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RONALD REAGAN
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Introduction
Reagan is, to be sure, one of the most conservative presidents in U.S. history and will certainly be remembered as such. His record on the environment, defense, and economic policy is very much in line with its portrayal. But he entered office as an ideologue who ...
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The Impact of the War of 1812 on the United States
Introduction
Anglo-American war of 1812
The Anglo-American war of 1812 has pitted the United States to the British Empire, between June 1812 and February 1815. This war is also known by the Noms de guerre of 1812, the second war of independence, ...
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Introduction
The industrial revolution was a historical period between the second half of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, in which Britain first and the rest of continental Europe then suffered the largest set of socioeconomic, technological and cultural transformation in the history of mankind, from the ...
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UNTOLD STORIES
Mary Prince's Story and Sara Baartman 'Untold stories'
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“The history of Mary Prince”
In 1831, a few years before the abolition of slavery, the first evidence of a slave on his condition is published in London. This story is now available in French. Mary Prince describes how, at the age of ...
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COLD WAR
Cold War
Cold War
Reason and Causes
A term used to describe the period 1945-89. During this period the international system was defined by a bipolar struggle between a Western alliance led by the United States and an Eastern bloc dominated by the Soviet Union. The competition between these two superpower ...
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1992 LOS ANGELES RIOTS
1992 Los Angeles Riots
1992 Los Angeles Riots
Introduction
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest and Rodney King Uprising, were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted four white Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating ...
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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE 1970S
Social Movements in the 1970s
Social Movements in the 1970s
Introduction
The 1970s, pronounced "the Nineteen Seventies", was the decade that started on January 1, 1970, and ended on December 31, 1979. In the Western world, social progressive values that began in the 1960s, such as increasing political ...
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POST-WAR AMERICAN SOCIETY
Post-War American Society
Post-War American Society
The end of World War II was not just the end of a war, but also the beginning of a tense and dynamic period that affected society on all levels. This “postwar” period, as it became known, shaped the world as ...
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THE SPANISH INQUISITION
The Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition
What was the Spanish inquisition?
Spanish Inquisition was founded by Spain's Catholic Monarchs in 1480. The Inquisition was an institution of the state and the Roman Pontiff. The purpose of the Inquisition was to maintain the purity of Catholic faith and morality in Spain. Spanish ...
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The Fall of The Roman Empire
The fall of the Roman Empire is an event that has captivated the interest of humanity throughout the years. It is often regarded as one of the most crucial and significant events in the history of the human race[1], and as such is the subject ...