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    contrastingly‚ led to the dissolution of the turkish empire and demands for independence in the balkans and other east european countries. The notion of being superior than the rest(Britain’s white man burden and germany’s supremacy of the aryan race) led to tension and conflict and ultimately the race for supremacy. 2. Imperialism It was the direct outcome of the industrial rev. Each country tried to expand its empire which led to the race for empire building. It failed to limit itself to Asia and

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    The Industrial Revolution had many effects on the way of life and countries growth afterwards. Some negative effects include‚ unfair working conditions‚ union strikes‚ pollution and child labor. A few of the most important positive effects of the I.R. were‚ unions formed‚ new transportation‚ the need for raw materials and new markets‚ and Imperialism. These effects lead directly into imperialism and the need to imperialize. The Industrial Revolution motivated European nations to compete for overseas

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    also the doctor even though his treatment is contrasting to what she truly needs. The treatment is called “Rest Cure” and the main point of it is to isolate the women with complete rest and forced feeding. Gilman believed that “Rest Cure” was truly ineffective‚ and the protagonist actually just needed mental stimulation and the freedom to not be confined to this small room. Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell‚ the doctor that recommended the “Rest Cure” in the story‚ actually had a real life connection to

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    Analyze the causes and consequences of World War 1. Europe avoided major wars in the 100 years before World War 1 began. In the 1800 ’s‚ an idea swept across the continent that helped bring about the Great War. Many historians argue that there are many causes of the first World War some of which are not disclosed to the wider population. However‚ the main causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included many factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility between the

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    Mark Twain: Imperialism is superfluous and it will never bring greatness to America. The United States of America was founded on freedom and equality. Imperialism goes against what our nation was founded upon. It would be completely hypocritical to control other people when we live in a country that believes in democracy. In case you forgot Mr. Roosevelt‚ democracy is a form of government where the citizens exercise power together. Theodore Roosevelt: I know what a democracy is Mr. Twain‚ and I

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    themes today such as sexism‚ classism‚ and especially racism. Individuals have excluded others with these differences‚ sometimes going as far as to say they were less than human. This detrimental belief leaves little room for understanding and acceptance between cultures. Joseph Conrad’s novel‚ Heart of Darkness‚ tells the story of African imperialism while portraying the natives as primitive beings. Critic Paul B. Armstrong writes‚ “Heart of Darkness is a calculated failure to depict achieved cross-cultural

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    Introduction The world today is a smaller place than it has ever been‚ thanks to the rapid and ongoing development of the global economy; we have become a borderless and cyber-connected community (Hofstede 2001; Kottak 2008; Mead‚ 2009). This has resulted in greater links and more and more interchanges between different nationalities. The ease at which we can physically communicate and travel has allowed for the free movement of goods and services across borders increasing trade and investment in

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    The main reason‚ most Americans moved to the west was to gain wealth‚ freedom‚ and to worship what they believed (Schultz‚ 2013). There were two periods of Americans moving west the first period transpired from 1820 and 1844 and took place regardless of the governments consent. At the beginning of the settling of the west Mountain Men were responsible for the exploration and finding the safest trails and paths to traverse. These Mountain Men paved the way for the new settlers into the western region

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    riches to form what was nearly his own private colony‚ the Congo Free State. As we look at how Belgium profited from the colonization of Congo‚ I am going to refer to the books and films we used in class to help explore and define this topic more proficiently. Belgium discovered many natural materials that were very valuable for the times and could potentially benefit Africa and the western world. These materials‚ such as rubber and ivory were so valuable that many extremes were taken in order

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    World War I is known as the most deadliest conflict in history and was declared by‚ George Kennan. During the war‚ their was a total number of forty-one million military and civilian casualties; there were eighteen million deaths and twenty-three million people wounded. This war effected many innocent lives and people. During the war‚ a total of twelve million letters were delivered to the frontline every week. The families sent those letters to the soldiers to try and stay in touch with them. Families

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