St. Valentine’s Day Massacre The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre was the climax of the Prohibition Era and lead to the decrease in gang involvement in chicago‚ because after that day there was an increase in police in the city. The great horror story of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre was the most gruesome murder that was never solved. The police and federal officers never found evidence to convict a single person for that appalling day. The Prohibition caused many gangs to involve in illegal trades
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Was there a massacre in Tiananmen Square? On June 4‚ 1989‚ a large group of students gathered in Tiananmen Square to protest for their right to freedom of speech and democracy. In retaliation‚ the Chinese government sent martial law to control them. A riot between the troops and the protestors was broadcast across the world and called the ‘Tiananmen Square Massacre’. The Chinese government denies this to be true and calls the event the ‘Tiananmen Square Incident’. BBC footage‚ witness accounts
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Source A: This cartoon shows a British colonialist sitting on a box of tea after the Boston Tea Party. The colonist‚ clearly in a position of weakness‚ says “make no mistake… I’m still in command of this vessel.” Despite the colonist’s words‚ the patriots had clearly “won this battle”‚ and had taken a huge step forward towards independence. The cartoon shows that this event‚ organised by the Boston Patriots‚ weakened the colonists‚ and helped the Americans in their fight for independence. Context
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Nanjing is called many names such as rape‚ massacre‚ battle‚ or invasion. It is still debated on the appropriate term to be used to describe the event at Nanjing. A massacre would be the most appropriate term for the next textbook for ninth graders to describe the event at Nanjing because the Japanese army murdered about 300‚000 Chinese people whereas the amount of Japanese killed could not even compare. The event at Nanjing would be described as a massacre because the Japanese army killed thousands
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The Boston Massacre was a crucial event that occurred on March 5th‚ 1770. At this point in history‚ tension was high between the British forces and angry colonists. People of the 13 colonies began to become outraged at Britain for passing unfair laws‚ such as taxes
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Roonam Dasa Mr. Cook CHY 4U1 14 January 2013 Bosnian Genocide Essay “History repeats itself” is a phrase commonly heard and used by many people. After World War I‚ The League of Nations was formed as an international organization to preserve world peace. However‚ after World War II it became evident that the League was ineffective in its prevention‚ so it was replaced by The United Nations in 1945
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of the making of World War 1. The Raping of Nanking took place during December 1937 to March 1938‚ it was responsible for 300‚000 deaths and between 20‚000 to 80‚000 women were sexually assaulted. Another name that this is known for is the Nanking Massacre. Japanese terrorized the people of Nanjing. The city was left in ruins and it would take decades for the city to recover from the horrible attacks. They killed people at random‚ they buried people alive‚ raped; little boys and girls‚ they also set
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Also‚ the large-scale of international sporting events creates an environment vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Therefore‚ the nations involved in the Olympics should act as a unified front against modern terrorism. The 1972 Munich Massacre illustrates the inseparability between sports and politics‚ and how this relationship led to the kidnapping and murders of innocent people. These Olympics exposed the need to restore the games back to a peaceful international community facilitated
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opened the door for corruption and disaster. The murder of eleven Israeli athletes by a group of Palestinians called Black September during the Olympics in Munich was a gruesome and horrid act that still has ramifications today. Indeed‚ the “Munich Massacre” proves that enmity has the power to demean any event and forever alter the future. During the Munich Olympic Games the
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Oct. 2nd be forgotten. She fearlessly attacked social and gendered inequality and fought for “la gente” demanding truth and justice. Her name is Elena Poniatowska and I will further detail the importance of her actions into investigating Oct 2nd Massacre. I will also discuss some other of her other socially important literary work as well as her contributions and influence to the country of Mexico as a whole and for women globally. Poniatowska was born in Paris to Prince Jean Joseph Evremont Sperry
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