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- 3771: The Battle Of the Monarchs: Can Cathrine Really Be Worthy Of The Title Great?
- ... equal but when she was going to free the serfs until they rebelled. As her rule moved along her treatment towards the peasents worsend She allowed the serfs to be treated poorly and have less rights. louis the XIV let a very unfair tax go about where the poor were taxed extremely and the rich and nobles were not counted for certainaments. Many of the peasants resendted that the nobles and ...
- 3772: The Vietnam Era
- ... like everywhere else, did not help the soldiers deal with the stress of the war. Veterans had no one to turn to because no one understood what they had been through in Vietnam. The Civil Rights movement was at its height during the Vietnam Era. Protests by hippies and non-hippies alike helped to end legal segregation and ohter discriminatory laws. It changed the idea that blacks and whites led separate ...
- 3773: World War I
- ... this point still a neutral nation. Berlin officials declared that they would try not to sink neutral shipping but still warned that mistakes could possibly occur. In order to continue to claim profitable neutral trading rights, Wilson was determined to stick to his 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 ...
- 3774: The Spanish Inquisition
- ... Jewish communities, in search of wealth plunder. The new groups of newly converted Christians were called Marranos. They made up another large portion of the Hispanic population. For a while the Marranos had their full rights restored again. Many of them still practiced Judaism at home though, out of view of the government. The Jews had to convert to Christianity, if they did not, they had the choice of leaving the ...
- 3775: Russia's Five Year Plans
- ... he tried to equal that success with agricultural growth he met with some resistance and ended up liquidating a class and causing famine. Socially, he gave important social benefits to workers and gave women equal rights. However, he also tried to purge the country and eliminated a lot of the Communist party, most of the army, and a good portion of workers and peasants. It seemed that when Stalin first started ...
- 3776: Reasons For The Fall Of Socialism/Communism In Russia
- ... life that the Russian people were left with little democratic tradition. Russia faces the seemingly impracticable task of economic liberalization and democratization. This is combined with the fact that the new administration must address human rights issues, such as living conditions and the supply of staple goods in this new form of administration makes the prospect of a full democratic switch seemingly impossible. To fully understand the scope of the transference ...
- 3777: The Slave Trade
- ... all. For many years after the war plantation owners would not submit. The hate towards blacks did not stop, however. All the way up to the late 1950’s blacks were not allowed the same rights as whites. Still today hatred towards blacks continues in many parts of the country. The beginning of slavery was more than just inhumane treatment of one group of people by another; it was also a ...
- 3778: October Crisis/War Measures Act
- ... is sometimes required. After all the main goal was to preserve the life of James Cross, and it did. The Act also provided for arrest and detention without bail. This is a violation of our rights and freedoms, but in extreme times, extreme measures have to be taken. (Des, 187) Over 450 persons were detained in Quebec, most of whom were eventually released without laying or hearing of charges. (Oct, 1 ...
- 3779: The Devastation of World War One
- ... wanted to remain under the rule of Germany or not. Germany was ignored in many other situations, the reason for this was because they were considered as a defeated country and were not given any rights. The countries that were given self-determination were too small to be liable. These countries such as Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania did not remain under self-rule for long as the neighbouring country Russia was ...
- 3780: The Defeat of the Axis Powers
- ... the ability to produce was well-organized. The United States became a true superpower! Americans spirits were good, self-confidence was up and the depression no longer affected the American way of life. Even civil rights movements were up but that still left black Americans unequal to the white Americans eyes. In conclusion, Americans greeted the end of the war with joy and relief. They looked forward to the peace and ...
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