COLOMBUS’S LETTER ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE *Summary* * 33 days he crossed from the Canary Islands to the Indies. * The first Island that he found‚ he named “San Salvador”; although the Indians called it “Guanahani”. * The second Island‚ he named “Santa María de Concepción”. * The third “Fernandina”. * The fourth “Isabela”. * The fifth “Juana”. And‚ definitely‚ all of them he renamed. Cuba: there were only small groups of houses whose inhabitants fled as soon as Columbus
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Rights) The First Amendment‚ along with the rest of the Bill Of Rights‚ was put into force on the 15th of December‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights declares ten Amendments that protect US citizens’ basic rights and civil liberties; one of which is the right to have freedom of speech‚ and gives the same to the Fourth Estate - the press and media. This Amendment also allows the people to assemble to protest‚ create petitions‚ and prohibits Congress to pass laws that establish
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political events due to the precedent set during the Tokugawa Shogun. -Japanese highly valued the samurai based honor code -Backing down or surrendering was seen as cowardice and disgraceful -This mindset explains Japan’s reaction to threats of war from other nations Japan’s ambition to establish itself in Asia and Europe: :As Japan developed they struggled to gain power to establish itself just as the western did.: Conflict with Russia -The rise of Japan was an immediate threat to Russian
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as the ‘First Triuvirate’‚ a triumvirate being a legal political alliance between three men. Paterculus describes the triumvirate as a “partnership of power”. Cicero regarded the triumvirate as’ uniformly odious to all sorts and classes and ages of men’... Cicero also regarded the political coalition as the main cause for the civil war in 49BC. The coalition lasted for approximately seven years- from about 60BC until 53BC. This secret‚ non-official alliance should not be called the first triumvirate
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Bibliography: FlorCruz‚ Michelle. China And Japan At War? Australian Academic Predicts It Could Happen Next Year. 27 Dec. 2012. < http://www.ibtimes.com/china-japan-war-australian-academic-predicts-it-could-happen-next-year-972598> Ito‚ Masami [ 6 ]. FlorCruz‚ Michelle. China And Japan At War? Australian Academic Predicts It Could Happen Next Year. 27 Dec. 2012. < http://www.ibtimes.com/china-japan-war-australian-academic-predicts-it-could-happen-next-year-972598> [ 7 ]
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The First Crusade exemplified as a success by conquering Jerusalem; however‚ the so called miracle ended when Egyptians captured the Holy Land. As for the Second Crusade‚ it was unorganized and wasted resources quickly ending. Due to a European response to the
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The First Crusade What was the cause for Western Europe to implement the Crusades? To answer this‚ we must go back the 11th century when the Seljuk Turks made their presence known in the east by conquering Armenia‚ Syria‚ and Palestine. They soon moved on to Jerusalem where they burned down Christian churches and murdered the clergy and many Christian pilgrims visiting there. Byzantium quickly saw the Seljuk Turks as a threat‚ and in 1071‚ met them at the Battle of Manzikert in Asia Minor. The
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the numerous bills he signed to benefit America. Although you can’t put every great thing George Washington has done in one page. I am going to attempt to explain the most important acts that affected our great nation. George Washington‚ our first president was born in Westford Moreland Country‚ Virginia on February 22‚1732.George Washington’s parents were Augustine and Mary Ball Washington . Augustine owned a planation and was successful at running it‚ but a tragedy struck the family and he
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over the Islands in 1895. Tensions arising from the dispute continued to exist after the World War II‚ during which time it remained unclear where the demarcation line in East Asia ought to be under the international law. To date‚ no solution has been found for the stalemate‚ and focus is primarily on ensuring that the dispute does not escalate into a full-blown military confrontation or worse‚ an all-out war. A number of factors are at play in the dispute‚ and the main ones include economic interests
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emphasized on unifying the Hans and to expel the Manchus. It was because in the 19th century‚ the Qing Court showed its incapability in resisting foreign invasion. The Qing Court lost in every battle with foreigners‚ like the two Anglo-Chinese Wars‚ the Sino-Japanese War‚ etc. The Qing Court even signed numerous of unequal treaties with them. All these failure had intensified the discontentment of the Hans towards the alien rule. In the late 19th century‚ unsuccessful attempt‚ the Late Qing Reform had again
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