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- 6101: Bar Kochba Revolt
- ... promises not kept to the Jews, and laws which suppressed the basis of Jews as a nation. To understand the reason for Bar Kochbas Revolt one must go back many years even before the war. Prior to Hadrian, an emperor by the name of Trajan was the ruler of the Roman empire. Due to the rebellion of the Jews in the Diaspora to the east and the west of them ... Despite this new joy brought to the Jews, Bar Kochba knew that the Romans were planning a counter attack so he kept training his army. In fact Bar Kochba was right. Hadrian had brought a world renowned general all the way from Britain to lead his army against the Jews. The Roman army along with aiding pagan armies went to launch their counterattack against Bar Kochba. The Roman army, much like ... Bar Kochba was found dead on the front. However he was not found to be killed by a Roman, he was found strangled by a huge serpent. After they saw that Bar Kochba lost the war and died, they realized that Bar Kochba was no jhan. They renamed hi m from Bar Kochba which symbolized him being the jhan, "Son of a Star" to Bar Koziva "Son of deceit." Hadrian ...
- 6102: Russian And French Revolutions
- ... prerevolution, Czar Nicholas II, made a very big mistake by in not introducing some reforms to correct the problems. So because of his actions, the situation grew worse. In 1917, the Russians were fighting in World War I. A good majority of the Russian people were weary and uncontent with the way the war was going and with the Czar's rule. This uncontent along with economic hardships caused riots and demonstrations to break out. The Czar called for the army to put down the revolution as they ...
- 6103: Immigration To Canada
- ... immigration, was later complemented by head taxes designed to discourage Chinese immigration. It wasnt until the 1960s that regulations and restriction to Chinese immigration were completely lifted. The 19th century closed with a world wide depression and a slow down of immigration to the West. But all that changed in 1895, when Clifford Sifton was appointed as Minister of the Interior at the start of an economic recovery. Sifton ... In 1896, 16,835 immigrants entered Canada. When Sifton left in 1905, the population was 141,464. It rocketed to 400,970 by 1913. Some three million newcomers arrived between 1896 and the outbreak of World War 1. But Siftons policies triggered criticism, despite success in attracting farmers. Immigration from central and southeastern Europe raised a ground swell of hostility on the prairies because residents didnt believe theses newcomers ...
- 6104: Julius Caesar
- ... more than many other men would have done in a lifetime. He brought the Roman Empire to its height and from his death on, the Empire did nothing but fall. He was one of the worlds greatest leaders and probably the best. At the age of 15 Caesar became head of his family when his father died in 85bc. His family wanted him to pursue a religious career as the ... laws to Spanish tribes and subduing those who resisted. He went to go see the statue of Alexander the Great in the city of Cadiz. Alexander was a leader who had conquered much of the world by the age of 30. Caesar remembering that wept out in envy and longed to go back to Rome where he could make his mark (Green 18). Caesar admired and studied the two most successful ... the situation in Gaul became alarming (May 35). When Caesar went back to Gaul, he discovered the Gallic tribes had revolted and slaughtered many roman troops and taken others hostage. Romans did not usually wage war in the winter, but Caesar made an exception. At first he had crushed and Gallic tribes, But a young chief named Vercingetorix believed the Romans could be stopped. He organized a huge army of ...
- 6105: The Fall Of The Roman Empire
- ... leaders of Rome from 119 to 78 BC, can be attributed part of the blame for the breakdown of the republic. Their constant quarreling led to factional fighting amongst the people and eventually to civil war. Marius came into power before Sulla and, like the Gracchi, showed a tendency towards disturbing the status quo and antagonized the nobility. Marius' reforms centered on military change, the most controversial of which was the ... Legions of Roman soldiers, who had effectualy turned into private armies, carried out these executions. This practice of obtaining soldiers for personal means led eventually to the widespread use of violence and eventually to civil war. Close to the end of the republic, a triumvirate arose, combining the three most powerful men in Rome-Pompey, Caesar and Crassus. Caesar engineered the union, using the military and political skill of Pompey and ... Incorporated. Gibbon, E. (1983). The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. New York: Viking Penguin. Gibbon, E. (1999, April). Medieval Sourcebook. Available: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/gibbon-fall.html. Hutchinson Dictionary of World History. (1994). New York: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated. Murray, K. (1999, April). Quotations from Decline and Fall of Roman Empire. Available: http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/dnetDkjs2/quotes.htm Veyne, P. (1997). The Roman ...
- 6106: The Life Of Mahatma Ghandi
- ... infused a spirit of solidarity in the heterogeneous Indian community. He flooded the government, the legislature, and the press with closely reasoned statements of Indian grievances. Finally, he exposed to the view of the outside world the skeleton in the imperial cupboard, the discrimination practiced against the Indian subjects of Queen Victoria in one of her own colonies in Africa. It was a measure of his success as a publicist that ... with him not to seek redress of a personal wrong in a court of law. Resistance and results. Gandhi was not the man to nurse a grudge. On the outbreak of the South African (Boer) War in 1899, he argued that the Indians, who claimed the full rights of citizenship in the British crown colony of Natal, were in duty bound to defend it. He raised an ambulance corps of 1 ... force was dull and depressed, and damnation was heartily invoked on everything. But Gandhi was stoical in his bearing, cheerful and confident in his conversation and had a kindly eye. The British victory in the war brought little relief to the Indians in South Africa. The new regime in South Africa was to blossom into a partnership, but only between Boers and Britons. Gandhi saw that, with the exception of ...
- 6107: Sigmund Freud
- ... infantile sexuality as vital. Freud's creativity would continue almost undiminished for almost four decades, during which he developed the technique for psychoanalytic treatment of neuroses and established the guiding principles of psychoanalysis. Shortly after World War I, Freud learned he had cancer of the jaw, to which he would give in after 17 years of pain and disability and 33 operations. When the Nazi occupation of Austria threatened his work and life, he moved to England. He died there on September 23,1939. Indeed, Freud created a wholly new field of scientific inquiry which investigates a human's internal world through controlled methods of introspection and empathy. Freuds ideas aroused considerable hostility during his time, particularly among his medical colleagues. With psychoanalysis, Freud added psychological treatment methods to the biological basis of psychiatry. Beyond ...
- 6108: Muammad Ali Jinnah
- ... and Jawaharlal Nehru, won a majority in 7 of 11 provinces and refused to form coalition governments with the Muslim League as Jinnah had proposed. This proved to be the final Hindu-Muslim break. When World War II began in 1939, and the Congress governments resigned to protest India's participation in the war without British commitment to the country's freedom, Jinnah declared it a "Day of Deliverance" for the Muslims. The following year the league passed the Pakistan resolution, demanding a separate state for Indian Muslims. ...
- 6109: Early Chinese Immigrant
- ... are. When many people think of American Immigrants, Asians are on the last of their lists. From all of these countries, China is well known front runner of American immigrants. China is one of the world's oldest civilizations. It influence have reverberated throughout Asia. Its presence is felt in many of the surrounding cultures. The Chinese people have tried to keep their society pure from outside sources. When foreigners entered ... laborers, Hooper hired "China men" to aid in the success of the plantation. From this humble beginning, sugar grew into a large industry that would need a steady supply of laborers. In 1848, after a war with Mexico, the United States obtained a region known as California. Finding California to be a commercial and agricultural center, it became America's gateway to Asia. (From Gold Rush) With the large fertile lands ... Plantation owners desperate for field labor made use of coolies. Coolies were basically Chinese that signed labor contracts and were held in virtual slavery. They were ensnared by brokers into this system by debts, clan war prisoners, or kidnapping. (From Gold Rush) Like the African slave trade, this method flourished over Asia and had high mortality rates due to cramped quarters and malnourishment. It was referred to as the "buying ...
- 6110: First Crusade
- ... their feudal lords. The Crusaders continued an older tradition of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Now, however, they assumed two roles as pilgrims and warriors. Such an armed pilgrimage was regarded as a justifiable war, because it was fought to recapture the places sacred to that of the Christians. Jerusalem had been under Muslim rule since the 7th century, but pilgrimages were not cut off until the 11th century (when ... made his appeal. He thought that western Christendom should march to the rescue of the East. Rich and poor alike should go and they should leave off slaying each other and instead fight a great war. The public thought it was God s will and that God would lead them and take care of them. During his speech, cries of "Dues le wolt! - "Godwills it!" were shouted from the crowd. Just ... this. If it was God's will that these people go on these crusades then was it God's will to kill these people? I still see the Crusades today, as a changing point in world history. These people, although they were partially tricked, decided that it was time for something to change and they did it. Even though it was about 800 years ago, it still sticks out as ...
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