nineteenth century. The French Revolution will inspire revolutions for centuries. The French Revolution is important because “By this time the French Revolution had inspired in the Spanish government a healthy fear of the results of radical thought‚ and steep measures were taken to seal off Spain from the contagion of revolutionary ideas.” King Charles IV and the Spanish government are worried about revolution because their government is similar to that of when the French citizens revolted. Napoleon
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There has been a centuries-long struggle between the Native American nations and New York State. Questions of land claims and health and welfare policy have dominated the nearly 400-year relationship between Native American Nations and New York. One issue is about the controversy over indian cigarette taxation in New York State. The price advantage of the Oneidas ability to sell tax-free cigarettes has created a boom in their economy‚ including many service stations along the state highways that
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How it affected Spain. The Spanish were greatly impacted by the discovery of a new continent‚ because it meant lots of things‚ such as the discovery of new species of animals and plants. From the animals‚ like the jaguar or the piranha. Some of the plants were used to make medicines or simply to eat! We could name the achiote (an amazonian tree used to treat prostatic troubles and internal inflammations‚ arterial hypertension‚ high cholesterol level and bladder inflammation) and the
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newly restored trade routes. Some positive effects of the invasion came from the “Pax Mangolica” which was a century of peace among the neighboring lands who were also under Mongol rule. The peace allowed the reopening of silk road trading routes between china and Europe increasing wealth and allowing missionaries‚ traders‚ monks and explores explore and share their message throughout the land. Another positive effect by the invasion was the unity
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economy of the North American settlements was able to climb rapidly as the production of crops increased. However‚ slavery had a negative impact on the social aspects of the settlements. It caused the establishment of a hierarchy and created a gap between different groups of people. The period of slavery began in 1619 when a Dutch ship brought twenty Africans to Jamestown‚ Virginia. From there‚ the Africans were allocated to work for landowners‚ which later proved quite successful for mass production
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turning point for the colonists during the Revolutionary War was the Battle of Trenton or Yorktown‚ but the real turning point was the Battle of Saratoga. Compared to Trenton and Yorktown based on historic records and articles‚ it makes sense that Saratoga was most likely the turning point. Saratoga is the turning point for many reasons. First off‚ according to the text of Turnaround at Saratoga‚ Saratoga was the first battle to test Benedict Arnolds proposal of “fighting the british in the woods” or
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Hinduism Hinduism impacted Indian culture in a dramatic way with all the different holidays‚ These holidays brought more attention to things like full moons‚ new starts‚ long lasting lights‚ along with lunar months and eclipses. The different universals that this religion affects this culture is food‚ clothing‚ and shelter. One example of food‚ shelter‚ and clothing is in holidays‚ certain fabrics will be worn to represent someone/something. Without this religion‚ more people wouldn’t respect the
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better of them. Aiding the war effort became a goal for many americans who supported the war‚ or simply disagreed with a fascist world order. The homefront did not recover solely through government intervention‚ there were other groups that supported the people‚ Unions. Though they are designed to help the worker‚ they took up helping the economy as well. Despite the growth of huge unions in the mass production industries during the new deal years‚ labor’s role in the World War II economy‚ outside the
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America. Religion greatly affected people in power‚ as well as the people in general. The Catholic versus Protestant conflict lead to many changes of what religion was in power. For instance‚ Henry‚ a Catholic‚ wanted to divorce his wife. Catholic law did not permit divorce so Henry asked the Pope to annul his marriage. The pope refused and Henry was no longer a part of the Catholic Church because he decided to break from it. In doing so‚ he set up a Protestant church called the Church of England. Another
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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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