The Reign of Terror -Not Justified 1793 to 1794 is when the Reign of Terror began and end. The Reign of Terror was about 2 years from when Louis XVI was beheaded and around the time 20‚000 people were guillotined. 35‚000 people were killed by officers and officials. The Reign of Terror was not justified.The claim stated can be supported by these 3 reasons: they were threatened in wrong ways for the wrong things ‚ the methods used were not necessary‚ and the reasoning they gave did not match the
Premium Crime Murder Capital punishment
The Impact of World War I: American society‚ European Society‚ and European Politics After World War I‚ America went under many social changes that sculpted American society today. There were both short-term and long-term social effects of World War I. Short-term effects were peace between countries‚ the decrease of population‚ and riots. World War I ended in November 1918 and it was said to be “the war to end all wars.” This meant that peace would last between each country for very long
Premium World War I World War II
The Civil War left our nation in ruins in several areas. The many mixed feelings of what it did to us as a people and our nation have been felt for many years since its end in 1865. It not only abolished slavery but also effected the industries‚ exports‚ and technology throughout the country. Although the Civil War was primarily a conflict fought between the North and South over slavery‚ it was a turning point that greatly influenced the economy of both regions- both then and today. The Northern
Free Southern United States American Civil War Slavery in the United States
Social‚ Economic and Political Effects of the War. The controversial Vietnam War had a huge impact on Australian society in the 1960’s/1970’s. It affected all aspects of society‚ such as the social‚ economic and political issues. Vietnam was known as a ’TV War’. A lot of violent and gruesome footage of the war was broadcasted right into people’s homes. People felt the need to report their own opinions and a very biased view of the war‚ they were not concerned with the thoughts of the Vietnamese
Free Vietnam South Vietnam Vietnam War
Derg political party‚ started the Red Terror‚ which was a genocide of Ethiopian citizens who opposed the Derg. As a result of Mengistu’s Red Terror Movement‚ Ethiopia had suffered irreversible damage to its economy‚ experienced a country wide famine‚ and thousands of its citizens had been slaughtered. Mengistu’s terror was primarily shaped by Communism; Mengistu’s socialist ideas‚ alliances with the Soviet Union‚ and radical principles gave the Ethiopian Red Terror a Soviet character that made Ethiopia
Premium World War II Nazi Germany Germany
While the texts in this elective cover a wide diversity of form‚ they all engage with the personal and political concerns of the Cold War era and the associated social‚ philosophical‚ and moral issues As CS Lewis states “Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” Literary representations are to be valued as they arise from
Premium Cold War World War II Nuclear weapon
The night was dark. The sky was only lit by a full moon and a few faint stars. I was sitting quietly in my basement with my sister and two of our friends‚ Danny and Heather. We were all feeling rather bored. I came up with the idea to go get my Ouija board from my room. I told everyone‚ "I’ll be back in a minute." I ran upstairs to my room‚ grabbed the Ouija board from under my bed‚ and quickly ran back down to the basement. I set the board up and got the oracle out. Everyone had this odd look on
Premium Rooms Question
The Napoleonic wars did have a large impact on industrialization in Britain‚ the United States and Europe as a result of realizations and actions taken to better their countries after the Napoleonic wars. Although the Industrial Revolution began in Britain during the 1700’s it was boosted in the early 1800’s after the Napoleonic wars because of reform that was needed. Industrialization then started spreading throughout Europe and into North America in the early 1800’s. By the mid-1800’s industrialization
Premium Industrial Revolution Factory Steam engine
The Ripple Effect of Terror 1 The Ripple Effect of Terror The Ripple Effect of Terror 2 Abstract Everyone in America knows where they were when they heard the news. People ran up to complete strangers; “Have you heard about New York?” they would ask. It was 8:46 am Eastern
Premium Al-Qaeda September 11 attacks Osama bin Laden
Sarah Tudda Night Terrors HED 103 Professor Rist Pavor nocturnus is the literal translation of night terrors from Latin. For centuries‚ people assumed night terrors were related to demonic possession. It wasn’t until rapid eye movement was discovered that doctors could knock this theory down. Often‚ night terrors are confused with nightmares‚ but they both occur at different parts of the sleep cycle‚ thus making them completely un-relatable. Night terrors are a sleep disorder
Premium English-language films Psychology Sleep