Papers on History
The Treaty Of Trianon
Words: 1909 - Pages: 7.... and increased information transfer, one can fabricate a pretty accurate account of the events and their causes leading up to the signing of and the ramifications which it entailed. There were many problems that were a direct result of this treaty, and now we may be able to accurately describe why. The problem of newly drawn borders, new and unique "nation-states", and ethnic minorities was not just a product of internal dispute in the areas effected, but also of external factors and wishes to a large extent. There were many different factors in the formation of the treaty. It was a culmination of nationality and ethnicity issue .....
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The Slave Trade And Its Effects On Early America
Words: 1211 - Pages: 5.... captured Africans were
now on their way to the slave ships. “Bound together two by two with heavy
wooden yokes fastened around their necks, a long line of black men and women
plodded down a well-worn path through the dense forest. Most of the men were
burdened with huge elephants' tusks. Others, and many of the women too, bore
baskets or bales of food. Little boys and girls trudged along beside their
parents, eyes wide in fear and wonder” (McCague, 14).
After they were marched often hundreds of miles, it was time for them to
be shipped off to sea, so that they could be sold as cheap labor to help harvest
the new world. But before .....
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Direct Mail Marketing
Words: 1843 - Pages: 7.... we are sending information about ourselves, that will be used as; statistical, personal, and informative data for future marketing purposes. Thus, marketers and advertisers know what kinds of products to target us with.
Although direct mail, or as we call it “junk-mail” somehow finds its way to our homes and businesses.
In order to understand direct-mail advertising, I will be discussing this unique form of advertising in a broad area. Among them are: what direct-mail advertising is, the historical development of the direct-mail advertising, different methods and types of mail, the future of direct-mail advertising, and the in .....
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Annexation Of The 50th State
Words: 578 - Pages: 3.... spoke out against the degradation of herself and her cabinet, and on behalf of her position of defending the Hawaiian Monarchy. “The U.S. Minister John Stevens was influenced by the annexationists. As a diplomat, his role was to foster a friendly, trusting relationship with the Hawaiian government. Instead, he often criticized the monarchy in public. I complained to the U.S. government about Stevens’ attitude and conduct but no action was taken.” (1)
Since there was speculation concerning the reasons Stevens was sent to the islands, many people believe that Stevens did, in fact, have plans for annexation in Hawaii long befo .....
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Chernobyl
Words: 3811 - Pages: 14.... This had serious radiological, health, social and economic consequences for the populations of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, and to some extent they are still suffering from these consequences. Although the radiological impact of the accident in other countries was generally very low, and even insignificant outside Europe, this event enchanted public apprehension all over the world on the risks associated with the use of nuclear energy.
The accident
The Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was to be shutdown for routine maintenance on 25 April 1986. On that occasion, it was decided to carry out a test of the capabili .....
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Caribbean
Words: 600 - Pages: 3.... as languages themselves because they were brought from different regions of Africa.
When slavery was abandoned throughout the in mid-nineteenth century, the economic and political structure that controlled the island remained. The exslaves were forced to work below the minimum wages. Large number of emigrated hoping to find better economical opportunities. In order to replace the missing number of workers, many Asian immigrants were brought to . This resulted in great shift of culture and languages in . The form of languages in has been changing since the day of Columbus¡¯s great discovery to the very present day. As the result of thi .....
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American Reconstruction
Words: 2005 - Pages: 8.... President Andrew Johnson became President and held that Reconstruction was the job of the President, not Congress. Unlike Lincoln who knew how to Compromise, Johnson was a stubborn man. His policies were based on what he thought was Lincoln's goals. They included charity toward the former Confederates and the creation of new government states. These governments, Johnson said, must forbid slavery. They must also accept the supreme power of the federal government. With Johnson's strong thoughts and views, Reconstruction started immediately.
Congress was not in session when Johnson took over as President and did not meet until December, which .....
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The First Battle Of The Somme
Words: 1645 - Pages: 6.... strategic locations north of the Somme River in France under Thiepval Ridge (“Somme”). There they stayed for nearly two years awaiting the “Big Push,” as the Battle of the Somme was prematurely coined by the British (Macdonald 4). The French were kept busy also, digging 475 miles of trenches, running from the Belgian coast across the face of France to Switzerland (Macdonald 10). The French Army held 400 miles of this trench, and Great Britian held the other 70 miles, with the remaining 5 miles taken over by the Germans (Macdonald 10). If the Germans would have been able to pick one part of their own 500 mile-long trench on which to .....
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Kelly Flinn
Words: 1443 - Pages: 6.... to be but on the playground, she was a terror. At the age of 5, she joined her first soccer league, which happened to be a boys’ team. Things stayed the same way until she got to high school. She began to notice boys and began to date. No one in her family had ever talked to her about the “birds and the bees,” or even about dating. Instead, independence, self-reliance, and strength were the most important things. If they had problems, they worked it out on their own. This served her poorly when she found herself in trouble with the Air Force years later. (pg. 9)
When Kelly was 15, she went to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama .....
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Indentured Servants And Slaves
Words: 963 - Pages: 4.... many servants died as a result of malnutrition or
disease long before they reached the colonies. When a servant died more
than half way through the voyage, his or her spouse would be forced to
serve their dead spouse's servitude in addition to his or her own. If both
parents died, their children would be required to work until they were 21.
When the boat reached America all servants were forced to stay onboard
until they could pay the toll or have a master pay the toll, then they
would serve that master for a set number of years (Gottlieb p 30). At this
time many families were broken up. No master wanted the sick, so the sick
would usu .....
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