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- 721: History Of Portugal
- ... the privileged nobility and the church, encouraged industry and education, and ended the foreign monopoly of trade. Pombal was dismissed, however, at the accession of Joseph Emanuel’s daughter Maria I in 1777. During the French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, Portugal sided with Britain against France. In 1807, when the armies of Napoleon threatened Portugal, the royal family withdrew to Brazil and made Rio de Janeiro the seat of government. A French army occupied Portugal but was defeated in 1808 by a British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington. By the Convention of Sintra (August 30, 1808), the French left the country, but they reinvaded a year later. Wellington again checked the French advance, and by 1811 Portugal was free of French influence. The Portuguese royal family chose, however, to remain in Brazil, ...
- 722: Popes
- ... political fences by judiciously marrying two of his children to politically powerful families and expanding the college of cardinals to include appointees from all the powers; however, France still created trouble for the papacy. The French king, Charle's VII, wanted to act upon the French claim to Naples. He called a committee to draw up a plan to make his march through Italy look like a crusade for reform of the Church with intent to depose Alexander. The French were triumphant in conquering Florence and they paraded into Rome. Negotiations insued and Alexander granted the French passage through papal territory to Naples. No mention of reform was ever made during discussions. Alexander's ...
- 723: History Of Western Music
- ... Following the history of the era in literature, many authors were fascinated by the courtly tradition, chivalry and a higher love. Therefore, we have today musical compositions that speak of many of the same ideas. French composers wrote songs in the vernacular called chansons de geste . These songs spoke of the heroic acts performed by knights for their ladies in the name of love. The French have a national epic called the Chanson de Roland which related the life and death of Charlemagne’s nephew and his endeavor to rid France of the Basques. Many of these chansons were performed by ... were of the upper aristocratic classes (Annenburg). These musicians, unlike most of the minstrels, often composed their own music and performed it as well, writing and singing in the vernacular which became the modern day French language. The troubadours and trouvčres also wrote their own poetry, which later became used in written and oral songs (Daum). Although many of the French songbooks contain some compositions, there are more records of ...
- 724: The Life Of Stalin
- ... because of the condition of his left arm. Stalin's Military Career: (1917-1921) In March 1917, Stalin immediately left Siberia (where he was still in exile) for Petrograd (modern St. Petersburg) because of the revolution led by Alexander Kerensky which freed all political prisoners. •After returning from exile on March 25, 1917, he joined the editorial board of Pravda, which was then headed by Lev Kamenev. •There he helped Lenin prepare the final plans for the history-making Bolshevik revolution. Stalin's name seldom appears in records of the revolution, for he remained in the background as an administrator. His work was largely responsible for the success of the bloody October Revolution in 1917. •During the civil war that followed the revolution, Stalin served ...
- 725: Animal Farm 4
- INTRODUCTION: Animal Farm was first published in 1945. Animal Farm is a satire on Stalinism and the Russian revolution. As Russia was an allied of England in 1945, Orwell had a hard time publishing it. The British author George Orwell, pen name for Eric Blair , achieved prominence in the late 1940's as the ... accurate description of the farm and we do not know when the story takes place. When he started writing his book, he did not want people to know that he was writing about the Russian revolution. Many publishers who declined to publish Animal Farm in Britain and America did so because they considered there was no market for children s books . MAIN CHARACTERS: The novel Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian revolution, and therefore full of symbolism. General Orwell associates certain real characters with the characters of the book. Mr Jones: Mr. Jones is Orwell's chief (or at least most obvious) villain in Animal Farm. ...
- 726: History Of Asia
- ... a lot of its foreign policy decision after the Washington Naval Conference that didn’t improve her standing with United States or Britain. Mao tse-deng was leader and revolutionary strategist of the Chinese Communist revolution. Growing up Mao had witnessed first hand experience of peasant mistreatment. Mao was a leader who was in touch with the people. His career begins in 1921 with the founding of the Chinese Communist Party ... advantage of every moment and used it towards the advancement of the CCP. After the Long March Mao trained the Army and Party cadres, which allowed for a smooth, take over on1949. During the Communist Revolution Mao aimed at creating a new type of man, through thought control. He set up training periods first meeting in small groups and later in public to confess their guilt, repent, and become cleansed and ... were allowed to live together, private plots were reincorporated. Nurseries remained allowing the women to work out the home. Mao retired but he, remained Chairman of the Party still calling most of the shots. Cultural Revolution began in 1966 Mao allowed student to publish their opinions. Their demands were placed on wall poster and demonstrations were held the student wore red armbands calling themselves Red Guards. Mao believed in revolution ...
- 727: George S. Patton
- ... was accepted at the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, VA. Patton had a year of preparation and then was transferred to the respected West Point. He had problems graduating due to his bad grades in French and Math classes, but he finally graduated in 1909 and was given the rank of 2d Lieutenant in the 15th Cavalry. While at West Point, Patton was a very skillful athlete. He played football and ... to ask for his father-in-law’s advice. After he took his father-in-law’s recommendation, he informed General Pershing that he had chosen the assignment to the Tank Corps. Patton started visiting French and English training centers and here he kept notes on the tank’s abilities and capabilities. By 1918, Patton was promoted to Major and made his tank-training center in Langres, France. He had many ... his men trained well and fast. Four months later Patton found out that he was being sent to North Africa. On November 8, 1942, General Patton and his Tank Force landed on the beaches of French Morocco. Here the Americans had to fight the French who where under orders to resist. Patton organized a fight, which included Naval, air and ground bombardment to Casablanca. The same day the attack was ...
- 728: Exploration - Motives For
- ... an easier route to Asia but instead, he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain, France and England began sending out conquistadors and explorers to the uncharted terrains of the new continent. Motives for the Spanish, French, and English explorers varied greatly, however, they were similar in some ways. The motives of the Spanish explorers were acquisition of mineral wealth, spread of Christianity, search of El Dorado, search of Northwestern Passage, and ... impelled by a desire to spread Christianity, to find wealth, and to counter the efforts of other nations. France also hoped to find a new water route to the East through the North American Continent. French explorers sailed down the St. Lawrence, across the waterways of Canada, through the Great Lakes, and finally to the Mississippi River and its vast drainage system. They did not find the Northwestern Passageway but found endless forests filled with fur-bearing animals and Indians eager to trade instead. Using the animals as a resource, the French became prominent in the New World mainly with fur trade. Unlike explorers such as Soto and colonizers at Roanoke, the traders realized the importance of dealing with the Indians and was consequently more successful. ...
- 729: Geroffrey Chaucer
- ... influence on the English language. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in Vintry Ward, London around 1343.1 He was the son of Agnes de Copton and John Chaucer, a prosperous wine merchant. The name, from chaussier (French term for shoes), indicates ancestors who were shoemakers.2 In 1357, when he was approximately 14 years old, he was old enough to enroll as a page in a noble household- the household of King ... from one palace or great mansion to another. 1 Two years later Chaucer was with a European army that Edward III led into France during the Hundred Years' War. He was taken prisoner by the French but was soon ransomed by the king for a sum equivalent to about U.S. $2,400 in 1360. 3 Of his next seven years, nothing definite is known; but there is reason to believe ... courtiers, officials and for members of the royal family, his works have followed time and are well known, read and studied by many today. Since the culture of the English upper class was still predominately French, Chaucer s earliest works were influenced by the modish French poets of that time, Guillaume de Machaut and Jean Froissart, and by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, who wrote the famous 13th- ...
- 730: The Man And Legend
- ... in defense of the country, then isn t right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country. (89) Consequently, he believed that only through revolution and force could blacks attain their rightful place in society. In one of his speeches Malcolm X encouraged blacks to hate whites and to revolt against them. He claims that revolution is bloody, revolution is hostile, revolution knows no compromise, revolution overturns and destroys everything that gets in it way. However, when he later broke free from the black Muslim movement began emphasizing unity and change through black ...
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