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- 1461: Don Pepe Figueres
- ... by the governments of Guatemala, Cuba, and the U.S., Figueres and his Army of National Liberation would force the surrender of President Picado, a puppet of Calderon, and the Vanguardia forces, Figueres would seize control of Costa Rica as the head of the revolutionary junta for eighteen months. Control was then turned over to the rightful winner of the 1948 election, and Figueres would return for three terms as president, the first in 1953 and the final beginning in 1970. (Longley, 3) During his ... of policies and committed acts which were not in any sense democratic. Figueres began by establishing his own political party, the PLN (National Liberation Party), and outlawing the Communist party. He began to take state control of the economy by nationalizing the banking and insurance systems. He abolished all labor unions, an unheard of step in many revolutionary Latin American countries, where the opposite has proven a main concern and ...
- 1462: Comparison Of Nicholas I And Nicholas Ii
- ... representing the people called the Duma . However even with these reforms, there was very little progress toward a liberal government. The Czar, contrary to his promise, changed the electoral law. The Duma was brought under control, and political liberties were greatly restricted. Nicholas suggested the peace conference at The Hague in 1899. But his policy in the Far East brought about a war with Japan in 1904 which ended with Russia ... and revolutions became inevitable, both Czars used the same tactics although they both came to different conclusions. Nicholas I killed any whom dare threaten his regime, as did Nicholas II. The reason Nicholas I kept control of his subjects was censorship. The Russian papers never covered the massacres Nicholas I inflicted because the throne ran the Russian papers. While later in the century during Nicholas II reign the press had gained ... More people were educated about the world around them. Nicholas II was a man with no people skills; he would only make public appearances and or public speeches until they became necessary to remain in control. Nicholas I kept in touch with his surrounding and dealt with matters swiftly and harshly while Nicholas II would turn the other cheek not wanting confrontation. Basically the czarist regime was destroyed because Nicholas ...
- 1463: Cultural Anthro - Karl Marx
- ... of modern capitalist society. Marx argued that the whole of capitalist society was constructed in order to support this idea including the society s infrastructure. Marx believed that social classes arise when a group gains control of the means of production. This group also has the power to maintain or increase its wealth by taking advantage of the surplus value of labor. Many people question why a worker would labor under ... is quite simple according to Marx. The reason is political and social representation. Members of this class elect representatives who pass laws that serve their interests. Landlords and factory owners were able to use their control of resources to exploit the unlanded laborers in the newly emerging factories. Karl Marx looks at human societies as a whole, and asks how they reproduce themselves, and as a result, change. For Marx a ... of white-collar lifestyle. Karl Marx idea that the middle class is an outgrowth of economic factors is completely correct in my opinion. The idea that the development of social classes occur when one gains control of the means of production is understandable. This is an example of the way social hierarchies arise. According to the integrative theory of social stratification, a social hierarchy is necessary for the smooth functioning ...
- 1464: Bonnie And Clyde
- ... police came and arrested Clyde on various counts of burglary. While in jail Clyde suggested that Bonnie retrieve his handgun and bring it to him so he could escape. Bonnie followed through and brought the gun, hidden in her bosom, to Clyde in jail. Clyde and others escaped, running from the jailer. Bonnie returned home awaiting a call from Clyde. After being put in jail again, Clyde lied about his age ... got a job, then once again quit, returning to a life of crime. He joined with his accomplices and went on robbing. One night a robbery turned wrong. As they were robbing the place, a gun went off in the pocket of one of Clyde s accomplices and ricocheted off the safe and hit the store owner, who had not yet realized he was being robbed. It hit him in the ... the man. Another killing occurred in the mist of stealing a car. Bonnie and Clyde were getting away after unsuccessfully trying to steal a car, and an accomplice of theirs became started and fired his gun, shooting a man in the neck. In Tarant county Clyde had a shootout with deputy s at a house, killing one. Another meeting with the law in Joplin, didn t turn out so well. ...
- 1465: Benito Mussolini
- ... from Albania and Greece by the Greeks following some major British Victories in Egypt, which shook the foundation of fascist Italy. Mussolini then had to ask Hitler for aid, which left Italy increasingly under German control. In 1941, Italy suffered successive military disasters and growing economic problems caused by an allied blockade. Anti-Fascist ideals quickly began to spread throughout the Italian countryside. The Balkan campaign ended successfully as a result ... s request. When the war effort began to have difficulties the Germans became much more pressing on his demands of Mussolini. In March Mussolini s effort became extremely bleak when the U.S. government seized control of 28 Italian merchant ships and impounded all Italian assets in the U.S. On July 10, 1943 allied forces invaded Sicily six days later President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ... return on July 25, 1943 he was greeted by King Victor Emmanuel who immediately asked for his resignation and put him in military custody. German s rescued the now sickly Mussolini and put him in control of northern Italy, still under German occupation, as a German puppet. In the last few days of the war Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, tried to escape to Switzerland. On April 28, 1945 ...
- 1466: Comparing Hitler And Stalin In
- ... court was sympathetic towards him, he was sentenced to only five years in prison for his crime. After nine months of his sentence had been served, he received parole. Being able to gain Nazi party control and gain enough supporters, proves that he was an efficient user of propaganda. Hitler also had his own minister of propaganda when he became leader of the country. This proves that Hitler was an user ... one of his agents to kill Trotsky, who was in exile in Mexico. Stalin felt that if he eliminated his only threat, that it would mean less opposition to his ideas. This assured Stalin full control over the communist party. Hitler was the other example of an amoral person. He demonstrated this after he got into power with the holocaust, but he did not foreshadow his amorality much before he got ... therefore opposition to Hitler. On May 2, 1933 many Trade Union leaders were arrested and beaten up. Their offices were looted and their funds and property seized. A Nazi-led "labour front" was established to control the workers and ensure the peace in factories and workshops. A week after the destruction of the Trade Unions the Social Democratic Party suffered a similar fate, soon to be followed by the Communists. ...
- 1467: The Life And Death Of Julius C
- ... BC were hostile to him, but he managed to bribe one of them. This caused a stalemate in the Senate. Then, late in the fall, the senate decide that Caesar and Pompeius were to relinquish control of their armies and provinces. Caesar's followers tried to veto it, but the hostile consul ordered Pompeius to defend the Republic with two Legions at Capua and the authority to raise more. Caesar thereupon gathered his own armies and went south. Both commanders were still on speaking terms and Caesar made another proposal. The proposal was that he would relinquish control of all but two of his legions and The province of Cisalpine Gaul (the part of Gaul lying in Italy). Pompeius agreed, but the senate ordered him to wait. Caesar then made an ultimatum. Julius ... Pompeius were now panic stricken and left Italy to head toward Albania, without taking the treasury with them. Once in Rome, Caesar wasted no time. Against no effective opposition, he assembled a makeshift senate, took control of the government and broke open the treasury. Mark Anthony was put in charge of the Italian legions and Caesar himself went to the independent city of Massilia. He could not capture the city, ...
- 1468: Prince William
- ... to England to see her boys in a Mercedes Benz followed by the paparazzi. The driver, supposedly intoxicated, was driving at a horrendous speed of one hundred and twenty miles per hour when he lost control of the car and slammed into a support beam of a bridge. One of the three passengers of the car was pronounced dead at the scene and only two remained, Princess Diana and her bodyguard ... The victory of Kingship of King William I, "the Conqueror" who was King from 1066 to 1087, at Hastings and his subsequent coronation in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066 did not give him complete control of England. Remaining resistance after his first battle was, however, severely crushed and castles were built to control the country (including a fortress at Windsor and the White Tower at the Tower of London). The lands of defeated Saxon nobles were given to King William's followers in return for military service ...
- 1469: Paul Revere
- ... first indications of the Revolutionary War were be gossiped about around the town. On the Sunday morning in which he was to toll the bell of Christs church a young boy heard the first gun of the revolution. Revere didnt know this yet but his honorable duty lay within that revolution. On the twenty-second day of July, 1754 Reveres father died in his sleep. He was buried in ... but is always ready to ride if ever he is needed. The present governor, Hutchinson, Reveres cousin, turns Boston over to General Gage and leaves for London , never to return again. British soldiers once more control the town but Revere carries word of their plans. As Robert Newman hangs the lanterns, and Revere crosses to Charleston. He carries the Alarum to Lexington. He British capture him. Revere is in quite a ...
- 1470: Charles Lindbergh
- ... fifty missions and logged one hundred seventy nine combat hours. All of his combat hours were against the Japanese because he supported the Germans. Charles Lindbergh made many advances in aviation among them is cruise control for American fighter planes. The cruise control technique improved the capabilities of the planes. After the invention of cruise control he was appointed Chief of Staff for the United States Air Force. Shortly after that the Pan American Airlines hired him as a consultant and he advised Pan American Airlines to purchase jet transporters. ...
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