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1754 BCE
Code of Hammurabi
It was kind of weird how he ruled and all of the different and, now a days, crazy laws that he had that people feared him under -
White Man's Burden
This was an interesting topic to learn about because it showed how people thought about the colored people back then and how they thought that they were superior to them and thought they needed to help them. -
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Imperialism
Mainly kicked off in Great Britain. This took place from the 19th century to early 20th century. This was interesting for me to learn because we still have this happening today so it's good to know more about it and how it kind of started. -
Social Darwinism
Took place in North America, Western Europe, and the United Kingdom. This interested me because it basically set the fundamentals for how we are as a society today. -
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Concentration Camps
Took place in Germany during the Holocaust. Concentration camps were one of the main things that you think of when you hear about the Holocaust so to learn what happened in them and everything was very interesting for me. -
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The Nuremburg Trials
This event took place in Germany after the Holocuast. I found it interesting that Hitler decided to commit suicide before these trials and then everyone behind him had to go through them. It really wasn't much of a trial like the title states but an execution. -
9/11
This was just a devastating event for the United States and learning about how it affected people's lives and what took place after and the stories were just interesting to learn about and talk about. -
Isis bombs paris
This is just an event that interested me because it was another big event that will probably go in history and it was just interesting yet sad to kind of touch on this topic and issue. -
Terrorism Today
Terrorism from the Middle East in North America and other places have been a main topic of conversation for a lot of people. They don't agree with how we think so they think they would be punishing us. To learn about them and how they work was interesting to say the least. Especially in Irag and how Isis "recruits" their members. -
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Transgender Bathroom Debate
This has been taking place recently in North America. It's interesting to here what everyone thinks and reasons behind what they think and how people are reacting to each of the new things that turn up about this specific topic.
