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- 2911: Britain And Europe In The Seve
- ... which English Puritans and Scottish Presbyterians belonged, together with German, Czech, Swiss, Magyar, French, and Dutch churches, did not survive the 1620 s. It was shattered in the early disastrous phases of the Thirty Years War, and by the submission of the Huguenots when Louis XIII insisted on the elimination of foreign pastors, so that by the time English Puritanism temporarily triumphed during the English Revolution it held few European connections ... under, the nation not only survived but became stronger administratively, politically, and economically as well as militarily. Parliamentary government proved itself, and a mood of national confidence developed out of the ordeals of William s war and Marlborough s victories. The strains involved by the wars on Britain and France were comparable, for if Louis had to fight against most of Europe his country was already organized for war, whereas Britain was not. The fact that the French economy was relatively undeveloped offset the advantages of a much larger population, an absolutist political system and a central geographical position, but it also meant ...
- 2912: Computer History
- ... helpful, they lacked what was needed by the United States military. However, soon the military would be drawn to the possibilities that were offered by computers (Beveridge). Prior to the start of the Second World War, the United States military gained much interest in the potential that the newly developing computers of the time had to offer. Though quite primitive by today’s standards, the military saw that there was much possibility in the computers capabilities and advantage that could be gained through the use of computers. During the time of World War I, there were only analog computer systems available. These differ from modern computers in that they are more mechanical than they are electronic. The function of the analog computers in the first of the World Wars was to calculate a torpedoes course when launched from a submarine. Additionally, some analog systems were used for the purpose of bombsights in war aircraft. Howard Hathaway Aiken (1900 - 1973), a Harvard University mathematician, and Grace Hopper (Naval Reserve officer) initiated many of the developments that have been made in the way of computers this century. Their collaborative ...
- 2913: A Study In Contrast The Views Of Catherine Barkley And Brett
- ... undyingly faithful part of Catherine s lifestyle, not purely for the right of being a free woman, but because she is physically unable to be with the man, she loves. Catherine and Jake actually share war scars that their partners have a difficult time dealing with; this was a major issue of the time, as many people had to deal with death or disfigurement. Perhaps Brett and Catherine s only obvious ... contentment to deceive themselves however, this reflects on how each generation shares at least some characteristics of the generation before. Though primarily diverse, the pre and post 1900 societies shared some of the issues surrounding war and revolution. This changing period in time showed the turn of a new generation of women whose labors and decisions became valuable through war. Through jobs like nursing, women like Catherine were able to experience a new feeling of purpose, and yet still retain the beliefs that gave them a feeling of safety. Consequently, the slow decline of ...
- 2914: Breakup Of The Soviet Union An
- ... believing it was a disguise just to distract foreign nations. Liberals believe it that it is a mandate for disarmament and cooperation between two extremely different value systems while under the death threat of nuclear war (Corpus). However, Gorbachev declares that it is a union of principals and socialism and not a response to a poor domestic economy or wholesale abandonment of basic communist tenets (Corpus). Furthermore, he asserts that perestroika ... Agreements on arm reductions were signed, and discussions on reducing nuclear weapons were taking place. Around the world Gorbachev was hailed as a dynamic leader, whose bold initiates were quickly diminishing the threat of nuclear war , but at home he was seen as a leader who went against his words and was leading the USSR into more chaos (Glasnost and Perestroika). The feeling of glasnost also spread throughout Europe. In Poland ... Soviet Unions, the world s largest nation and a highly militarized nuclear superpower, broke apart into its constituent republics (Commonwealth). The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, captured by Stalin in the Second World War, demanded independence and started a movement of secession. The effect was a domino one where other Russian nations began to have the same sentiments and started revolts against the centralized government. On December 08, ...
- 2915: Bacon’s Rebellion
- ... rather easy to see how much power Berkeley and his cronies had in the colony however most of this power w3as dependent on one factor the Indians. So Berkeley would never want to go to war with these Indians for a plethora of reasons, how dangerous these Indians were, the amount of money he would lose to pay the expenses of war like weapons, food, etc., the lose of the beaver trade monopoly meaning the lose of his money and finally the danger of Indians invading and sabotaging the tidewater territory of Berkeley’s elite friends. In order to prevent this from happening as a result of war, Berkeley create a policy of a peace treaty that gives the Indians “their” land inland and prevents frontiersmen from entering this land in this way their will be no dispute over land because the ...
- 2916: The United States Completed Manifest Destiny At The Cost Of The Mexican Government
- The United States Completed Manifest Destiny At The Cost Of The Mexican Government The Mexican-American war lasted two years, and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadeloupe on February 2 1848. The United States had succeeded in winning the war. With the Treaty of Guadeloupe the United States had succeeded in completing its Manifest Destiny. The Treaty itself represented the United States expansion goals. The United States wanted to settle on were the international border was to be. Mexico wanted the border to north of the Rio Grande river, but finally decided upon the middle of the Rio Grande river. Mexico having been bankrupt from the war, agreed to take the 15 million as payment for the vast land. In addition, the United States agreed to pay off all Mexican debts owed to the United States. This amount was small in ...
- 2917: Socrates
- ... talked and studied with many other accomplished scientists and philosophers, whose names are not known. Later, from when he was eighteen to twenty-four he was in the military in the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. Along with, the rest of the army, he walked fourteen miles in one day to make it to Athens on time. In the tents, he always won the philosophical arguments between his friends, for he ... Athens daily. On one occasion, he met Alcibiades, a higher-class boy somewhat arrogant and spoiled. Consequently, they met regularly at the Acropolis and spent many hours together meditating on ideas. When they went to war together they fought and rested together. Alcibiades saw beauty inside Socrates he had never seen anywhere else before. He did not choose to go to Socrates’ "city", a place were the wise, the good, and ... that in politics one must lie and be self-governing. Socrates was blamed when Alcibiades mimicked sacred rituals of Athens and was put on trial. He fled from Athens to Sparta, helping them win a war against Athens, but afterwards came back to Athens pardoned, but committing another crime against the state fled to Persia, where he was killed. Socrates married Xanthippe, a very educated woman in his neighborhood, because ...
- 2918: Alexander The Great
- ... the greatest conquerors of all time, and yet, his significance in battle showed up late in his life. His early years were spent in poverty, and as the years progressed, his dream of being a war hero grew dimmer and dimmer.Ironically, while he was later known as a war hero, he was still feared by all because of his reputation as a drinker and murderer. But first, his background. He was born in 356 BC. His parents were Philip, the brother of King Perdiccas ... stronger king and he eventually conquered most of Greece. When he was in his teens, Alexander s father came to him one day and told him that he had to leave to fight in a war. Thus Alexander, being his regent, would have to serve for the time being. While his father was away, Alexander led an expedition to a wild region of modern day Bulgaria. Here, he found a ...
- 2919: Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union
- Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union The reason behind Franklin's Albany Plan of Union is the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War started because British colonists were said to be moving in on territory that the French had claimed for themselves. Then, in 1753, the French started constructing a chain of forts connecting Lake Erie with the ... away at fifteen. He was found and brought home before he could get out of Philadelphia. Next, Billy enlisted with the troops and spent a winter in camp at Albany, fighting in King George's War. At nineteen, Billy had traveled with Conrad Weiser and a group out to Logstown on the Ohio River for the purpose of negotiating with the Iroquois, Delawares, and Shawnees. He was not very different ...
- 2920: Lord of THe Flies: Defects of Society Due to Nature of Individuals
- ... was born in Britain, which accounts for the English, cultured characters in the novel. After studying science at Oxford University for two years, he changed his emphasis as a major to English literature. When World War II broke out in 1939, Golding served in the Royal Navy for five years. The atrocities he witnessed changed his view about mankind's essential nature. He came to believe that there was a very dark and evil side to man, which accounts for the savage nature of the children in the novel. He said, "The war was unlike any other fought in Europe. It taught us not fighting, politics, or the follies of nationalism, but about the given nature of man." After the war he returned to teaching and wrote his first novel, Lord of the Flies, which was finally accepted for publication in 1954. In 1983, the novel received the Noble Prize and the statement, "[His] books ...
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