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World War 2
Number of Words: 1072 / Number of Pages: 4
... a former German port. He moved on by putting
demands on Poland and the Polish Corridor. In September 1939 France and Britain
agreed to support Poland and they soon declared war with Germany.
How Did The US Get IntoThe War
First of all Japan has no natural resources in their country. So being that
they
replied on their oil products from the US. In July 27 1941, President
Roosevelt
stopped all trading with the Japanese. That meaning now that Japan has no fuel
to run
their military forces. Japan forces then went and attacked the East Indies and
took
over all of their fuel. Shell was the comp ...
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Civil War
Number of Words: 1701 / Number of Pages: 7
... improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and currency system and federal subsidies for shipping and internal improvements. The South felt these were discriminatory and that they favored Northern commercial interests. Now the main re ...
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Enlightenment 2
Number of Words: 1668 / Number of Pages: 7
... Century Enlightenment Thought." Although there were many philosopher and scientists engaged in the enlightenment period bringing new ways of thinking there are only a few that kick open the doors of this way of thinking. Decartes 1597-1650. He changed the way of thinking though the enlightenment period he replaced all other forms of knowledge with a single echoing “Which may be the” truth: Cogito, ergo sum, "I think there for I am". From that point onwards in European culture, subjective truth would hold a higher and more important epistemological place then objective truth; skepticism would ...
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Augustus Ceasar
Number of Words: 1202 / Number of Pages: 5
... Caesar and also wanted to become the heir. The leader of the senate, Cicero, realized Augustus was a useful alley, ordered Angustus to make war on Antony and forced him to retreated to Gaul, but Cicero failed to do so (Scarre, 17). Because during 43B.C. "Augustus marched on Rome with his army, and compelled the senate to to accept him as a consul" (Scarre, 17). Later on, Augustus met Antony and Lepidus and the three of them started to form a triumvirate, which excluded the senate power. They divided three parts of the Roman Empire. Antony took the east, Augustus took the west, and Lepidus aw ...
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A Comparison Of The French And Russian Revolutions
Number of Words: 564 / Number of Pages: 3
... did in 1905. But the army joined the revolt and the Czar was kicked out of power soon afterwards. A temporary government was set up to decide on what kind of government Russia was gonna set up. Two political parties were set up. The Bolsheviks were one of the two. The leader of the Bolshevik party was a man named Lenin. Lenin was a firm believer of the theories and ideas of Karl Marx. So with his slogan of "Bread, Peace and Land", Lenin gained the support of the peasants and gained control of Russia and setup a communist state.
The French revolution was also caused by a bad ruler and a bad e ...
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French Revolution 4
Number of Words: 398 / Number of Pages: 2
... of the doubt that the public had towards the present kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, and the public could not be swayed to help. The only result of the attempts for absolutism by the monarchy were a series of new and increase taxes on the nobles. The aristocracy immediately reacted to these taxes as declaring them unfair and would not accept them. Louis XV began with a series of Financial advisors chancellors which all had the intention of saving the monarchy from financial ruin.
They made many attempts at taxation, such as a land tax, but each of these were defeated by the nobles -- the Parlemen ...
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Russian-Japanese War
Number of Words: 1701 / Number of Pages: 7
... realize how powerful Britain and Japan had
made themselves. Russia
was unable to take Japan seriously even though they
had many reports on
how large the Japanese naval and military forces were.
Unfortunately,
Russia's constant penetration into Korea and Manchuria
continued unabated
despite the presence of numbers of Japanese immagrants
and traders.
Russia
had succeeded in replacing the now defunct Chinese influence with
her own.
Russia now began taking over the administrative departments and had
their
officers train the Korean army to fight on their side.
In April, May, and
J ...
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The Unification Of Europe Under The Maastricht Treaty
Number of Words: 620 / Number of Pages: 3
... these
countries concerned with their own interests in mind will disregard the
treaty. For example, during the last several weeks in defiance of the
treaty Britain lowered it interest rates while Germany raised theirs. Both
to accommodate their own separate economies! This sort of unity does not
seem to me to set an example from which to abide by in the future.
Under the Maastricht Treaty one body will govern and regulate both
economic and political concerns. I find it hard to comprehend how one
governing body can do the work of twelve individual governments in a
continent whose culture and ...
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Cuba And Its History
Number of Words: 434 / Number of Pages: 2
... conducted on its home terrain, consisted of
inhabitants fed up with oppressive rule. The men involved operated from
bases located deep in the jungle, dense forests, and high rocky elevations.
Guerrillas depended on natives for food, shelter, and useful information.
While striking swiftly was a must, the bands of men were specialized in the
undetected raiding of enemy camps. They could ambush a patrol, kill the
soldiers, and supply their entire company in a matter of hours. Cutting
communication between enemy lines became a prime target, once severed from
the army, a battalion could be attacked, disarme ...
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American Studies
Number of Words: 1839 / Number of Pages: 7
... to welcome women and ethnic studies. I believe the answer to this is simply that the women represent a larger group and they are more out spoken. Kerber also saw a great deal of chauvinism with the myth symbolist methodology, as well as this certain approach not looking for structures of power. She looked at points from all different sorts of angles and would then analyze them. Kerber would always have a valid answer and would really go into great detail in her article so that it was easy to pick up the information. These two articles were very much related, but at the same time they were very differ ...
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