Papers on History
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Words: 1139 - Pages: 5.... quarter of the working age population and cities - as well as states - were losing money fast, as there were no taxes to be collected. Schools were closed because the states did not have enough money to fund them and people were homeless and starving; living - and dying - on the very streets where just a few years ago America experienced its first economic boom. This sets the stage for the most triumphant presidency this country has ever seen. Triumphant not only over the war that was to follow but also over economic as well as social barriers. It would be nothing short of the truth to say that President and his staff saved this countr .....
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The Archaeological Sites In The Aegean
Words: 901 - Pages: 4.... became an independent state with Prince George as a Governor General. A law was established that said all of ancient material of the island was property of the state. Therefor, in 1900 Sir Arthur Evens began further excavations.
A Brief Look at Ancient Greece, was another source we used. It says that in the late 1800’s Scholars thought Greek history could only be traced back to 776BC ( the first day of the Olympics.) In this we also found that "To understand ancient Greece, you have to understand the regional perspective, to the east are Egypt, Syria, Palestine, the lands of Asia Minor, and the Mesopotamia valley." These areas do give .....
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Diversity Of Leadership In Ame
Words: 733 - Pages: 3.... Washington was the most revered man in the United States. A lesser person might have used power to establish a military dictatorship or to be become king. Washington sternly suppressed all such attempts by his officers and continued to obey the weak and divided Continental Congress. He was a leading influence in persuading the states to participate in the Constitutional Convention, over which he presided, and he used his immense prestige to help gain ratification of the constitution of the United States. The famous tribute by General Henry Lee, “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” accura .....
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Absolute Truth
Words: 879 - Pages: 4.... leave jail, he would be breaking the law. Even though he had been wrongly accused and sentenced to death for no reason, he couldn’t go against his own teachings, or else his whole life would have been in vain. He knew that if he didn’t escape, he would die and would orphan his two children, however no matter how much he loved
them, he wouldn’t contradict his teaching by doing wrong. Even though Socrates wasn’t perfect, he would always make a conscious effort to do right. Breaking out of jail would be blatantly wrong, and he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Adolf Hitler is directly and indirectly responsible for more deaths t .....
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Diverse Cultures In The Foundi
Words: 872 - Pages: 4.... out their commitments. There were very few upper class people who ventured in to the great wilderness. But America did show to be a dumping ground for convicts who were sent there to work off their crimes. They were usually sent as indentured servants, only against their free wills.
Secondly, political backgrounds varied between the colonists. A lot of people came to get away from England and their bureaucratic and insufficient way of governing. In the colonies there was no aristocracy. No nobles, no lords enforcing the King’s laws were present. The colonists were mainly working class people. They made their own means for surviva .....
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Germany 2
Words: 462 - Pages: 2.... Kaiser Wilhelm II had absolute power over the army. He alone presided over the nation's foreign affairs. It was his decision to say if Germany went to war. He felt that since Germany had the best steel mills, were the leaders during the machine age, had the most powerful engineering industry, the best chemists, and the mighty German Army, superior to any other army, that Germany should share in world affairs by expanding abroad, and become more imperialistic. He felt economic power should be reflected in political power. He ordered the build up of the Navy, which poisoned his relations with England.
The Kaiser had deep affection f .....
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Words: 344 - Pages: 2.... moved slowly and cautiously nonethe
less; on March 13, 1862, the federal government fforbade all Union Army officers
to return fugitive slaves, thus annulling in effect the fugitive slave laws. On
April 10, on Lincoln's initiative, congress declared the federal government
would compenste slave owners who freed their slaves. All slaves in the District
of Columbia were freed in this way on April 16, 1862 . On June 19, 1862,
Congress enacted a measure prohibiting slavery in United States territories,
thus defying the supreme court decision in the Dred Scott case, which ruled that
Congress was powerless to regulate slavery in the terri .....
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General George Patton
Words: 461 - Pages: 2.... and organized the
desert training centre at Indio, California. Patton was
commanding general of the western task force during the U.S.
operations in North Africa in November 1942. He was
promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in March 1943 and
led the U.S. 7th Army in Sicily, employing his armour in a
rapid drive that captured Palermo in July. The apogee of his
career came with the dramatic sweep of his 3rd Army across
northern France in the summer of 1944. Prior to the
Normandy Invasion, he was publicly placed in command of
the 1st U.S. Army Group, .....
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Causes And Results Of The Crusades
Words: 827 - Pages: 4.... against the Seljuk conquerors
of Antolia. Once that religion was under control by the Christians, they
would then attack the Muslims in Syria and Palestine, with capturing
Jerusalem as their main priority.
In May 1097 the Crusaders attacked Antolia Turkish capital at
Nicaea. After their victory they encountered the Seljuk field army. The
crusaders nearly annihilated them. Then they started towards Antioch and
defeated them also. Immediately after their victory they were attacked by
the late reinforcements. After the summer and early fall the Crusaders
moved on for their main priority, Jerusalem.
By May of 1099, they reached t .....
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Oscar Claude Monet
Words: 363 - Pages: 2.... (like a first impression). One of Monet’s paintings had the title Impression: Sunrise in 1872, in Musee Marmottan, Paris. During the rest of the 1870’s and early 1880’s, Monet used special techniques to paint scenes of different impressions on colors. Monet went to the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts to study the effects of light and color.
By mid 1880’s Monet was generally the leader of the impressionist school and he achieved significant recognition and financial security. Monet was recognized, as the master of meticulous observation and true feelings for is paintings. In 1890, Monet was able to purchase some property in .....
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