So how did Alcatraz start and what was its initial purpose‚ was there previous escape attempts besides Morris’s escape? What was the big deal with Morris’s escape and how did he do it. The Closer of Alcatraz? What is Alcatraz? Alcatraz is a penitentiary opened by the Federal Government as a maximum security‚ minimum privilege penitentiary to deal with the most incorrigible inmates in Federal prisons. This prison was thought to be inescapable. Frank morris would disprove this in his successful escape
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Empire was proclaimed in 1871 after the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian war‚ naming the king and prime minister of Prussia‚ Wilhelm 1st and Otto Von Bismarck‚ the Kaiser of Germany and the German chancellor. As soon as Bismarck was in power‚ he began the Kulturkampf. Prussia had expanded greatly in previous years and by 1871‚ Prussian population included 16‚000‚000
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heard of a wealthy land to the west"‚ which made him want to explore it and rule it. When the Spanish arrived they were welcomed‚ but they quickly took advantage of their kindness and killed the leader of the new land. The Spanish were successful because they built an empire and brought in tons of gold and they "operated many plantations" (page 52). The French had similar motivations to the Spanish‚ but what pushed them was how successful the Spanish were in reaching their goals and building an empire
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lead modern society. Bismarck was a realpolitik‚ which means he chose political alliances that would boost Prussia and Germany significantly‚ rather than morally preferable ones. Bismarck was able to successfully unify and govern the German Empire because he believed in the application of modern-day tactics and the idea that in order to grow an empire‚ you must be willing to put its’ needs first. In 1869‚ Bismarck showcased this belief when he issued a legislation that granted “all restrictions on citizenship
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one of the biggest lies in the history of the White House. President Richard Nixon did some scandalous things to the other party to ensure his reelection. This was known as the Watergate Scandal. President Nixon and his committee took an aggressive approach to their campaign. During his final months before the reelection was to take place‚ he felt threatened by the opposing democratic party. Richard Nixon and his committee came up with a scheme to cheat their way to winning the election. This scandal
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elimination of the Sturm Abteilung (SA) gave Hitler the support of the army‚ which he need for both the creation of a totalitarian state and his future foreign policy and also relieved the pressures on Hitler. However‚ The Night of the Long Knives was also the continuation of many other events‚ which could be described as equally as important‚ such as the Enabling Act and the Reichstag Fire. Ernst Rohm a professional soldier and once a close friend of Adolf Hitler was a major threat against Hitler’s power
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of the West side which took Latin with it. If Rome had stayed together as one empire the large empire would have been too complex for one ruler to maintain on his own resulting in the early downfall of all of Rome. While‚ the Western end did crumble the Eastern stayed alive allowing the Roman empire to continue. However‚ this separation did have its negatives such as the Eastern half becoming more successful and wealthier than the Western. In my opinion‚ the most serious of all the internal problems
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government and changed the culture. Three characteristics our class described as decolonization include; being under the rule of another country‚ creating a new government‚ and taking apart a colony. Although there were many colonies that decolonized during the twentieth century‚ not all revolutions were examples
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issue. Three leaders‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Mao Tse-Tung‚ were notorious for their harsh policies in the twentieth century. Each of the leaders had successes and failure. Unfortunately‚ the large amount of lives lost under their control outweighed any benefits they brought to their countries. However‚ Adolf Hitler was by far the worst‚ because of the manner he
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He started with some form of amnesty to Southerners but Congress did not agree with his further actions of “Johnson governments” and his attempt for restoration ended there. Meanwhile‚ the South grew angry over the North’s reluctance to abolish slavery and their refusal to grant suffrage to any blacks. Meanwhile‚ black
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