution as many powerful leaders made their way into the public arena. Historic figures such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Joseph Stalin‚ Ataturk‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ and Ibn Saud all made their voices heard throughout the world. Some of these leaders had benevolent intentions‚ and others were certainly heinous to the core‚ however the visions all these
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Did you know that the same man who invented the hand grenade also invented and manufactured the aluminum golf club? Sir William Mills was that person. He also invented other things that helped the British during World War I. Sir Williams Mills is an important person in history who had an interesting life‚ accomplished great things‚ and contributed important inventions to the world. William Mills was born on April 24th‚ 1856‚ in Wear Street‚ Southick‚ Sunderland. He was the son of David Mills‚ who
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Miguel Cervantes was a great influence to the spanish world. He was one of the first people to write a modern novel " The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" or Don Quixote. The son of a deaf surgeon‚Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29‚ 1547 he died in April 23 in 1616 in Madrid Spain. He left a great legacy that inspired many of the things we have today. In the next couple of paragraphs I will talk about how he impacted the the world with his literature. In his early
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Muhammad Ali changed the world today by standing up to the United States military. He was special because he refused to be in the army when it was time for him to be drafted. Back then‚ one only had to serve in the military if they were Christians. If he didn’t convert to Islam‚ he would have been arrested or killed for not accepting to be drafted. He would have most likely died anyways fighting in a war. Muhammad Ali sparked up a lot of drama in the news. Muhammad Ali was born in January 17‚
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Every family dreams of going to Disneyland for some family fun‚ but has anyone ever stopped and thought about how they changed the world? Disneyland‚ features characters‚ rides‚ and shows‚ based on Disney productions. “Disney’s decision to build his park around custom rides led to the development of a massive new industry in themed attraction development.” (themeparkinsider.com). Walt Disney died in 1969‚ before the completion‚ but the success of the amusements parks other rides and attractions‚
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3.0 Christine Keeler and the Profumo affair Christine Keeler was born in Uxbridge on 22nd February in year 1942. Her father deserted the family during the Second World War. Her mother‚ Julie Payne‚ later lived with Edward Huish and the couple set-up home in a converted railway carriage in Wraysbury. Christine later recalled: "The railway carriage was on wheels and I felt like a character from the American television series about the legendary Wild West train-driver Casey Jones." Keeler left the
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from the area on June 13‚ in response to strong American pressure.1 The French were having trouble with their colonials in Algeria. Both countries saw the seizure of the Canal as prelude to the complete loss of their colonial positions in the African and Asian worlds. Eisenhower’s perspective during the Suez crisis stands in stark contrast to the Europeans’‚ at least partly because America had different goals and stakes in the Canal than did the British and French. Eisenhower was in a relative
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Industrialization has modernized our world for decades. Society is now blooming with advanced communications and networking technologies. Entertainment‚ business and education have all been revolutionized. One of the biggest contributors to modernizing the world today is the computer. For the past 30 years‚ computers have evolved from programming interfaces to devices that connect‚ create‚ and run businesses. Steve Jobs proved to be one of the revolutionary icons that changed the world with Apple. His company’s
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Bill Gates Computer Genius Imagine the world without electronics. Our world would not be the same world as we know it today. Thanks to Bill Gates we have all of these modern day luxuries. Bill Gates changed the world with his company Microsoft. He introduced the world to software that anyone could use. He was the richest man in the world‚ and used his wealth to make a change that would impact the world. Gates left a legacy as the computer genius that everyone wished to be. The early years of
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political‚ economical and social changes were negative‚ but most helped the blacks become better off. Reconstruction affected the blacks in many different ways. The main aspects that affected the blacks were their role politics‚ their social lifestyles‚ and their economic stability. In the world of politics during Reconstruction‚ blacks had limited opportunities. It became nearly impossible for blacks to vote due to the literacy
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