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- 5481: Europe 1600-1900
- ... a woman place was that of a mother, a wife, or a daughter. Later in the 17th century and into the early 18th all these previous notions or beliefs would be altered somehow. The Scientific revolution in europe brought people to realize under the guidance of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo that the world was not a still planet orbited by other "perfect" orbs or the sun, but instead it along with ...
- 5482: Everything Old Is New Again
- ... love. It was repeated in 1994 and 1999, but unfortunately, the festival in 1999 ended in violence, marring the essence of the original Woodstock. Racial tensions, civil rights disturbances, and deeply divided opinions over the American presence in the Vietnam war, all served to give the sixties a radical edge. People were passionate about what they believed in and were willing to give their lives, if necessary, to the cause. Young ...
- 5483: Philippine Annexation
- Philippine Annexation In January, 1900, there was a debate for American annexation of the Philippines. There were those in favor and some against it. The debate for annexation was between Senator Beveridge who was in favor or annexation and Senator William Mason and Andrew Carnegie who ...
- 5484: Fascism Compared To Communism
- ... ideas of conquest and superiority of one race over another. I think it is strange that such works would go unnoticed with nobody left to watch a man with such dangerous ideas. Lenin planned his revolution while in exile in Switzerland. Then he made a deal with the German government whereby he was hid on a train and passed through enemy Germany to Russia. The conclusions with respect to methods of ...
- 5485: The Conflict in Kosovo
- ... million. And it predicts that the operation could wind up racking up a bill of between $2 billion and $4 billion if it continues for a few weeks more. Other experts at the Federation of American Scientists estimate that the first 24 hours of airstrikes against Yugoslavia cost more than $100 million and that additional military action will run from $10 million to $30 million a day. Most of the tab ...
- 5486: The Boxer Rebellion
- ... confidence of the Chinese people in their own government. This also alienated another group of people in a society plagued with inequalities: from peasant to gentry. The two elements described here are not reasons for revolution, but are elements that polarize an already difficult situation. The West became a catalyst for a formula with volatile ingredients. The Chinese economy already had economic and political inequalities, but adding the West into mix ...
- 5487: Fdr Vs. Hoover
- ... business of our country poisons the very roots of liberalism (old definition)." As government gets bigger, there are needed more offices, agencies and bureau's to handle affairs. This bureaucracy, he said, would take the American people's freedom right from them. He felt a great need to take government out of peoples lives more then ever. Even after the depression hit, Hoover was convinced that government could do nothing to ...
- 5488: Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
- ... joined the Army at 16 and earned his commission by the time he was 20. Five years later, as a military observer for the King of Wόrttemburg, he traveled with the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was in that service that the young count had gone aloft in military observation balloons. During Zeppelin's military career, he fought in the Seven-Weeks War (1866) and the Franco-Prussian ...
- 5489: Ford
- The Ford Motor Company led what has been called a revolution. Henry Ford restructured everything from the salaries of employees to the work ethic they demonstrated. He did numerous things that were considered absurd and unrealistic at the time. This included the introduction of the $5 ...
- 5490: French Fur Trade
- ... but especially in fur trading. The French had risen to a powerful position in America with the help of the fur trading industry. They had nearly monopolized the trading and were allies with many Native American tribes. However, the British and other European countries noticed Frances great success in fur trading and shifted their attention toward obtaining native allies and trading. France lost its hold on the business only to ...
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