During the Cold War‚ the United States and the USSR wanted to put their government systems and ideas into people’s minds. A map provided by NATO presents us with information about the Warsaw Pact’s influence on Europe (Doc 5). Since the United States created NATO‚ the USSR responded by implementing the Warsaw Pact. By creating NATO‚ they were able to influence democracy on most of the Europe‚ leaving the Warsaw Pact with a few countries. This gave the United States the advantage‚ because since they
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Introduction The medieval period in European history begins after the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 C.E.‚ and continued until the early modern period beginning around 1500. The medieval period is split into the sub-categories of early medieval (500-1000)‚ central middle ages (1000-1300)‚ late medieval (1300-1500)‚ and followed by the early modern period (1500-1800). At each of these periods of time important political‚ economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ religious and scientific changes were being
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The church both helped and hindered the progress of medicine from 1350 to 1750. This included the progress which the church made in hospital care leading to many successful methods used to this day. However this period also included continuance especially in explaining the causes of diseases‚ mainly due to the sheer control the church had over people’s opinions and its lack of acceptance for other theories. This conservatism had both positive and negative effects; it prevented people trying to challenge
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Organized sports are an important part of a student’s total education. The values derived from the positive experience of participation in a good athletic program are immeasurable and will carry into other aspects of a student’s life. Values like effort‚ attitude‚ honesty‚ respect and sportsmanship will be taught everyday. A primary concern of mine as a coach on the collegiate level is for each player to excel in the classroom and leave with a marketable degree at the end of her college experience
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During the period of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ the world was undergoing a key component of history‚ the age of exploration. The age of exploration marked the beginning of a globalizing world‚ and emerged as a key component of European culture during this time. Many lands that were previously unknown to the Europeans were discovered‚ though many of these lands were already inhabited by those indigenous to the nations. European missionaries and traders sought to accommodate themselves
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From the period of 1875-1900 organized labor enhanced the position of workers to a certain extent. Organized labor is defined as bunch of workers united as a single who would then bargain with employers to improve economic status and working conditions and through the use of organized labor political standings of workers. Organized labor had a good affect on workers since the hours at work was gradually decreasing due to labor unions while the wages were increasing. Labor groups such as the Knights
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The role of religion in Europe During the fifteenth‚ sixteenth‚ and seventeenth centuries‚ religion played a major role in the efforts of the Europeans to explore and colonize the new world. The Reconquista became over a period of time a sacred mission to many of the Christian rulers and inhabitants of the peninsula. As soon as this period was finished‚ Spain started focusing on colonization and expansion. Some of the major events that happened during this period were the Portuguese attacks on
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inventions from the 1940’s. Color TV‚ LEGOs‚ Microwaves and many other things that mankind uses today were invented in the 1940’s. Some of these things had great effects on mankind‚ some of them not. There were a lot of things that were invented in the 1940’s‚ the Jeep‚ Duct Tape‚ and Silly Putty are a few examples. These things have changed the world in many ways.
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The Renaissance was the transitional period between the Dark Ages and the Age of Enlightenment. It’s meaning‚ rebirth‚ symbolizes human‚ cultural‚ political‚ and economic regeneration. Events at the end of the Middle Ages‚ beginning in the 12th century‚ started a reformation of these ideals. The Renaissance started in Florence‚ Italy in the beginning of the 14th century. The Renaissance was earliest expressed through Humanism. The effect of Humanism helped men leave behind mental restraints caused
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European Exploration: In 1543‚ shipwrecked Portuguese sailors washed up on the shores of southern Japan. Merchants soon followed them. Their intentions were to involve themselves in Japan’s trade with China and southeast Asia. They brought clocks‚ eyeglasses‚ tobacco‚ firearms and other unfamiliar items from Europe. Japanese purchased weapons and soon started their own production. Cannons especially had a huge impact on Japan’s warfare and living situations. They started to build fortified castles
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