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    horrifying event happened in 1972. This has come to be known as the Munich Massacre. It was during the Olympics when eight Arab Terriost decided to invade. This was a worldwide event when most people were looking forward to breaking records but the only thing they were left with was broken hearts. This event is an example of tension that a nation has that causes them to want revenge on another nation. The Munich Massacre was so sudden and no one could really predict that it would happen. Throughout

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    their homes. Once troops arrived in the colonies‚ riots became‚ "an almost regular feature of life" (Becker‚ Wheeler 77). The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5‚ 1770‚ when hostility between the Americans and British had reached its breaking point. During a riot in the town square‚ British troops fired into a crowd of civilians‚ killing five men. The Boston Massacre was caused by tensions in the American people that had built up as a result of an increasing sense of patriotism‚ pains brought on by

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    The Last Colonial Massacre by Greg Grandin is about the Panzós massacre of the Q’eqchi Mayans in 1978. This was unfortunately a violent precursor the Scorched-Earth campaign of the 80’s that would kill many more Q’eqchi. This book‚ while examining an individual event on a personalized level through the life of Adelina Caal‚ a focus of the last chapter‚ this book shows the effects of Neoliberalism‚ the US’s involvement in Latin America in the Cold War‚ and ethnic tension stemming from cultural differences

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    Barack Obama speech. Barack Obama gives this speech in front of his people‚ the democratic people that support him. He kept this speech in the state of Wisconsin and talks about his campaign and his beliefs how to win the American elections in 2008. As I understood he attacks his opponent‚ the other candidate of Democratic Party‚ Mrs Hillary Clinton. Obama starts his speech by citing some great historical speeches‚ by great men that have done the history of America. He cited the phrases of Martin

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    On November eighteenth‚ 1978‚ over 900 people died in a settlement in Guyana call Jonestown. This group included 276 children(Biography.com Editors). These deaths are considered the largest modern mass suicide‚ and also considered a mass murder. This deadly event happened because of a single man named Jim Jones and his religious philosophy. The history of Jonestown‚ where the suicides occurred‚ begins with the life of Jim Jones. Growing up‚ he was always fascinated with religion‚ and made a name

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    The Sand Creek Massacre was a horrifying catastrophe that occurred on November 29‚ 1864 about forty two miles away from Fort Lyon Colorado. The Native American Indians were attacked in their peaceful village by 7 hundred men of the Colorado Territory militia‚ who were lead by Colonel John M. Chivington. It became one of the most abominable Indian wars. A few years before the massacre it was believed that the Indians could cause us harm however‚ that wasn’t the situation and it is now reflected over

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    Introduction The Sharpeville Massacre Memorial has a cultural and historical significance for South Africans because of the events‚ which occurred in the Sharpeville massacre‚ which was the turning point of the apartheid and first initiation of the anti-apartheid. An investigation will be done to determine information about the memorial site‚ determining how the site compiles with the National Resource Heritage Act of 1999‚issues with the site and ways to determine as to how the site should be preserved

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    Taking a leap into self-flagellation for the color skin they were born with‚ white students are wearing white pins to signify their "racial shame". Yes‚ students at Elizabethtown College have decided to wear white pins in the shape of puzzle pieces. The pins "remind them of their white privilege". This campaign was recently launched by the Elizabethtown College Democrats. They claim the goal is to make students "introspective about issues of race‚ especially in their predominantly white region

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    In 1986‚ university students in China were dissatisfied with the lack of economic and political growth of China in comparison to other countries. According to Encyclopedia Britannica‚ “In addition‚ although the economic advances in China had brought new prosperity to many citizens‚ it was accompanied by price inflation and opportunities for corruption by government officials.” To express their distaste for the current government students began protesting for individual rights and freedoms. Accessing

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    Hailee Scott Mr. Soens March 31‚ 2015 American Revolutionary War- The Boston Massacre Boom‚ Bang‚ Boom!! The Boston massacre was part of the American Revolutionary war‚ is it took place in Boston Massachusetts‚ on March 5th‚ 1770. The colonist mean and women protested agents the British troops. Many men were losing their jobs‚ and blamed the British troops for it. They gathered in front of the old state house and yelled at the British troop’s that were trying to calm down the crowd. The colonists

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