The transportation revolution was the period in which steam power‚ railroads‚ canals‚ roads‚ and bridges emerged as new forms of transportation‚ beginning in the 1830s. This allowed Americans to travel across the country and transport goods into new markets that weren’t previously available. Shipping costs were lowered as much as 90 percent in this era‚ which gave a big boost to trade and the settlement of new areas of land. The key to development of the west was a good transportation system‚
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When people think of the Peloponnesian war they think only of the major battle and victory of Sparta! But what of the events leading to this triumph? There was the "first Peloponnesian war" But this war had only lasted 10 years. During this time the Spartans dominated the land and the Athenians dominated the sea. One advantage the Athens had was that they constructed massive walls all the way from the city to its seaport Piraeus. This allowed them to remain inside the city and still have access
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‘’Jay’s Treaty’’ Jay’s Treaty is an agreement between John Jay‚ U.S. chief justice‚ special envoy‚ and William Grenville‚ a British foreign secretary. Signed in London‚ England‚ on November 19‚ 1794‚ and ratified by the U.S. Congress in 1795 the Treaty settled disagreements and distress between the United States and Great Britain. Both countries had unresolved issues remaining since violations occurred from the Treaty of Paris of 1783. England refused to evacuate the frontier forts in the Northwest
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The “New” Born Globals within the E-commerce; do they differ against the ”Old” Born Globals when it comes to internationalization and do they use different strategies when going global? Mikael Englund International Marketing‚ University of Halmstad‚ Sweden Gustav Hägg International Marketing‚ University of Halmstad‚ Sweden Adam Svensson International Marketing‚ University of Halmstad‚ Sweden Abstract This article was written to shed a light on the rapid change that is appearing
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The Colonial Era Let’s start begin with‚ What is Colonialism? Colonialism is the establishment of a colony in one territory by a political power from another territory‚ and the subsequent maintenance‚ expansion‚ and exploitation of that colony. The term is also used to describe a set of unequal relationships between the colonial power and the colony and often between the colonists and the indigenous peoples. The idea of colonialism has been
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1) The subfields of anthropology seem quite diverse in their specific subjects and methods. Why‚ then‚ are they all considered parts of the single discipline of anthropology? What ties them together? Anthropology is divided up into four sub-fields of study (Park‚ 2014). The four sub-fields are biological anthropology‚ cultural anthropology‚ linguistic anthropology‚ and archaeology (Park‚ 2014). Together‚ all four sub-fields make up the discipline of anthropology. Each sub-field studies humans and
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the basis for industrialization in American late 19th century. The affluent natural resources‚ which caused by western mining‚ such as Iron ore‚ Coal‚ Oil and Lumber are very important for the trend towards industrialization. For example‚ Iron ore was used to create steel and pig iron‚ and steel and pig iron were used for railroad ties‚ bridges‚ and buildings. Railroad and bridges provided quick transportation for America from the east to the west coast. And the development of transportation also
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Timur‚ or Tamerlane‚ was the last great nomadic nomadic conqueror of Asia‚ and founder of the Timurid Empire and Dynasty. During his zenith‚ he commanded an empire which stretched from modern-day Turkey to Nepal. Most of Timur’s life was spent in military conquest. His military expansions often involved the wholsale slaughter and genocide of the conquered peoples‚ leaving dead hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers and civilians. The life and analysis of Timur’s reign can be divided into three
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thinking. While he was in prison‚ Hitler wrote Mein Kamf‚ his most complete statement of his ideas and aims for Germany. During the year 1933 delivered many speeches which were the key elements in Nazi Ideology‚ Including the power of the will‚ Struggle Violence and war‚ Social Darwinism and the master race‚ people’s community‚ National Socialism and anti democracy and a belief in dictatorship. All contributed to the Nazi’s Ideology. Nevertheless part of the Nazi’s appeal was based on their constant
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war come to be? We can go back to as far as 1492. There were many seemingly unconnected events that led to the start of the civil war. Including the introduction africans to america‚ their introduction to slavery‚ and the moral conflict surrounding the issue. In 1492 Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. When the news was brought back people began their journey to the new found Americas. Soon British colonies settled in Jamestown Massachusetts. They needed supplies‚ this
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