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    why did ww2 start

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    rabid dog it shows Jem that his father chooses to be sober and wants his children to be calm which is why he will not get Jem a gun is Jem embarrassed ashamed or proud when the farmer calls Atticus a niggalover Ashamed: As Attiicus does not retaliate making him seem physically weak Proud : As Atticus shows strength by ignoring the insults Atticus believes that he would be ashamed if he did not defend the black man and his children would not lear their moral values Is Jem proud when he sees

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    Why Did Genocide Happen

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    prevent another event of similar nature from happening again. Genocide is the act of deliberately killing a large group of people‚ especially those of a similar ethnic group or nation. These awareness efforts in recent years have lead historians to ask: Why does genocide occur? Often‚ genocide is the product of political and ethnic tensions

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    Why Did Islam Spread

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    Why Did Islam Spread so Quickly Through the World There are 1.6 billion Muslim people in the world today‚ that is approximately 23% of the world’s population.Islam was founded in 610‚ by the Prophet Muhammad. The religion appealed to many people due to the fact its rules were right and just. Islam spread to many regions in the beginning‚ and now is the #3d largest religion in the world. One of the major factors of the spread of islam was trade‚ trading helped the spread of islam because it brought

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    On June 25‚ 1950 around 100‚000 Koreans Soldiers make a Surprise attack south of the 38th Parallel. The President of the United States (President Harry S. Truman) decided intervene in The conflict and the 24th Infantry Division Landed in Korea on July 2‚ 1950‚ establishing the Command Post of 8th US ARMY in Korea (EUSAK) in Taegu‚ 60 miles northwest of Pusan. The Pusan Perimeter was held for 82 days in the fall of 1950 and this is one of the first major battles in the country. The North Koreans

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    This correspondence and agreement was something that understandably took away from the individual and more or less "conformed" society in the 50’s. The 1950’s deserves its reputation as an age of political‚ social‚ and cultural conformity to a great extent. Eisenhower’s actions to improve old policies were indeed a political conformity. Society was being surrounded with leisure activities that no doubt accepted the customs of its culture. During the decade of 1950‚ American citizens desired for a

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    1871‚ the KulturKampf was introduced to destroy the political influence of the Catholic Church in Germany and do similar with other small minorities. As a Lutheran and a Prussian he could not understand how German Catholics could divide their loyalty between their country and their religion. 39% of the German population were catholic‚ mainly in the southern states of the country. These southern states were the most reluctant to unify as a nation as the catholic population did not want to unite with

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    Did the Progressives Fail? Progressivism generated positive results. If one thinks of progressives as one group of people with one clear objective‚ then they succeeded. But‚ consider the word “progressives” as a general term that encompasses these assorted clusters unfairly‚ because it defines these groups as one. The progressives’ diverse and opposing views break up the previously described group into separate sets of individuals trying to achieve the same goals‚ in a different way. Because

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    Southern blacks eventually would have won their freedom. They may have had to switch arms‚ but only a few could argue. Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863 but it wasn’t until the 1960s that blacks in the South actually had the right to vote and it was not until the 1950s that they gained equal access to the public. Few people argued that blacks would have to wait longer to achieve these elemental rights. Lincoln kept

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    Why Did the Titanic Sank

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    Why did the Titanic’s maiden voyage ended in such disaster? One of the largest passenger liner of the early 20th century made in the history‚ having the first and final voyage 100 years ago‚ owned by the magnificent White Star Line‚ was travelling without interference through the calm waters until one of the sailors on board reported that the Titanic is heading for a vast and humongous iceberg in April 12 1912 at that lethal midnight. The disaster had caused 1517 deaths on board‚ though there were

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    Child Abuse in the 1950

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    Child Abuse When you read articles over child abuse and see the damage that has been caused and what has become of child abuse in today’s society the result is sickening. Child abuse has become a more common thing in today’s society. The fact that there are people in this world‚ who not only abuse but also neglect their children without consequence‚ because they are not caught‚ is even worse. Thankfully‚ there are many ways today to help save a child who suffers from child abuse. Child protection

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