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… their political unity was weak. However, as Britain began to enforce more laws and taxes on the colonists, their unity became strong as they fought for their independence. The growth of political unity began with the Albany Congress of…

… wondered how today's superpowers achieved their position of dominance. The fact is that the development of Russia and the United States into superpowers, can be traced to World War II. To be a superpower, a nation needs to have a strong economy, an…

… Lee Frost, was one of America's leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An essentially pastoral poet often associated with rural New England, Frost wrote poems whose philosophical dimensions transcend any region. Althoug…

… States was desperate to stay out of the European war and institute a neutrality policy. However, the two sides fought for U.S. support, often even at a danger to the U.S. The passive stand that America took in involvement in World War I only prolonged…

… that are used to keep the males in their society in power, and the power of age is certainly a factor. In China the family’s needs are put before an individual or that of the larger society. The family system has been effective for so long…

… WOMEN IN SOCIETY The position of women, who had an almost completely dependent status under English common law, improved rapidly in English America. Despite the prevailing doctrine, both civil and religious, that women were inferior to men and subject…

… in 1919 women were recruiting the votes of other women to vote for the first time. In Nashville, suffragists who had been working for many years for this right, hastily organized women to register and as part of their of the preparation for their…

… of the feminist movement, the role of women in all parts of society has come under increasing scrutiny. One area of recent controversy is the role of women in the Christian Church. Some churches whose traditions and practices are less…

… forces of all times. The Roman army ,at its finest point, was nearly inconquerable. This was due to the discipline of the soldiers, the hard and effective training of the soldiers, the speed at wich new tactics were learned, and to theorganization…

… of its time, but many don’t know why they were able to accomplish such feats such as conquering almost the entire western world. It is a surprise to many that their success was not due to their large army, but rather how they how they “motivated”…