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    conductors of the Salem witch trials‚ in which many people were killed‚ were right in their actions. The Puritans were settlers in early American history that settled near Salem‚ Massachusetts. They were looking for religious freedom in America‚ because they weren’t Catholic. They had a very strict interpretation of the Bible and lived according to that. They were also responsible for the Salem witch trials‚ an event in which many people were killed for supposedly being witches. However‚ although the

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    To what extent were Jews assimilated into Germany by 1930? 24 marks It would be extremely simplistic to state that all Jews were well assimilated in Germany by 1930 as the mere existence of segregation within the Jewish community within Germany serves as a representation that some were assimilated and some were not. We have the different ‘types’ of Jew such as: the German Jew‚ the Jewish German‚ the Ostjuden and the Polacks. These represent the Jewish chain in the German community and where they

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    All of the sources give different impressions as to wether Germany’s leaders are responsibe for the outbreak of the First World War. Source 1 seems to strongly suggest that German leaders and the German Government did in fact push for the war with Hewitson blaming the Army and suggesting that Germany was looking for an opportunity to start war however he does not fully support the view that German leaders were responsible.Porter and Armour (Source 2) strongly supports this view by again pointing

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    To what extent were the consequences of WWI the causes for WWII At the end of World War One‚ Europe was left in a devastating state‚ four major empires disappeared and the economy was profoundly damaged. The first global war had taken place and fear of a second one was strongly felt across the continent. In order to bring political order to European politics and to prevent such a catastrophe from ever happening again‚ the Paris Peace Settlement took place. The outcomes were the signing of the

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    Was Abraham Lincoln justified in not freeing the slaves immediately? Slave states were afraid of an anti-slavery government so they seceded from the United States. The slave states that seceded from the United States became the Confederate States of America and the United States became the Union. Lincoln entered into war to get back the slave states that seceded from the Union. This war ultimately lasted four years with the Confederate States of America losing the war‚ and the United States gaining

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    1- In what ways were Britian the dominant industrial power in the world in 1850? Produced more than 50 percent of the world’s textile products Mined more than 80 percent of its coal Made almost half of its iron Helped other countries to build their railways Provided the machinery for fatories in other countries Had the biggest and most powerful steam engines‚ which were also exported worldwide Germany- Germany was not a unified country until 1871; before that‚ industry developed predominantly

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    Have you ever wondered if president Lincoln’s assassination was justified or unjustified. President Lincoln was the 16 president and he was born in February 12‚ 1809 in Hodgenville‚ KY. His height was 6′ 4 and he was assassinated in April 15‚ 1865 at Washington‚ D.C. Abraham lincoln’s assassination was unjustified because he freed the slaves and he forced General Robert E. Lee to surrender; Although his decisions made the confederates very angry. President lincoln also achieved many thing while

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    The Founding Fathers were justified in their actions of starting the American Revolutionary War against Britain. The Founding Fathers started the American Revolutionary War because of the excessive taxation‚ lack of parliamentary representation‚ and forced participation in the French and Indian War by Britain. The colonists attempted to work with Britain by boycotting and lobbying for representation but their attempts were dismissed by Britain. Britain simply continued to treat the colonies as

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    To what extent was Bismarck’s domestic and foreign policy a success? In the period after German unification (1871-1890)‚ Otto Von Bismarck had to face lots of problems both on the domestic and foreign fronts that proved his political and practical skills. Many historians said when commenting Bismarck’s policies after his death that the ‘Iron Chancellor’- as he was also nicked-named - had many successes in both domestic and foreign policies but also had to face some failures‚ especially regarding

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    The biggest changes that ever occurred in human history‚ in my opinion‚ were made during the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution‚ the lifestyle of society changed‚ some effects were positive‚ while some were negative. During this time‚ due to scientific advances‚ improvements were made in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ transportation and urbanization. At the beginning of 1750‚ revolutionary changes started to occur‚ completely altering the lifestyle of many people in Britain

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