... then Europe. They still had a military and a running, somewhat , economy. In the late 40’s through early 50’s the Soviet Union started to spread the Lenin ideological as it started moving in the Westward position. In 47 the US started funding the rebuilding of European infrastructure in a system called the Marshall Plan. Russia in turn brought forth its own funding called the Molotov Plan. Because of that, they were able to spread communism through many countries. Some of these nations were: Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Eastern Germany, and numerous countries in Southeastern Asia. But on the US side we had the support from almost the entire W ...
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... enough was enough, and she started the fight for her rights as well asall women's rights. Within the next week of her decision she held a convention in Seneca Falls called, "A convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". Stanton created a list to present called "Declaration of Sentiments" which stated areas in life where women were treated unjustly. (*1) After the second day of the convention, every resolution on her declaration was passed except the one that called for women the right to vote. As time passed, however, many conventions were held all the way up to the Civil War. Women just like Stanton, such as Susan B. ...
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... ocean. On the other hand, Mexico was a new country wanting to protect itself from outside powers. Evidence of U.S. expansion is seen with the independence of Texas from Mexico. The strongest evidence of U.S. expansion goals is with the Mexican-American War. From the beginning, the war was conceived as an opportunity for land expansion. Mexico feared the United States expansion goals. During the 16th century, the Spanish began to settle the region. The Spanish had all ready conquered and settled Central Mexico. Now they wanted to expand their land holdings north. The first expedition into the region, that is today the United States Southwest, was with Co ...
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... if all of the country fell under a Communist government, Communism would spread throughout Southeast Asia and then it would be all over the world. They could this the "domino theory". Then the US government supported the South Vietnamese government. The government's policies led to rebellion in the South while the NFL was in the North Vietnam's team. In 1940, the Japanese troops invaded French Indochina. Then the Vietnamese nationalists called the Viet Minh, began guerrilla warfare against Japan which got the US involved. The Viet Minh troops rescued US pilots that were down, located Japanese prison camps, and helped US prisoners escape, also providing advic ...
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... League to increase black voter registration. During the summer of 1955 Rosa accepted a scholarship given to community leaders which gave her a chance to work on school integration at the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee. This was an excellent opportunity for her because she was able to experience racial harmony which nurtured her activism. Obviously Rosa, like many others, dedicated many years of her life trying to increase equality for black Americans. Though these efforts did not go unnoticed or fail in making any progress, it wasn’t until Dec. 1 of 1955 that Rosa made a decision that would later make her known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” ...
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... It allowed farmers to live along the border and away from the nomads. But it took over 30,000 people to build it. Another achievement was the currency. Currency is cash and is the most common items used to exchanged for goods. The currency got of things exchanged for itself. Two nicknames for it are paper money and flying money. One last achievement is trade. Trade is one of the most important systems to the Chinese. They traded silk and other things and eventually got a lot of things back. The Chinese got a lot of things back from trade. These are some examples of the trade system. The Chinese dynasties are really amazing. The Sui Dynasty lasted be ...
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... does not believe inthe death penalty. Sister Helen's concerns with Matthew are about his life. She does find him a lawyer so he can try to appeal. She also councils him through his tribulations. She cares for him and does all she can to help him get his appeal in the court system. Although she does not succeed in her attempts to get Matthew off death row, she befriends him and helps him realize what he has done. She knows and understands that he needs help in more ways than one. Matthew did not want his mother to speak in court on his behalf, but Sister Helen helps him see that his mother has the right to do so. She helps him see that if his death sentence ...
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... could not afford to make gowns or great costumes for the group, so they decided to use linens. They wore the linens over their backs and put pillowcases on their heads. They also draped the linens over their horses. The was going to ride for the first time. In the beginning, the men wanted to do nothing more than play pranks on people. However, the people were more frightened than they were cheered up. They soon realized what they could do with these fear tactics. The South had turned into a place that was no longer theirs. The slaves were now free (many of these men were slave owners) and carpetbaggers were coming from the North to take advantage of the southern ...
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... Apart from the law sin lies dead. I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died; the very commandment which promised life proved to be death to me. For sin, finding opportunity in the commandment, deceived me and by it killed me. So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good (Romans 7:7-12). Clearly in this passage, Paul is blaming sin on the Law. Paul states that without the Law there would be no sin and that the Law brought about sin. "In other words, it is law that makes us both conscious of, and responsible for, sin" (Knox 59). If there had been no law then there would be no sin ...
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... Leon was Puerto Rico’s first governor and founded the island. When he landed he exclaimed “Que Puerto Rico!” meaning “What a rich port!” Ponce also had El Casa Blanca (the white house) which contains a throne room, dungeon, armory, wine cellar, and didn’t meet the fortification requirements so it had a fort built around it. In the countryside of the island there are limestone formations that form mountains. The underwater rivers form large sinkholes which provide a crater that supports the largest observatory in the world. The dish covers approximately 20 acres. El Yunque Rain Forest covers about 2800 acres of Puerto Rico and is named after the Indian god “Yunqu ...
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