Was The Reign Of Terror Justified? The French revolution was planned to overthrow the monarchy of France because the King was over taxing the poor‚ spending the tax money on himself‚ and didn’t seem to care about the starving people of France. It was not planned to kill large amounts of people every day because they were suspected to be against the revolution. Influences like Marat’s newspaper made Robespierre and the people think that the answer to keeping the revolution alive was blood. The Reign
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Slowly their relationship started to develop as he invited her to parties‚ long walks or riding the carriages. Soon after‚ he proposed to her. She said yes immediately‚ but she knew she could not focus on her career “...but in the moment the most important thing in her life was the chance to be Franklin’s wife.” She raised four children and focused heavily on women’s suffrage. Several years later‚ Eleanor found out FDR was having an affair with his secretaries which Eleanor had hired. Eleanor demanded
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Social factors were the most prominent factor to contribute to the changing status of women in Britain in the years 1860-1980 as women had more freedom in exploring different aspects of the society without hesitation and without feeling the upper hand from men. A women had the freedom to wear and behave the way she believed was correct and not necessarily according to how the society would have preferred her to behave. One of the most significant act is the “The Matrimonial Property Act of 1970”
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The play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare illustrates that with the love between true friends‚ they only want what is best for each other. When Romeo is feeling depressed‚ because of how Rosaline does not love him back‚ Romeo and Benvolio then find out about the Capulet’s feast‚ so Benvolio tells Romeo “At this same ancient feast of Capulet’s//Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves‚//With all the admired beauties of Verona://Go thither‚ and with unattained eye//Compare her face with some
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North vs. South: Divided From the Beginning From the first settlement founded in the 1600’s‚ the British colonies were a varied mix of communities that grew to distinct civilizations in the 17th and 18th centuries. Queen Elizabeth helped drive the colonization of Jamestown in 1607 and ultimately the creation of other Southern colonies to help Britain’s economy flourish. In contrast‚ James I‚ Elizabeth’s successor‚ spurred the settlement of the Northern colonies for religious reasons when he “vowed
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on Fort Sumter. It was a war fought to preserve the Union and to free the slaves in the South. The North was more justified then the South for fighting the civil war because president Abraham Lincoln was trying to abolish slavery and bring the Union back together. The South was trying to keep slavery because without it there would be no one to pick the cotton‚ and that at the time was how the South made money. The civil war began with the attack on Fort Sumter and the war was inevitable according
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Macbeth Notes for II New Characters We Met: Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s control freak wife who taunts him into killing Duncan Fleance‚ Banquo’s son Porter‚ Drunkard used as comic relief Macduff‚ nobleman of Scotland who thinks Macbeth is guilty of Duncan’s murder Donalbain‚ Duncan’s youngest son who many think is guilty of Duncan’s murder Old Man‚ used to describe unnatural events that foreshadow Duncan’s death Act II‚ scene i: Macbeth speaks with Banquo and Lennox about the prophecies.
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1- In what ways were Britian the dominant industrial power in the world in 1850? Produced more than 50 percent of the world’s textile products Mined more than 80 percent of its coal Made almost half of its iron Helped other countries to build their railways Provided the machinery for fatories in other countries Had the biggest and most powerful steam engines‚ which were also exported worldwide Germany- Germany was not a unified country until 1871; before that‚ industry developed predominantly
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the development of a post-WWI society; where pacifism and isolationism replaced militarism and imperialism. An era where organizations like the League of Nations united the world‚ yet extremely divided as the new ideologies of fascism and communism took hold in powerful European states.
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America was not prosperous or united during the 1920’s. Although there were reasons to show that The United States were prosperous during this time‚ there are stronger arguments and ‘harder’ evidence to show that most of population were neither prosperous nor united. These arguments are‚ the collapse of the American economy in the late 1920’s and the countries economical situation‚ prohibition and the truth in society a large part of this being racism. There are signs of prosperity and unity in
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