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- 1341: The California Gold Rush
- The California Gold Rush “In a small Californian city of Coloma, January 28, 1848, one event occurred that would change the course of world history and American history (Axon 1)”. A new mill (Sutter’s mill) was put up on the American River, and was doing its job of sweeping away the rubble from, the crystal clear water. James ... my river, or he though it was probably just fool’s gold. To his surprise he discovered real gold, which was plentiful in the area. Little did he know that his discovery would alter the world and American history, especially the history of the state of California. Before the gold discovery of 1848 the state of California did not even exist. The population of California was not high enough to have ... small scale” (Seidman 99). California at that time had a population of around 14,000. Not included in these estimates were the 200,000 Native Americans that lived within its borders. Prior to the Mexican War of 1846-1848, California was an isolated northerly province of Mexico. Due to the lack of a large population and association to belong to, some said, “ Politically, technologically, and socially, revolutions were occurring everywhere” ( ...
- 1342: The International Crimial Cour
- ... charged for international crimes such as genocide and other crimes of similar weight. The goal of the UN has always been to "secure universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals throughout the world." The establishment of an international criminal court is seen as a major step in the accomplishment of this goal. An international criminal court would be vital to the end of impunity. Unfortunately, many times acts ... judged for killing one human being than for killing 100,000." In fact, there have been many times in which no particular individuals have been held responsible for acts such as crimes against humanity and war crimes. Examples include 2 million people who were killed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in the 1970's; large losses of life in countries such as Mozambique, Liberia, and El Salvador during armed conflicts ... as in situations of ethnic conflict, violence leads to further violence, resulting in a gruesome chain of bloodshed. One of the possible ways to lessen the hideous effects of such a conflict is to put war criminals on trial. This not only directly can reduce war crimes, but more importantly serves as an example to possible future perpetrators, hopefully acting as a deterrent to criminal intentions. Although international law sometimes ...
- 1343: The Green Party of Canada
- ... our capital when we should be living off of the interest. The Green Party supporters want to eliminate waste and learn to rely on those resources that are renewable or can be recycled. Take the war in Iraq for example, this war was over a natural resource which led to great environmental destruction, and this may only prove to be the first in a long series of resource wars that are destructive. Social Justice/ Responsibility is highly ... of settling disputes. Solving disputes with the use of violence is also very morally unacceptable and ultimately self defeating to the Green Party. The main qualities that will ensure The Green Parties ideal non- violence world are flexibility, cooperation, respect, and fairness. We must fully support all non-violent efforts to resolve conflicts around the world and work to put an everlasting end to war. The vision of the Green ...
- 1344: Henry Kissinger
- Henry Kissinger Christopher C. Walker Julius Caesar, Thomas Jefferson, and Karl Marx all helped change the world. They shaped it through conquest, politics, and theories. Henry Kissinger, perhaps not as known to the public as Caesar, Jefferson, or Marx, but he has helped shape the world we live in today. Born May 27, 1923 in Furth Germany, Kissinger would soon raise to service two presidents, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald Ford, as the chief foreign policy advisor and secretary of state ... its relations with the Peoples Republic of China for the first time in many years; his ‘shuttle diplomacy’ would prove valuable in dissolving the conflict between the Israeli’s and Arabs in the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 through a cease fire; and finally his negotiation of a cease fire in the Vietnam conflict which so many had desired. When, in 1938, he came to the United States who could ...
- 1345: The Manhattan Project
- ... power—brilliant, intense, and young, the people that helped develop the bomb. Unknowingly they came to an isolated mountain setting, known as Los Alamos, New Mexico, to design and build the bomb that would end World War 2, but begin serious controversies concerning its sheer power and destruction. I became interested in this topic because of my interest in science and history. It seemed an appropriate topic because I am presently studying World War 2 in my Social Studies Class. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings were always taught to me with some opinion, and I always wanted to know the bomb itself and the unbiased effects that ...
- 1346: FDR
- The world has known many great leaders, especially in the post-Civil War era. Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Harry Truman all rank with the most prominent leaders of all time. However, in my opinion President Franklin Roosevelt made the most difference out of anybody in ... admitted to the New York bar in 1907. He was elected to the New York senate in 1910 and was appointed by Woodrow Wilson as assistant secretary of the navy, a post he held during World War I. Roosevelt ran for vice-president in 1920 and lost. In 1921, he was stricken with polio, which left his legs paralyzed. Twice he was elected Governor of New York and in 1932, ...
- 1347: Gibbons Vs. Ogden, 1824
- ... Vs. Ogden, 1824 The case of Gibbons vs. Ogden was one of the deciding factors in the creation of a stable commercial system that would propel the United States into its current position as a World Power. New York, being influenced by Sectionalist ideals, created a law that obstructed the free flow of interstate trade. This was taken to the Supreme Court, where it was shown that not only did New ... slaves being freed by an all-powerful Congress, Chief Justice John Marshall was faced with his choice to say that Congress was the supreme power over all commercial aspects would split the country and civil war would ensue. Thus, the court was forced into a "middle of the road" decision-they said that Congress had the power to legislate on the Commerce of the United States, as opposed to direct control ... decision managed to both protect the interests of the Southern Slavers and save the Nation's Economic structure from the whims of the states, fostering immense growth that would allow America to dominate as a world power. The situation leading to the hearing of the case in the Supreme Court began when Thomas Gibbons was persecuted by his competitor, Aaron Ogden, because he broke the New York Steamboat Act by ...
- 1348: William Penn
- ... Introduction The Quakers, also known as the Society of Friends was religious group that founded Pennsylvania. William Penn, one of the leaders, worked with the Quakers, Indians and the other population to make an ideal world for him, his followers, and the other people in his environment. With his efforts, and the help of others, the Quakers left a huge impact on Pennsylvania and the entire nation. The Quakers are a ... religious revolution was George Fox.1 He believed that God didn't live in churches as much as he lived in people's hearts.2 In that state of mind, he went out into the world in search of his true religion. He argued with priests, slept in fields, and spent days and nights trying to find followers. His first followers were mostly young people and women. Besides freedom of religion, they wanted freedom of speech, worship and assembly, refusal to go to war or take oath, and equality of the sexes and social classes.3 In England, between the years of 1650 and 1700, more than 15,000 Quakers were fined and/or imprisoned; 366 were killed. ...
- 1349: Episcopalianism / Anglicanism
- ... and to be a sect within the nation was not what either Puritan or Anglican wished to be. The problem of religious division presented itself for the first time (Wakeman, 334). So began the long war between the Church of England and Puritanism. On the side of the Church were the traditions of historical Christianity, the framework of Catholic order and discipline, a prayer book of Catholic doctrine and ceremony, and ... love of personal and national liberty which quickly associated itself with Parliamentary opposition to misgovernment and turned the members of a sect into the champions of the nation (Oakeman, 334). Frustrated with this long religious war, many Puritans sailed for the New World, and settled in New England. The Puritans who left were seeking to purify their religion, and separate from anything perceived as Roman. This "new" Anglicanism wanted to continue with England's Catholic past and ...
- 1350: All Quiet on the Western Front: Alienation
- All Quiet on the Western Front: Alienation According to the Webster's New World College Dictionary, alienation is 1. Separation, aversion, aberration. 2. Estrangement or detachment. 3. Mental derangement; insanity. The theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is about how World War I destroyed a generation of young men. It has taken from them the last of their childhood years, it has destroyed their faith in their elders, it has taught them an individual life is ...
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