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- 2361: Nostradamus
- ... government was freely chosen by the people, but only later realize the leaders were forced on the populace as mouthpieces and tools for the Antichrist. It is thought that the antichrist will also initiate World War Three. The prophecies of Nostradamus describe horrific nuclear and biological war. After the conquest of Asia, the third antichrist will initiate nuclear attacks on England and the United states. Several quatrains describe a milky white rain that will result from the third antichrist. This is the ... third antichrist s reign will last no more than an orbit of Saturn, which is roughly twenty nine and a half years. He also gives a time frame as he says the time from World War II to the end of World War III and the time of troubles will almost encompass a century in itself. This means that World War III would be over by 2042. If the prophecy ...
- 2362: Dantes Views Of Chivalry And Warfare - Cantos Xii And Xxviii
- ... warlike and the social concept behind chivalry is one of intense concern for this author from the Middle Ages. What makes Canto XII so important in terms of understanding Dante's feelings on chivalry and war is that the reader is seeing Dante's views on warfare not only from the perspective of an observer, but from the perspective of a participant. Later in the Inferno, Canto XXVIII proves to be ... glorious notions associated with chivalry and the Middle Ages were certainly pertinent to warfare in Dante's time, when warfare was a profession - a way of life."[01] With regards to his own involvement in war, Dante, in Canto XII, not only passes judgement on other sinners, but he passes judgement on himself as a member of the cavalry. It is fitting that Dante chooses to use the canto, the "Violent ... possessing both mobility and shock actions was clearly in command,"[05]and when "the foot soldier was held generally in low regard."[06]In spite of the fact that Dante recognizes his own involvement in war, he still condemns the irony that such base emotions like "insane anger" could be hidden behind such noble aspirations of men like princes. One must look at the other important piece of evidence in ...
- 2363: Saddam Hussein
- ... improving education and the status of women. Hussein first began a successful development program of Iraqs huge petroleum resources. However, this development and economic and social advances were at risk when Iraq went to war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. Hussein started this war to control Arab-inhabited areas and especially for oil resources. Hussein is also known as a ruthless leader who used chemical weapons on Kurdish people seeking freedom in the 1980s. In August, 1990, Hussein ... use of military force on Iraq if their troops did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991. Hussein ignored this demand and refused to withdraw. The consequence of this decision was to go to war. On January 16, 1991, the allies bombed military targets in Iraq and Kuwait. Iraq, in return, launched missiles against Saudi Arabia and Israel. The U.S.-led military coalition drove Iraqs armies out ...
- 2364: Great Depression
- ... speculation. Lack of distribution of wealth within our nation was not limited to only socioeconomic classes, but to entire industries. In 1929 a mere 200 corporations controlled approximately half of all corporate wealth. During World War I the federal government had encouraged farmers to buy more land, to modernize their methods with the latest in farm technology, and to produce more food. This made sense during the war since Europe had to be fed too. However as soon as the war ended, the U.S. abruptly stopped its policies to help farmers. Farm and food prices tumbled. A last major instability of the American economy had to do with international wealth distribution problems. While America ...
- 2365: Dwight D. Eisenhower
- ... Dwight David Eisenhower is one of Americas greatest heroes with his military career to his two terms as President of the United States. Dwight Eisenhower had many accomplishments to and from West Point through World War One. Ike Eisenhower wanted to serve his country in any way he could. He found the idea of being a sailor in the U.S Navy intriguing, but when he later applied for entering he ... procedure for working advanced calculus (Hargrove 36). At the end of his college career in 1915,Eisenhower graduated number 61 out of a class of 164 (Hargrove 38). Eisenhower's military journey began during World War One. When he graduated college World War One was still raging through Europe. Instead of fighting in the infantry overseas Eisenhower was to stay home on U.Sbases (Hargrove 41). After being promoted to a Lieutenant Colonel, Eisenhower was sent to ...
- 2366: Nuclear Weapons and Their Hazards
- ... next country. The effect on the modern world in devastating. More recent atomic weapons are the ICBM missile. These missiles have multiple warheads that can destroy the entire world in less then 35 minutes. Nuclear war would produced so much smoke that rapid, substantial temperature and rainfall decreases would occur over wide areas of the middle Northern Hemisphere. Smaller temperature decreases might occur in low latitudes but more importantly in these regions rainfall would probably decreases because monsoons could not develop. Like in On The Beach, all the radiation move towards Australia and everyone innocent people died. A large-scale nuclear war would lessen food production over large expanses in the Northern Hemisphere, this could occur through acute climatic conditions which chilling or freezing temperatures occurring for brief periods during the growing season which could destroy crops or lower production. As result of the variety of potential physical and societal disruptions to agriculture from a large-scale nuclear war, agriculture in the Northern Hemisphere could be shut down or significantly reduced for the first growing season after war and maybe several growing seasons. Only the major grain-producing countries such as United States, ...
- 2367: A Seperate Peace
- ... is identified as being in the South, sitting between a freshwater and a saltwater stream. The bulk of the story takes place in the years of 1942 through 1944 at the same time as World War II, but the beginning and end of the book consist of Gene looking back on his years at the Devon School 15 years after he had attended it. A Separate Peace considers two conflicts: man ... actually care for each other. Gene conveys to Finny the sincere remorse which he feels for what he has done. Gene also realizes that his conflict is with himself, not with Finny or with the war or anything else. He recognizes that his own feelings of jealousy, fear, and insecurity are his real enemies and sees that these are the qualities which he had labeled Finny with. In the resolution of ... in Finny's bone gets into his blood stream and stops his heart. Gene is remorseful, but always keeps Finny a part of him and adopts some of Finny's personality traits. Gene goes to war, but he realizes that the real war was fought during his years at the Devon School. His enemy had been killed there. His war had ended before he ever put on a uniform. Gene ...
- 2368: Benito Mussolini
- ... 1914 he published, Il Popolo d'Italia, and the prowar group Fasci d'Azione Rivoluzionaria. Mussolini's lifeblood went into Il Popolo d'Italia. Benito Mussolini became a national force; groups supporting intervention in the war sprang up everywhere. His expectations for the war, was the collapse of society that would bring him to power. His socialist comrades were enraged by his article committing Socialist support to Italy's entry into the World War. Just years earlier he had been protesting Italy's entry in war. Called up for military service, he was wounded and returned in 1917. In 1919 he founded the facist di combattimento, which in ...
- 2369: The Roaring Twenties
- Americans, in the years following the end of World War I found themselves in an era, where the people simply wished to detach themselves from the troubles of Europeans and the rest of the world. During the years of the Twenties, the economy was prosperous ... established, and people found better ways to improve their lifestyle and enjoy life. The 1920's exemplified the changing attitudes of American's toward foreign relations, society, and leisure activities. Following the end of World War I, many Americans demanded that the United States stay out of European affairs in the future. The United States Senate even refused to accept the Treaty of Versailles which officially ended World War I and provided for the establishment of the League of Nations. The Senate chose to refuse the Treaty in the fear that it could result in the involvement of the United States in future ...
- 2370: Is it Glorious to Die for your Country?
- Is it Glorious to Die for your Country? Is it glorious to die for your country?.... This question has been posed to many young people about to embark on war although the answer has usually been yes in response to their country due mainly to the fact that the government instills it in the people of the country to support one's country and one ... thoughts were reinforced by the government promotion of propaganda. Glorifying death is not needed to be taught and should be up to the sole individual. School systems should teach an unbiased point of view of war to enable the child to make their own decision to fight for one's country. Is it Glorious to Die for your Country? Within the education system it was instructed to the teachers to teach the children at a young age during the brink of war to instill that their the life of the country and for them to defend their country against the enemy. Teachers showed being in a army was representing honour and the pride of the country. ...
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