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Understanding the History of Native American Indians History Essay
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Long before the arrival of the Europeans, the American continent was inhabited by Indians. Their culture had unique values and practices which governed the way they associated with each other and the environment. The arrival of the Europeans and the consequent colonization impacted negatively on the social setup and lifestyle of this group of people.
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The Role of Greek and Persian Civilizations History Essay
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The Persian and Greek cultures are two important cultures since they were influential in the development of the current political, economic, and social systems. The two civilizations developed at roughly the same time, with neither one of the two overshadowing the other in terms of economy, politics, or culture.
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The Emergence, Development, and Decline of the Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay History Essay
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Archeologists conclude that the African continent is the original home of humankind. Powerful kingdoms have come and gone, leaving evidence of great technological societies as well as remnants of culturally rich populations. The valley of the River Niger has held some of the strongest kingdoms in Africa that controlled the trade of valuable commodities.
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Examination of Major Epistemological Constraints History Essay
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Epistemology is one of the most discussed areas in terms of learning and development. However, several contributions have been made by a number of philosophers in developing epistemological literature based on what is known. This includes origin, nature, limit, and how far human understanding and knowledge has reached. 
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Political Life in Germany in1871-1933 History Essay
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The reign of Bismarck clearly indicates his opposition to the public good for the sake of securing the interests of specific groups. These interests can be referred to as selfish interests. However, these affiliations are seen to be heading towards recognition and embracing of national interests forwarded by the state and not interest groups.
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Realism and the Lord of the Ring 3 Movie History Essay
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The epic fantasy film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King which is based on the preceding volumes of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In brief, Sauron has been seeking to launch his conquest of Middle-earth. On the other hand, Theoden King of Rohan and Wizard Gandalf join forces to defend Minas Tirith from the impending danger.
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Codification of State Sovereignty Led Inexorably to the Holocaust and Atomic Warfare History Essay
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In fact, a document from the National Archives of the US Coordinator of Information (COI) on March 20, 1942, specifically discussed the state-backed murders by the German government. It can also be assumed that the intelligence agencies of major nations know about the atrocities that Japan committed while expanding its power in Asia.
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Development of the New England Colonies History Essay
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Women were not allowed to vote. Only widows and single women in society held the same rights as men. The colonies utilized town meetings as the basis of their self-governance whereby, town meetings required unanimous consent of all town men. Church played a vital role in the development of new colonies in England.
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What Is under the Veil of Ottoman Women History Essay
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Today's society thinks of the Muslim women as figures covered up mostly in black long dresses. But studying the history of their culture and values makes people more aware of why they dress as they do. What many people might find interesting is that these women probably wore and owned the most extraordinary jewelry and clothes of their time.
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The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia History Essay
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The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia was a politically motivated revolution, which took place in 1917. The Revolution was led by the Bolsheviks, a splinter group of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Party, which became independent from the Menshevik group following the Second Party Congress in the early 20th Century.
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The Civil War Produced More Radical Changes In America Than the Revolutionary War History Essay
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The seed was sown earlier after the British forces enforced the series of taxes on the American Colonies which was imposed in the name of defence and security cost. American colonies felt the discrimination that was made by British regulatory authorities as a British person was not made liable to pay tax.
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Why Neville Chamberlain Signed the Munich Agreement 1938 History Essay
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The Munich agreement is a pact signed in September 1938 in Munich Germany to permit the annexation of Nazi Germans and the Czechoslovakia Sudetenland. Five heads of states consisting of the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini, and Edouard Daladier of France signed the agreement.
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Evolution of Trade Unions in the 1870s-1880s History Essay
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The 1870s and 1880s were revolutionary times, and the American economy was expanding. This period was marked by industrial growth and population increase, as immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe sought greener pastures in America. Technological advances enabled better transportation with the introduction of rails and general communication patterns.
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The Extent to Which the Two Germanys Contribute to the Dtente Policy in Europe during the 1970s History Essay
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Détente is a French word, which refers to the relaxing of tensions between warring parties. Détente policy, also referred to as Nixon Doctrine emerged to release tensions between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. In the height of the cold war, in the 1970s, tensions rose and fell endless times.
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What Were the Main Causes of the First World War History Essay
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The same was the case with World War One (W.W.1) that erupted at the beginning of the 20th century and took the entire world in its fold, no continent was safe from it, and the major stakeholders were from nearly three continents. All the major events that took place in history if traced back reveal that various long-term reasons were behind them.
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America's Diplomacy during the Vietnam War History Essay
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Since its early history, Vietnam has always had invasion by outsiders. Scholars and those who strive for great detachment call it the second Indochina war, Americans and other westerners call it the Vietnam conflict or war, while the Vietnamese call it the American war distinguishing it from other disputes with foreign enemies in the twentieth century.
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Tensions between Japan and the United States during the 1920s and 1930s History Essay
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From the beginning, of the 20th-century anti-Japanese sentiments were becoming prevalent in the U.S. This culminated in the curbing of the emigration of Japanese into the U.S. The United States legislative body as well as the court system placed provisions that limited naturalization to peoples of Asian origin. 
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Foreigners Changing China, 1850-1980 History Essay
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There is no doubt that the social system in these ancient dynasties was more localized on the families and tribe as a distinct entity rather than on a single individual. So there was a strong concept of nuclear family and relationships were given the highest regards.
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Was There a Place For Women in Russian Revolutionary Movements History Essay
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Women became a major symbol of what the Bolshevik revolution was trying to achieve. They became a symbol of causes like equal rights and opportunity which the revolution was fighting for. These causes were also hailed by the male Bolsheviks as they believed that these were courageous goals.
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Millennium Development Goals & Iran History Essay
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Concerning extreme poverty, the proportion of the population living below $1 per day has decreased from 0.9% in 1999 to 0.2% in 2005 while those living below $2 per day dropped from 7.3% to 3.1%. This shows that the average income for persons living below $1 and 2$ per day has increased.
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Federalism and State Powers History Essay
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Tasked with drawing up the Articles of confederation in 1781, the Congress literally opted for few powers being assigned to the new central government. As a matter of fact, the original federal government not only had little authority over confederate states and their activities such as commerce, the system had no court system and taxation powers.
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The Legacy of Flix Houphouet-Boigny Cte dIvoire History Essay
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Through his diplomatic and political skills, Houphouët-Boigny was able to bring together many different elements and led the country forward as a unified whole. This effect was so strong, that during Houphouet-Boigny’s reign, Côte d’Ivoire was perceived as a model state and one to be aspired to. Consequently, on Houphouet-Boigny’s death, he left a significant legacy in his country.
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Secularization and Fundamentalist Reactions History Essay
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In this paper, I will discuss secularization and fundamentalist reactions by reviewing Bond and Rutherford’s articles. In addition, I will illuminate the two cases using Weber’s analysis of power in “Class Status and Society”. Lastly, the paper intends to examine social movements as examined by Tilly & Tarrow. While Bond and Rutherford view secular religion as an indicator of collective uprising, Weber, on the other hand, views power as directly correlated with social status and class. 
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The Effects of Slavery to Humankind History Essay
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Slavery has a tremendous negative impact on the lives of the victims according to Harriet Jacobs.The thesis of this study is the effects of slavery to humankind. To help us understand this, we will tackle three topics; how slavery is more damaging to women than men, life in the North after the escape of Jacobs and how slavery undermined families in the south.
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North Korea: A Multi-generational Personlity Cult History Essay
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Problems like food scarcity, water shortages, terrorist threats and the mad scramble for much of the dwindling fossil fuel supplies have created a dynamism that requires different tacks. It is incumbent to be knowledgeable about these events as these affects everyone; events from a far-away place can have an impact on everybody, often indirectly or even directly.
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Comparing Michael Oakeshott's Critique of Rationalism with Arendt's Idea of the Rise of the Social History Essay
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Oakeshott begins by stating that the rationalism he is concerned with is basically an invention of the modern period, he indicates several aspects of the general character and inclination of rationalism which include independence of mind, thought free from authority setting free the authority of reason and independence of thought.
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Womens Suffrage History Essay
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Women’s suffrage also encompasses political as well as economic rights to women who then qualify without any restriction to payment of taxes, ownership of property and marital status. Following the 1907 elections, the Grand Duchy of Finland was the first country to produce the first female as a member of parliament. In the United States, women’s suffrage gradually infiltrated the local and the states politics in the 19th and 20th century.
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What Was the Significance of Anti-Semitism to Nazism History Essay
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The fascist thinking of Hitler made him believe that Aryans possessed innate superiority that made the Nazis visit acts of terror on those whom they thought to be inferior such as Jews. The ideals of Hitler that centred on Germany being superior stemmed from imitating Italian fascists.
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American Revolution History Essay
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In September 1764, when these new duties were to be imposed upon the people, a petition was sent to King George III by the Massachusetts House of Representatives demanding a change in the amount of tax to be levied, and the same to be done so after asking representatives of the people, directly, or those that would be affected by the change.
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What Defines and What Motivates the New Terrorism History Essay
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There is also a possibility that the entities framing terrorist networks could be large, formal, or hierarchical organizations thereby working altogether devoid of any common hierarchy or main commanding authority amongst them. No matter what the constituents of the network are, the absence of this authority or control is what makes it a network.
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Remaking Chinese Society,1949-Present History Essay
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Qualified engineers were shipped to China for industrial transformation and ultimate growth in the economy. Engineers from Russia helped in achievements of the goals of the Five Year plan. Most of the heavy industries were reformed. Each industry was given a target on which it had to accomplish and any failure was seen as failing Chinese people.
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Contemporary World Events & Issues History Essay
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In dictatorial systems, on the other hand, citizens are usually oppressed and do not have a say on how they are governed. Autocratic governments, oppressive as they may be, may not often experience civil wars since the people are afraid of the government. Semi-democratic regimes are more probable to be affected by civil wars.
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Japanese-American Internment History Essay
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Japanese migration in to America saw a significant move in1868 as a result of cultural, political and social changes emanating from Meiji restoration. The Hawaiian sugar industry attracted many Japanese immigrants in the area in the 1870s and 1880s. By 1900, majority of the Japanese immigrants living in US were concentrated in Hawaii where their work force was much sought by both the farm owners and industries owners.
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The Great Depression and Dust Bowl Migrants History Essay
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However, the drought that occurred in 1930 affected the Plains top soil significantly. The occurring high wind took away the dry, overworked soil, which was reduced to a fine powder. Consequently, dangerous white storms became prominent and changed farmland into desert. Thousands of people became homeless and desperate. This compounded the problems of the Great Depression further.
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Aggression during the Attacks of 9-11 History Essay
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On a fine Tuesday morning of 11 September 2001, militants associated with the banned organization of Al-Qaeda took control of 4 commercial flights by hijacking them. They crashed two of these passenger planes into the well-known World Trade Centre (WTC), one crashed into the Pentagon and the last one crashed into the grounds of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Critically Discuss the Mass Shootings at Babi Yar in the Context of the Holocaust History Essay
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Babi Yar is an important event in history and a significant part of the Holocaust, as there was the involvement of many Christian leaders and it led to a large scale killing of Jews by Nazis. Babi Yar is accountable not only for eliminating a part of the Jewish community but also for making the lives of remaining Jews miserable and devoid of happiness.
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American Revolution History Essay
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There are various reasons that led North American colonies to revolt against the British Empire. The first set of reasons was based on impositions that were made by the British on the colonies. The other set of reasons is based on the need for self-governance among American colonies. By 1976, all the thirteen American colonies rejected authority imposed by the parliament in Great Britain.
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China is the New Neo-imperialist Power in Africa History Essay
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This kind of indirect, hidden command exerted on developing nations by the more advanced and powerful nations is termed as neocolonialism. It is the last stage of imperialism; and is defined as “control of the economic and development destiny by a former colonial area such as Africa by outside powers after independence” (Falola 2009, p.57). 
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Collective Security Systems During and After the Cold War History Essay
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The idea, which was put during the formation of the United Nations, provided that the two principal powers had to direct the Security Council in formulating the collective security system. However, there emerged mistrust between the two principal powers, which led to divided ideologies of providing collective security.
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Assess the Limits of the UNs Human Rights Agenda History Essay
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America vetoes any UN efforts which may go against their interests as well as the interests of their allies like Israel. The Middle East is a region in which human right violations are going on for the last few decades. UN is acting as silent witness amidst all human right violations happening in the Middle East.
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To what extent can we attribute the conditions of the late Republic to the actions of individuals History Essay
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Another major area of consideration area issues related to Lucius Catiline. Sallust establishes a late Roman republic that, partly through the influence of Lucius Sulla, had collectively abandoned its values and given way to avarice. Sallust portrays Catiline as taking advantage of this social squalor.
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History of Louisiana History Essay
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Although it is not used in the area of New Orleans as it originally was, only a few adaptations of some phrases and the words exist. Louisiana was the first state in the United States of America to have an overwhelming population of Catholic French and Spanish. This reflects its origin as a colony of France till 1763 and of Spain till 1803.
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Ancient Religious Beliefs: Prehistoric to 1500 BC History Essay
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From the prehistoric times to the Vedic period (around 1500 BC), certain areas of concern have been changing with major religions in the world playing party to different changes. As people evolve from one culture to the other, they have to either assimilate or transform their views and values to fit to those of the indigenous people.
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Civil Rights Movement History Essay
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This movement even altered the rights of citizenship of the blacks and made the court of law and the governments protect the rights of blacks. These movements even altered the rights of all individuals including white or black or any other color. When people refer to the word civil rights, they seem to be referring to the speech of Martin Luther King Junior that touched the hearts of several and became the base of various changes in the US.
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Summary of 3 Articles History Essay
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The views of many historians are highlighted which helps to draw the series of events that took place.Furthermore, there are biographies of politicians that illustrate and demonstrate their lives and skepticism for the process of modernization. In the light of social, political, religious and cultural theories, the politicians have long succeeded in creating, what they can call, a modern China.
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Women's Lives, Roles and Statuses Varied and Changed over Various Early World History Eras and Culture Areas History Essay
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The particular roles in consideration include religion, marriage, politics, education and as part of the economic activities. Most of the world societies have been observed to provide an inferior status to women in comparison to men. This perception was justified by the natural distinction in the male and female. For example many societies used to consider women as an emotional entity thus lacking the capability to make decisions
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Cold War- Arms Race between US and USSR which Lead to the Fall of USSR History Essay
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This competition supremacy on nuclear warfare attracted other countries that also started making nuclear war due to the tension that existed in the world.Both sides directed huge sum of money to the military budget with each side trying to outdo the other.The relations gap between United States and Soviet Union were widened up by differences in economic and political ideologies. 
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Was the Post-1967 Settler Movement a Continuation of the Founding Zionist Project History Essay
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They used makeshift tents the same as those used by the Zionists in the 1930s in a bid to escape from mandatory and forceful power of the Palestinian nationalism. Many questions, therefore, have arisen as to the source of the settler movement due to the many things that the movement shares with the Zionists.
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Growth and Development through the Upheaval of the Late Middle Ages History Essay
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Both of these events caused substantial deaths within the population and may have made it seem like there was no hope.Despite this, the upheaval of the late Middle Ages did have some positive aspects, and overall created a positive outcome for the remaining population. The turbulence of the period resulted in a significant depopulation, easing the tension on citizens, decreasing rents and leading to the revitalization of cities.
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Impacts of the French and Industrial Revolutions in Europe History Essay
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It was the French Revolution which took place first in Europe, particularly in France in 1789, and influenced greatly European politics creating democratic space that spread through North America and Europe (Western Civilization, 2012). After the French Revolution, there came the Industrial Revolution, which took place between 1815 and 1914.
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