The Silk Road trade allowed for diffusion of technologies to go throughout Eurasia. For instance, silk-making technology from China was able to diffuse and reach areas in Europe. Another example would be the religion of Buddhism. Buddhism originated in India and made its way to China along the Roads, and changed a bit along the way.
The McCarthy Era was one of the darkest periods in U.S.
history. The government was so intent on
flushing out communism that they disregarded the rights of its citizens. It was a terrible time to be different or
speak against the government. Those who
did were already put under suspicion.
Many who were put on the blacklist during that time suffered a lot. Some lost their careers while others were
imprisoned over hyped-up charges. If
there was anything we need to learn is that we need to protect our freedoms of
speech, the right to fair trial and the right not to be subjected to unlawful
arrest.
Standardized the writing system, uniform size and shape across the whole country
In 1969 protesters for American Indian independence occupied the island "Alcatraz" of the coast of San Fransisco. They did this mainly to bring attention to the unfair treatment of Natives by the US government.
The primary purpose of Teddy Roosevelt's fight against trusts was to show both US residents and the world that businesses were not in charge of the country–the government was.
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