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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demanded freedom from Eastern Europe and Yeltsin’s demands of ”democratization and rapid economic changes”. The end of the Cold War led to the Soviet Union’s collapse which happened because of Mikhail Gorbachev and his reform changes. The Cold War was a long and brutal battle.
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WHY IS WAR A NECESSARY EVIL There is no double that war is evil‚ human suffering in the biggest man-made disaster. It brings death and destruction‚ hunger and dieses‚ and run in its wake. If looking back to the havoc war only brings destructive effects to social and economic of this world. However‚ according to Richard Gabriel nations normally just customarily measure the ‘costs of war’ in dollars‚ lost production‚ or the number of soldiers killed or wounded. Rarely do military establishments
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Sputnik Launch Background: Sputnik was a Russian satellite‚ which also happened to be the first satellite to ever make it to space. Sputnik was 285cm long (112inches) it was 58cm (23 inches) in diameter and weighed 83.6kg (184lb). Sputnik circled the earth every 96.2 minutes until early 1958‚ when it had blown up in the atmosphere. Event: The Soviets launched Sputnik on October 5‚ 1957‚ showing the Americans that they were serious about launching a satellite to orbit around the Earth. In addition
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Jonathan Deleon Period 5 September 19‚2015 The Civil War As we all know the Civil War is a huge part of United States history. Have you ever wondered why the Civil War Started? Have you thought about the impact this war had on the country‚ people‚ slaves‚ and trading. It’s very important to understand that intentions of the war along with life during the war and the economy have shaped what the U.S‚ has become today. The war started on April 12 at 4:30 A.M. And everybody from the charleston’s
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The Civil War was an very important historical event because it shows that the world can be a cruel place at some moments and this war shows that we need to come together and not have arguments because this war had many more deaths than all the U.S wars all together. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman were very important appliances in the war and also the technology for the war. The cap bullet was a very important part of the war and including the telegrapher‚ photography and the railroads were
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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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The results of the First Opium War led to China’s humiliation by the British empire due to their technological advances. The treaty of Nanjing ceased the war‚ but it also forced the Qing regime to abrogate the Cohong monopoly; it forced to compensate Britain a large restitution and to surrender its Hong Kong Islands. It also allowed the British complete commercial entry to 5 significant Chinese ports. Flattered by their defeat to the British and weakened by the opium abuse‚ the Qing Dynasty found
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“I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest‚ not just military service” (“John F. Kerry Quotes."). The Vietnam War‚ although not a war since congress has not declared war since 1941‚ occurred from 1955 - 1975. What does that quote mean though? It says something very interesting about this conflict. That is that the Vietnam conflict was one of the most influential conflicts of recent history. The following will show the aspects
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The Revolutionary War The Revolutionary War is one of the most famous events in history. This was how America had gained its freedom from Britain. The Revolutionary War went from 1775 to 1783. The Revolutionary War was fought because back in the 1700s‚ the British had taxed the colonists. The colonists grew angry at this‚ and they started to tar and feather the tax collectors. Later on‚ British troops invaded and battled in Lexington and Concord. This is the war that was fought because of taxes
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