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- 1601: Political Economy Of The Ancient India
- ... granted military aid by Sh ah Tahmasp and went on to conquer Qandahar (1545) and to seize Kabul three times from his own disloyal brother, Kamran, the final time being in 1550. Taking advantage of civil wars among the descendants of Sher Shah, Humayun captured Lahore in February 1555, and, after defeating Sikandar Sur, the rebel Afghan governor of the Punjab, at Sirhind, he recovered Delhi and Agra that July. Humayun ... by his father, Akbar. Impatient for power, however, he revolted in 1599 while Akbar was engaged in the Deccan. Akbar on his deathbed confirmed Jahangir as his successor. Jahangir continued his father's traditions. A war with the Rajput principality of Mewar was ended in 1614 on generous terms. Campaigns against Ahmadnagar, initiated under Akbar's rule, were continued fitfully, with Mughal arms and diplomacy often thwarted by the able Habshi ... of the 19th century, actual control over the government of India remained in the hands of British viceroys (who divided their time between Calcutta and Shimla) and their steel -frame of approximately 1,500 Indian Civil Service (ICS) officials posted on the spot throughout British India. Social policy On Nov. 1, 1858, Lord Canning announced Queen Victoria's proclamation to The Princes, Chiefs and Peoples of India, which unveiled a ...
- 1602: Colonel Oleg Vladmirovich Penkovsky
- ... small town on the 23rd of April in 1919. By 1939 he had graduated from a Soviet military school and had been part of a group called Komosomol, meaning "young communists." He also went to war serving as a unit commander of an artillery unit. Penkovsky was decorated four times during his 1939-1940 tour of duty. After that tour he was injured and spent most of his time doing various assignments that took him between Moscow and the Ukrainian front for the rest of the Second World War. When the war was over, Penkovsky attended two military academies. One of the academies was the Frunze Military Academy and the other was the Military Diplomatic Academy. By 1950 he had married a woman who was the ...
- 1603: The Economic Growth of Asia
- The Economic Growth of Asia World War 2 in the mid-90's drew a hard blow and left a serious and lasting effect to many Asian countries. This however, did not hamper the growth of countries such as China, Japan and ... China is now ranked 11th in the world in exports of trade goods. (54) Of the coast of China, there was another growing country. Japan recovered tremendously well after the bombing of Hiroshima in World War 2. Under post war conservative governments, Japan made a remarkable economic recovery. American aid of $2 billion gave an initial boost and then the Korean War acted as a further stimulant by creating a demand for military hardware. ( ...
- 1604: Book Report On 1984 By George
- ... is your own nervous system, (page 67) this is something you hear all the time from criminals who say their self conscious got to them. There are three slogans of the party, theses slogans are War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength. Not everyone is a member of the Party. Only about 20% of the people of Oceania are involved in the party. Most people living in Oceania ... they needed. On page 8 we find out the 4 most important buildings in Oceania. They are the four Ministries, which are all government buildings. They are the Ministry of Peace, which is concerned with war. The Ministry of Truth is concerned with news, entertainment, education and the arts. The Ministry of Love maintains law and order. The Ministry of Plenty is responsible for economic affairs. Each ministry had its own ... could be thought as an act punishable to the Thought Police. When Winston got home he decided to write in his new diary only not knowing what to write. He just started writing about a war movie that he saw last night not even remembering why he bought this diary. On page 12, we meet a friend of Winstons, Charlie OBrien, who is a member of the inner ...
- 1605: The Political Career of Richard Nixon
- ... s Appointment's B. Foreign Policy 1. Nixon's plans for Europe 2. Vietnam C. Domestic Policy 4. Nixon's Second Administration A. Reelection B. Watergate A few weeks after the United States entered World War II a young man named Richard Nixon went to Washington, D.C. In January 1942 he took a job with the Office of Price Administration. Two months later he applied for a Navy commission, and in September 1942 he was commissioned a lieutenant, junior grade. During much of the war he served as an operations officer with the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander. After the war Nixon returned to the United States, where he was assigned to work on Navy contracts while awaiting discharge. He was working in Baltimore, Maryland, when he received a telephone call that changed his life. ...
- 1606: War On Poverty: Project South
- War On Poverty: Project South Another project that is trying to make lead way in the poverty war. Is the Project South(PS) is a program that is felt strongly felt though out the South East United States. Project South(PS) is a community-based, membership institute that develops popular political and economic ...
- 1607: Atomic Bomb In World War 2
- Atomic Bomb in World War 2 During World War II the United States government launched a $2 billion project. This project, known as the Manhattan Project, was an effort to produce an atomic bomb. This project was taken on by a group atomic scientists ...
- 1608: Review of "Saving Private Ryan"
- Review of "Saving Private Ryan" Saving Private Ryan must be one of the greatest war movies of all time. Before going to watch the movie, I had heard that the first twenty minutes of the film were so breathtakingly realistic that one may not be able to finish the movie. My favorite movie genre is war movies, so I figured this would be a great film since it was directed by Spielberg. The systems of this film are amazing. Saving Private Ryan has so much that one could probably write a ... the validity of their missions. They run the numbers in a certain kind of math that counts lost human lives against the number of lives thus saved, justifying the good the death can serve. If war strategies are mathematical, then Saving Private Ryan's opening is the epitome of chaos. Spielberg almost goes too far here. At the end of the movie, I was wondering if the first twenty minutes ...
- 1609: Dulce Est Decrum Est
- ... Decorum Est All exceptional poetry displays a good use of figurative language, imagery, and diction. Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" is a powerful antiwar poem which takes place on a battlefield during World War I. Through dramatic use of imagery, metaphors, and diction, he clearly states his theme that war is terrible and horrific. The use of compelling figurative language helps to reveal the reality of war. In the first line, "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,"(1) shows us that the troops are so tired that they can be compared to old beggars. Another great use of simile, "His ...
- 1610: Harry S. Truman
- ... graduation, he worked at many different types of jobs, but finally he took over the family farm and had steady work to do. Truman graduated from the University of Kansas City Law School. During World War 2, he was stationed in France to fight. He returned home after we defeated the Germans for the first time, but not to work on the farm. Him and a partner went into business together ... t doing very good in the beginning. However, that all changed in 1941 when he was appointed chairmen of a special Senate committee that was in charge of investigating the inefficiency and corruption in World War 2 military spending programs. He did his job in that committee so well, he was then thought of very highly throughout the Democratic Party. So much, that he replaced Henry A. Wallace for vice-president ... 82 days. On April 12, 1945, President Roosevelt died in office, making Harry S. Truman the President of the United States of America in a most crucial time in the history of the world. World War 2 was at the point of destroy or be destroyed. Germany surrendered shortly after on May 8, 1945, lucky for Truman, but he still had Japan to deal with. Also, even though the U. ...
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