"It was a revolution - small in size‚ but great politically; it was a strike against injustice and oppression...It is another instance of a victory won by a lost battle. It adds an honourable page to history; the people know it and are proud of it. They keep green the memory of the men who fell at the Eureka Stockade." Mark Twain‚ 1897 The Eureka Stockade‚ otherwise known as the Eureka Rebellion‚ was a short lived battle during 1854‚ in which a few hundred disgruntled miners revolted against the
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were taken care by our lovely parents. Some would even take their kids to overseas to explore the beauty of the world. All these would definitely give the child an unforgettable memory. As for me‚ my one and only childhood memory will definitely outgunned the others because I had the privileged of once in a life time opportunity to ride on an extraordinary monumental machine. When I was 12‚ I am an extremely huge fan of planes especially fighter jets. They make me wonder how it could possibly fly
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The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks‚ and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and eliminate its safe haven by removing the Taliban from power. U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country‚ but declined to extradite
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HISTORY PROJECT – Romeo Dallaire’s Plight - The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda Introduction Just 18 years ago (1994) in the small east-African country of Rwanda‚ in the space of 100 days 800‚000 people were slaughtered by their own government and fellow citizens. Virtually the entire world turned away and did little to prevent the genocide. Hundreds of thousands of men‚ woman and children were murdered. This disturbing‚ recent event is perhaps the darkest and most brutal tragedy of our time. Background
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The long-term causes 1. Colonial rivalry-competition for even bigger empires 2. Balkan nationalisim-the desire of the Slav peoples of this area to join those in the empire of Austria-Hungary 3. The arms race-competition for bigger armed forces and more armaments 4. The Anglo-German Naval Race 5. Kaiser Wilhelm II and German militarism 6. Alliance system-The Tripple Alliance and the Triple Entente The immediate cause of the war 1. The assassination of Franz-Ferdinand 2. Russia’s backing Serbia
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time it has become apparent that the colonies and the confederacy have shared many qualities‚ which makes one wonder how is it that the colonies won‚ but the confederacy did not? The reason the South didn’t win the Civil War was because they were outgunned‚ out supplied‚ received no international aid and this time‚ their enemy wasn’t an ocean away. From the beginning of the Revolutionary War it seemed like a dead give away‚ most assumed the British were going to win because they not only possessed
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Hitler condemned such constraints enforced by the Versailles Treaty and recommenced the national military draft ’ the initial move in defiance against the treaty. The subsequent invasion of the Rhineland followed soon after‚ declaring that it had always been part of Germany ’s historical fatherland. The invasion of Poland the followed to conquer the country ’s national resources to bolster Germany ’s military. Germany was still reeling in huge debt from the First World War. Likewise‚ for Saddam Hussein
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in-between his childhood and the revolt against Great Britain. Joseph especially talks about the major military advantages and disadvantages facing British’s army (90)‚ some of his strategies on how to take down the British (102)‚ and finally how luck was always by his side. Some disadvantages that the colonist had while fighting Britain which Ellis talked about‚ was that Britain was rich and the colonist were poor. Second‚ its navy was much stronger than the colonist’s. This was a huge disadvantage because
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tanks of that time. They could withstand most sword strokes and were able to charge at other knights. This resulted in both sides taking heavy casualties and battles being mostly won by sheer numbers. During the Hundred Year War England was always outnumbered by the French army. Due to England being a smaller country‚ most of its population were peasants. That meant less knights in the army and therefore France had an advantage. That all changed. The longbow was made for the death of enemies and
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Evesham with his quick wit‚ patriotism for England‚ and willingness to help. Now these factors help him get on the list as the earls page. From England they travel to Rhodes. On the way to Rhodes‚ Cuthbert encounters large bands pirates and is outnumbered two to one and yet Cuthbert comes out the victor. From Rhodes they sail to Israel and march to Jerusalem. On
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