César Chavez, fought for farm laborers' rights, and worked really hard to improve work conditions for many farm workers.
He was inspired by methods previously used by Mahatma Gandhi, such as strikes, boycotts, fasts and marches, using them to draw attention to his cause. Furthermore, he never answered with full on violence, but he responded with passive resistance, just like Gandhi did.
César Chávez transformed conditions and pay for many labor workers, making him a champion of the poor.
One reason powerful nations rushed to grab colonies in the 1800s was the desire for raw materials and natural resources.
By the 1800s, strong, centrally governed nations/states in Europe had emerged. The industrial revolution that began during this time greatly enriched the European economies.
The industrial revolution created needs and desires that had to be met. The European nations, aided by their new economic and military strength, resorted to seize foreign lands to exploit them for raw materials and resources to feed the mother industries back home.
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Thomas Aquinas was an avid reader of Aristotle and sought to reconcile Greek philosophy with the collection of theological productions. He said that although philosophy and theology seem to disagree on some points, they only differ in their interpretation, since both seek the truth. Thus the religion of philosophers is to know the foundation of things, while theology is concerned with human actions.
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Many people in the South of the United States opposed tariffs because they would have disproportionately affected agricultural business--which was at the heart of the Southern economy.
