History 1403E Lectures Unit 1 Introduction Lecture #1 – September 9th Mass consent – soviet union rally Different people gathering around Not enough to say support but GIVE consent Q: How does that happen 9 million people died in 1st world war – mostly soldiers 25 million people died in 2nd world war – 6 million Jews 200 million people were killed in the 20th century From Zenith death camps How could we go from so good to so bad – totalitarianism [Nazi Experiment] Mussolini and Hitler both come
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Chapter 19: The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of Romanticism 1. The of Napoleon Bonaparte a. The chief threat to the Directory came form royalists who hoped to restore the Bourbon monarchy by legal means. Many of the émigrés had returned to France and their plans for a restoration drew support from devout Catholics and from citizens disgusted from the outcome of the revoulution. Monarchy promised stability. b. The spring elections of 1797 replaced most incumbents with constitutional
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Serbia (July 28‚ 1914)‚Russia got involved to defend Serbia. Germany seeing Russia mobilizing‚ declared war on Russia (August 1‚ 1914). France was then drawn in against Germany and Austria-Hungary (August 3‚ 1914). Germany attacked France through Belgium pulling Britaininto war (August 4‚ 1914). This eventually split the continent into two hostile sides. TheCentral Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ later joined by Bulgaria and the OttomanEmpire)‚ and the Allies (Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ later
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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History of the Olympics The Olympic Games originated long ago in ancient Greece. Exactly when the Games were first held and what circumstances led to their creation is uncertain. We do know‚ however‚ that the Games were a direct outgrowth of the values and beliefs of Greek society. The Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline‚ and they believed that excellence in those areas honored Zeus‚ the greatest of all their gods. One legend about the origin of the Olympic Games revolves around
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HIS236 Lecture Notes The 17th Century The century of revolution And the Glorious Revolution (bloodless‚ political revolution‚ the crowning achievement of the British constitution) Constitutionalism – the law reigns‚ not the monarch. Law limits the government’s power. The will of the people. Laws are created in the parliamentary fashion Charles I was trialed before the parliament and was decapitated because he was overtaxing the public. Absolutism - reigned by the monarch (divine ruler
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sky another from islam‚ whose caliphs legacy and title the Ottoman sultans claimed; and a third from ancient Rome‚ whose legacy wrenched into their own grasp by conquering much former roman imperial territory. New Land Empires in the Americas History 15 Notes 10/3 European Impact on the World 1. Native Americans: Eliminated‚ Marginated. 2. Everyone affected because of European expansion 3. Divided into Two Ages: ⁃ Age of Colonials 15th-18th Century ⁃ Portuguese‚ later Spanish and
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HISTORY OF SWIMMING Competitive swimming in Britain started around 1830‚ mostly using breaststroke. Swimming was part of the first modernOlympic games in 1896 in Athens. In 1908‚ the world swimming association‚ Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)‚ was formed. Ancient times 10‚000-year-old rock paintings of people swimming were found in the Cave of Swimmers near Wadi Sura in southwestern Egypt. These pictures seem to show breaststroke or dog paddle‚ although it is also possible that the
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A Short History of For 125 years‚ we have been refreshing the world. Did you know? Did you know? If all the Coca‑Cola ever produced were to cascade down Niagara Falls at its normal rate of 1.6 million gallons per second‚ it would flow for nearly 83 hours. Studies have shown that Coca‑Cola is among the most‑admired and best‑known trademarks in the world. In fact‚ it is documented that “Coca‑Cola” is the second‑most widely understood term in the world‚ after “okay.” Did you know
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Fall Semester 2011 History H-217: The Nature of History (15471) Tuesdays 3:00PM-5:40PM Cavanaugh Hall 215 Professor Modupe Labode Office: 420 Cavanaugh Hall Email: mlabode@iupui.edu Telephone: 317-274-3829 Office Hours: Tuesdays‚ 1-2; Thursdays 1-3‚ and by appointment. Mailbox: 504M Cavanaugh Hall Course Description: This course is an introduction to the study of history. Readings and discussion will explore the sources that historians use to interpret history and construct narratives
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