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Period: 1686 BCE to 1500 BCE
How chocolate started
The Aztecs would get cocoa bean shells for bitter drink with different kinds of spices in 1686 BC. By the 15th century, the Aztecs used cocoa beans as currency. They believe that chocolate was a gift from the god Quetzalcoatl,and drank it as a refreshing beverage,an aphrodisiac,and even to prepare for war. -
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How your role in society affect you
how your position in society determined whether or not you were permitted to enjoy chocolate. The scene shows Despina, a maid, expressing her anger over making cup after cup of hot chocolate for her employer while never being allowed to taste it herself. -
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Soldiers eating chocolate in World War I
It's one of the most celebrated feats of World War II: On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 troops stormed the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion. Less known is that an unlikely snack helped power the Allies before, during and after the historic mission—Hershey’s chocolate bars. -
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M&Ms World War 2
M&M's was created in 1941 in Newark, New Jersey during World War II. The sugar-coated shells made the product ideal as a non-melt ration for American soldiers deployed overseas. -
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How chocolate changed between time
in the 17th centuries only rich people could get chocolate but now it is available all around the world. Also in world war 2 only soldiers could eat M&M's but now M&M's are provide all around the world.