|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 1661 - 1670 of 8374 matching essays
- 1661: British Army In Wwii
- ... men aged 18-41, extended to married men in May 1916; Exemptions were permitted from reserved occupation to conscientious objection. The creation of the Ministry of National Service in November 1917 transferred recruiting to civil control, and in April 1918 another Military Service Act extended the age limit to 51, and the government was compelled to abandon its undertaking not to send aboard troops under the age of 19. Conscription was ... doomed the British Expeditionary Force and the Army did not receive a credible replacement Cruiser tank until the Sherman appeared. No Allied tanks was able to withstand the infamous German 88mm Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank gun. The British Army did not receive a credible British Tank, the Crusader until after VE-day. It is almost impossible to list all the British Armies actions of this period, but the main theatres of ...
- 1662: Berlin Wall Book Review On The
- ... of 1959, the four powers met in Geneva to discuss Germany. When Krushchev, from the Soviet party, made unreasonable commands and were denied those, he walked out of the conference. Soon West Berlin was under control of the allies and East Berlin under the control of the Soviets. By 1961, when the wall went up, 2,800,000 East Berliners had moved to West Berlin since 1949, when the German Democratic Republic was founded. The Soviets wanted the Western allies ... When the news finally reached John F. Kennedy, president at the time, the message was still unclear. No one knew what was going on. What was clear though, was that West Germany was not in control of Berlin. When the wall went up there were protests. East Berliners could not go into West Berlin, but West Berliners could go into East Berlin, if they showed their passport and had peaceful ...
- 1663: Avarice In America
- ... laissez-faire capitalism in which the Robber Barons believed and participated. They wanted an unrestricted system of economics so that they could amass as much money as they could to out do each other and control the power in society. They were not as glorious and generous as some people make them out to have been. In laissez-faire capitalism, there are no restrictions on business so the enterprising capitalists were ... same menial factory jobs for pennies a day. This angered the Unions of America because their livelihood depended on the American working class. The Unions then persuaded the government to regulate the business giants and control the amount of money the companies could take in by disallowing monopolies and child labor. The "Kings of Capitalism" disregarded the impact their actions had on the lives of the working class men and their ... the people that worked for them and of society in general. The only good to come of their despicable actions were the laws that regulated big business because the owners, devoid of decency, could not control themselves. The working class will never be allowed to collapse, however, because the upper class needs them. Still, the upper class continues to oppress the working class in order to elevate itself further until ...
- 1664: Articles Of Confederation 4
- ... granted each state exclusive governing powers over it s own political matters. By doing this, the Articles prevented the new-formed states from revolting against their own government, and they also gave the states absolute control over their own local and regional matters and political conflicts. In an effort to create a greater sense of unity and national pride in the States, the Articles forced most states with western land claims ... that the smaller, less populated states would join the union . This did not make any of the states with western territorial expansion content. They felt that the government was starting to take too much authoritative control. With this in mind, the representatives in congress made the promise that when specified parcels of the lands had a population of sixty thousand or more, they would be eligible for statehood. The requirements that ... and seriously hampered the economic growth of America. Resulting in another financial loss for the United States, and more than just a financial gain, but more importantly a psychological gain that Britain still had some control over the States. This showed that America still hadn t achieved total success in forming an independent nation. The Articles of Confederation was a hastily written document made with the goal of setting up ...
- 1665: Analyse The Influence Of Nevil
- ... Since the League of Nations seemed to be helpless. Chamberlain believed that the only way to settle disputes was by personal contact between the leaders, and that in this way he would be able to control Hitler and Mussolini, bringing them to respect International Law. However many now regard this as a mistake by Chamberlain. He did not have to go it alone, and in many ways created problems with this ... and the lost peace, page94). Chamberlain's chiefs of Staff agreed, and in their opinion "to take the offensive against Germany now would be like a man attacking a tiger before he has loaded his gun" (A.J.P Taylor, English History 1914-1945, page 424). Taylor believes that Chamberlain used the military argument "as an after thought, to sustain a policy on which he had already decided. His overriding motive ...
- 1666: American Revolution Are Teh Pe
- ... attempt to escape the kings unfair ways of life. They came to North America in search of a better life and for freedom of expression. Even though the settlers left England, the British still had control over them and their lives. They did not find the freedom they traveled 3,000 miles they came here for. They only way that the colonist had a chance of becoming a free and independent ... British goods. Within a year of riots, protest, and debates Parliament stopped the Stamp Act. This act made the colonist want more say in the government and how the colonies were run. They wanted to control the taxes and laws not having Britain do so. In Notes for speech in Parliament Edmund Burke argued the fact that the British shouldn t be ruling the American colonies. His statement The eternal barriers ... American Farmer , Hector St. John Crevecoeur says not all colonists are from England. He says that they are all either European or descendents of Europeans. He asks the question; why h should the English have control over the Europeans? He explains his desire for settlers to become American and lose all prejudice towards other colonist, regardless of religion or origin. This is thought is ideal for America to unify and ...
- 1667: American Parties From The Civi
- ... the party, and the Civil War destroyed it. The party revived after the disputed election of 1876. With the nomination in 1896 of W. J. Bryan on a Free Silver platform, the radicals again gained control, but Bryan's defeat pointed out the difficulty of reconciling the party's diverse elements. Federalist Party The Federalist Party is a name that was originally applied to the advocates of ratification of the Constitution ... when the Federalists themselves were splitting into "High" and "Low" wings over the issue of the XYZ Affair and the ensuing Quasi-War with France. By the election of 1800, therefore, the Democratic-Republicans gained control of the federal government. The death of Washington in 1799 and of Hamilton in 1804 left the Federalists without a powerful leader, and they seemed unfit at the highly organized and popular politics of the ... also gripped by economic chaos. Business blamed tariff reductions, and Republican leaders called for greater tariff protection. The split in the Democratic party over the issue of slavery continued, and in 1858 the Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time. National Republican Party A short-lived U.S. political party formed to oppose Andrew Jackson in the 1832 presidential election. Favoring high tariffs and a ...
- 1668: Africa 2
- ... the 19th century. France and the United Kingdom had the largest colonial empires, though Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, and Italy also had African possessions. By the end of 1990, only South Africa remained under the control of a white minority government; even there, President F.W. de Klerk in 1990 took steps toward clearing away obstacles to negotiations for a new constitution. The African countries have developed political and economic relations ... so-called Bantu homelands are included, the percentage is even smaller. (These black homelands have been granted independence by South Africa but are not recognized by any other country.) Nevertheless, the whites continue to maintain control over the African and Asian people in South Africa. Racial segregation has been an official government policy, but starting in 1990 many legal pillars of apartheid were toppled. Securing racial equality in South Africa has ... region (now largely Zaire) and northeastward across the Sahara to the Arab societies of the Mediterranean. Leather, ivory, gold, animal skins, feathers, timber, metal artwork, and other trade goods were sold. Bureaucracies were established to control taxes, trade, and land. Great urban centers developed in the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. The influence of these urban trading societies can still be seen in Kano and Zaria in Nigeria, Ouagadougou ...
- 1669: Absolutism In The 17th Century
- ... two monarches came to power that attempted to develop royal absolutism in that country. Both James I (James VI of Scotland) and Charles I tried to rule without consenting Parliament, but Parliament had so much control at the time that neither James nor Charles successfully decreased the role of Parliament in English government. The English had been under the combined rule of both the king and the assembly for so long ... elected and changed in necessary, rather than an absolute monarch with no restraints. In 1642, differences between Charles I and Parliament sparked England's civil war, which was caused partly by royal stubbornness to share control of the country, and partly by Parliament's refusal to give up their power in government (internet 2). This was the major turning point for absolutism in England. Monarches, beginning with Charles II, realized how ... of government. The Estates General was never called together, and most of the feudal lords were enticed to live in Versailles, a city Louis ordered built strictly for the consolidation of government. Louis managed to control all aspects of government, from economics to foreign policy, as is the definition of an absolute monarch. There were no large parliamentary bodies to challenge him as there had been in England, and Louis ...
- 1670: Albania
- ... Illyria. Roman Domination of Illyria In 165 BC, Illyria was defeated by the Romans. One of the first actions taken by the Romans was the separation of Illyrian State into three independent republics. Romans would control Illyria, which now became the province of Illyricum, for six centuries. During these six hundred years of foreign domination, the culture of Illyria would be greatly affected. Art and culture flourished, particularly in Apollonia, whose ... Waves of Invasions and Foreign Domination Due to the weakness of the Byzantine Empire, Albania would be invaded by Serbia in the Twelfth century. Then, in 1204, after western crusaders sacked Constaninople, Venice won nominal control over Albania and the Epirus region of northern Greece and took possession of Durres (BRS Ottoman Conquest of Albania 2). With the assistance of a prince, from an overthrown Byzantine family, Albania successfully forced Venice ... the boundaries of the units that made up the state were not to be changed without the consent of all eight units. Finally, the Albanians lived peacefully in a land where they were able to control their own destiny. Unfortunately, these conditions did not last long. The Socialist Republic of Serbia made an amendment (amendment 47, article 3) which stated: The Assembly of Serbia before deciding upon a proposal to ...
Search results 1661 - 1670 of 8374 matching essays
|
