.... reactionary however, and following his death, a group of young army officers tried to overturn the Czardom. This was called the Decembrist Revolt. The next czar, Nicholas, was a die hard authoritarian. The Administrative system continued to decay regardless of his iron fisted rule. The gap between the rich and the poorer continued to widen. Over five hundred peasant revolts took place during his reign. Alexander II, who took the throne in 1855 tried to avert revolt by attempting reform. In 1861 he freed the serfs and gave them expectations of free land allotments. But to their surprise, and anger, they were only given the opport .....

.... were free to change jobs, better government planning on production, and eased travel restrictions over the “Iron Curtain”. In the process of de-Stalinization the cities that were once named in honor of Stalin were given new names or returned to their old names1. The statues and pictures of Stalin were destroyed and letters were sent to families of those who were killed in battle, which criticized Stalin’s weak leadership during the time of the war. Stalin’s grave was vandalized during this process, and Khrushchev gained approval from the West. These policies were used to erase the past and ease the minds of those who .....

.... Revolution. Before the French and Indian War in 1763, Britain imposed few taxes on the colonies. After the war, Britain was buried in debt, which ensued in taxation of the colonies by the British Parliament. In 1764 the Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which is the first tax raising revenue in the colonies for the crown. The Act taxed non-British imports of sugar and molasses and increased the duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies. Bitter protest by the colonies lowered the duties considerably, thus lowered their agitation. But once again, new resentments were born by the Stamp Act and Quartering Act of 1765. The St .....

.... that day, so he peeled the tape away and continued his work. He came back to that door about 2:00 a.m. that same shift and noticed that there had been a second taping. Once he found the second one he decided to phone the Washington D.C. police. An undercover officer named Sergeant Paul Leeper and officers John Barret and Carl Shoffler intercepted the call while on patrol. Flashlights were noticed by a former F.B.I. agent. The F.B.I. agent named Alfred Baldwin calls and tells the police that there are lights on in the entire 8th floor of Watergate. So the three officers entered the building, surrounded the 8th floor partition, and .....

.... methods that emphasized skepticism, rationalism, and rigorous reasoning that were based on facts and mathematical laws, replaced earlier methods for proving beliefs. Such as referring to traditional authorities such as Aristotle, Ptolemy, as well as the church. Third, the general scientific orientation changed from theological questioning to secular which focused on how things worked. these developments were not very popular in Europe until the eighteenth century when the ideas and methods became known as part of the Enlightenment. Philosophes, a group of thinkers, developed related ideas forming a basis for modern thought. Emphasizing .....

.... in London last October, it was more than twenty-five years after he came into power. British authorities arrested him on the request of a Spanish magistrate who wants Pinochet prosecuted for the abuse of Chilean nationals. His arrest was completely unexpected. He had a diplomatic passport on a Chilean arms purchasing mission. Pinochet had no idea that he could be arrested because no previous head of state had ever been tried in this manner. Pinochet is also being held responsible for offences committed by the Chilean police, even if Pinochet himself was not aware of the police brutality. Contreras was the mastermind behind many pr .....

.... France but other European rulers disagreed with him and ruled againsthim with other countries.Cathrine seemed very good at keeping and gaining control of land. Cathrine the Great was one of the few few female monarchs. She was very involved in Russia's intellectual life. She sponsered andedited the journal Vsyaka Vsykaya in 1769 and also very concerned with the danger that may come to it. cathrine was also very influenced by western European thinkers and that people were born equal for some time. Louis the XIV ruled for seventy-two years, which is the longest of that time. He began rule at age five but began his complete rule of the t .....

.... F. Kennedy, and has been supported by all successive Presidents. The U.S. embargo has had a major impact on the Cuban economy involving trade, wages, and jobs; and in addition, it has affected many United States’ businesses both directly and indirectly. The Helms-Burton Act is one of the major bills regarding trade with Cuba, and it has encountered much opposition and controversy both in the United States and abroad. Only recently was the news media ban in Cuba lifted allowing American journalists to get news from within Cuba. Health care in Cuba is also a major concern and is strongly affected by the Cuban Embargo. Our policy .....

.... lacking needed food and supplies. Not to mention a large northward drive was turned back at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on Wednesday July first to Friday July 3, 1863. Pennsylvania was a pivotal state in the Civil War struggle... because key routes from the South led to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. In order to control these routes the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia invaded Pennsylvania in 1863. The confrontation at Gettysburg became one of the most decisive as well as one of the bloodiest battles of American history. Almost a third of the Union arm .....

.... family, or friends along. Therefore Captain Fitzroy ended up finding another aristocratic nobleman to bring along the journey, to be the ship's "natural historian", or more importantly someone to keep him company. It turned out that Charles Darwin was asked to join, and he accepted. He barely knew the captain but said "yes" anyhow. Darwin only lasted a year or so as the "natural historian", before he took over Robert McKormick's job. McKormick was the ship's naturalist, and did not get along with Darwin at all. When Darwin did take over (which did not take long), McKormick actually left the ship and went back to Britain. Even before Darwin .....