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- 4311: D-Day
- ... is believed by some as his most fatal mistake. Today we know this colossal invasion as D-Day. Midsummer 1943, Nazi Germany was at its zenith. Their Blitzkrieg or “lightning war” tactics had given the control of all of the mainland Europe except for neutral Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Sweden. At this time Soviet leader Joseph Stalin pushed US President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to mount a force ...
- 4312: Edward Gein
- ... Gein he would be going hunting on Saturday, Gein realized that Mrs. Worden would be left in the store. He arrived at the store and found the middle- aged women alone. Gein went to a gun rack and took a .22-caliber rifle from the wall. He inserted a single bullet into the chamber, one he had brought with him, then turned on the startled woman and fired a shot which ...
- 4313: The Boxer Rebellion
- ... its society. The West pressured China internally and externally. The reaction by the Chinese government compounded its problem. There were two options for the government, adapt and replicate or keep them “at arms length” and “control the barbarians” (Wakeman pg. 139). The progressive argument, was to master the West’s technology and use it against them. The conservatives argued, that threatened China’ values and way of life (Wakeman pg. 139). They ...
- 4314: “The Cariboo Cafe”
- ... flee with the children. The woman is really willing to fight for Macky she says,”How stupid of him to think that I will let them take my Geraldo away just because he waves that gun like a flag. Well, to hell with you, you pieces of shit, do you hear me? Stupid, cruel pigs. To hell with you all, because you can no longer frighten me. I will fight you ...
- 4315: The Maturity Of Scout And Jem In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee
- ... He didn’t know what hit him." (96) "Jem became vaguely articulate, ‘you see him, Scout? You see him just stand there? All of a sudden he just relaxed all over. it looked like that gun was a part of him...and he did it so quick, like... I hafta to aim for ten minutes fore I can hit something,...’"(97) Another incident which shows Scout’s maturing is when she ...
- 4316: The Suffering of The Jews In The Holocaust
- ... there some are just finding there love ones". When Ellen said these words the only thing I could think of saying is "how bad can it be? There was 54 of your family died by gun shots, rape, starvation, burned, and all you can say is you was the lucky one." and her response was "A lot of my mother's, and father's friend didn't survive and others are ...
- 4317: NATO Airstrikes in Kosovo
- ... were given autonomous status. The communist authority kept this country stable and peaceful for over 30 years. However national and ethnic tensions increased because of unequal development in this federation. Anyway it still was under control. However when Marshall Tito died in 1980, the Yugoslav Federation became unstable and some republics wanted to be independent. By 1992 the Federation had collapsed and nationalism dominated the Balkans again. Conflicts between different nations ...
- 4318: Chernobyl Revisted
- ... The soviets still did not release the information to the public on the Chernobyl incident untill 1 1/2 days after the incident took place. This was after they had the situation some what under control, for the simple reason that they were afraid of massive panic. 135000 people were then evacuated form nearby towns and cities. The soviets had more luck, rather then the blast happen in time of rain ...
- 4319: China's Influence on Korea
- ... its own identity. Korea’s location on China’s doorstep has played a key role in its development. From its powerful mainland neighbor, Korea received many cultural and technological influences. At times, China extended political control over the peninsula. From early times, Korea adapted and transformed Chinese traditions before passing them on to Japan. In 108 BC the Han emperor Wudi invaded Korea and set up a military colony there. From ...
- 4320: The Horror of The Black Plague In Europe in 1347
- ... therefore wills could not be probated. Courts soon came back into session; legal messes were fixed and the political life went on. A few months after the plague, governments took action and once again regained control that was lost for a brief period. They enacted new laws to help the economy and the people. Still, as Knox stated, “More than once you will read of a siege being lifted because of ...
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