Matthew Downs

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#AuburnWorldHistory Martin’s daughter fell in love with Stephen Douglas, an Illinois congressman. He wanted the money from the plantation but could not own it because of where he lived. So Martin and Douglas planned to keep it in her name so he could deny ownership if asked.

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#AuburnWorldHistory Robert Martin owned a plantation that would be worth about 5 million today.

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#AuburnWorldHistory The university of Chicago refused to acknowledge the hundreds of slaves that died that allowed the University and its $7 billion endorsement possible.

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#AuburnWorldHistory He says that technology caused deindustrialization through automation and robotization and was a project put in motion by corporate capitalists and the bourgeoisie.

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#AuburnWorldHistory Labor leaders use the term neoliberalism referring to the environment of workplace struggles, but the term is widely used and is unclear on what someone is referring to.

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#AuburnWorldHistory New economic and financial crises and waves of resistances have targeted neoliberalism.

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#AuburnWorldHistory The bomb doors would not open so they had to do it manually, and one of the majors went out with the bombs.

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#AuburnWorldHistory The US called Demitre and told him how to destroy the planes if they could not call off the planes.

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#AuburnWorldHistory B 52 bomber planes were airborne 24 hours a day to be prepared for a surprise attack.

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#AuburnWorldHistory Borders were over crowded because many were fleeing the country to escape from the violence. Families were left homeless who lived off food parcels given by the United Nations and Work Agency.

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#AuburnWorldHistory Families packed their things and left their homes to stay safe from all of the invasions.

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#AuburnWorldHistory The Israel Defense Forces took advantage of Arab neighborhoods when the British withdrew themselves.

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#AuburnWorldHistory 1 out of 3 people died in Leningrad from starvation, cold, or from what they ate. They ate glue from wallpapers, rats, and even other humans. It was reported that this happened a lot less than it actually did.

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#AuburnWorldHistory World War 2 was the bloodiest war with 60-65 million people dead.

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#AuburnWorldHistory Students are taught that the US dropped the atomic bombs on Japan to save the lives of 100s of thousands of young men’s lives; but there is more to the story.

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#AuburnWorldHistory Americans began to question what would happen to the United States democracy after seeing the downfall of other democratic nations.

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#AuburnWorldHistory After the constitution, most of the problems with the US were related to domestic affairs.

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#AuburnWorldHistory The word liberal used to be used in pre political ways such as generous and tolerant. After 1769, it was used in a political way.

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#AuburnWorldHistory The epoch of the bourgeoisie has simplified class antagonisms, splitting people into 2 groups: Bourgeoisie and Proletariat.

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#AuburnWorldHistory The foundation of Bourgeoisie was built from the feudal system.