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- 9231: World War 2
- ... election. Soon after he made himself absolute dictator, calling himself the Fuhrer which means "Leader". By the end of the 30's he was already sending Jews off too concentration camps to meet a horrible death. I believe that Hitler was one of the greatest causes of World War 2. Although there are many other reasons, he was definitely one of them. Another reason was the Treaty of Versailles. This was ...
- 9232: The Spanish Inquisition
- ... Suprema rose to great power. At times, the power of the Grand Inquisitor rivaled and overpowered the monarchy. With the establishment of the Suprema and the Inquisitorial Courts, the Inquisition became very effective and the death toll of heretics and Marranos skyrocketed. Along with the spread of the Spanish Empire to the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Inquisition also spread. Inquisitorial Courts were set up in Mexico, Central ...
- 9233: The Hopewell
- ... and when an animal pulled on a piece of bait it would trigger the log to fall and kill the animal. Snaring was also practiced using saplings, the animal being caught and possibly starving to death. Among the animals hunted were bison, deer, turkey, beaver, muskrat, duck, raccoon and elk. Freshwater fishes such as bass and catfish were caught using hooks made from seashells, and freshwater clams and mussels were harvested ...
- 9234: The Tokugawa Period
- ... influence on the culture. In the Japanese culture this time period was the Tokugawa period. The Tokugawa period began about 1600, shortly after the feudal periods of Heian, Kamakura, and Ashikaga (Beasly 25). After the death of Hideyoshi,Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the Hideyori Loyalists and other western rivals at the battle of Sekigahara, gaining unlimited power over Japan. He was appointed Shogun by the emperor and established his government in Edo ...
- 9235: The Beginning of World War II
- ... support of his fellow countryman, and he easily won the election. Almost immediately after Hitler took steps to eliminate all opposition, including political parties and anyone else who spoke out against him (Negri, 33). The death of President Hindenburg in 1934 clinched his high standing, and he, in effect became dictator of Germany. Hitler held the titles of Head of State, Commander in Chief of Germany military forces, Chancellor, and Chief ...
- 9236: The Conquest of the Aztec Empire
- ... siege of Tenochtitlan, but it is not known exactly how. Some say that he was killed by a stone slung by one of his own people, while others say that the Spaniards stabbed him to death (Leon-Portilla 90). Cortes claimed to be present when Motecuhzoma receives a fatal blow from a stone: "He received a blow on his head from a stone; and the injury was so serious that he ...
- 9237: The Renaissance Period
- ... sitting on a throne, but Raphael painted her in the middle of a field which I believe added a realism without shattering her queenly image. Raphael painted more than 40 Madonna’s before his untimely death in 1520. After suffering in bed for fifteen days, Raphael Sanzio died on his birthday at the young age of 37. Raphael seemed to blend harmony and balance perfectly into his paintings. If one analyzes ...
- 9238: The Persian Wars
- ... the Spartan king leading the Greek army, stayed there along with 300 Spartans to hold the pass long enough to make an organized retreat. The Battle of Thermopylae ended with every Spartan fighting to their death. The diversion helped the Greeks go on with their plans. The Persian naval force was lured by the Greek fleet to a narrow strait between the island of Salamos and the Greek mainland. As the ...
- 9239: October Crisis/War Measures Act
- ... St. Hubert airport. (Oct, 1) The Quebec Union was upset and criticizing the government on the handling of the kidnapping issue. They believed, “the government should have been more flexible with negotiations”. (Des, 187) The death of Pierre Laporte, put an end to the F.L.Q. (Des, 186) In October of 1969, before a group of liberals, Pierre Trudeau described, “the climate of terror…the climate of violence…in Quebec ...
- 9240: The Mongol Invasion of China
- ... most interested, personally in capturing China for its riches, therefore he expanded southward; by 1227 he had conquered the city of Beijing, and by 1241 the Mongols had conquered all of northern China. After the death of Genghis Khan in 1227, the next Great Khan to rule was Genghis' son, Ogodei (1229-1241). It was during his reign that China began to be fully exploited both economically and politically. The Mongols ...
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