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- 6311: The Reign of Terror
- ... Massacre, are all words that the French would prefer us not to hear. These events were a subtle dιnouementto an climax that was filled with both blood and pain. The Reign of Terror, or the Great Terror, was a massive culmination to the horror of the French Revolution, the gutters flowing with blood as the people of Paris watched with an entertained eye. No matter what the French may claim, if ... swiftly enough, Paris might have been taken, ending the revolution. However, reports have it that Danton paid Brunswick to retreat back into Germany. The citizens in Paris left their thoughts of murder and celebrated the great victory. Goethe, a German novelist, concluded that, "Here and today begins a new era in the history of the world." as he watched the battle from a hill side. The statement found it's truth ...
- 6312: Stalin: Did his Rule Benefit Russian Society and the Russian People?
- ... member of the Central Committee. Stalin expelled Trotsky and suppressed his radical followers. Then he turned against his own allies, the moderates. Stalin at last had gained complete control (McKay 927-928). One of the great achievements that Stalin made for the Soviet Union were the Five Year Plans in industry. Russia had not yet had their industrial revolution and were far behind the other powers of the world. Even Stalin ... the earth would breathe. Some people weren't actually dead when they were buried, and the earth breathed and heaved and the blood came through (Lewis 107). Stalin used the Five Year Plans to make great strides in industrializing Russia. When he tried to equal that success with agricultural growth he met some resistance and ended up liquidating a class and causing famine. Socially, he gave some important social benefits to ...
- 6313: D-Day
- ... the naval guns that were capable of attacking ships as far out as 25,000 yards (22km). This would prove to be one of the few missions that were completed that day. Because of the great break downs in planned assaults, the day started to look like a chaotic day with only individual missions of survival. Most divisions managed to stay organized and plan their survival and attack plans. Col. George ... 8th, 151st and 56th regiments who aided in the push inland and the clearing of the beaches of mines and obstacles. Although a lot of the operations planned for Gold Beach went array, a few great things did occur. A few of which, carried out by CSM Stanley Hollis, were so extraordinary that they enabled him to be awarded with the only Victoria Cross to be awarded the entire day of ...
- 6314: The Aztec Empire History
- ... heart was used as an offer to the gods. If they were in dire need, a warrior would be sacrificed, but for any other sacrifice a normal person would be deemed sufficient. It was a great honor to be chosen for a sacrifice to the gods. The Aztec held many religious ceremonies to ensure good crops by winning the favor of the gods and then to thank them for the harvest. Every 52 years, the Aztec held a great celebration called the Binding up of the Years. Prior to the celebration, the people would let their hearth fires go out and then re-light them from the new fire of the celebration and feast ...
- 6315: Chinese Occupation of Tibet
- ... be delt with before a total genocide of the Tibetan cultures occurs. This is a very serious topic that has been avoided since the late 1940's. Chinese occupation in Tibet is one of the great tragedies in history. The Communist government is trying to completely erase the Tibetan culture. Since the Tibetan religion is Buddhism they have vowed to never hurt another living creature, and because of this they cannot ... in such an extensive way that if Tibet ever regains its freedom, it will take many years to correct the damage inflicted by the Chinese government. Hopefully, in the near future China will realize the great amount of suffering they have caused another human race.
- 6316: Timeline History of Russia 1533-1991
- ... maintain support for the nobles in the land. Brigands and financial extortionists persecute any lower class citizen who refuses to help contribute to the Czar's regime. 1682-1725 Under Czar Peter I (Peter the Great), the Russian Empire begins to flourish with traces of traditional social structure modifications in the country. Observing the radical advances of western civilizations, Peter orders the modernization of the army, creation of a navy, encourages ... to meet a quota by the end of the harvest and then have the state subsidize all of the production. This system, aptly named collectivization, reprimanded all of the average worker's liberties and created great suffering during the Stalin regime. Such suffering was magnified during an anti-war treaty that Stalin had signed with Hitler's Germany in an effort to avoid a confrontation with the Nazi military. However, Hitler ...
- 6317: The Holocaust
- ... work." When they did that, they made one letter into a secret message telling the Jews that it was a bad place, where they die. In class from the notes I learned that, World-wide depression had many Germans out of work, and they were hungry. Because of that, the Germans elected Hitler, as Chancellor of Germany in 1933. That year, Hitler began a boycott of Jewish business. The Jews lost their jobs in government and public services. Jewish children got segregated form school. All Jewish people received a curfew. Hitler blamed the Depression on the Jews, and they became scapegoats. In 1935 laws were pasted saying that Jews were no longer citizens, and that marriage between Jews and Aryans was forbidden. On March, 1938, Germans troops occupied Austria ...
- 6318: The Titanic
- ... with the ship. The ship set sail and traviled 386 miles on the first day, then 519 miles on the second day (Titanic, p.4). the ship was on the way to New York from Great Britian and everyone was eager to get there. So again the Captian increased their speed. The fourth day was April 14, 1912, the day the unsinkable ship sunk. They hit an iceberg at the speed ... Then on it's maiden voyage this incredible ship that could withstand any thing but nature, hit an iceberg and went down. The Titanic is still at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean in between Great Britian and the United States (Davis, p.1)
- 6319: The Aztec Empire History
- ... heart was used as an offer to the gods. If they were in dire need, a warrior would be sacrificed, but for any other sacrifice a normal person would be deemed sufficient. It was a great honor to be chosen for a sacrifice to the gods. The Aztec held many religious ceremonies to ensure good crops by winning the favor of the gods and then to thank them for the harvest. Every 52 years, the Aztec held a great celebration called the Binding up of the Years. Prior to the celebration, the people would let their hearth fires go out and then re-light them from the new fire of the celebration and feast ...
- 6320: The History of the Soviet Union
- ... maintain support for the nobles in the land. Brigands and financial extortionists persecute any lower class citizen who refuses to help contribute to the Czar's regime. 1682-1725 Under Czar Peter I (Peter the Great), the Russian Empire begins to flourish with traces of traditional social structure modifications in the country. Observing the radical advances of western civilizations, Peter orders the modernization of the army, creation of a navy, encourages ... to meet a quota by the end of the harvest and then have the state subsidize all of the production. This system, aptly named collectivization, reprimanded all of the average worker's liberties and created great suffering during the Stalin regime. Such suffering was magnified during an anti-war treaty that Stalin had signed with Hitler's Germany in an effort to avoid a confrontation with the Nazi military. However, Hitler ...
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