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- 241: America 2
- ... Neglect was the cause of all American problems. It was the precursor to all the troubles. Salutary Neglect was the negligence of England toward the colonies for reasons such as war or distance. Letting the America's live one way for decades, then becoming strict on them, did not work for either the colonies or Britain. In 1754, a meeting in Albany, NY, of commissioners representing seven British colonies in North America to form a treaty with the Iroquois, chiefly because war with France, impended. A treaty was concluded, but the Native Americans of Pennsylvania were resentful of a land purchase made by that colony at Albany and allied themselves with the French in the ensuing French and Indian War. The meeting was notable as an example of cooperation among the colonies, but Benjamin Franklin's Plan of Union (Document A) for the colonies, though voted upon favorably at ...
- 242: Fascism
- ... for a new type of nation that would overcome class divisions and create a sense of historical belonging for its people. For many people, the death and brutality of World War I showed that rationality and progress were not inherent in humanity, and that a radically new direction had to be taken by Western civilization if it was to survive. World War I also aroused intense patriotism that continued after the war. Popular enthusiasm for such movements was especially strong in Germany and Italy, which had only become nation-states in the 19th century and whose parliamentary traditions were weak. Fascism ...
- 243: The Reign of Terror
- ... the port for a British Invasion fleet. The Vendee was not the only spot of counter revolution, as troops were sent to Lyons, Nantes, Bordeaux and Marseille to crush anti-revolutionary support. They dealt with the enemies of the people by setting up a Revolutionary Tribunal, with which to try those who would otherwise have been killed by the sans culottes. Despite the objections of Vergniaud, a member of the Convention who shouted "Septembre" as ... and Danton held one of the nine positions. Yet the Girondins had no support from the people of Paris, making the mistake of bringing Marat, a prominent Jacobin, before the Revolutionary Tribunal. Marat was easily acquitted, but they summoned him again. The argument was over corn prices, and the Jacobin stand of lowering them only won them more favor with ...
- 244: Saddam Hussein
- ... to assassinate the premier of Iraq, Abdul Karim Kassem, in 1959. In the summer of 1968, the Baath party returned to power and named Hussein as deputy chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council. Hussein has been described by many as the most powerful person in Iraq because of his intimidation of enemies, careful control of his political power, and his military ... of women. Hussein first began a successful development program of Iraq’s huge petroleum resources. However, this development and economic and social advances were at risk when Iraq went to war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. Hussein started this war to control Arab-inhabited areas and especially for oil resources. Hussein is also known as a ruthless leader who used chemical weapons on Kurdish people seeking freedom in the ...
- 245: Benedict Arnold
- ... During his youth, he served as an apprentice to an apothecary, but preferred fighting to the life of a pharmacist and enlisted in the military during the French and Indian War. His father died in 1761, and Arnold moved to New Haven, Connecticut to become a druggist. He expanded his enterprises in 1764 to ship to Canada and the West Indies ... safety near the southern end of Lake Champlain at Fort Amherst on Crown Point on July 7th. They were literally forced to crawl to the fort, where a Council of War with the American officers stationed at the garrison was under way, which Arnold immediately joined in to. Being the most junior officer, he was asked to speak first (Encarta). He explained that while fighting in Canada he had learned of the English strategy on winning the war. London generals decided to split the colonies in half by sending two forces in behind and around America. One of these armies would push off from Montreal and sail ...
- 246: Benito Mussolini
- ... d'Italia, and the prowar group Fasci d'Azione Rivoluzionaria. Mussolini's lifeblood went into Il Popolo d'Italia. Benito Mussolini became a national force; groups supporting intervention in the war sprang up everywhere. His expectations for the war, was the collapse of society that would bring him to power. His socialist comrades were enraged by his article committing Socialist support to Italy's entry into the World War. Just years earlier he had been protesting Italy's entry in war. Called up for military service, he was wounded and returned in 1917. In 1919 he founded the ...
- 247: America
- ... Neglect was the cause of all American problems. It was the precursor to all the troubles. Salutary Neglect was the negligence of England toward the colonies for reasons such as war or distance. Letting the America's live one way for decades, then becoming strict on them, did not work for either the colonies or Britain. In 1754, a meeting in Albany, NY, of commissioners representing seven British colonies in North America to form a treaty with the Iroquois, chiefly because war with France, impended. A treaty was concluded, but the Native Americans of Pennsylvania were resentful of a land purchase made by that colony at Albany and allied themselves with the French in the ensuing French and Indian War. The meeting was notable as an example of cooperation among the colonies, but Benjamin Franklin's Plan of Union (Document A) for the colonies, though voted upon favorably at ...
- 248: Cuban And Chinese Revolution C
- ... while revolutions often originally have the best interests of the people in mind, corruption and power madness quickly leave the hosts of the former rulers to infect the "people's" revolutionary. China had a Nationalist government. The government was a one party dictatorship. Opposed to the Nationalists was the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This was because the CCP was given no ... Many students and intellectuals protested Chiang's cowardice. Dissatisfaction spread, and the army turned on Chiang. They kidnapped him and released him only when he promised to end the civil war to form a united front against the Japanese. War broke out with the Japanese, leading to World War II. While the Nationalists' backs were turned, the CCP had plenty of time to expand and begin social revolution in ...
- 249: Women's Roles in the Revolution
- ... thought women were not interested 2. they were wrong 2. Lydia Darragh a. of Philidelphia b. carried important information 1. to General Washington 2. at Valley Forge E. After the war 1. Women continue to be interested in politics 2. Spoke of themselves as Republican Mothers 3. strengthening of a nation a. Marcy Otis Warren b. Abigail Adams c. John Adams ... Childhood B. Marriage III. The Declaration of Sentiments A. Elizabeth Cady Stanton B. Lucretia Mott C. Seneca Falls Convention D. 1920: women recieve full citizenship When people think of the Revolutionary War, mosth think of George Washington leading his men into battle, Minutemen fighting, or John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock signing the Declaration of Independence. Event hough all of ...
- 250: The United Nations
- ... have served with the UN forces since 1948, and more than 1,100 peace-keepers have lost their lives. Many thousands of civilians have also served. . . . in Somalia The civil war that broke out in 1991 resulted in more than 300,000 people dead and five million threatened by hunger. The UN helped eliminate mass starvation, stop the large-scale killings ... to the peaceful installation of a new Government in September 1993, thus successfully fulfilling UNTAC's task. . . . in Iran and Iraq The UN was instrumental in ending the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq. Intensive mediation efforts by the Security Council and the Secretary- General led in August 1988 to a cease-fire and to the acceptance by both countries ... in El Salvador monitored all agreements concluded between the Government and FMLN, and observed the 1994 elections. In Guatemala, the UN supervised talks between the Government and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG), which led in 1994 to two agreements opening the way to a settlement of the 30-year conflict. In November 1994, the UN set up a Mission ...
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