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- 571: Algeria
- ... called for an armed revolution. By the 1950’s revolutionaries were being hounded into hiding and the stage was set for the Algerian Revolution of Independence. In March 1954 a revolutionary committee was formed in Egypt by Ahmed Ben Balla and eight other Algerians became the foundation of the FLN. Consequently, on November 1st of the same year the FLN declared war on the French. They attacked government buildings, military installations, police stations, and communication facilities throughout the country. This went on for about 8 years until March of 1962 when a ...
- 572: The Native Indians and the Cultural Encounters With the Europeans
- ... supported more than five families in them. The men were mainly the people who constructed the Longhouse. While the men were busy during the summer, hunting, trading, or engaging in war, the women would care for the crops. The Iroquoians helped contribute to agriculture by being one of the first to grow crops. While trading with the Europeans, the Indians were ... construction; cooking pots, steel knives, and needles helped the Indian women who cooked and sew. Another item which had a large impact was the kettle: "The Kettle was the most revolutionary article which came within the sphere of the women."8 Foodstuffs and clothing were also acquired from the Europeans. Among the clothing were summer capes which the Europeans wore, and ...
- 573: Won't Libertarian Socialism Destroy Individuality?
- ... rely on each other's promise and words; if everyone treated his fellow as an enemy, against whom every means of warfare is justified - no society could exist." [Kropotkin's Revolutionary Pamphlets, p. 73] This does not mean that a legal system (with its resultant bureaucracy, vested interests and inhumanity) is the best way to protect individual rights within a society ... exists to protect the powerful against the powerless. Any human rights recognised by the state are a product of social struggle and exist because of pass victories in the class war and not due to the kindness of ruling elites. In addition, capitalism itself undermines the ethical foundations of any society by encouraging people to grow "accustomed to deceiving his fellow ...
- 574: Sigmund Freud
- ... of Dreams, was regarded by Freud as his greatest book. At first the book was ignored; gradually however, a number of persons gathered around Freud to study and apply his revolutionary discoveries. Of his early followers, Alfred Adler and C. G. Jung left to form their own schools of psychology, largely because they could not accept infantile sexuality as vital. Freud ... 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 ...
- 575: Slavery
- ... only president to have slaves. Thomas Jefferson wrote, "All men are created equal" but died leaving his blacks in slavery. In 1775 black Americans were sent to fight in the revolutionary army. The British proposed that if a black man was to join their army, they would be set free afterwards. America originally planned not to let the blacks fight in ... Railroad" was a project that helped black slaves escape into Canada, especially Amherstburg. The system involved 3,000 white helpers and freed an estimated 75,000 people after the civil war. Slavery in the middle of the 1800's was abolished except for the rebellion states in the south. In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued which made slavery illegal in ...
- 576: National Constituent Assembly
- ... represent the whole of France. The National Constituent Assembly set up a militia type force, called the National Guard, to protect themselves and their ideas, from those who were counter-revolutionary. It was led by Marquis De LaFayatte, a member of the second Estate, who was also an influential voice in the Constituent Assembly. The Assembly did not want to create ... were thought to be only rumours, until King Louis himself, obviously unhappy with the abolishment of his absolutism, was found guilty of conspiring with Austria's King Leopold to declare war on France and put an end to the revolution. The most significant discontent of this period, was in direct link with the King. Since the formation of the National Constituent ...
- 577: Samuel Adams
- ... an organizer and the founder of Boston’s Sons of Liberty, the group that fought for American independence. He played a key role from 1765 until the end of the War of Independence in Patriot opposition to what Adams believed was a “British plat to destroy constitutional liberty.” (Miller 95) Adam’s contributions to the independence movement were many and varied ... years later, when Thomas Jefferson was elected to the presidency over his cousin John, Samuel congratulated the Virginian on the triumph of democratic republicanism.” (Americana 90) Samuel Adams was a revolutionary of great self-discipline and patience. “‘We cannot make events,’ he believed. ‘Our business is wisely to improve them.’ After his death, one colleague compared him to John Calvin, ‘cool ...
- 578: Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- ... and the Samuel Memorial. Here the Samuel Memorial provided different stages of our development as a nation. The first part contained historic quotations with larger-than-lifesize statues of “The Revolutionary Soldier,” “The Statesman,” “The Quaker” and “The Puritan.” Next was “The Preacher,” “The Miner,” “The Slave,” and “The Immigrant;” here, in which quotations from Lincoln and William Cullen Bryant were ... President Grant. It memorializes the soldiers of the Revolution. It served as the art gallery before the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The next stop was Richard Smith’s Smith Civil War Monument, followed by Smith Playground. Then came the Japanese House. It is a reconstruction of a 17th century Japanese scholar house, tea house, and garden. It is a charming, serene ...
- 579: Attempts to End Slavery
- Attempts to End Slavery One of the greatest outcomes of the Revolutionary Era was a growing movement in opposition to slavery. As a result of mechanization and farming, slavery became dominant and very important to the economy, particularly in the south. Many ... their slaves. This in turn, caused numerous problems and the issue would continue to divide the nation, ultimately leading the U.S. into a period of bitter turmoil and eventually, war.
- 580: The Power of Language
- ... merits of their city compared to the tyranny of Sparta, he was making propaganda, even though much of what he was saying was true. Many centuries later, Lenin, the Soviet revolutionary, realized the value of propaganda to indoctrinate educated people. He employed another tactic toward the uneducated, called agitation. This process involved the use of slogans, stories, half-truths, and even ... to one point of view. Throughout history, leaders have used this fact to control their constituents and the ‘gullible masses.' Propaganda is one form of persuasion that is prevalent during war time and revolution. Famous politicians and orators have used language to get them elected into office. Writers and authors have used written language to convey their specific message as well ...
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