Did you know that the country that we live in right now owes much of its existence to nameless early colonists that sowed the seed which would grow into the most powerful nation in the world? The English colonies‚ which later became the United States‚ all started off after the settlement in Jamestown‚ the first permanent English settlement. The English colonists that founded Jamestown during its early stages between 1607 and 1611 sought incredible riches and fame in this promising new land. Not acquiring
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Why did France industrialize so much later than many of its European neighbors‚ despite its abundant natural economic advantages? Introduction According to Kemp‚ (2014)‚ the industrialization process refers to the evolution of production mode and technologies. It led to a replacement of the traditional processes with new technologies such as steam engines‚ improved transportation‚ and textile processing that helped to increase efficiency. The industrial revolution happened between the year 1760 to
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Why Did Prohibition Last So Long? Prohibition of Alcohol in America was introduced in 1920 with the 18th amendment of the constitution and was finally revoked in 1933. Prohibition was always considered a failure‚ due to the way it was policed‚ the fact the American people at the time liked to drink and the fact that alcohol was very easily accessible. Therefore the fact it lasted thirteen years‚ despite it being obvious within the first five that things were not working‚ seems incomprehensible
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Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly? The Islamic religion spread incredibly fast from approximately 600 C.E. to 700 C.E. because the religion and its beliefs are appealing‚ the main worship center is also a huge trade center‚ and it has noble military campaigns. The founder of the religion‚ a man whose name was Muhammad‚ received word from a god named Allah. He began to preach Allah’s word to citizens in Mecca‚ and his preachings spread rapidly across the Middle East. One of the reasons Islam spread
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Why are so many people over the age of 21 entering college? It used to be that you would graduate from high school‚ obtain a job at the local company‚ and retire or die. Those days are long over. Technological advances have made a huge impact on the nation. Changes in society‚ a greater demand for higher education‚ and the recent trend of companies down-sizing has led to more people over the age of 21 entering college in the hopes of obtaining a position or a new career. Once upon a time you
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Islam is a constantly spreading religion embraced by many. It was inspired in 610 CE‚ when a man named Muhammad went to a cave in Mount Hira to pray. It was claimed that there‚ an angel named Gabriel told Muhammad of a one true god named Allah. This inspired Muhammad to spread the ideas of Allah‚ beginning the world-wide religion known as Islam. Although it met much resistance in the city of Mecca at first‚ the religion grew and Muhammad was seen as a prophet of Allah. After Muhammad’s death in
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Why did WW1 last for so long? WW1 was thought to be a quick battle with hardly any resistance offered to the Germans. But something went wrong‚ very wrong for the fight that was thought to be over in 43 days on the western front ended up as a shoot out for four long years. There were many reasons for this‚ mainly the failure of the Schlieffen Plan Also new technology and barley any supplies on the front line. All these things lead to the stalemate that was formed and the main reason the war went
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but he wanted to die with a clean mind and heart knowing that he never made any deal with the devil. Proctor’s decision to die was not an easy one for him to make but it was the right one because he knew that if he wanted the freedom of dying without having confessed to witchcraft it was better than living the rest of his life with his confession looming over him. This choice that John Proctor had to make to live with the confession to witchcraft or to die with a clean soul did not come easy to
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era‚ we have seen many different economic systems develop‚ fail and be replaced. The emergence of capitalism changed the entire field; most capable countries have adopted a free market system. This system has been touted as “the world’s greatest economic success story”1 because no other system “has been as effective…in turning scarcity into abundance.”2 Many people have claimed capitalism to be one of the world’s most moral systems because it “has improved the lives of so many people.”3 Economists
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Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly? Islam started to spread when Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at forty years of age when Angel Gabriel gave him the message from god. Prophet Muhammad first started preaching about Islam to his wife and closets friends in secret for three years. Later he started preaching openly in Mecca ten years and in Medina for ten years. Islam only really started spreading when Prophet Muhammad died. It was the four caliphs that were really determined to spread
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