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The 1960's
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The 1960's were a time of great change in American society characterized by ethnic consciousness and civil rights, women's rights and female liberalism, anti-war demonstrations, student protests, and the genesis of the counterculture. A noted speaker once said, “The Cold War, conformity, and consumerism provided the background for ...
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Slavery during the Antebellum Period
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An economic, political, and cultural institution lasting for more than two centuries, slavery affected every man, woman, and child in the 19th century United States. In broad terms, American slavery could be considered a labor system in which enslaved men and women, overwhelmingly of African descent, ...
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ITALY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Italy in the Twentieth Century
Italy in the Twentieth Century
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The patrimony of Italians based on the antecedents of Rome, with the tradition, which is as extensive as 2,500 years, which is oldest after the Greece in Europe. Premier Giovanni Giolitti, initiated many legislative reforms in the initial ...
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
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Millions of people around the world celebrate Columbus Day every October 12. The tale of Christopher Columbus, the legendary Genoese explorer and navigator, has been retold and rewritten many times. To some, he was an intrepid explorer, following his instincts to a New World. To others, ...
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Evolution of Historiography in Greek Civilization
Evolution of Historiography in Greek Civilization
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Greek history is always an important source for the historians to look for the beginning of the historiography or writing of the history. This emphasizes the need for understanding the source from where and how this historiography evolved in ...
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What is the proper relationship between human beings and the gods (God)?
What is the proper relationship between human beings and the gods (God)?
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The relationship between human beings and god has always been a topic of interest for the every civilization. However, the fact needs to be kept in mind that ...
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Kant: What is Enlightenment?
Kant What Is Enlightenment?
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A person's self-imposed immaturity leads to the emergence of enlightenment. Immaturity is a stage that overwhelms man, and after overcoming the natural instincts, a person becomes an independent thinker who possesses the ability to decide and understand the things at his own without any ...
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Numbering Trials
The Nuremberg War Trial has a strong claim to be considered the most significant as well as the most debatable event since the conclusion of hostilities. To those who support the trial it promises the first effective recognition of a world law for the punishment of malefactors who start ...
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What did Reconstruction Accomplish and Why Did it End as it Did?
What did Reconstruction Accomplish and Why Did it End as it Did?
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The “Reconstruction Era” was the period of time after the Civil War, during which the federal government worked to maintain the freedom of the former slaves, to ...
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The Clash of Civilization
The Clash of Civilization
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Main point of the thesis present by Huntington is something which he alludes to the rallying of civilizations according to the countries that are linked on the basis of cultural to each other, these 'states' are known as 'kin countries'. Judging by the author, ...