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- 621: The History and Deline of the Roman Empire
- ... to import its luxuries from the East. In a word, though seemingly prosperous, in the second century A.D. the Roman empire was overspending to such an extent that it was moving to an economic crisis. When in 167 A.D. Marcus Aurelius was faced by the attack of the Germanic Marcomanni and Quadi, he was forced to sell, is it were, the crown jewels as well as the household furnishing ...
- 622: The Conflicts Between The United States and The Soviet Union
- ... torn away hoping for a stable government. For all in one, France was successful economically. The east- west split effected many world affairs during the next 40 years. To cite an instance, the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was the Soviets trying to shoot off nuclear missiles into Cuba. Luckily the United States blockaded Cuba to stop this process from happening. This had a major effect on world affairs because Cuba ...
- 623: The Chernobyl Accident
- ... answered. The announcer stated that there had been an accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant and measures were being taken to eliminate the consequences of the accident. (Time 39) Thus began by far the gravest crisis in the troubled 32-year history of commercial atomic power. The fallout caused an international uproar against the Soviet Union for its lax safety measures and its concealment of the fact that the dangerous radiation ...
- 624: Reason's For Japan's Aggression
- ... change their ways. In the decades following the war, Japan had been reluctant to build up its military and had rejected war as a solution to problems. They also worked to rebuild relations with Southeast Asian nations by providing reparations for damage they caused. Oppositely, America still feels guilty about its actions during the war. Because of this, America has a huge trade deficit with Japan. This deficit could be erased ...
- 625: The New World
- ... Professor Clark HST 114 In 1492 Christopher Columbus headed across the Atlantic Ocean in order to find a trade route to India. When Columbus finally reached land, he believed that he was somewhere near the Asian mainland. Where he had actually landed, was the Americas. Columbus found, in America, that there were already people living and working the land. Later after exploring, Columbus returned to Spain and told the monarchs of ...
- 626: World War I
- ... risky policy but meanwhile warned Germany that it would be held accountable for any attacks on American ships or lives. The first major incident involving a submarine that challenged U.S. neutrality was the Lusitania crisis. The Lusitania, a British passenger liner, was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland, resulting in a loss of 1,198 lives. Of these, 198 were Americans. With the sinking of the liner, Americans ...
- 627: The Invention of the Atomic Bomb And Its Use
- ... Asia, and that problem is not solved completely still now. Of course, Takashi Hiraoka acknowledges the fact seriously. He says that we Japanese should be ashamed of that as a human and heartily apologize to Asian people.(57) Then, is it all right whatever was done to Japan? Takashi Hiraoka thinks of the idea to be wrong. Certainly, a cruel act must not be allowed. For all that, the idea that ...
- 628: Tradition and World War 1
- ... e. During Napoleonic times. Everything now operated on a national level, trying to incorporate everyone into overthrowing the Jacobins, which was finally attained in 1795. However, the main test of tradition occurred during times of crisis and war. The question of Is tradition strong enough? was often posed during World War II, and eventually came out with the answer yes. Secondly, tradition was vastly upheld during the times of European colonialism ...
- 629: The Battle of Waterloo
- ... veterans of his former campaigns flocked to his standard, and on March 20, 1815, he again ascended the throne. The Congress of Vienna, alarmed by Napoleons return to power, had reacted quickly to the crisis. On March 17, Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia each agreed to contribute 150,000 troops to an invasion force to be assembled in Belgium neat the French border. A majority of other nations present ...
- 630: The Titanic - History of a Disaster
- ... all may be that there were not enough lifeboats for everyone on board. According to Walter Lord, author of The Night Lives On, the Titanic could have been saved in the very beginning of the crisis when the iceberg was first reported to the bridge. If First Officer Murdoch had steamed right at the iceberg instead of trying to avoid it, he might have saved the ship. The author feels there ...
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