million Jews in Europe‚ with the bulk of their population in Germany and the countries Germany would occupy in World War II. By the end of the war‚ almost two-thirds of their population had been executed by the Nazi’s so-called ‘Final Solution’. 2. Why did it happen? There were multiple reasons as to why the Holocaust happened. One reason being Hitler deranged goals and his intent to create the ‘Aryan Race’. He wanted a race of pure Germans with blue eyes and blond hair. He believed that Germans were
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Tudor England When did the Tudors rule? Tudor England is a period from 1485 to 1603. Who were the Tudors and where did they rule? The Tudors were a Welsh-English family that ruled England for 118 years. The Tudor Monarchs King Henry vii Henry vii was the first Tudor king. He reigned from 1485 – 1509‚ for 24 years. He was the great- great-great grandson of Edward III. Henry Tudor became the king after defeating Richard III in 1485 at the battle of Bosworth. King Henry viii Henry
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How and why did Europeans come to America‚ and what happened as they settled into the environment? Did immigration change America? Does America change those who come here? Yes. But how? And does immigration change any immigrant’s lifestyle? We will answer these questions and more throughout this essay‚ using examples in literature. IMMIGRATION’S CHANGE Immigration changed America for many reasons. Firstly‚ every person who comes into a country could be counted as changing it‚ because they were not
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Did Salieri kill Mozart? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at 1 a.m. on 5th December 1791 at the age of 35. For the past two hundred years‚ Mozart’s death has been shrouded in mystery. The cause of Mozart’s death cannot be known with certainty. The official record say that he died of Rheumatic fever‚ he is known to have had three or even four attacks of it since his childhood‚ and this disease has a tendency to recur‚ with increasingly serious consequences each time‚ such as rampant
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Did Atlantis Exist? Known as one of the world’s greatest mysteries‚ Atlantis is a legend written by the Greek philosopher Plato. The legend was written thousands of years ago‚ but it is still talked about today (Smith Michael and Debora Smith). Scholars often argue that Atlantis existed‚ but those that do not agree remind those scholars that there is no evidence to support that Atlantis ever existed and that Plato “added fantasy and excitement to his writings” (“Atlantis”). The question is‚ how
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Did Emily Davison deliberately kill herself? On the 8th of June 1913‚ Emily Davison died in the hospital after an accident on a horse racecourse or after trying to kill herself as some believe. Was it deliberate or a tragic accident? A plan that went terribly wrong or a death in the name of ‘votes for women’? Nobody knows for sure if she meant to take her life or if it was an accident. A modern historian wrote some about the people’s beliefs and how some people thought or think she was trying to
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In this essay I will be answering the following questions; What group of people were targeted by the Nazis for extermination? Why did they pick this particular ethnic group? What methods did they use in carrying out their goals? What were some of the significant events during this period of time from 1933 to 1945? What other groups did the Nazis persecute as well? Were the Nazis successful in their goal? Provide at least two names of individuals whose personal stories you read from the United States
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Did Socrates commit suicide and why? Upon taking the ethics class and learning and understanding the teachings of great philosophers such as Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle I am even more driven to gather more knowledge about ethics as well as information about the above mentioned philosophers who have been instrumental in shedding light into the complex view on ethics. This is why I chose this topic‚ in order to explore whether Socrates actually did commit suicide and why he did so. After being
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from many countries‚ ("Why Did the Holocaust Start?") Jews were also blamed for many misshapes that took place in the economy and even in history. The holocaust took place because Nazi leader Hitler’s beliefs‚ the lost of world WWI‚ and because the rest of Germany’s losses were blamed on Jews. These events lead to the holocaust causing Jews to be imprisoned‚ persecuted and forced into hiding. The website clarified that in WWI German Jews did serve in the military‚ they did this “loyalty and bravely
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How Did The Stalemate End? The stalemate came about at Christmas 1914 along the Western Front. From there the different countries fought each other in different battles and tried to outflank the other. By March 1918 the stalemate was broken. In this question I will explain why the war ended and why Germany was finally beaten. New Technology like the Tank New technology was very important for the reason in which the stalemate on the western front was broken. The idea of tanks was brought
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