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    Do you think America is the land of opportunity for all people? In my personal opinion‚ it depends on the person‚ because if you have someone with a lot of passion‚ they are hardworking; will go after what they want‚ will not stop till they get it‚ and then America is the land of opportunity for them. This is because America has much to offer people if they will just work for it. However‚ if you have someone who gives up easily‚ will not fight for what they want‚ don’t want to go get a job‚ then

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    Question: “To what extent was the U.S. justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?” The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki dropped or not‚ were ones of the man-made disasters that occurred on August 6 1945‚ and August 9 1945 respectively. The launching of the atomic bomb has numerous opinions and aspects on whether United States of America should be justified for launching atomic bombs on those cities or not. The essay question for our class is‚ “To what extent was the United

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    contributed to western settlement from 1854 to 1890‚ especially the desire for natural resources‚ federal government policies‚ and technological developments. The desire for natural resources during this time period contributed greatly to western expansion of the time. This desire led to the growth of the cattle industry and mining empires. The desire for natural resources also sparked the phenomenon of the California Gold Rush. These events all stemmed from the earlier Americans desire for natural resources

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    by the 1890s. it became widely popular among the upper-class men and among some leaders of the farmer’s movement. They believed that foreign markets and trades would help them by increasing purchases and prevent economic crisis. Imperialism was also becoming important in the 1890s and this was greatly influenced by Theodore Roosevelt. Many unions also supported this because they felt it would be good for their members but the lower-class people didn’t support this because they thought it was only used

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    To what extent was Germany a parliamentary democracy in the years 1900-1914? A parliamentary democracy is the power in Germany being shared amongst everybody. The positions are democratically elected by the population of the country. The way Germany was run is based upon the Constitution the power lies between the Reichstag‚ the chancellor and the Kaiser. Germany was a parliamentary democracy based on the constitution that Germany was run by. The Bundesrat being part of the constitution consisted

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    Role of Women from 1865 to Present   How the progressive and world war era led to development of women rights and freedoms in the United States. This paper will evaluate the progress made on women rights from the industrial era phase to the present and the various events that resulted in women rights and freedoms‚ as we know them today. During the 1860’sthe educational level and work opportunities between men and women in the American society greatly differed with women being treated unequally to

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    During the span of thirty years from 1865 to 1895 blacks that lived within this time frame went through arguably the most profound series of events to occur in African American history. Southern blacks were faced with prejudice‚ bondage‚ slavery‚ and ultimately survival. Shortly after the thirteenth amendment was ratified‚ stating that: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted‚ shall exist within the United States

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    To What Extent Was the Cold War Inevitable? With the end of World War II (WWII) in 1945 began the Cold War‚ an international conflict that lasted from 1947–1991 and plagued nations across the globe. As the post-war negotiations were deliberated by three of the strongest world powers‚ the United States (US)‚ Britain‚ and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ disagreements arose that created tension between the US and the USSR and ultimately instigated the infamous “Fifty Years War” (Crockatt

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    The Progression of African Americans from 1865 to 1920 America has changed‚ as a whole‚ throughout this time period. There have been many different presidents‚ elections‚ wars and other world issues. These factors contribute to the drastic change in America and to the American people. African Americans have gone through many different changes other than those of the other races. With the end of the Civil War‚ African Americans went through a lot of change with the end of slavery. Throughout this

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    Question: To what extent was the Constitution a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation? Thesis: Due to the fact that the Articles of Confederation were causing problems‚ the U.S. adopted the Constitution that solved the problems in the weak government including no executive control and no way to levy or collect taxes. I. On example of how the Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation is the setup of their government a. Houses in Congress i. Articles

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