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- 1891: Effects of the WWII Atomic Bombs
- ... have died in the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were far less than would have died in an allied invasion, and their sudden deaths convinced the Japanese military to surrender. Every nation has an interest in being at peace with other nations, but there has never been a time when the world was free of the scourge of war. Hence, peaceful nations must always have adequate military force at their ...
- 1892: Russia's Five Year Plans
- ... government. Lenins government made many achievements. It ended a long civil war against the remnants of the old Tsarist military system and established institutions in government. During this period, censorship and the subordination of interest groups such as trade unions was imposed to stop dissension and increase conformity to the new government policies. After Lenins death in 1924, Joseph Stalin quickly gained control of the Communist party and the ...
- 1893: Reasons For The Fall Of Socialism/Communism In Russia
- ... long civil war against the remnants of the old Czarist military system and established institutions in government. During this period, and in fact throughout the majority of the Communist rule, censorship and the subordination of interest groups such as trade unions was imposed to stop dissension and increase conformity to the new governments policies. Lenin died in 1924, and was quickly followed by Joseph Stalin as head of the Soviet Communist ...
- 1894: The Conquest of the Aztec Empire
- ... a great empire, only to be eventually overthrown by somebody else. This, the endless cycle of the conqueror becoming the conquered, is the case with the Aztec empire. One of the most prominent topics of interest when studying history is conflict. We want to know what factors led to certain wars, how the winning side succeeded, and what the immediate and long term effects of the war were. The major difficulty ...
- 1895: The Persian Wars
- ... Sardis, the capital of Lydia, where they burned it, slaughtered the men, and took the women and children into slavery. All the Greek cities in Asia Minor joined in the revolt but the Athenians lost interest and returned home. In 493 B.C., after the city of Miletus was captured, the Persian Empire established its control over Ionia once again. The Ionian Revolt lasted for six years, but their fight for ...
- 1896: Rise of Superpowers After WWII
- ... This can be seen especially as the ability to make other nations (especially in the Third World) act in ways that the superpower prefers, even if this is not in the weaker nation's self interest. The question must then be raised, were the United States and Russia superpowers even then, could coercive, unilateral actions taken by them have had such significant ramifications for the international order? It must be concluded ...
- 1897: Causes of The First World War
- ... Quite on the Western Front" one can clearly see what war had done to the people, especially to the young generation who fought it. The soldiers who fought in the Great War often lost their interest in life. The only significance in the lives of the soldiers was comradeship. Eric Remarque also mentions in his novel what was the opinion of the soldiers about the progress, "We are not youth any ...
- 1898: History of the Far East
- ... of individual worth and egalitarian concepts, that were such a big part of Chinese culture, but that were radically new for Japan, used to having a highly differentiated society. Shotoku asked men to subordinate individual interest to the general welfare, he made it so that service to the state became service to Buddha, and through Buddha comes salvation for all. In the Nara period which went from 708 to 781, there ...
- 1899: Geographical Analysis of Early Civilization
- ... incorporating positive aspects from the cultures of defeated foes (namely the Greeks). When not engaged in conquest, the Romans needed to spend only minimal time meeting the needs of subsistence, and could therefore devote much interest to academic studies, art, and philosophy. Much as the rest of Roman culture, their religious beliefs were influenced by the various people they had conquered; and since the geography of Rome held responsibility for such ...
- 1900: Nigeria and Ogoni's Campaign
- ... s oil to Shell cannot be underestimated, accounting for almost 14% of the company's production which equates to the greatest production outside of the USA. Therefore, both Shell and the Nigerian government have an interest in maintaining the status quo and continuing with business as usual. Since the beginning of Shell's operations in the Niger Delta, the company has wreaked havoc on the neighboring communities and their environment. Many ...
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