explained in part one‚ China was undergoing a big change known as the Cultural Revolution which caused serious ramifications to China’s already poor economy. Unlike the Great Leap Forward‚ the Cultural Revolution was more of a political upheaval that did not produce any significant changes (for the better) in economic policies or the basic economic model. In fact‚ nearly all economic activities grinded to a halt during the 10 years (1966-1976) the revolution occurred. The revolution’s influence rippled
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many impacts on both Europe and other countries around the world. The main impacts were the drop in population of Jewish people and how survivors demanded everything they lost‚ the emigration of survivors from Germany‚ and the Nuremberg Trials. One of the many impacts of the Holocaust was the drop in population of Jewish people in Germany and around the world and how they demanded everything they lost. Around six million Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust‚ which means the total of civilians
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effect of colonialism in Kenya This essay analyses the effect of colonialism in Kenya. It explains the depth of colonialism within Kenya’s context and analyses the impact of colonial conquest‚ the imposition of international and local administrative boundaries. It also examined further the lasting consequences of colonial economic and social policies concerning colonialism in Kenya. This essay gives more explanation that has to do with British colonialism in Kenya. Colonialism developed
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the northern coast of the Black Sea‚ where Italian merchants had a good number of trading colonies.” Everyone talks about how the spread of the Black Plague happened or how horrible the symptoms to the Black Plague were and but not a lot is discussed about the aftereffects of the Black Plague. By analyzing religion‚ social and economic artifacts during this time‚ we’ll see how the Black Plague impacted Western Civilization.
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Galileo Galilei is one of the most well known and popular scientist beside Albert Einstein. At the very basis of what he did‚ Galileo changed how people looked at the world around them especially the solar system. Eventually the church held a trial against Galileo on the act of heresy and attack on the Aristotelian idea of the universe as the church and many others believed that the earth was at the center of the solar system not the sun. He also had many inventions which helped future scientists
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the following question. "How did the industrial revolution impact westward expansion". Without the industrial revolution impact on westward expansion we would not have the America we see today. The industrial revolution took place between 1760 and 1840 around the world. The westward expansion took place from 1807 to 1912. Without the industrial revolution‚ westward expansion would have failed. Without the westward expansion America would be very different today but how did this come about. Firstly
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London has encountered many challenging situations in its existence. On September fifth of 1666‚ a fire ignited by Thomas Farriner’s bakery spread rapidly through the city of London. Farriner started the fire in the oven to cook bread;however‚ he forgot about the fire and went to sleep. His house went up into flames‚and the fire began to spread through the streets of London quickly. The great fire lasted over a span of four days. The fire eventually destroyed thirteen thousand and five hundred houses
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early life and works were strongly influenced by the literati who were a tight‚ close-knit group that met at pubs and social clubs to discuss‚ critique and debate each other’s work. While they both had early influences that would later drastically affect their views and works‚ Adam Smith was clearly the most influential of the two based on the changes to the Western world and culture. When you look at the political effects of both Smith and Marx’s philosophies you see a world dominated by a capitalist
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certain type and amount of soil to grow properly. Also‚ the Appalachian Mountains and the dense forests provided a barrier for the colonists‚ preventing them from going too far west right away‚ and causing the colonies to form in the arrangement they did. Finally‚ the population was the most dense in middle colonies‚ such as New York‚ New Jersey‚ Delaware‚ and Pennsylvania partly because of the mild landscape and fertile soil. Early in the 1600’s‚ John Rolfe and his wife Pocahontas discovered tobacco
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the plague broke out‚ many people did not understand what the source of the plague was so they blamed it on people. In Germany and other parts of Europe blamed the Jews by saying they had poisoned the water (“Sin”). The Jews were arrested and they were put to death by being burned. For the next several centuries the Jews were treated harshly and the plague is one reason why. Another group‚ known as the Flagellants‚ believed that the plague was from God because of how sinful mankind was (“Sin”). They
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