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- 6781: The Irish Republican Army and British Rule
- ... the pro-treaty, for those who favored the treaty. Opposite Eamon De Valera lead the Sinn Fein, not excepting anything less. The two ended up fighting within each other and violence was even used. The war finally ended when the IRA called a cease-fire. The Irish Republican Army was dedicated to ending British rule in Ireland and claim a independent Irish republic. The citizens wanted to gain full control over ...
- 6782: China's Influence on Korea
- ... acknowledging Chinese overlordship but preserving its independence. Koreans also adopted the Confucian emphasis on the family as the foundation of the state. Although Koreans adapted and modified Chinese ideas. For example, they adapted the Chinese civil service examination to reflect their own system of inherited ranks. In China, even a peasant could win political influence by passing the exam. In Korea, only aristocrats were permitted to take the test. During the ...
- 6783: The Reign of Terror
- ... day. The reign of terror, had finally ended. The Conservatives drove the Jacobins out of power. They replaced the Democratic constitution with the Directory. They started to meet in 1795, but they were troubled by war and economic problems. A French general named Bonapatric, later seized control of France in November 9, 1799, which ended the revolution. The French Revolution brought much discussion into which kind of government was best for ...
- 6784: Rupert Mccall
- ... a story of David Boon arguably Australia s bravest cricketer ever to take the field. The poem is written from a teammates point of view who compares the battles he had on the field to war. I think the purpose of this poem is to reflect to the readers the guts and the determination of this great man has to win. There are several poetic devices used in this poem they ...
- 6785: Willem De Kooning
- ... Willem de Kooning was the principal member of the Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Expressionism gave birth as a reaction to years of struggle against conservative taste, improvised circumstances and reinforced by confused feelings created after World War II. De Kooning was celebrated for his ferocious Women painting in 1950s. In 1956, he took a break form Women theme, and started to paint small, packed shapes with a feel for city. Woman merged ...
- 6786: The Assyrians
- ... attempts to remove a Chaldean tribal chief who allied with Elam for over 10 years, a crusade against the northern state of Urartu, which resulted in their defeat and battling with rebellious coastal cities. The war against his Elamite ally continued for several years with indecisive results. Finally, after another revolt in Babylon, Sennacherib conquered the city and destroyed in 689 BC. He was assassinated by members of his own family ...
- 6787: The Byzantine Empire
- ... rundown of the Byzantine nation, they transformed their armies into an elite expeditionary guard called tagmata and army corps labeled themes or themata. Each of these were commanded by a strategos or general who acquired civil and military authority of his army district. Thematic armies became army corps districts whose soldiers acquired tax-exempt lands, preserving the core of the empire while avoiding the incriminating drain of cash that had overstrained ...
- 6788: William Bradford
- ... and later to New England. He also recorded some of the important letters he wrote and received in a letter-book, which still partially exists. William Bradford s letter-book was despoiled during the Revolutionary War, and was later discovered in Nova Scotia in the 1790s, ironically, being used as wrapping paper in a smelly fish market. What was left of the book was saved and later on used as a ...
- 6789: Ancient Greece
- ... last period of Bronze Age Greece, the Minoan civilization fused with the mainland. By 1400 BC the Achaeans were in possession of the island itself, and soon afterward gained control of the mainland. The Trojan War, described by Homer in the Iliad, began about 1200 BC and was probably one of a series of wars waged during the 12th and 13th centuries BC. It may have been connected with the last ...
- 6790: The French Revolution
- ... foundation of the monarchy, the nobles and the clergy were exempt from paying taxes. The burden was left to the commoners. But, with the deficit being so high and France supporting the Americans in their war, something had to be done.5 This proved to be unfortunate for the king, however, this proved to the straw that broke the camels back. The nobles were sick of being treated like low-class ...
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