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- 4321: The Reign of Terror
- ... the Jacobins out of power. They replaced the Democratic constitution with the Directory. They started to meet in 1795, but they were troubled by war and economic problems. A French general named Bonapatric, later seized control of France in November 9, 1799, which ended the revolution. The French Revolution brought much discussion into which kind of government was best for their country. Despite all the conflicts, the revolution did create a ...
- 4322: Spanish Influence
- ... settling the New World. Without proper economic, social, and political establishments enforced, the Spaniards would not have been able to settle the New World as quickly and as aggressively as they did. Only with proper control and strict institutions did Spain conquer and create the great nation it is today.
- 4323: The Causes of World War 1, and the Battles
- ... force in Europe so people that had the same culture, language wanted their own country. And that was the problem for the government of Austria-Hungary that did not want to lose their power and control. The Slavs in the southern part of the empire were their main concern since they wanted to join up to Serbia. Militarism is the second cause according to the article above, which comes after the ...
- 4324: Russia in 1910
- ... be no private property. Later, however, all industry was nationalized. To start the economy Lenin instituted his New Economic Policy, which began to revive the economy by permitting small industries to operate under their own control and letting farmers keep or sell more of their products. Lenins goals were becoming reality. Lenin died in 1924 rendering him unable to see through any of his plans. Were Lenin alive today, he ...
- 4325: D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy
- ... in mounting the attack. That would enable Nazi Germany to use all its strength against the Soviet Union. By the time American forces returned to Europe-if indeed, they ever returned-Germany might be in control of the entire continent. Although fewer Allied ground troops went ashore on D-Day than on the first day of the earlier invasion of Sicily, the invasion of Normandy was in total history's greatest ...
- 4326: Ernest Hemingway 3
- ... when he was a small boy, as if he were a female baby doll and she dressed him accordingly. This arrangement was alright until Ernest got to the age when he wanted to be a "gun-toting Pawnee Bill". He began, at that time, to pull away from his mother, and never forgave her for his humiliation. The town of Oak Park, where Ernest grew up, was very old fashioned and ...
- 4327: The Assyrians
- ... to a dynasty of Amorite. Then Hammurabi of Babylon took over and established himself ruler of Assyria. The collapse of Hammurabi's Old Babylonian dynasty gave Assyria only temporary relief. It soon fell under the control of the Mitanni, until that state was destroyed by the Hittites c.1350 BC. The Early Neo-Assyrian Period (c.1200-600 BC) After the collapse of Mittanni, Assyria regained its independence and was able ...
- 4328: The History of Coca-Cola
- ... Woodruff did have one dubious distinction, he raised the syrup prices for distributors. But he improved efficiency at every step of the manufacturing process. Woodruff also increased productivity by improving the sales department, emphasizing quality control, and beginning large- scale advertising and promotional campaigns. Woodruff made Coke available in every state of the Union through the soda fountain. For all of these achievements he earned the name, "The Boss"(Facts, Figures ...
- 4329: The Grapes of Wrath
- ... Pa Joad He is the official head of the family, though Ma in reality is the driving force behind it. He is a hard working tenant farmer who is forced out by elements beyond his control. Grampa He was attached to the land. He was too old to adapt to a new place. As soon as he was removed from the land, he died. He pretended to want to go to ...
- 4330: Ernest Hemingway 4
- ... that of his style having short and simple sentences. Sheldon Norman described these characteristics of Hemingway s writing style: first, short and simple sentence structure, with heavy use of parallelism, which convey the effect of control, terseness, and blunt honesty; second, purged diction which above all eschews the use of bookish, latinate, or abstract words and thus achieves the effect of being heard or spoken or transcribed from reality rather then ...
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