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    Americans were not the only ones interested in hawaii. A british explorer named Captain james cook‚ has been to the island in 1778‚ and then hawaii was very well known to other parts of the world. After cook’s arrival chief kamehameha united the eight major islands under his leadership. He made a monarchy and began a profitable trade in sandalwood. In the 1820’s u.s. Ships began arriving with traders and missionaries.

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    Professor Bob Chambers Linda Brown Student ID S105259 Written Assignment #5 Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power. Introduction: We will discuss how Carthage almost became an equal power to Rome and we will show the strength of both countries and how this led to Rome becoming a naval power. It is noted‚ that Carthage is an African country and was located in the country where the

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    bad and evil‚ but have you ever thought how they thought this was good? And how Hitler become their leader? In this essay I will talk about Hitler’s ideology and life as a leader. Hitler was an interesting man‚ as anyone can tell he loved his Germany a lot. Even when he was a kid‚ he always saw his land as a very good place but before he was in power‚ it was something that Hitler hated from Germany. That was that Austria government had power over Germany. “Germany- Austria must return

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    During World War II many governments made the jump from a democracy or monarchy to a totalitarian society‚ with most modeling themselves after Nazi Germany. Argentina was no exception‚ becoming a model of Germany‚ even harboring exiles and Nazi generals after the war. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the government is portrayed as totalitarian‚ ruling over its people with an iron fist. The book served as a warning‚ informing people of the dangers of communism and the abilities that it granted the government

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    It has been thought for many years that the United States is a nation of liberty‚ security and good‚ but on September 11‚ the terrorist attacks on the world trade center‚ made us open our eyes and took away that U.S.’s innocence. Have you ever wonder‚ which were the United States actions‚ which cultivated that incredible amount of hatred‚ which grew in some people’s mind up to the level of wanting to take their own lives in order to hurt the U.S.? These terrorist attacks really shocked many people

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    Although the exact date isn’t known it’s widely believed that the Roman Empire began around 27 BC and lasted‚ at least the eastern part‚ until 1453 AD. That’s practically 1‚500 years of running a successful regime. For a little comparison the United States has been around for a paltry 240 years‚ less than one-sixth of the time. So if Rome was so incredibly successful‚ why isn’t it still around? What happened that caused the downfall of such a powerful empire? There were a variety of factors that

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    Have you ever wondered what Hitler was like before he became a dictator? Well I am here to tell you just that‚ how he became dictator‚ and how he lived the rest of his life. Adolf Hitler was born in Austria‚ on April 20‚ in 1889 as the forth son of six children. His parents’ names were Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl. Adolf would frequently fight with his father because his father wouldn’t approve his interest in art instead of business. Then suddenly Adolf Hitler’s father died in 1903 for unknown

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    From the time of the 1920s to 1950s the United States Government has had to deal with many conflicts. Some directly impacted the US and some indirectly impacting the US. One of the major conflicts was when dictators started to rise in Europe. Next was World War II which had the US in a bit of trouble for a while and then finally were the post war conflicts that arose and had put a big weight on the US. New democratic governments emerged in Europe after the war struggled. Joseph Stalin focused on

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    During the fight against Mexico the United States was unified on bringing they land apart of the United States‚ as a result of winning The new territory it also created a lot of tension among the United States congress. The main reason was over slavery‚ if it would be allowed over the territory that was just won by the United States which began the compromise of 1850. Both sides were against one another‚ several congressmen saw this as a opportunity the south to increase farmland and for slavery

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    Secretary of State and later as President‚ John Quincy Adams dealt with how the United States would respond to these revolutions without angering European powers. The United States chose to stay out of the affairs of these Latin American countries for that very reason. " First Seminole War - After the War of 1812‚ General Andrew Jackson‚ went into Spanish Florida to remove Native Americans from the region. The Natives in the region had been attacking Americans. This angered Europeans powers‚ but Spain

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