Europeans bought over. Modern technology such as guns allowed the Europeans to expand further north. For example‚ the Zulus tribe used ancient technology such as bows and arrows while the European used guns and later machine guns. The African tribes did not stand a chance. Egypt and India government and society were going through difficulties which allowed the Europeans to control and take over their country. In the 1870s‚ Egypt was heavily in debt to European government and investors. Egypt sold
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families and society. Excessive consumption of alcohol‚ primarily by men‚ often resulted in domestic violence‚ poor work performance‚ and carless spending of wages on alcohol‚ which were essential to support families. Although the Eighteenth Amendment did decrease alcohol-related consequences‚ ultimately the Eighteenth Amendment increase the illegal production and sale of liquor known as
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was the age of the Industrial Revolution‚ which witnessed a variety of technical innovations‚ a major increase in industrial production and world trade‚ and rapid growth in population one specifically in fact which did all those things was steam boats. Were they ‘’good” or ‘’bad’’ did they have a huge impact on shaping our world today? Well‚ At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ the invention of the steam engine became widely popular. In 1787‚ John Fitch demonstrated the first steamboat
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earthquake gave philosophers such as Voltaire and Rousseau reason to quarrel in belief. “Voltaire was a prominent figure during such time due to his opposing ideas of the church and government (Dynes).” Voltaire did not agree that we all lived in the best of possible worlds and he did not believe that God only punished the deserving. He used his poem on the Lisbon earthquake to attack the philosophical idea of optimism in which the world is good.
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opposed to the safety and quality of the bridge. Similarly‚ the contractors accepted the contract for a design that they were not able to fully complete and had to make changes when constructing the bridge. During the construction stage‚ Clark Eldridge did not abide by the engineering ethical principles as he failed to "identify‚ evaluate‚ mitigate and manage risks"8 arising from the oscillating deck. Leon Moisseiff’s keenness on applying
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the United States found and killed the al-Qaida leader who bankrolled the 9/11 attacks” (Beard). The terrorists came to the United States around the year of 2000. FBIs did not they were there‚ and they looked for them everywhere out of the country. The CIAs knew they were in the United States back then. Before 9/11‚ FBIs and CIAs did not communicate and share information with each other because they have this “wall” in between them. If the CIAs and FBIs could have worked together‚ 9/11 could have been
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Did the Ancient Greek Gods exist? The Ancient Greeks regarded their religion and mythology with much respect and loyalty. Although the Ancient Greek Gods are now seen as an explanation created by man‚ for natural forces and the world around us‚ there has been much evidence both for and against the debate that these Gods were real. The Greeks believed that the Earth was created with the birth of Gaia‚ or Mother Earth‚ from the dark void known as Chaos. It was believed that Gods were all-powerful
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steps‚ but at the end it was all worth it. The reconstruction plan‚ that President Lincoln announced in 1863‚ however did not issue Africans Americans with creating new institutions and important legal precedents that would help them survive. The blacks had little power to withstand their oppression which allowed them in the 20th century to win freedom and equality. President Lincoln did not bargain a treaty with the defeated government. After the Civil War towns were gutted‚ there were burned plantations
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turned the Blitz into a dignified battle for survival. People would not let their strengths weaken and remained positive. The spirits would not let be shattered and hopes were still kept strong hoping and praying for a better day. Luftwaffe’s efforts did not break the will of Londoners to carry on the
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South had found any possible loopholes that they could use to take black people’s rights away such as needing to do a literature test before voting‚ and used their power to scare and threaten black people into doing what they had wanted. To what length did the south destroy Reconstruction? The south had killed Reconstruction by using any and all loopholes they found‚ and abused power knowing they wouldn’t have consequences. During the Reconstruction Era there were many ways that the South had managed
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