Auschwitz
.... to the gas chambers within a few hours; these people were sent to the Birkenau camp, where more than 20,000 people could be gassed and cremated each day. At Birkenau, the Nazis used a cyanide gas called Zyklon-B, which was manufactured by a pest-control company. A second group of prisoners were used as slave labor at industrial factories for such companies as I. G. Farben and Krupp.Camp Commandant Rudolf Hoess admitted to a minimum figure of 2.5 million deaths at Auschwitz. Reflecting back some years l .....
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A Report On Schindlers List
.... This is because “Schindler’s Jews” were treated as humans as opposed to being treated as animals. For them, working in Schindler’s factory was an escape from the ghetto and from much German cruelty. They loved Schindler so much that his factory became known as a haven throughout the Jewish community. However, things began to go sour for Schindler, when the Germans ordered the liquidation of the ghettoes. Soon all of the Jews in the Cracow ghetto were relocated to the Plaszow lab .....
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African Americans In The Civil
.... and slaves as property had to be got around (Fincher).
President Lincoln was being bombarded with pressure to let free African Americans fight in the war. At the same time, pressure to abolish slavery was put on the President. Finally, in the summer of 1862, with the realization that the war would not be won without the end of slavery, Lincoln drew up the Emancipation Proclamation (Fincher). This document freed slaves in all areas who rebelled against the Union. This began a rippling effect .....
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Age Of Discovery
.... this time period. The impact, both directly and indirectly on the lives of the Europeans was tremendous. It promoted wealth and it led to a desire for more explorers. The competition of the countries was amazing. There was always a race to see who would start the first colony, who would explore the continent, and of course who would make the most money.
It goes without saying, the Age of Exploration shaped the Europe and the America of today, and it left everlasting effects. The world trade of the .....
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Alexander The Great
.... armies of Persian King Darius. He also destroyed the fortified island city
of Tyre on the Mediterranean Sea, founded the city of Alexandria in Egypt,
conquered hill tribes the Persians had never been able to subdue, and
defeated a well-trained Indian army equipped with elephants.
After defeating Porus, an Indian ruler, he wanted to continue his conquests
into India, but his weary, homesick army refused. Reluctantly, Alexander
turned around and led his army back to Babylon, where, just .....
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America At D-day:a Day Of Reme
.... the ability to work generals--along
with airmen, Navy men, and lesser soldiers by the millions--in effective
harmony in carrying out large-scale operations” (Goldstein 8). That is one of
the reasons why Eisenhower was chosen to lead Operation Overlord.
Operation Overlord was a well kept secret. The Allies went through a
lot to make sure that the Germans only heard what the Allies wanted him to
hear and see. The Allies built mock armies on the south eastern corner of
England. That .....
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American Revolution Vs. Americ
.... promoted was that of rebellion. A pamphlet authored by Thomas Paine, became a real best seller and many after reading such literature were ready to fight for their freedom. These legislatures were derived from the King of England George III. He soon became the most disliked man in American homes. The Revolution War brought the people together in a patriotic manner. Soon, a document that would change the lives of many was constituted for the citizens of America. The Declaration of Independence was .....
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Analysis Of The Kingdom Of Mat
.... eventual devotion to Matthias. As Elijah turned to working with female missionaries in eighteen nineteen, the new evangelism of the times became the basis for a new life;and his marriage to Sarah, a strong missionary, who gently took total control over Elijah’s household and religious affairs. It was Sarah’s connection as a perfectionist reformer to Frances
Folger that led to the meeting with Ann Folger and becoming extreme perfectionists. As Elijah began experiencing his conversation .....
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Ancient Celtic Religion
.... that our ancestors had a great belief in life after death, and an example is gravesites of the Gravettians (22,000 - 18,000 BCE). This culture would bury the deceased in full clothing, sometimes with his/her dog, and with everything else one might need in the afterlife, a tradition similar to that of the Egyptians. Individuals were also frequently buried under the family's hearth, so that the deceased might remain close. Thus, we see early evidence of religion-magick or Witchcraft.
The Druids w .....
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Ancient Egyptian Medicine
.... physicians also practiced a combination of clinical and spiritual healing. Unlike the priest physician, the lay physicians were most likely trained to practice medicine. They were most likely derived from priests who had knowledge of the anatomy, and from magicians because they weren’t associated with any particular god or temple. The role of a lay physician wasn’t only open to males, unlike the priest physicians, there are records of
women physicians. Although the duties of the lay physicia .....
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Animal Farm
.... everything they produce is stolen by man, who does not produce but only consumes. The animals in return get near nothing, just enough to keep them away from starvation. Old Major gave many speeches to the farm animals about hope and the future. He is the main animal who got the rebellion started even though he died before it actually began. Old Major's role compares to Karl Marx whose ideas sparked the communist revolution. Like Old Major, Marx wrote essays and gave speeches to the working class poor. .....
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Apache And Cherokee Indians
.... After the struggle Jackson turned on the Cherokees once he no longer needed their help. The initial aim of the United States Government was to move the Cherokee west of the Mississippi River. In the 1820’s the most impressive cultural change was made as an actual written language derived from the Cherokee spoken word was created. In 1832 the Supreme Court of The United States found the Cherokee people to be a Nation. This ruling was a massive victory for the Cherokee. Jackson, acting against .....
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Arab Crusades
.... their status. Once the original generation of crusaders died, their children were not as determined. They forgot about the Muslims that had escaped, and because of that, the Muslims had a new leader and were regaining power. Under their leader, Imad ad-Din, the Muslims regrouped and planned their attack against the colonies. After the passing of Imad ad-Din, a new radical leader emerged-Zangi. Zangi led his troops to a victory against the crusaders and their colonies by capturing the state of Edessa. The .....
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Atomic Bomb 2
.... atoms of Gioielli 2certain elements were split, or taken apart. Scientists began to realize that if harnessed, this energy could be something of a magnitude not before seen to human eyes. They also saw that this energy could possibly be harnessed into a weapon of amazing power. And with the advent of World War Two, this became an ever increasing concern. In the early fall of 1939, the same time that the Germans invaded Poland, President Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein, informing him .....
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Atomic Bombs
.... the plane may be shot down or the bomb may not explode. Therefore, they decided not to have a demonstration bomb. The committee decided that the bomb needed to be dropped directly on a city. Stimson wrote the President, "We can propose no technical demonstration likely to bring an end to the war; we see no acceptable alternative to direct military use." (Amrine, 122) Soon after that a group of scientists wrote Harry Truman asking not to drop the bomb on any city. They knew that the atomic bomb could .....
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