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- 1001: Leadership Ability of Robert Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson
- ... ability. RFK was able to sense what his constituents wanted, and he had innovative social programs which appealed to many of his constituents. LBJ also had many excellent programs for social reform, such as his civil rights and War on Poverty platforms. However, he was unable to tell what his public wanted with regards to the Vietnam War, leading the public to feel that he was out of touch; this many feel ultimately cost him his presidency. When Lyndon Johnson entered office in 1963, he had an extraordinary position to fill; the ...
- 1002: Benito Mussolini
- Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini had a large impact on World War II. He wasn’t always a powerful dictator though. At first he was a school teacher and a socialist journalist. He later married Rachele Guide and had 5 children. He was the editor of the ... the British ambassador that not even the bribe of France and North Africa would keep him neutral.”2 The British ambassador was appalled and dismayed. On May 28, 1937, Mussolini strongly gave thought to declaring war. He then attacked the Riviera across the Maritime. “On September 13, 1937 he opened an offensive into British-garrisoned Egypt from Libya.”3 On October 4, 1937, while the offensive still seemed to promise success, Benito Mussolini met Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, on their joint frontier. “The two of them discussed how the war in the Mediterranean, Britain’s principal foothold outside its island base, might be turned to her decisive disadvantage. Hitler suggested to Mussolini that Spain might be coaxed on the axis side, thus giving Germany ...
- 1003: Jedediah Hotchkiss
- Jedediah Hotchkiss The Civil War, a turning point in history. Not only did this important event change the lives of Americans, but also it effected people right here in the valley. Few know that a battle was fought here in the local town of Waynesboro. This battle may not have been the turning point of the war, but it was very important to those who lived here and fought here. (Funk & Wangnalls V6, 73) First and for most I have to start with the source. I have to tell about the ...
- 1004: Study Guide For European Histo
- ... it satirized contemporary french politics, social conditions and eccesiastical matters and literature -book was very popular and one of enlightenments earliest works William and Mary: -William revived the Grand Alliance and initiated a massive land war against France and Spain -Mary restored catholism in England Heliocentric: -atronomical theory thata the sun is the center of the solar system -first postulated by polish astronomer Nicolas Copernicas Index: -catalog of forrbidden books -published ... right to rule as stated to him by God. Isaac Newton-Greatest of all english scientists, mathematician. Studied physics and astronomy. Discovered Gravity Sun King-Louis XIV, Richelou's successor and Cheif Administrator 30 Yrs. War-War lasting 30 years, involving the Bohemian stage, Danish stage, Swedish phase, and the Frech and Swedish phase. The war ended with the Peace of Westphalia. John Locke-Theorist of the Revolution of 1688, Developed ...
- 1005: Benito Mussolini's Rise and Fall to Power
- Benito Mussolini's Rise and Fall to Power Benito Mussolini had a large impact on World War II. He wasn't always a powerful dictator though. At first he was a school teacher and a socialist journalist. He later married Rachele Guide and had 5 children. He was the editor of the ... the British ambassador that not even the bribe of France and North Africa would keep him neutral."2 The British ambassador was appalled and dismayed. On May 28, 1937, Mussolini strongly gave thought to declaring war. He then attacked the Riviera across the Maritime. "On September 13, 1937 he opened an offensive into British-garrisoned Egypt from Libya."3 On October 4, 1937, while the offensive still seemed to promise success, Benito Mussolini met Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, on their joint frontier. "The two of them discussed how the war in the Mediterranean, Britain's principal foothold outside its island base, might be turned to her decisive disadvantage. Hitler suggested to Mussolini that Spain might be coaxed on the axis side, thus giving Germany ...
- 1006: Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
- ... the Army at 16 and earned his commission by the time he was 20. Five years later, as a military observer for the King of Württemburg, he traveled with the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was in that service that the young count had gone aloft in military observation balloons. During Zeppelin's military career, he fought in the Seven-Weeks War (1866) and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), serving in the armies of Württemburg, Prussia and Imperial Germany. In 1890, Zeppelin retired from military service as a brigadier of cavalry, but the 52 year ...
- 1007: The History of the Soviet Union
- ... when they demand changes to the economic system. With the development of the American, French and Spanish constitutions, the serfs now demanded the abolishment of the monarchy dictatorship, communal ownership of land and many other civil and social reforms. Unfortunately, their rebellion was quickly dismantled by the Czar's military faction and the system remained in tact. 1861-1905 Czar Nicholas II finally realized that his current economic monarchy was holding ... parliamentary system in 1905 which would decrease the number of strikes and violent outbursts generating from the peasants. This representative assembly (called a Duma) was convened a total of four times during the first World War and gave legitimacy to other political factions within the empire and would hopefully increase civil rights. 1917-1924 World War I led to the abdication (resignation) of the Czar as the people revolted against his useless monarchy. Famine, disease and death were spreading like wildfire as the Russians aided ...
- 1008: Benito Mussolini's Rise To Power
- ... and power. Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy, was an European political leader. Just like Hitler, Mussolini served in the World War1 as a young man and he dreamed of military fame in a Second War to come. Hitler and Mussolini boht returned from the First World War to find their countries in political and economic chaos. So they both formed extremist political parties. This led Mussolini to a program of militarization. Many Europeans felt that his successes in restoring Italy outweighed any ... When the British and French leaders condemned him for these acts, he looked elsewhere for allies and found Germany and Japan. He joined Hitler in supporting the Fascist "Nationalist" side in the 1936- 1939 Spanish Civil War. This gained him an ally, Spanish Generalissimo Franco, but being associated with the atrocities of this brutal war lost him still more support in the rest of the world. His biggest mistake, however, ...
- 1009: Across Five Aprils- Summary
- Across Five Aprils- Summary The book Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt, is a great fiction novel that gives the reader a good perspective of the average family during the Civil War. This book shows the hardships and tough times that the war cast upon everyone in the U.S. The author tries to get the reader to be sucked in by the constant goings on in the lives of the many characters. This story takes place ...
- 1010: Timeline History of Russia 1533-1991
- ... when they demand changes to the economic system. With the development of the American, French and Spanish constitutions, the serfs now demanded the abolishment of the monarchy dictatorship, communal ownership of land and many other civil and social reforms. Unfortunately, their rebellion was quickly dismantled by the Czar's military faction and the system remained in tact. 1861-1905 Czar Nicholas II finally realized that his current economic monarchy was holding ... parliamentary system in 1905 which would decrease the number of strikes and violent outbursts generating from the peasants. This representative assembly (called a Duma) was convened a total of four times during the first World War and gave legitimacy to other political factions within the empire and would hopefully increase civil rights. 1917-1924 World War I led to the abdication (resignation) of the Czar as the people revolted against his useless monarchy. Famine, disease and death were spreading like wildfire as the Russians aided ...
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