Although European colonies in America were founded on the basis of European culture, America spawned an entirely different society. ... The abundance of land and the consequent failure of feudalism to take root in America had profound consequences for the development of Anglo- American culture. ... Quaker and Puritan religions both formed in Europe and came to America to flee from persecution. ... This was an early form of Capitalism, which is a major factor in modern American economics. ... The link between work and wealth is still very present in American society today. ...

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Conflict between racial and ethnic groups has been a problem throughout history, and is still a major problem today. ... Religious differences have brought about conflict from as far back as the start of recorded history. ... The history that racial and ethnic groups already have between one another also is a primary reason for conflict between racial and ethnic groups. While racism in America seems to be less of an issue now, than during the early years of the country, the simple fact that racism was present before is a motivating factor for conflict between whites and African-Americans today...

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There were many revolutionary inventions that contributed to the giant leap made by America during the Industrial Revolution. ... The development of the railroad was a major turning point in the Nineteenth century and in our American history. The American railroads helped to settle and expand America's borders further to the west. American lines reaching to the West had to find their own way through vast tracts of land. ... The early railroad development had a great impact on changing the face of the United States. ...

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Alistair Cooke created and produced America: The Huddled Masses in 1973 with a purpose, to convey a "personal history" explaining the purpose of the many voyages by Europeans to the land of America. ... The Irish were originally looked at in a condescending way by the queen herself; consequently, American society prevented the Irish from assimilating with American culture. ... Even after the second wave of immigration in the early 1900's, immigrants began to collaborate and strike against companies and factories due to their outrageous hours and employment treatment. ... However American ...

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An assumption exists that the "Indians'that inhabited the Americas prior to European inhabitance were a single, primordial race. ... First, the Indian race was as heterogeneous as the continent of Europe across America. ... Due to climate, and isolation each tribe was very different and obviously, due to extended sustain, each race had progressed beyond the simple people for whom history has them pegged. ... The Chesapeake tribes were a tribe that instilled fear into the hearts of the early colonizers because their talents in war were far beyond a primitive level and nati...

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Once the American Revolution started the immigration slowed down. ... A lot of the Irish settled in the Northeastern part of America. ... The greatest decade in United States history for immigration was 1901 to 1910. During that decade nearly 8.8 MILLION people arrived in America. ... In the late 1800's to the early 1900's the first Japanese started to arrive. ...

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With this reason, my focus will be on how his works evolved from regional to universal style and where his persistent concern about steel- and- glass vocabulary was found both in Berlin and in America. It is obvious from a first glance that Mies developed a design approach based on historicism at his early stage. ... The modern materials like glass and bronze made the Seagram building look sophisticated and urban, which are the characteristics of the International style in American architecture. ... Already his innovative proposal for the Friedrichstrasse skyscraper (1921) is di...

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BRECHT Bertolt Brecht lived through a period of European History which witnessed massive economic, political and social upheavals. ... It was a episode in history whose social, economical and political pressures influenced many artists and writers to become more vocal in their opinions with regard to their political views. ... Brecht was exiled and travelled almost all over Europe, followed by the Nazi's until eventually, via Russia, he reached America. In America, politics again became a theme for Brecht's life and writings. ... I would like to develop a broader understanding ...

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Could The American Civil War Have Been Avoided? ... History; 2. ... The Civil War became an inevitable chapter in our American history, and apart of our American heritage. ... Just as the original thirteen colonies fought for their independence almost 100 years earlier, the Southern States felt a growing need for freedom from the central Federal authority in Washington D.C. ... Some Southern States wanted to break away from the United States of America and govern themselves. ...

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The orange begins life slightly farther to the East near China, India, and many other countries with difficult names ("Orange History"). ... The orange quickly makes its way to the Americas, mainly through the European explorers around the year 1500 ("Orange History"). The apple is brought over after the orange by missionaries, European pioneers, and those seeking refuge from religious persecution during the early 1600's ("Apples"). With so many different climates and verdant fields the Americas make an excellent home for the apple and orange and their production skyrockets with the i...

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Immigrants From the earliest times in the United States history, immigrants that have come to the United States have often faced nativism and discrimination. Immigrants in the early 1900's faced many problems. ... Other Americans were less supportive. ... Many early immigrants came mostly from western and northern Europe. ... Almost 9 million immigrants entered the United States in the early 1900's. ...

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The Mongols, built the largest land empire in history in the 1200's. ... Spain established colonies in what is now Latin America and the southern United States. By the early 1700's, the British, French, and Dutch had colonized much of eastern North America. ...

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So what was it about about early European civilization that made it so developed and advanced? ... Early causes for European Expansion derived from many different aspects. ... Once in America, African slaves were traded for New World produce and raw materials. ... This also made many Africans become a very influential part of the history of America. ... By 1540, around 10,000 slaves were brought to the Americas each year. ...

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What events in Great Britain contributed to the settlement of English colonies in America? There were lots of reasons, which led Great Britain to colonize in America. ... Summarize and assess the arguments presented by Hakluyt (Refer specifically to 1D4) for promoting English colonization in America. ... Describe the early conditions in Virginia, the first colony. ...

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The assigned articles and the text provide information about the early settlement of America and the organization of a colony. ... Much of this corresponds to the early lecture and class reading. The book "The Evolution of the American Economy" goes into the rules and regulations that came about through the rest of the world moving in the area and setting up trade. ... This was a time in history that started change....

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Conflict is not only demonstrated by the raids by the French and Indians on British villages and the War between the British and the French, but also by the cultural and religious differences between the Native Americans, the French, and the English. ... A more striking assessment of the cultural differences that caused conflict between the different peoples states, "The middle colonies were not a melting pot in which European cultures blended into a homogeneous "American" society; rather, they were a patchwork of . . . diverse communities."8 The strongest conflict of all between the French an...

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Conflict is not only demonstrated by the raids by the French and Indians on British villages and the War between the British and the French, but also by the cultural and religious differences between the Native Americans, the French, and the English. ... A more striking assessment of the cultural differences that caused conflict between the different peoples states, "The middle colonies were not a melting pot in which European cultures blended into a homogeneous "American" society; rather, they were a patchwork of . . . diverse communities."8 The strongest conflict of all between the French an...

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In the early days of Islam, the extension of Islamic rule was based on an uncomplicated desire to spread the Word of God. ... These territorial acquisitions brought the Arabs into contact with previously unknown ethnic groups who embraced Islam and would later influence the course of Islamic history. ... Today Islam continues to grow not only in Africa but also in Europe and America where Muslims now comprise a notable minority. ...

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Ralph Vaughan Williams finished composing his famous tuba concerto less than a decade after one of the most impactful events of not only European history, but all of human history: the Second World War. ... On the other side were the democratic, capitalist, Western countries, like The United Kingdom, France, and later the United States of America, who entered into the war after Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor. ... After World War II was resolved, two countries had emerged as the world's dominant military powers: The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics...

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The month of Ramadan comes 11 days earlier every year because muslims go by the lunar calendar. ... Islam took form with early Jewish prophets. ... Muslims also believe human history began with Adam and Eve. ... America houses 2% of the Muslims in the world, about 5 million. ...

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