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History Term Papers and Reports
Benedict Arnold
3573 Words - 13 Pages

.... twenty-one years old, he went to New Haven, Connecticut where he managed a book and drug store and carried on trade with the West Indies. (B Arnold) In 1767, he married Margaret Mansfield, a daughter of a sheriff of New Haven County. (B Arnold) They had three sons together. (B Arnold) When the Revolutionary War was just beginning to break out, became a prosperous ship owner, merchant, and trader. (Lake Champlain) Within days, Arnold became very interested in the war once again and joined the American Army. All of the battles Arnold commanded over showed immense courage and bravery, but he was soon known as America’s greatest traitor due to his betrayal of the American’s. ....


Truth Or Fiction: The J.F.K. Assassination
910 Words - 4 Pages

.... of the most significant facts that hint the assassination was a conspiracy by the government come from the hospitals where Kennedy was examined immediately after the assassination. Dr. Charles Crenshaw, MD, who was in the emergency room at Parkland Hospital before and during the Presidents death, claims that the wound in Kennedys neck was much to small to be an exit wound, and was clearly an entry wound. However, pictures taken at Bethsada Hospital reveal a much larger neck wound than had been seen at Parkland. Apparently someone had mangled the wound to make it appear as an exit wound. But who, and why? Was it to support the Lone Gunman theory? If it was, it failed to do ....


Babylonia A Great Civilization
1520 Words - 6 Pages

.... could hold property, engage in business, and qualify as a witness. The husband could divorce his wife and could marry a second wife if she did something wrong. For example, if she did not "give" him any children. The parents arranged marriages-they were recognized legally. There would first be a ceremony, which would be concluded with a "contract inscribed on a tablet." "Children were under the absolute authority of their parents." They could disinherit them or sell them into slavery. But under normal conditions, children were loved and, at the death of the parents, inherited all their possessions. Adopted children were not uncommon and were treated nicely and car ....


Expansion Of NATO
677 Words - 3 Pages

.... Organization. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington on April 4th, 1949, creating an alliance of 12 independent nations committed to each other's defense. Four more European nations later acceded to the Treaty between 1952 and 1982. The now 19 members of NATO include Belgium, Canada, *Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, *Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, *Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States. (*Members since March 12, 1999) These countries commit themselves to maintaining and developing their defense capabilities, individually, and collectively, providing the basis for collective defense pl ....


Canada In WWI
2420 Words - 9 Pages

.... of four times more food than they had to before. Allied forces desperately needed the food they produced for the soldiers. Women began to play important roles in Canada's economy. While Canada's men were fighting, women picked where they left off in the wor kforce. They were key in the war effort, as well as keeping Canada's economy running. Resource industries in Canada also expanded and Canada's marketplace began to grow. During the war, demands for Canadian goods went up in Europe and in Canada. Increased demand caused inflation on products in Canada to skyrocket, as prices on most products nearly doubled. The workers wages went up as well, but they didn't keep ....


Bay Of Pigs
2295 Words - 9 Pages

.... wanted to destroy our way of life and corrupt the freest country in the world. Communism is an economic system in which one person or a group of people are in control. The main purpose of communism is to make the social and economic status of all individuals the same. It abolishes the inequalities in possession of property and distributes wealth equally to all. The main problem with this is that one person who is very wealthy can be stripped of most of his wealth so that another person can have more material goods and be his equal. The main reason for the attack on Cuba was the change to communism. On January 1, 1959, Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country for the ....


Reform Judaism In The 19th Cen
967 Words - 4 Pages

.... to be known as the most exemplar of reform Rabbis in all of Europe ( 241) The question comes to mind as to what exactly triggered this different belief in Judaism which differed significantly from previous tenents. It started during the time of the French revolution, a time when European Jews were (for the first time) recognized as citizens of the countries in which they lived in. Ghettos were being abolished, special badges were no longer required and Jews could dress the way they wanted, settle were they pleased and work the occupations they desired. Many Jews settled outside of Jewish districts, and began to live like t ....


The Battle Of Antietam
318 Words - 2 Pages

.... Of the more then 70,000 Union troops that were present during the battle 12,000 were lost. Many times in this battle it seemed as if a Northern victory were certain and there were no Confederate reserves remaining to oppose their advance. Too much time had been wasted and the last Confederate division, that had been left at Harper’s Ferry to supervise the surrender of the garrison, was approching the battlefield. They came upon the flank of the Union forces and drove them back. At the end Confederate generals urged Robert E. Lee to retreat, but he refused. At dawn, on the 18th, the army was still there inviting attack. Although more then 10,000 additional Uni ....



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