World War I: Song Of Chimney Sweepers

World War I began in July 1914 in Serbia when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated. The war was fought between the central powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire) and the allied powers (Serbia, Russia, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the United States.) The war’s poisonous gas attacks resulted in the inhalation of chemical fumes that damaged the victim’s respiratory organs and killed many soldiers. Overtime gas masks advanced and became more effective as countries developed new warfare.
2. World War II began in 1939 due to the unresolved issues of the first war and the instability of Germany’s economy. Countries who were involved in this war were the Axis Powers (Germany, Japan and Italy) and the

Chimney sweepers in the 1800s in England were usually poor orphan boys and young children who were sold to the chimney master. The job was to clean out soot and ash out of chimneys. Parliament passed the “Act for the regulation of Chimney Sweepers” in 1864, which caused the end of the boys being used to clean out the grime filled chimneys.
7. The tone of the poem/song of the British anthem Rule Britannica is aggressive and very powerful. The implied message is that the people of England will always be loyal and devoted to their country. Britons will never become slaves is an ongoing phrase from the poem.
8. The American Dream is the idea that all people whether citizens or immigrants can live in the USA and build a successful life. This idealistic lifestyle can be attained through hard work and dedication.
9. During the 12th century in England, under the rule of King Edward, many Jews were deported or executed because of their inability to pay money to the king. At first moneylenders could no longer pay taxes for the king and were accused of disloyalty to his throne, resultantly, jews could no longer lend money and a stand still arose in the jewish community.Shakespeare’s writing from the book “The Merchant of Venice” shows antisemitic views of Jews. Shakespeare's view of jewish people was much like the view that other Englanders had which was cruel and

The French Revolution was an accumulation of years of bankruptcy and poverty the country faced after helping in the American revolution. On July 12, the Parisians began to attack the Bastille Fortress where national assemblies were held until feudalism was abolished. That particular day is known as the start of the French Revolution.
12. Martin Luther was a protestant reformer who challenged the indulgences and emphasis of wealth that the Church and Pope saw as righteous. Luther was deemed an outlaw by many but influenced many reformers. His “95 thesis” was a declaration calling out popes who would forgive people of their sins as long as they paid indulgences.
13. Jazz music symbolized freedom against oppression in a lyrical form. It blended many cultures and it was widely accepted into the black community as a productive revolution towards freedom in the sense of music. The Harlem Renaissance was an outburst of art, literature, and intellectual concepts that gave the average Black person identity. Langston Hughes is an example of a poet who gave insight to the oppression that black people