Looming not too distantly on the horizon was the juggernaut of World War II. ... One characteristic that marked the 1940s was the overwhelming rise in entertainment and the arts during that era. ... Yet all this was put to a stop, for a time, as the nation was hurled headlong into the war. ... And Hollywood, who had before been ridiculed for its works, now began producing pro-war films and propaganda, helping enormously with the "home front-, maintaining civilian confidence and keeping the country afloat in times of war. ... And such was the end of an era of war but with it came a new era of ...

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During the cold war era globalization also had a part to play in the degrading of a number of African countries. During the cold war Ethiopia was a reliable ally to the United States who were trying to stop the spread of communism in sub Saharan Africa (Shinn). ... Now Somalia and Ethiopia are both know around the world in a negative light due to the entire problem they have undergone lately, such as civil war, poverty crime and this is all a result of the long term effects the cold war left on these two countries. ... The negative side of this is that this also applies to weaponry, which lead...

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Musicians of the classical era were influenced by those of the baroque era. ... The idea of a Romantic era in music, as opposed to the Classical era can be extremely confusing, not only because of the literary origins of the term, but also because of doubt as to the period in which it should refer. ... The musical celebration of folktales, national pride, and natural wonders defines the romantic era. This era was inspired by literature and the visual arts. ... During an age of wars and revolution, romantic composers felt free to make music that was violent and macabre. ...

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Christianity began and grew at the beginning of the turn of the Common Era in Europe. ... However, soon after converting the people of Medina to the Islamic faith, Muhammad led his followers in a war against Mecca and incorporated the area into Islam. ... These "holy wars" involved the external struggle against the disbelief of other religious people. ... The Medieval times were an era of much conflict and growth of new ideas and new societies. ...

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Next I examine the development of, or lack of, civil society and the institutions which took place across the continent in the colonial era. In particular, I consider the lack of education and judicial authority and how this affected the formation of the structures which exist in the post-colonial era. ... This was partly due to the pressures of indigenous military elites, who were formed during the colonial era. ... Arguably though, the development of some military personnel and infrastructure for colonial benefit(also a pool of manpower for extraterritorial wars, such as the French in IndoCh...

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With that, the anxiety was collectively heard and felt with its louder voice and remembered to define an era. ... The common uncertainties we were left with after the Great War gave rise to many new ways of thought and practice that inevitably shaped the world we live in today. ... His work was a painting of his perception and reflection of a war, which he entitled Guernica. ... World War I seemed to play that part. ... The complaints were valid after World War I, and were much more productive than destructive. ...

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When France lost the Seven Years War she lost her colonies to England and Spain forcing her to lose a substantial amount of money. ... In the years before the revolution began the Enlightenment Era swept over all of Europe. The Enlightenment Era promoted free thinking and praised the ability to think and reason clearly. ... This era introduced the idea of self-government to the French public, undermining the complete authority of the monarchies. ...

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It shows how wrong Medieval thinking was and how the Enlightenment era has helped us. ... That era saw a great advancement in medicine, mathematics and physics which played a role in where we are today in these areas. ... The age of reason equipped man to break free from a primitive era where one was inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true. ... Many wars were fought, and many lives were lost. ...

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The Middle Ages was an era of great decline in Europe that lasted from 500 AD to 1400 AD following the collapse of the Roman Empire. Many refer to the early Middle Ages as "The Dark Ages" because of the poor living conditions and structure the people of this era had. During this time, vikings were busy invading much of Europe, and tribal disputes lead to war. ...

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In an era where the only way books were available was through the silk scrolls, paper solved an imminent problem with the development of calligraphy and the animal hair - brush. ... Six hundred years later, the Arabs got papermaking as one of the spoils of war. ... "In fact, even after the Industrial Revolution influenced America and the era of mass production and consumption was established here, many products were recycled" (Granera). ...

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Christianity quickly became the foundation used to stabilize Western Europe's warring kingdoms in the era following the collapse of Rome. ... With Baghdad at the center of the world trade during this era, regions all over the world valued textiles and goods from Islamic lands making it economically stable. ...

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Use of the Julian calendar dates back to the roman era and ruled by Julius Caesar and calendar inventor for which its was named after in 45b.c. ... And change for some was as late in 1918, Russia converted after there revolutionary war , Greece finally change in 1923.In contrast still many orthodox churches follow the Julian calendar to the day. ... It is wondered if this type of grandeur was inspiring to the great Orson Wells and his dramatic caper he hoaxed with iis members of a theater that created mass hysteria although not and April fools joke but it gave him national fame on Oct. 30th...

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Therefore, the people of this era depicted science as a key element to ignite political and religious change. ... Another example is displayed through the spread of the ideas of Aristotle and Ptolemy to Europe through wars with nearby nations.6 In other words, politically- ignited wars spread the theories and truths of science. ...

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Before the scientific era, people would turn to their faith for answers. ... According to law books in the Middle Ages, the act of witchcraft is talking and working with evil spirits.2 Witches were used to explain anything unfortunate that would happen (storms, miscarriages, fights and illness etc.) and it was only until the scientific era did society stop believing in witches as a whole. ... The English Civil War was when the witch-craze all began. ...

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Weapons of Warfare The weapons of war have dramatically changed throughout the ages. ... War has been around since man first evolved. ... War may have occurred because of food, land, and women. ... "Chariots were first used in war in about 2500 B.C." ... During the Spanish Armada a ship called a war galley was used in battle. ...

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Columbus was able to see inhabitants interacting in their natural surrounding, and he perceived them as people who are simple and do not look savage, although "all are populated and make war with one another "3. ... Apparent cultural differences caused stereotyping of black Africans, and resulted in reports filled with very ˜flawed' information about this era. ...

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ve heard of African-Americans being oppressed by the white-Americans since they created slave codes of the pre-civil war era that were later replaced by segregation laws and practices to discriminate against the blacks. ... In the military during WWII, American minorities always demonstrated patriotism on the battlefield. 37,000 black soldiers died for the Union during the Civil War while they fought to create and defend the nation. ...

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I've heard of African-Americans being oppressed by the white-Americans since they created slave codes of the pre-civil war era that were later replaced by segregation laws and practices to discriminate against the blacks. ... In the military during WWII, American minorities always demonstrated patriotism on the battlefield. 37,000 black soldiers died for the Union during the Civil War while they fought to create and defend the nation. ...

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Poor relief occurred in the larger European cities such as Nuremberg, Lyons, Ypres, Strasbourg, and Lille during the period 1520-1540 in response to the problems caused by several consecutive harvest failures (1527-34) and to the fears raised by frequent and often widespread eruptions of both urban and rural popular unrest, epitomized by the German Peasants' War of 1524-5. ...

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As Erica Benner (2013) mentions in Nationalism: Intellectual Origins, a German reaction to the revolutions in America and France, which "claimed to found new national forms of legitimacy on universal, republican principles" (Benner 2013, p. 45), which was when the confederation of German states in 1800, or the Holy Roman Empire, were collapsing due to the pressure of the revolutionary wars. ... In order to maintain the public order of Europe, two main conceptions were present; the first being the regional stability which was recognized by events such as the Holy Alliance of 1815 (Encyclopedia...

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