until they surrender. It’s a rather piteous sight watching a village being knocked to pieces and I wish there was some other way‚ but unfortunately there isn’t”’ (886) remarked a British officer. The British were on the verge of controlling Northern Nigeria‚ wanting the resources and land it had to offer. They destroyed any villages that didn’t cooperate‚ suggesting that Europe’s imperialism was fueled by the population growth of the Industrial Revolution‚ which lead to a desire for more land‚ justified
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Of the rebirth of the arts and sciences of the Renaissance‚ there was one derived from Classical sources that stood as one of the more prominent. The studies of astrology and astronomy helped to advance not only theological doctrine but also brought about new technologies. One Renaissance philosopher and author during this period‚ Marsilio Ficino‚ wrote The Three Books on Life to illustrate the effects of the stars on one’s health‚ expanding the Christian way of thinking‚ as well as detailing the
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The technological development that interests me is the Bronze Age. What was life like in the Bronze Age? Which countries did people mostly get copper and tin to make bronze? I am curious about these questions. During this civilization‚ early humans use bronze to make tools‚ weapons and other materials because it helps them to survive. I was impressed that people from the Bronze Age had the ability to do things that nobody else thought of before. When war occurs‚ weapons are extremely useful because
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Catholic Church was the main and universal church of England and differed in belief and doctrine from the new Protestant churches that arose on account of Martin Luther and his criticism of The Church. At that time‚ the Catholic Church was the center of everybody’s daily lives and they made known their authority through the teachings of the clergy and the selling of indulgences‚ which was paying money for the pardon of sins. In 1517‚ Martin Luther was so fed up with the corruption of the Church as evidenced
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The Civil Rights Movement in the1950s throughout the 1960s was a tremendous era that showed the struggle African-Americans went through to achieve their civil rights. Giving them equal rights an opportunity to those of whites: employment‚ housing‚ and education‚ voting‚ and access to public facilities. In 1954 the Supreme Court made the decision declaring separate facilities by race to be unconstitutional. After this law was made‚ nine black students enrolled into the formerly all-white Central
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Church was extremely important to the black community in the 1930s. In this picture of the John Wesley Church congregation‚ you can observe how nicely everyone is dressed‚ due to how respected worship was. Most early black churches were formed by freed slaves due to how important religion was to slaves. For example‚ Richard Allen‚ a former slave‚ founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E. for short) in 1787‚ where he was elected bishop. Allen lead a group of black methodists to leave
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The Impact of the American Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution was a period that is primarily applied to the political‚ social‚ and economic changes that highlight the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society that relies on complex machinery rather than handmade objects that were used as tools. It is an historical period that took places from the middle of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. This period was
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represented a complete departure from the pessimistic and dark times of the middle ages‚ and a transition into a period of optimistic rebirth and celebration of antiquity that the middle ages did not have. Civilians during this period valued individualism‚ and devoted their lives to improving their communities and becoming better citizens. Furthermore‚ freedom city republics which as well were not prevalent during the middle ages‚ were an important aspect of the Renaissance. They spurred experimentation
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the youth. The political life of Germany was also impacted upon once the Nazis came to power. This can be shown through the fact that Germany went from having a democratic Government and once the Nazis took over went to become an authoritarianism state. This is also evident through the role Hitler played and the rules set in place by him. Nazism can be described
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“I spent my boyhood behind the barbed wire fences of American internment camps” (George Takei). Japanese internment was a result of the Pearl Harbor bombing. The bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred just before 8:00 a.m. on December 7th‚ 1941. The Japanese bombed the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu Hawaii on the island of Oahu. The Japanese bombing left more than 2‚000 American soldiers and sailors dead and 1‚000 wounded. The bombing nearly destroyed 20 naval vessels‚ including eight
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