an act known as self-immolation‚ in protest of the confiscation of his merchandise by the government. This merchandise was his only means of income. In the middle of traffic on a busy street‚ he lit himself on fire in front of the governor’s office. This event sparked protests throughout the Middle East Slide 4.) The goal that the protesters in general were trying to achieve was to have greater economic opportunity‚ social equality‚ and more political equality. Some protesters goals also extended
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extent was communist ideology responsible for CCP victory in 1949? Despite the Guomindang (GMD) having an army three times the size than that of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1946‚ by the end of the Chinese Civil War (1946-49)‚ a multitude of factors caused the tables to turn and resulted in the communist takeover of China . This essay will examine factors such as Maoist ideology‚ practical reforms and the incompetence of the GMD‚ all of which were all responsible for the CCP victory in 1949
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The Civil War was a time of great change for many people‚ especially people who had been slaves before the war. They were finally free and required the help of the American government to adjust and get started in their new lives as free men and women. Although they received their freedom‚ they did not receive enough help from the American government in the aftermath of the Civil War for it to be as revolutionary as it could have been In fact‚ they received almost no help from the United States
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Civil War in Somalia The video on the Civil War in Somalia showed that resources were limited and many people were dying during that time. Bodies were just rooting in the streets‚ some for two months ago and some for two days ago and didn’t get a proper burial. Untrained people are performing operations on tabletops because there is a shortage of doctors and surgical equipment. There was no water‚ no food‚ and no medicine. Most of the international community has turned their backs on Somalia. The
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that in the Civil War‚ America lost the most men ever? After four years and over 600‚000 American lives‚ the Union (North) prevailed in wearing down and forcing the Confederacy (South) to surrender. Eli Whitney’s cotton gin‚ the Missouri Compromise‚ and the Dred Scott case contributed greatly to the Civil War. After the Civil War‚ the Southern economy was devastated with millions of homeless‚ while the northern economy boomed. Eli Whitney created one of the first causes of the Civil. In 1793 Eli
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we can learn from their resilience to help in the survival of our country. We can learn from U.S. resilience in the Civil War‚ the Great Depression‚ and the 9-11 terrorist attacks. In April of 1865‚ the Civil War is coming to an end and reconstruction is about to begin. The U.S. is about to show a never before seen level of resilience as it rebuilds and reforms itself. The south was in shambles and many lives had been lost on both sides but the U.S. persisted and started to rebuild the South. Then
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5/3/15 Civil War Project Essay 2. How/why/to what extent is the topic significant to the Civil War or today? “That all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are and henceforward shall be free” (The Emancipation Proclamation). Abraham Lincoln declared this statement on January 1‚ 1863‚ which changed the course of history and paved the freedom for African Americans. The Civil War was between the Union and the Confederates. The Civil War was fought to preserve the Union. Eventually it turned the focus of the war to slavery
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was started by Roger Baldwin‚ Crystal Eastman‚ Walter Nelles‚ Morris Ernst‚ Albert DeSilver‚ Arthur Garfield Hays‚ Jane Addams‚ Felix Frankfurter‚ and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in 1920. ACLU began as an advocacy group to protect the freedom of speech of anti-war protestors. Today‚ ACLU has expanded to a staff of 200 lawyers‚ close to 500‚000 members‚ another 2‚000 volunteer attorneys and upwards of 1.2 million in online activists. It has affiliates in all 50
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The Confederate-American War In 1860‚ the United States of America was locked in Civil War. The war divided the nation between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy). There were many factors that caused this war‚ but the main ones were the different lifestyles lived by each side in the North and South‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act creating a tension between the topic of slavery‚ and the arrival of Abraham Lincoln the first Republican in office. These factors were very crucial in bringing upon of the
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The 2011 Libyan civil war is an ongoing armed conflict in the North African state of Libya being fought between those seeking to depose Muammar Gaddafi and hold democratic elections‚ and pro-Gaddafi forces. Muammar Gaddafi has been the de-facto ruler of Libya since 1969 and has ruled the country without any election or a constitution. In late January‚ Jamal al-Hajji‚ a writer‚ political commentator called for demonstrations to be held in support of greater freedoms in Libya. He was arrested on 1 February
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