Auschwitz III – Monowitz was constructed on October 1942. It housed more than 10‚000 people and they were assigned to work for slave labor. This camp was the most important one to the Germans because this camp produced synthetic rubber‚ fuel‚ and military equipment. Due to all the work that the people were producing in Auschwitz III‚ I.G. Farben invested more then 700 million Reichsmarks which is about 2.8 million US dollars in 1941. From May 1941 up until July 1942‚ the SS officers have transported
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met with anger from some non-Jewish Russians‚ however violence was not used. Sadly‚ the situation for Russian Jews worsened considerably after the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881. Alexander had been of great assistance to the Jews‚ with some of his reforms improving conditions for Russia’s Jews. It was found Alexander was murdered by socialist revolutionaries‚ however many Russians considered socialism and anarchism to be Jewish inventions –therefore meaning the Russian Jews
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On July 11‚ 1804‚ what was said to be the most prominent duel occurred. The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was remarkable as it corresponded to the young‚ emergent nation because it illustrated the bloodshed that politicians would go through for their political reputation. Joseph J. Ellis spent an entire chapter discussing this conspicuous event for that very reason. Ellis purposely made this chapter the first chapter because he wished to provide evidence that supports his thesis
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Richard III “Through exploring connections between texts‚ a deeper understanding of each text emerges. Discuss this statement with reference to King Richard III and looking for Richard.” The way a text’s central values and themes are portrayed to an audience can be greatly influenced by the context in which it is set‚ although many of these themes can carry on through the time in which it was set in and still be relevant to a modern audience. William Shakespeare’s “King Richard III” is a good
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Alexander the Great is renowned for uniting the known world under his leadership and has grown to mythical proportions in his leadership abilities and skill at arms. He was also a young ruler‚ brash‚ irreverent and narcissistic. His never ending lust to conquer new lands‚ his growing problems controlling his drinking and his relentless pushing of his army all contribute not only to illustrating personal character flaws but possibly to his death. In his young life Alexander was tutored by the
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Basel I‚ II and III: Did Basel regulations work? Major course assessment in Empirical Banking‚ Summer Term 2012‚ University of Constance; Lecturer: Prof. Moshe Kim By: Kerstin King Daniel Boss Enrique R. Perezyera B. Table of Contents List of Abbreviations.......................................................................................................................... III List of Tables...........................................................................................
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Alexander II became Tsar of the Russian Empire in 1855 following his late father Nicholas I. By the time of Nicholas’ death‚ Russia was in desperate need of change‚ as Russians’ way of life “differed very little from what it had been at the end of the fifteenth [century]” (Lincoln‚ 1990). Alexander was conscious of Russia’s situation and knew he needed to take action as soon as possible. But he was also firmly dedicated to maintaining the autocracy and his position as Tsar‚ a notion that was installed
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What problems did Russia have during the reign of Alexander III? Alexander III inherited many problems in 1881 following his father’s death. Alexander III was known to have been extremely conservative and reversed many of the reforms and liberal measures of which his father (Alexander II) had begun before his death. Alexander III returned conservatism in Russia and despite Russia’s attempts of becoming a modern European state by the 1870s Many amongst the educated classes felt that the emancipation
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Lesson 8 EBGU4 Support question # 10 Viewing and critiquing King Lear Act III scene ii Theatre: Review Benafsha Ahmadi February 5‚ 2013 King Lear Directed by Ouzounian Written by William Shakespeare To begin Viewing and critiquing King Lear Act III scene ii‚ Directed by Richard Ouzounian‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ I noticed that overall the production is good‚ but there are some weaknesses that could be better if a little afford applied and similarly‚ there are strength that gives
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Why did opposition to Alexander II grow in the 1870’s? During 1870’s opposition towards Alexander II arose because of two reasons‚ one of which was his sudden reactionary attitude after an assassination attempt in 1866. As a result of this event‚ Alexander‚ who was at the time strongly influenced by conservatives‚ saw a reason for his unpopularity the western aspects he brought to Russia by his liberal reforms and therefore removed all liberal ministers he appointed before and replaced them with
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