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- 1561: Teddy Roosevelt
- ... race of 1898, with the bad press the Republican Party was receiving, there seemed to be no one else who had a chance. Roosevelt was riding the crest of the wave of being a true war hero, and with Platt's help together they might keep the Democrats from winning the office. Platt in return for his help expected Roosevelt to let him make the appointments and carry the party line ... Platt's first suggested appointee. After making his point, however, Roosevelt tried to work with the Republican boss to the extent of not abandoning his own principals. Platt for his part could not toss the war hero out on his ear in 1900, but at the same time, he wanted to find a way to gracefully get Roosevelt out of his hair. Platt's opportunity to get rid of Roosevelt came ... in his first year in office were of a domestic nature. As a strong nationalist, Roosevelt believed that the United States should hold on to the Philippines, which had been taken during the Spanish American war. Many in the nation were still clamoring that the Philippines should be given its independence. Roosevelt believed it was the moral duty of the United States to hang on to the Philippines until the ...
- 1562: American Revolution
- ... as the exodus from Great Britain increased, other foreigners seeking freedom of religion or wanting new lives began to come, slave trade became popular, and indentured servants sold their lives to come to the new world. Though the New England, Middle, and South colonies were different in many aspects, they began to develop separately than that of Great Britain. During the climax growth of the colonies, the first stages in which ... s Empire was very wast and when the British saw that other nations were benefiting from what they should be benefiting from, they sought to take action, thus triggering the Seven Years’ (French and Indian) War. Known as the "Great War for Empire", the world’s uppermost nations became involved in a battle for control over North America. The British eventually won, gaining full control of the territories that had previously belonged to the French. ...
- 1563: Technology And The Future Of W
- ... idea of a future technological utopia has served as the guiding light of industrial society. For more than a century utopian dreamers and men and women of science and letters have looked for a future world where machines would replace human labour, creating a near workerless society of abundance and leisure. (J Rifkin 1995 p.42) This paper will consider developments in technology, robotics, electronic miniaturisation, digitisation and information technology with ... values. Some issues that will be addressed are: elimination of work in the traditional sense, longevity, early retirement, the elimination of cash, the restructuring of education, industry and a movement to global politics, economics and world government. In particular this paper will suggest that the Christian Judao work ethic with society’s goals of full employment in the traditional sense is no longer appropriate, necessary or even possible in the near ... a possible future lifestyle of leisure. Most nations will experience a further rapid increase in the proportion of their population 65 years and older by 2025. This is due to a combination of the post war baby boom and the advances in medicine, health and hygiene technology with the availability and spread of this information. Governments are encouraging delayed retirement whereas businesses are seeking to reduce the size of their ...
- 1564: The History and Deline of the Roman Empire
- ... Roman Empire "If," writes Roman historian Edward Gibbon in his A History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," a man were called upon to fix the period in the history of the world when the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus;" the period from 98 to ... Aurelius was faced by the attack of the Germanic Marcomanni and Quadi, he was forced to sell, is it were, the crown jewels as well as the household furnishing of his palace to finance the war. There were other cases, beginning with Hadrian, where, when municipalities got into financial difficulties, and the cities lost their independence. The people did not seem to mind. As often happens today, they were quite willing ... Oriental religions tried to fill the spiritual vacuum. A sense of futility seemed to permeate society. There were many outstanding administrators and good governors but, on the whole, the Roman spirit which had conquered the world seemed to have dissolved into an indolence which preferred ease and comfort to a facing up to the dangers which threatened civilization. Some authors suggest that the change in racial stock was responsible for ...
- 1565: Simpsons Vs Wells
- ... in, reducing the general public s vigilance against dangers to society in any form. This lack of vigilance, due to an unwarranted faith in authority, is depicted and questioned in H. G. Wells s The War of the Worlds. Published in 1898, the message of Wells s work remains relevant, even in the present day. Criticisms of an unwarranted faith in authority manifest themselves in modern culture in multiple media. The ... townspeople themselves receive their fair share of reproach as well. In both works, the people criticized include not only the general middle- to upper-class communities, but also those responsible for the criticizing. In The War of Worlds, the government plays a silent role that finds its reflection in the attitudes of the townspeople upon the first arrival of the Martian cylinder. Here, the ignorance of the public manifests itself in ... complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter (Wells 3). During the height of the British government s domination of the world, through the spread of its colonies and economic power, Wells s description of the people s security in their empire over matter, over reality itself, seems most fitting. Their blindness to the impending threat ...
- 1566: History Of Lacrosse
- ... team size, and the basic aspects of the game. The differences between the game of old and the one I play. These are some of the things I would like to know more about. The war aspect of the game is really interesting. How the aspects of war were incorporated into the game, and why, plus the rituals performed, were all closely interconnected. Knowing these facts and accounts of lacrosse, before it was changed will help me to understand the game I love ... introduced knattleiker to the Indian tribes of the northeast coast of America, where it then spread inland (Boyd 14). The contact between the American Indians and the Norse occurring when the Norse explored the New World and made camps in Canada and the northeast US. This though is uncertain, where Indian games of lacrosse were witnessed and so is certain. The early data on lacrosse is from missionaries and English ...
- 1567: U.S. Involvement in Kosovo
- U.S. Involvement in Kosovo War has been waged in the Balkans for thousands of years. Yugoslavia has been divided, reunited, divided again, undergone wars and been through depressions. Each country within the Yugoslavia region has experienced hardships due to a ... failing economy, poor leadership, and civil wars. In the past few years, a major upheaval in the political structure and the disputes concerning land between the different religions and ethnicity's has caused a civil war. The country and ethnic group of this recent dispute is Serbia and Kosovo. The Albanian Kosovars want their independence from Serbia, while the Serbs consider Kosovo the location in which their cultural and ethnic identity ... the air strikes against the Serbs will dampen their spirits and attacks against the Albanians. A third argument for U.S. involvement is that it will stop from drawing in other surrounding countries into the war. (1) The first argument for U.S. intervention is easily refuted. The U.S. diplomats believe that the U.S. is benefiting the situation in Kosovo by intervening. The US's main goal in ...
- 1568: Marco Polo
- Marco Polo is one of the most well-known heroic travelers and traders around the world. In my paper I will discuss with you Marco Polo’s life, his travels, and his visit to China to see the great Khan. Marco Polo was born in c.1254 in Venice. He was ... enduring fame, very little was known about the personal life of Marco Polo. It is known that he was born into a leading Venetian family of merchants. He also lived during a propitious time in world history, when the height of Venice’s influence as a city-state coincided with the greatest extent of Mongol conquest of Asia(Li Man Kin 9). Ruled by Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire stretched all ... From Sudak, around 1260, another uncle, Maffeo, and Marco’s father, Niccolò, made a trading visit into Mongol territory, the land of the Golden Horde(Russia), ruled by Berke Khan. While they were there, a war broke out between Berke and the Cowan of Levant , blocking their return home. Thus Niccolò and Maffeo traveled deeper into mongol territory, moving southeast to Bukhara, which was ruled by a third Cowan. While ...
- 1569: America The Great
- America the Great ? After the Spanish-American War, America became a super power of the world. That title has stuck since then. However, different political leaders have caused this country to become unworthy of such a title. Most of these leaders were democrats, such as JFK and Bill Clinton. History has ... by him to prevent his assassination. Saddam and Iraq were soon beaten into submission. America, though, has not always been so brave and powerful. While JFK was in office he involved our country in a war with Cuba. This war, however, was short lived. The Bay of Pigs, as it was named, was a single battle, when JFK pulled out of the war. It is believed that if we had ...
- 1570: Commander In Chief Franklin De
- ... our country faced in this century. He was elected president in 1933 during the Great Depression and remained in office for four consecutive terms until his death in 1945, one month before the end of World War II. His leadership through these historical times was controversial. While some saw greatness, others saw deception. In this writing, I will look at how he led the individual military leaders, which were his lieutenants, and ... Chief. He created this atmosphere of complete control over all aspects of the military and it’s operations. This gave him the ability to exercise all of his power in the military and run the war from Washington. “Roosevelt took his position as head of the armed services more seriously than did any other President but Lincoln, and in practice he intervened more often and to better effect in military ...
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