Gutenberg's press and the subsequent printing and sharing of philosophical essays about the role of the Church allowed for the Reformation to spread and take root.
Prior to the printing press, a person would have to hand copy a text. The printing press made it so hundreds of copies of texts could be printed quietly and shared widely allowing people to interact with new ideas.
When the Japanese empire was dismantled at the end of World War Two, Korea fell victim to the Cold War. It was divided into two spheres of influence along the 38th parallel. The Americans controlled south of the line - the Russians installed a communist regime in the north, later ceding influence to China.
<span>Apartheid, the Afrikaans’ word for segregation, brought white supremacy to a whole new level as the rest of the continent was decolonizing following World War II. The National Party government treated non-whites as second class citizens and in the case of Africans, non-citizens. By confining Africans to the ‘homelands’ of Bantus tans, the National Party was able to justify stripping away any basic rights Africans had in the country of South Africa. The international community refused to recognize these homelands, and pressure eventually began to build from all sides to allow equal rights for all residents of South Africa. Pressure came in the form of economic sanctions, expulsions from international organizations, and the divestment of foreign companies.</span><span />
Theodore Roosevelt's administration protected citizens' health through the
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Pure Food and Drug Act.
