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- 1621: Egyptain Foreign Policy In Reg
- ... Moscow and asked the Soviet Union to establish an air defense system manned by Soviet pilots and anti-aircraft forces protected by Soviet troops. To obtain this aid, Nassar agree to grant the Soviet Union control over a number of Egyptian airfields as well as operational control over a large portion of the Egyptian. Although recent and possibly future analysis may see otherwise, it currently seems that the Soviet Union took a calculated risk of possible superpower confrontation over the Middle East ... television. Also, for the first time captured Israeli hardware was exhibited in Cairo. Sadat's prestige grew tremendously. The war, along with the political moves Sadat had made previously, meant that he was totally in control and able to implement the programs he wanted. He was the hero of the day. In 1977 the outlook for peace between Israel and Egypt was not good. Israel still held most of Sinai, ...
- 1622: Russian And French Revolutions
- ... a man named Lenin. Lenin was a firm believer of the theories and ideas of Karl Marx. So with his slogan of "Bread, Peace and Land", Lenin gained the support of the peasants and gained control of Russia and setup a communist state. The French revolution was also caused by a bad ruler and a bad economy. During the early 1780's a big percent of annual budget went towards king ... and an out-dated tax system which only taxed the poor who had no money to begin with. Signs of revolution first appeared when the peasants stormed the fortress known as the Bastille looking for gun powder. The Bastille incident set off revolts all over France and Louis was soon deposed afterwards.A democratic goverment was setup in place of the old monarcy. A doctrine called the Declaration of the Rights ...
- 1623: The Roots Of Communist China
- ... people tended to look on the Kuomintang as the only force that prevent china from being dominated by Japan. During the Sino- Japanese war of 1937, the Kuomintang immediately suffered major military defeats and lost control of eastern China. It was only saved from total hopelessness or defeat by Japan's suicidal decision to attack the United States and invasion of Southeastern Asia. But military rescue from Japan brought no significant ... poverty and weakness. During their rise to power the Chinese Communists, like most politically conscious Chinese, were aware of these conditions and anxious to eliminate them. Mao Tse-tung envisioned a mixed economy under Communist control, such as had existed in the Soviet Union during the period of the New Economic Policy. The stress was more upon social justice, and public ownership of the "commanding heights" of the economy than upon development. In 1945, Mao was talking more candidly about development, still within the framework of a mixed economy under Communist control, and stressing the need for more heavy industry; I believe because he had been impressed by the role of heavy industry in determine the outcome of World War II. In his selected works he ...
- 1624: A Few Greek Gods
- ... grain, and weather to an extent. Demeter is a minor god except for the great influence she has on the earth. Because her daughter, Persephone, is abducted every year, the crops wither and winter takes control of the land. There were quite a few lesser gods who ruled over small parts of nature. Aphrodite is the goddess of love and passion. She was formed of the foam off the genitals of ... love. Aphrodite also has a magical girdle that makes anyone she wishes to love her. Aphrodite is married to Hephaestus, the ugly god of the forge. He and Aphrodite are Olympian gods but have limited control. Ares is the god of war. He rules all war and provokes men to war. He plays a vital role in provoking hatred among men. He is the son of both Zeus and Hera. Hermes ... but set them aside. They found their way back into this world and are the horselike animals we know of today. This myth explains the creation of the horse and other horselike animals. The gods control the seasons as we know them today in this Greek myth. Hades was on the surface of the earth on business when Eros shot him with an arrow. Hades fell in love with Persephone ...
- 1625: Russian Revolution
- ... This aroused much public opposition against the czar. This caused the Russian revolution to explode. Violence and thievery erupted all over the country. Steps three and four of the revolutionary cycle occurred next. To help control this violence, the czar attempted to appease some of the citizens by promising "freedom of person, conscience, assembly, and union", and appointing a national assembly, called the DUMA. This was a quest to carry out ... of moderate reform. At this same time, the soviets were rising to power. They demanded the right to run factories and issue orders to the army. This greatly harmed the moderate government's ability to control the country. The moderates lost much of the popular support, and the Bolsheviks then came to seize power. Lenin, the key figure behind the Bolshevik revolution, soon became the leader of Russia. He has previously ... They created eighteen groups which were opposed to Lenin. The opposition groups, however could not unite under a single banner. Lenin set up the Red army to combat all of his enemies. He also seized control of all major industries, and operated under the policy of "War-Communism". The government also began to silence all opposition by censoring critics of the revolution, and executing the czar. Finally, a secret police ...
- 1626: The Invasion Of Poland 1939
- ... mobile units. The German tanks outnumber the Polish tanks at least ten to one, and the German airforce was five times greater than the Polish air force. This enabled the Nazi's to immediately gain control of the air aspect of the war. "From the very moment the German army plunged across the vulnerable Polish frontier, it was apparent that they not waging a conventional war, that is, a war against ... weakened. The Polish were still waiting for support from France and England, but they didn't get it soon enough. By Mid October the Nazi's had taken just about every city and thus had control of Poland. After the campaign in September Poland was in bad shape. "One prominent Polish official estimated that 95% of Warsaw's houses were either hit or damaged by bombs or fires; not a monument ... for any man, woman, or child of Polish decent or language"7 He set up many concentration camps. In these camps people were tortured and killed. There were many reasons that the Nazi's took control of Poland. They were fighting with an army that was much larger than the Polish army. The Germans had more fire power and supplies than the Polish and they had better vehicles. The Germans ...
- 1627: China In The 20th Century
- ... which the Communist Party developed its leadership and early growth. This resulted in strong determination by chairman Mao to eliminate foreign influence within China, to modernize the country and envision a strong economy under Communist control. Therefore, a series of radical reforms were introduced and the social organize was transformed under Communist control. 2 Economic growth during the first ten years of Mao s regime was significant. However, the Great Leap Forward (1958-61) introduced catastrophic changes resulted in a famine in which some 30 million people may ... power, but of disrupting the economy. In 1978, Deng Xiaoping the new leader of China, criticized Mao s policies and reversed most of his policies. Deng led a drive to loosen the Chinese government s control over the economy of China and welcomed foreign investments under a new open door policy. The transition to Capitalism officially began in China. The period of Deng Deng Xiaoping was one of the most ...
- 1628: Ku Klux Klan 4
- ... the indignities, wrongs, and outrages of the lawless, the violent, and the brutal." The highly centralized plan for expanding the KKK, spread so rapidly that most chapters operated alone. The founders of the KKK lost control, and it became impossible to talk about a single KKK. Yet Klan activities still followed a common pattern throughout the south. (Ingalls 11-12) The Klan now started to spread across Tennessee. At first the ... blacks. They would try to act like ghost with their white uniforms. Unfortunately, the Klan quickly moved to more violent pranks. (Ingalls, 12) The Klan would now suppress blacks. The Klan leaders proved unable to control their followers. Although the violence was often random, there was a method in the madness. The victims were almost always black or if white, associated with the hatred of the Republican party. The Klan had ... fell victim to the murders and beatings given by the KKK. (Ingalls, 13) In 1869, General Forrest, the Grand Wizard of the KKK ordered Klansmen to restrict their activities. The Klan was getting out of control, and Congress passed a Ku Klux Klan Act in 1871. By the end of 1872, the federal crackdown had broken the back of the KKK. Because of the restriction and the Act passed violence ...
- 1629: King Arthur And Camelot
- ... leader of the group. And all we wote that ye shulde be above sir Launcelot, and ye ar the kynge that made hym knyght. As with any person in any leadership position, the amount of control they retain is the measure of the quality of their management. In Camelot, Arthur was the Manager and he failed to keep his subjects in control. Many times when one of the knights would ask to fight in a tournament or rescue a damsel he would give his consent readily, perhaps without fully considering the consequences. There are many variables that ... just the Knights but let us also consider the other factors which are accused to be contributors to the downfall of Camelot. Lancelot and Geneviere would have been investigated and disciplined had Arthur retained the control a Manager should. Business experts in todays world have realized that they have to work together to achieve their goals, and discord in one area can inconvenience many people. The discords caused by ...
- 1630: Italian Mob
- ... These godfathers often protect people who feel they cant go to the police for help. In return for this protection they ask for favors. These favors can range from killing someone, to hiding a gun, to giving the godfather some fruit for free. When the wiseguy was selling some junk he got pinched. His first night in the joint he got whacked. Since he was a made man his family ... the other Dons fell in line and decided to stop fighting and have a peace. The killing stopped soon there after. The police thought they had stopped, little did they know, they had no control in the city. This was a small example of how some of the gangster slang could be used. If one were to hear that without any background information they would be extremely confused, and wonder ...
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