Notions The Iron Curtain A political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West and other non-communist areas. It was popularised by Winston Churchill in 1946 in his speech. The blockade loosened …
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The Mayflower Story-Kaia
Notions Origin of Native Americans Even though the exact origin of Native Americans is not known we have many theories. One of the theories that seems most valid mentions migration from Polynesia and from the northern parts of China. Another one speculates the crossing of a land bridge between Asia and America called Beringia, which …
Help(Kaia)
Notions Civil Rights Movements The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for blacks to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. The Civil War had officially abolished slavery, but it didn’t end discrimination against blacks—they continued to endure the devastating …
The Immigrant(Kaia)
Visual For the visual, I have chosen a picture of the Statue of Liberty when it was waiting to be shipped to America from France. I chose this picture because the statue is very often associated with immigration as it was the first thing they saw when they arrived in America by ship and in …
Glory(Kaia Mia Kalda)
Notions Different developments in the North and South North: The northern soil and climate favoured smaller farmsteads rather than large plantations. In the north factories and iron and steel production flourished thanks to more abundant natural resources. Also, more and more people started living in more urban areas and many larger cities were established (f.e. …
The Patriot
Notions The origin and essence of the conflict between England and the colony The origin of the conflict dates back to as early as 1651 when the English Government enacted the Navigation Acts. It meant that all trade routes made by the colonies were only going to England, barring foreign trade. The Molasses Act of …