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- 6871: The Dropping of The Atomic Bomb: Was It The Best Way to End The War?
- ... me that the atomic bomb equals all of the cruel acts. Therefore, I do not think the dropping of the atomic bomb can be justified with the act of Japan. When I was a high school student, a teacher of history taught us that America dropped the atomic bomb for various reasons, not only for beating Japan. It was not until that I knew the fact. Though the teacher did not ...
- 6872: The French Revolution
- ... was equal in terms of its social, economic, and spiritual power. The First Estate owned nearly 10 per cent of all land in France. It paid no taxes but, to support church activities such as school running and caring for the poor, they collected a tithe, or a tax on income. About one-third of the entire clergy in France served as parish priests. Also included in this estate were the ...
- 6873: The Major Cause of the French Revolution
- ... was equal in terms of its social, economic, and spiritual power. The First Estate owned nearly 10 per cent of all land in France. It paid no taxes but, to support church activities such as school running and caring for the poor, they collected a tithe, or a tax on income. About one-third of the entire clergy in France served as parish priests. Also included in this estate were the ...
- 6874: Stalin and The Soviet Union
- ... Gori, Georgia, which at the time was part of the vast Russian Empire. He was the third and only surviving child of a cobbler and a housecleaner. In 1888 Stalin began attending the Gori Church School, where he learned Russian and excelled at his studies, winning a scholarship to the T’bilisi Theological Seminary in the Georgian capital in 1894. II YOUNG REVOLUTIONARY Stalin began his studies at the seminary as ...
- 6875: The Aztec Civilization
- ... Young maize ear," Maize represents a chief staple of the Aztecs. XIPE TOTEC, The god of springtime and re-growth. Aztec dances: The Aztec Dance is known for its special way of expressing reverence and prayer to the supernatural gods of the sun, earth, sky, and water. Originally, the resources accessible to the native Indians were limited, yet they were able to create lively music with the howling of the sea ...
- 6876: First Civilization Arose In Asia
- ... society. The addition of taxation lessened the gap that existed between the rich and the poor. Islam is based on the Quran and its fundamentals consist of five "pillars" or religious obligation. They are: witness, prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage. The pilgrimage refers to the Islam commitment to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime if financially and physically able. This pilgrimage is extremely sacred and ...
- 6877: The French Revolution
- ... was equal in terms of its social, economic, and spiritual power. The First Estate owned nearly 10 per cent of all land in France. It paid no taxes but, to support church activities such as school running and caring for the poor, they collected a tithe, or a tax on income. About one-third of the entire clergy in France served as parish priests. Also included in this estate were the ...
- 6878: The Invasion of Spain
- ... should be punished only with banishment. Two days later (Christmas Day, 800) took place the principal event in the life of Charles. During the pontifical Mass celebrated by the pope, as the king knelt in prayer before the high altar beneath which lay the bodies of St. Peter and Paul, the Pope approached him, placed upon his head the imperial crown, did him formal reverence after the ancient manner, saluted him ...
- 6879: World War I
- ... Shanahan, William O., “Germany” Collier’s Encyclopedia, Macmillan Educational Co. & P.F. Collier, Inc, New York, 1983 ed., Vol.11 p17-37 Farah, Mounir, & Berens-Karls, Andrea, World History, The Human Experience, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Co., Glencoe Division, Ohio, 1992, p692-714 “Germany in World War One”, http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/6916/ww1.htm “A History of the First World War: The Aftermath”, http://www.geocities.com ...
- 6880: The Causes of the French Revolution
- ... financial difficulties reached a state of emergency and still Necker and Louis XVI did not introduce tax reform. The cost of support to America was not just associated with money. Already in France a new school of thought was developing amongst the Bourgeoisie. This was further aided by the transmission of Revolutionary thoughts from America back into France. Many French Troops (mainly the Bourgeoisie) came back encouraged by the revolution to ...
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