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    The Mongols were a tribe of fighters who left behind a legacy of achievements. The Mongols were the descendants of the famed Empire Builder Ghengis Khan. They have played a more prominent role in world history than any other people of North or Middle Asia. They were able to create a world empire‚ with the help of Ghengis Kahn. Ghengis Kahn had a huge role making the Mongols a world empire. He was a Mongol chieftain who rose to power as kahn. Ghengis Kahn was able to unify

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    Indian rebellion‚ the Puritans believed that slavery was an acceptable option. They believed this because slavery had its advantages‚ such as increasing profit that helped pay for the war. Also‚ the Puritans felt that slavery gave Indians a reason to be a friend rather than an enemy. Lastly‚ slavery was thought to be a better option for captives rather than execution. Additionally‚ although it could be debated by both parties their reasoning as to why they treated women this way‚ women were treated

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    There were many causes that contributed to World War One (WWI). In the treaty of Versailles‚ Germany was forced to take full blame for causing the war. Although Germany played a large role in encouraging Austria-Hungary’s initial actions‚ Serbia and Austria-Hungary bore the biggest responsibility for initiating the conflicts to come. Serbia deserved the greatest blame for the outbreak of WWI. Their backing of the Black Hand terrorists was very reckless. Austria-Hungary was only a little less responsible

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    The different status of the Indians had no effect on the law. During the seventeenth and eighteenth century‚ several rules were put into action to prevent slaves or servants from running away. For example‚ in Boston it was not allowed for slaves or servants to be out at night after nine without their owner‚ as was stated in the Boston news-Letter (“These are”). This led to the slaves not being able to walk around at night without being suspicious‚ making running away at night harder for both Afro

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    How Did Hitler Cause Ww2

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    responsible for the deaths of six million Jews during WWII; however‚ not many people know the full story. After Germany’s defeat in WWI‚ Hitler began his slow rise to power. Eventually‚ he had complete control over Germany‚ and with his complete control‚ he used it to destroy a great number of people in WWII. WWII is where he committed the actions that caused him to be world famous for all of the wrong reasons. At the end of WWII during an imminent German defeat‚ he ended his life with a single pull of a trigger

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    United States was too young and undeveloped of a country to repay France for their help in the war. Another one of France’s problems was their government. King Louis XVI and his wife Mary Antoinette were spending more money than they were taking in‚ resorting in a financial problem. Monarchy was the main type of government in the 1700s but it wasn’t efficient. King Louis XVI had the power to make laws and know one could say nothing about it. France’s society was all but great‚ it was divided into

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    States‚ the area was inhabited by many Native American tribes. The area surrounding the site of the first Thanksgiving‚ now known as southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island.” People that incorporated in The Plymouth Colony were groups of English people that didn’t want anything to do with the Church of England. They had a fund and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle into The New World. Due to the windy conditions they cut the trip short. One fall day four settlers were sent to look

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    Colonists came to America in the search for independence from Great Britain. But‚ some may ask the question‚ why? Why did these people want independence and freedom? What was so bad about Great Britain? These colonists were your ordinary people who wanted to live freely however they wanted to. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence that listed multiple reasons why these colonists should be free from Britain’s rule. These people had their unalienable rights which consisted of life

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    of the most powerful leaders in all of Europe and his new German almost controlled the continent. Bismarck joined the political sphere as a member of parliament. As he was joining the parliament people were forming a revolutionary movement in the Parliament and Prussia demanding one thing a constitution. While this movement was in full swing Bismarck took advantage of all the members of congress. With their support it would make it possible that he could be noticed by the royal family. Allowing

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    Mr. Hazlett History 201 In May 1607‚ 110 Englishmen arrived at what was to be the first permanent English colony in what is now the United States. Of the original 110 settlers‚ only 40 would be alive at the end of December. Why did so many colonist die? So many colonist died due to disease‚ starvation‚ or the weather or seasonal changes. Many of the colonist died due to disease. In document A it says‚ “disease in the early years to Jamestown’s position at the salt-fresh water transition‚ where

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