William the Conqueror had unified England. The fighting was between the Muslims and Christians. Many things contributed to causing the crusades. Religious motivation and political/economical gain were both major factors that caused them. Proof that religious motivation was a cause for the crusades is shown through many of these documents. First‚ document one contains such quotes as‚ "Christ commands it"‚ " concerns you and God"‚ and " preserve the right of church". All of these were said by Pope Urban
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burdensome. During the 1930’s‚ the Great Plains was plagued with a drought‚ a long period of dryness‚ which brought demise to many of the farmers in the region. This horrible drought started in 1930‚ a year that saw heavy rains in a very short time‚ which cause flooding in many areas of the Oklahoma Panhandle. The year continued to with horrible blizzards in the winter and a drought into the late summer. Many of the farms in the Great Plains‚ losing most of the crop‚ were greatly affected by the first droughts
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What caused the Great Depression? The stock market crash‚ bank failures‚ and the buying of consumer goods on installment or margin‚ are just a few of the many causes of The Great Depression. During this time period the United States suffered greatly because of the depression. Many people were also not able to work or afford the things they used to be able to. The stock market crashing (bucket 1) lead to an industry collapse. One of the main reasons of the stock market crash was most likely
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are many things Bush did that fall into this image. One being he wanted to finish his father’s business. His father started the Gulf War‚ a war fought in Iraq and a dissatisfactory one at that. Some believe that Bush went to war to either complete what his dad started or even one up him. “Bush’s need to surpass [his] father…against Saddam Hussein was one of the motives behind US invasion of Iraq.” (Azriel‚ n.d.) It is even said that he held resentment towards Saddam Hussein for nearly killing his
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and Glory. Mercantilism was also an effect of this‚ which is buying more then you sell. The growth of trade markets completely changed the world. Also‚ voyages launched large-scale contact between Europe and the Americas. The overseas expansion also caused inflamed national rivalries in Europe causing conflict. In 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas was signed (Spain vs. Portugal) dividing the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain‚ hopefully putting an end to future fueds. Interactions
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independent and experimental variable will be the note cards‚ the dependent variable will be the grade you get on the test. Immediately‚ you see the problems. What if one test is a math test (hard) and the other is a health test (nobrainer)? What if you have time to study for one test and don‟t have the time to study for the other test? What if you are feeling great the day you take one test and feel lousy the day you take the next test? All of these differences are variables that can affect the
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“The economy was in good shape‚ there was no apparent conspiracy and banks had money.” (Moss 183) The depression had multiple causes one was the “unequal distribution of wealth‚ Average per capita rose 10 percent during the 1920’s but for the wealthiest Americans it rose to 75 percent‚ the richest one percent of the population owned 60 percent of the nation’s wealth.” “Farmers
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Have you ever wanted to know what read about what really happened in the Boston Massacre. It all started in Boston one fateful day. The British came to Boston and the people of Boston were not happy about it. By examining the boston massacre and the causes of it‚ It is clear that this was an important part in the revolutionary war. the Boston Massacre was that many of the colonist were upset by the fact that they had to share a house with a british soldier. This was called the quartering act.
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1933‚ the unemployment rate had climbed from 3% to 25%. By 1932‚ over 13 million Americans had lost their jobs.” The great depression caused many hardships for millions of Americans. There were multiple events that sparked the great depression‚ but the most notable would be the stock market crash of 1929. The stock market crash of 1929‚ or black Tuesday‚ was caused by a huge drop in the stock market. The stocks were worth far less than they were valued at. “The stock market lost over 16 million shares
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Causes of the Great Depression Imagine you live in New York‚ and wake up and the Morning News tells you that the Ney York Stock Exchange had slowly plummeted over-night. Eventually‚ you will come to look into your own bank account and see that all of your savings are gone. Not only did the government lose money‚ citizens lost their own money too. The American people were outraged and knew that that was just the beginning of more disasters to come. The Great Depression of the United States of America
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