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History Term Papers and Reports
Referring To The Spanish Civil War
956 Words - 4 Pages

.... frequently came into conflict with the central government, which lead the government to use corruption more and more frequently as a form of control. The result was a military coup in 1923 lead by Miguel Primo de Rivera. Rivera preferred a more direct way of governing, with a strong Christian base and a very anti-communist attitude. He did not like party politics, preferring to govern pragmatically, at first with a military cabinet, but later on (1926) he decided a systematic government would be more efficient. So he introduced the `National Assembly' intended to represent different classes and groups, probably to soften the opposition; as well as the Union Patriotica, cre ....


Jack London(biography)
850 Words - 4 Pages

.... San Francisco Bay, served on a fish patrol to capture poachers, sailed the Pacific on a sealing ship, joined Kelly's Army of unemployed working men, hoboed around the country, and returned to attend high school at age 19. In the process, he became acquainted with socialism and was known as the Boy Socialist of Oakland for his street corner oratory, and would run unsuccessfully several times on the socialist ticket as mayor. Always a prolific reader, he consciously chose to become a writer as an escape from the horrific prospects of a life as a factory worker. He studied other writers and began to submit stories, jokes, and poems to various publications, mostly without succe ....


David And Solomon
1067 Words - 4 Pages

.... Abraham than has ever since been the case. David ruled as king for seven years and Hebron, then established his throne in Jerusalem after overcoming the ancient Jebusite community there. His reign continued there in Jerusalem for the next 32 years. Secure on his throne and dwelling in a magnificent palace of cedar and stone, David began to be concerned that he, the visible king, dwelled in a magnificent house, but the invisible King of kings still dwelt in an aging temporary tent, the Tabernacle of Moses. At first the prophet Nathan gave David approval to construct a temple, but the following night God intervened. Speaking to Nathan in a dream God laid out for David an amazin ....


Ulysses S. Grant
1548 Words - 6 Pages

.... Lincoln's invitation to Ford's Theatre" on the night the president was shot- the night that John Wilkes Booth had intended to assassinate Grant along with Lincoln. Much of what has been passed down as an objective appraisal of Grant's presidency more closely resembles the partisan critiques that were produced by a relatively small group of performers during the 1870's-- in many ways the intellectual ancestors of the present historical profession. Although such a minority can sometimes be a source of enlightenment, in this case, it has contributed a monolithic picture of a complex era that is about as depressing as it is inaccurate. Little consideration is given the check ....


NATO Airstrikes In Kosovo
2047 Words - 8 Pages

.... and Macedonia. In Serbia the two provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina were given autonomous status. The communist authority kept this country stable and peaceful for over 30 years. However national and ethnic tensions increased because of unequal development in this federation. Anyway it still was under control. However when Marshall Tito died in 1980, the Yugoslav Federation became unstable and some republics wanted to be independent. By 1992 the Federation had collapsed and nationalism dominated the Balkans again. Conflicts between different nations broke out sporadically. Now let's look at the sequence of the Kosovo crisis. In 1989 Serbian leader Slo ....


Battle Of The Bulge
662 Words - 3 Pages

.... boundary an eighty-mile front. The plan estimated four and five millions of gallons of fuel along with a fifty train loads of ammunition. Germany seemed to be spread thinly along their border. They would patrol the border during the day and go to the post at night. Some Americans thought it would be smartest to attack the Germans at breakfast and push until met resistance from the Germans, but it was thought to be a bad idea. Infantry reported hearing the sound of tanks and trucks coming from the German side. But the officers told them it was just the sound of the Germans playing the sound on the phonograph records. At 5:30AM on December 6, 1944 they found ....


Causes Of World War 1
440 Words - 2 Pages

.... At the same time, Russia gets ready to attack Austria-Hungary as it mobilizes it army at the border. In Europe, there were two powers. The Allied Power were England, France, Russia, and later the U.S. The Central Power was the countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. When Kaiser William II of Germany became cocky and let the treaty between Germany and Russia became invalid, and then Williams declared war unto Russia. France then gets ready to fight Germany as they declare war on them by marching through neutral Belgium. As Germany declares war unto France and Russia, Great Britain declares war on Germany as they go through Belgium. Basic causes included i ....


The Shining
927 Words - 4 Pages

.... juncture of the film is a starting point for one of the central themes of the film which is : how a fragile family unit is besieged by unusual forces both natural and supernatural which breaks and possesses and unites with the morally challenged father while the mother and the child through their innocence, love, and honesty triumph over these forces. One motif which reappears in the film is the power of nature, especially in relation to the individual. In fact, the film begins with a majestic shot of the Rocky Mountains showing its beauty and height. The beauty of nature and even friendliness of nature changes as the film develops. As the movie progresses the s ....



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