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- 7441: American Hawaii
- ... as the 50th state. In 1887, the Americans forced king Kalakaua to sign a new constitutions that lessened the king s powers and limited the rights of native Hawaiians to hold office. After Kalakaua s death, Queen Liliuokalani ruled Hawaii. She was stubborn and wanted Hawaiian independence. But the Americans took over the government and ended monarchy and set up their own government. They put up the American flag where the ...
- 7442: African Culture
- ... This power has been exercised in personal acts such as brutal forms of lynching in which Blacks were burned alive or hanged, and modern forms of lynching, such as when Blacks have been beaten to death while in jail. (Southern Poverty Law Center, 1994 Report) Also, institutions have used their power to deny Blacks access to capital, often through their own deposits in banks, for the purpose of buying houses, renting ...
- 7443: Absolutism In The 17th Century
- ... Versailles. He married twice, firstly to Maria Louise Gabriella, Princess of Savoy, with whom he had two children: Louis and Ferdinand, who became Kings of Spain at later dates. His second marriage came after the death of Maria and was to Elizabeth Farnese, Princess of Parma, with whom he had six children. As the Duke of Anjou, Philip became the successor to Charles I and all his domains. Another one was ...
- 7444: Albania
- ... severity of the problem, in June 1992 the organization issued a report, Yugoslavia: Ethnic Albanians victims of torture and ill treatment by police in Kosovo province Even though the Yugoslav Criminal Code has a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment and the Serbian Criminal Code provides a maximum sentence of up to five years, Amnesty International noted that in 1993 there have been no SBD officers prosecuted under these conditions. The ...
- 7445: Adolf Hitler 2
- ... killing centers were set up in various locations, where Jews were gassed with hydrogen cyanide or carbon monoxide. By the end of the war, approximately 6 million Jews had been shot, gassed, or worked to death. The fortunes of war turned irrevocably against Germany at the end of 1942 and it was all downhill from then until the end of the war in 1945. Nonetheless, the killing of the Jews continued ...
- 7446: A Comparison Of Three Abolitio
- ... to stop her, and get the boat out to go after the slaves. However, two of the wretches were drowned, but they got the other, and afterwards flogged him unmercifully for thus attempting to prefer death to slavery." (pg. 218) He later goes on to describe how he saved enough money to purchase his freedom from his master. After he succeeded in doing this, he became a strong abolitionist. Whenever the ...
- 7447: A Background Of Argentina
- ... common people, however his administration embezzled funds stole from the workers. With the help of his wife, Eva Peron, who became a spiritual symbol for the nation, he reigned over Argentina until his after her death and his government was overthrown by a military coup in 1955. He spent 18 years in exile, however, Perσn retained his labor support and influence in Argentine politics. He was finally allowed to return to ...
- 7448: Calamitatum Of The Individual
- ... irrepressible individual, Abelard titles the school controversial name of "Paraclete" as a way of reemphasizing his beliefs about God, causing enemies to attack him. He is again forced to leave for fear of injury or death. His refusal to conform to the certain norms of society was consistent even when his life was endangered. It comes to the point where he states, "But now Satan has put so many obstacles in ...
- 7449: Briar Rose
- ... Although Gemma always identified strongly with Briar Rose, the sleeping princess, no one had thought it anything but a bedtime story. But when a mysterious box of clippings and photos turns up after Gemma's death, hinting that the accepted version of Gemma's origins is untrue, Becca begins tracing the real story, which bears striking resemblance's to Gemma's fairy tale. Becca then sets off on a journey to ...
- 7450: Diary Of Anne Frank
- ... was the manager of the building occupying the group of Jews. As I already mentioned, he went to the camps with the Jews. He was sick a lot and was always on the edge of death. Miep and Eli also helped the families by getting them food and supplies. They were very helpful and sometimes helped them stay alive. 5.The characters in the book are in hiding because they are ...
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