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- 811: ABRAHAM LINCOLN
- Abraham Lincoln When people are asked to identify which president they feel had the greatest impact on our history, Lincoln's name consistently comes up. But why? Lincoln had little formal education and did not serve in public office but for brief periods prior to becoming president. In short ... 30 a.m. on April 12, the Confederate artillery started the Civil War by firing on Fort Sumter. The Civil War was by far the bloodiest war in U.S. history. Six hundred and twenty thousand soldiers lost their lives in the Civil War. "If the same proportion of Americans to the total population were to be killed in a war ... Civil War, Introduction) Abraham Lincoln displayed leadership through his decisions and embraced the people through his eloquent speeches--which remain some of the most moving and memorable words in American History Hundreds of thousands of volunteers answered Lincoln's call to arms. Northerners were optimistic and hoped for an early end to the struggle. The Battle of Bull Run in ...
- 812: Opium Wars
- The Opium War, also called the Anglo-Chinese War, was the most humiliating defeat China ever suffered. In European history, it is perhaps the most sordid, base, and vicious event in European history, possibly, just possibly, overshadowed by the excesses of the Third Reich in the twentieth century. By the 1830's, the English had become the major drug-trafficking criminal organization in ... the British traders generously bribed Canton officials in order to keep the opium traffic flowing. The effects on Chinese society were devestating. In fact, there are few periods in Chinese history that approach the early nineteenth century in terms of pure human misery and tragedy. In an effort to stem the tragedy, the imperial government made opium illegal in 1836 ...
- 813: Analysis Of Karl Marx And Comm
- ... sacrifice on behalf of humanity." In October of 1835, he started attendance at the University of Bonn, enrolling in non-socialistic-related classes like Greek and Roman mythology and the history of art. During this time, he spent a day in jail for being "drunk and disorderly-the only imprisonment he suffered" in the course of his life. The student culture ... involved mainly in the "new literary and philosophical movement" who's chief figure was Bruno Bauer, a lecturer in theology who thought that the Gospels were not a record of History but that they came from "human fantasies arising from man's emotional needs" and he also hypothesized that Jesus had not existed as a person. Bauer was later dismissed from ... same views, pooled their "intellectual resources" and published The Holy Family, a criticism of the Hegelian idealism of Bruno Bauer. In their next work, they demonstrated their materialistic conception of history but the book found no publisher and "remained unknown during its author's lifetimes." It is during his years in Brussels that Marx really developed his views and established ...
- 814: The Hippie Movement That Arose From Vast Political Changes
- ... marijuana: amongst this chaos, there was a generation of youths looking to set their own standard - to fight against the establishment, which was oppressing them, and leave their mark on history. These kids were known as the hippies. There were many stereotypes concerning hippies; they were thought of as being pot smoking, freeloading vagabonds, who were trying to save the world ... went into traditional fields such as manufacturing, agriculture, and mining, and more went into clerical, managerial, professional, and service fields. In 1956, for the first time in the nation's history, white collar workers outnumbered blue collar ones, "and by the end of the decade blue collar workers constituted only 45 percent of the work force." The sexual composition of the ... and social change that swept the then current generation. The hippies were simply reacting to changes in society and, in reacting to these changes, left an indelible mark on the history books of our time. Bibliography Archer, Jales. The Incredible Sixties. Orlando: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. Benson, Kathleen, and Haskins, James. The Sixties Reader. New York: Viking Kestrel, 1988. Collier, ...
- 815: The Rise of Communism in Russia
- ... Rise of Communism in Russia Unless we accept the claim that Lenin's coup that gave birth to an entirely new state, and indeed to a new era in the history of mankind, we must recognize in today's Soviet Union the old empire of the Russians -- the only empire that survived into the mid 1980s (Luttwak, 1). In their Communist ... in which all class differences would disappear and humankind would live in harmony. Marx and Engels claimed to have discovered a scientific approach to socialism based on the laws of history. They declared that the course of history was determined by the clash of opposing forces rooted in the economic system and the ownership of property. Just as the feudal system had given way to capitalism, so ...
- 816: Richard III
- ... scandal surrounding the princes did have an effect over the rule of Richard, but there are many other underlying aspects that could have extended Richards rule, and changed the way history looks back on him. Many historian look upon Richard as a villain. Others attribute this view as tainted due to the perverse nature of England following his reign, and the ... the better of England. Looking at such actions can shed light on the true characteristics of his rule, and that he quite may have been a beneficial part of English history. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was the brother of King Edward IV of the House of York. The House of York had been in control of the throne of England for ... country in Edwards will because Edward was in his minority. The new king would then take control of the country when he came of majority. This was commonplace in English history, even to the extreme of having infants play the part. Why was the Duke of Gloucester, Richard, so disturbed by this occurrence? Richard and many others in the family ...
- 817: Should the President Be Impeached?
- ... specifically on the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal and the impeachment hearings. Currently President Clinton faces impeachment hearings. Due to certain allegations caused by the so-called, "sex scandal". In the history of the United States only two prior presidents faced impeachment. In both cases a conviction was never accomplished, making this particular case very sensitive. Such an issue must be approached ... Tripp's conversation with Lewinsky. Special prosecutor Starr wanted to ruin President Clinton from the beginning , and now he has his opportunity. After several years of investigating into the presidents history and coming out empty handed ,Starr finally had the largest sex scandal of the ninety's. The allegation of perjury is a very strong factor in the Impeachment trial. The ... presidential term, that he will finish instead of Clinton. Since the term is less then two years of office, Al Gore is eligible for three consecutive terms. Through out the history of this nation it was known that the president in office always has the better advantage over the other candidates in an election. The republicans might not even dream ...
- 818: The Tuskegee Airmen
- ... of America. For many years, African-Americans longed for the day when they would be granted the opportunities that the white man so greedily kept for himself. Sadly however, as history tells it, they were denied of such opportunities for decades while many suffered, because as dismal as it may sound, “[segregation] is an established American Custom” (Mckissack 42). While there ... revealing that they were in fact Americans who ironically fought for freedom regardless of the color of their skin, ultimately paving the way towards an integrated Armed Air Forces. A history textbooks shows that as a result of the constant pressure brought about by groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and by the black ... in general towards President Roosevelt, plans for an “experiment” was submitted by the air corps, which would establish an all-black fighter squadron- the first of any type in the history of the Armed Air Forces. As a result of the submission, hundreds of applications from young black men flooded in. However, only an elite group of young men were ...
- 819: Accountability of Our Government
- ... it upon his officials and answers to Parliament with the fact that the individual responsible will be disciplined. This is not to say that there have been times in Canadian history where a Minister has made an serious error concerning his department and has been disciplined accordingly. Politics usually takes take control over such issues. Rather or not the issue is ... and career advancements are based upon merit, any political waves that they may of created will definitely have weight to some degree. There are of course have been exceptions in history of where a Minister has decided to wave this right of anonymity . Two notable cases include 1989 episode which involved the minister of transport, Benoit Bouchard and in 1982 where ... a minister recently appointed, is constituent on what he is told from the senior permeant staff. Therefore Ministerial responsibly is closely tied to department senior officials. In fact in the history of Canada there only have been two ministers who have resigned over mal-administration of their portfolio. Henry Stevens resigned for the Bennett Conservative government in 1934 because the ...
- 820: Canada - Of the United States of America
- ... has always been difficult to define. We, as Canadians, have continued to define ourselves by reference to what we are not - American - rather than in terms of our own national history and tradition. This is ironic since the United States is continuing to be allowed by Canadians to take over our economy and literally buy our country. Culturally Canada has its ... seven billion dollars to buy up a large portion of our country21 This did not only happen between 1947 and 1957 but if you research any year in modern trading history between Canada and the United States you will come to the same conclusion (except the figures keep growing and growing as time progresses). Due mostly to the Americans purchasing our ... Democratic party leader, Edward Broadbent, referring to Brian Mulrony and free-trade between Canada and the United States said “I can tell you that for the first time in the history of Canada, we have a man who is Prime Minister who has, without even being asked, volunteered Canada to be the 51st state in the United States ....”28 This ...
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