.... Era. The Renaissance was a ripe time ready for change. The weakening role of the Catholic Church led to an increase in power for the masses. Corruption plagued Church officials and many sought theological respite elsewhere. The reemphasis of ancient Greek and Roman texts proffered alternatives for many to satisfy their religious needs. This helped contribute to the abolishment of the Church’s imposition of its absolute truth and its claim to ultimate authority. As the church lost power, so did the political units. The bonds between church and state began to erode. Feudalism declined, hence giving rise to new political opportunity. The noble class no longer held ....

.... the crisis worsened. The swiftness of the disease, the terrible agony, and the grotesque appearance of the victims, all served to make the plague particularly ghastly. With the loss of about one-third of Europe’s population, serious political, social, and economic problems arose. Politically the plague didn’t have much effect on Europe. The Hundred Years’ War was being fought, and the plague added more fatalities to the war. The war was suspended and the fighting stopped in 1348 because of the number of soldiers that died. But it soon enough started back up. There was no permanent effect on the course of politics. Parliaments were adjourned, but were quickly ....

.... by opening another front in Europe. The raid was also provided action for troops, who were bored and frustrated after three years of training in England. This raid also allowed for the military to test the readiness for amphibious attacks. The objective in attacking Dieppe was to capture and remove German invasion barges. Radar equipment and secret papers were to be captured as well. The Allies hoped to destroy German defenses around Dieppe, such as near by air installations, radar, rail, harbor facilities, along with gasoline dumps. These were a few of the many things that the raid on Dieppe was to accomplish. "But the raid had gone all wrong as far as the plan was ....

.... sanitation, medical emergencies and unexpected problems. Woodstock Rock Festival took place near Woodstock, New York, on August 15, 16,and17, 1969. Woodstock became a sybol of the 1960's counterculture and a milestone in rock history. Among those attending were members of the counterculture, who were often referred to a hippies, and chaarcteristically rejected authority, prtested the Vietnam War, supported the Civil Rights movement, dressed unconventionally, and experimented with sex and illegal drugs. Woodstock Music and Arts fair drew more than 500,000 people. For three days the site became a counterculture mini-nation where mind were open, drugs were all but legal, and lov ....

.... People are still being struck by musket balls for the cries of agony rise above the many guns' explosions. This is how the battle to be known as Bunker Hill began. On June 17, 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. It is one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S. War for Independence. Fought during the Siege of Boston, it lent considerable encouragement to the revolutionary cause. This battle made both sides realize that this was not going to be a matter decided on by one quick and decisive battle. The battle of Bunker Hill was not just an event that happened overnight. The battle was the result of struggle and hostility between Great Britain and the coloni ....

.... with constant hunger. In the book, All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Demanque, Paul a soldier during WW1, had to deal with hunger. At one point in the story, Paul and his comrades were assigned to a deserted village. In the village they find some food. Immediately they cook up a feast. However, just as they were finishing their cooking, they were shelled. Paul and his friends decide they would rather risk their lives then leave the food. One by one they run to safety carrying their platters of food. Even when Paul is almost killed he doesn’t let go of his plate of pancakes. On the field it goes without saying how many men suffered. Shells were flying f ....

.... became common, and the courts would not enforce their use on legal documents. T he British the act was repealed by the British Parliament on March 4, 1766, after the members of the House of Commons heard the arguments of Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania’s representative in London. The conflict between the colonists and British government over the Stamp Act is often considered one of the chief immediate causes of the American Revolution. The Boston Tea Party was a famous event that took place on December 16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party was when a group of Bostonians led by Samuel Adams, dressed up as Native Americans boarded the vessel carrying 342 chests of tea and t ....

.... At first glance, the stones may seem to be a natural formation. But a closer look shows that only human imagination and determination could have created . II. The today looks quite different from the of old. Wind and weather have destroyed a little of over the ages. People have destroyed much more. Today, less than half of the original stones still stand as their builders planned. Many of the once upright stones lie on their sides. Religious fanatics, who felt threatened by the mysteries posed by Stonehenge, knocked over many of the standing stones. They toppled some of the huge stones, which then split into pieces; they buried others. Other stones were "quarrie ....