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    The Effects of the First World War There are many after effects of the First World War. One of the first effects is‚ that because the death toll was quite high for the war and the injured civilians and soldiers was also very high. The effect of this was that because most of the population was unemployed and all the injured civilians and soldiers were in hospital being treated‚ it was costing the government a lot of money to treat the injured people and the economy was getting damaged by this

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    Germany After the first World War‚ Germany was forced to pay large reparations an give up land. Germany didn’t have the money to pay to the major powers so they just made more instead. This then caused hyperinflation which led to a world-wide depression. This world-wide depression caused massive unemployment rates but a rise in socialist ideas that caused nationalism and hope to come back to Germany. During this time period‚ after the war‚ due to the reparations; Germany suffered hyperinflation

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    Democracy is a famous form of government that is practiced in many parts of the globe. This form of government vests the highest power on the citizens of the country. It is for this reason that democracy is referred to as the government of the people‚ by the people and for the people. Citizens exercise and practice their democratic rights via various means: electing leaders of their choice and the representative or rather the candidate that acquires the highest votes gets elected for that particular

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    We all know that World War II made the structure of the world changed a lot. This war began in 1939 and ended in 1945. It is the longest war and also it is the grandest scale war during the world history. There were almost sixty countries involved in the war. Every country which took part in the war lost manpower and financial resources‚ and many people died of this war. On the other hand‚ the economic problem became one of the biggest problem during the war. Actually‚ the war cost about five trillion

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    Women and the First World War World War 1 had a massive effect on all sides of human life and almost everyone in Europe felt some change as a consequence. One group for whom it is often described as a true turning point‚ largely in employment and enfranchisement (voting)‚ were women. Women’s reactions Women‚ like men‚ were divided in their reactions to war‚ with some championing the cause and others worried by it. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies‚ a spearhead for women’s right

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    Link to or copy and paste the following on your web browser so you can watch the following video on "The Nature of A President." http://uccpbank.k12hsn.org/courses/AmericanGovernment/course%20files/multimedia/lesson19/lessonp.html Now answer the following critical thinking questions and submit them electronically: 1) Admiral George Dewey once said‚ "the office of President is not such a very difficult one to fill‚ his duties being mainly to execute the laws of Congress." Do you agree or

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    World War I‚ the first world war‚ broke out in the year 1914 in Europe. The two-different sides in the war were named the Allies and the Central Powers. Eventually‚ as the war progressed‚ several countries pledged their alliance to a side. The Allies consisted of Russia‚ France‚ and Britain. The Central Powers subsisted of Germany‚ Austro-Hungary‚ Turkey and joining later were the Italians. The United States at this point in history had policies in place that were very dissimilar to the policies

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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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    Democracy‚ as most people think of it today‚ did not exist during the first few decades of U.S. history. Democracy‚ as it is used today‚ means “ the people rule.” A democracy is a form of government ruled by the people of the country through elections and representation. A democracy is really a form of republic known as a democratic republic. A republic is a government where officials elected by a small group of people that make the important decisions.      Democracy has been around for almost

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    Chapter 1 Democracy in the Contemporary WorldDemocracy in Chile  During the early 1970s‚ Chile had a democratically elected government under President Salvador Allende.  The government was liberal towards the workers and the poor people of Chile.  Various welfare policies were adopted by the government for emancipating the poor such as milk for the children‚ distribution of land to landless farmers‚ and restricting the entry of foreign companies.  Military Coup of 1973  A military coup led

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