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    o EWHA Woman’s university | Role of the media in shaping opinion in case of humanitarian interventions | Example of Somalia | | Mass Media and Society | June 2010 | ThesisThe way that TV news is creating emotion (through the power of images) in its audience is an essential element to understand how some humanitarian interventions have been decided | Summary Nowadays‚ communications come across boundaries‚ thus we can‚ more easily than never‚ be aware of what is happening in

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    Chapter 25 Notes Hard Facts: Manchuria: Japan takes over the providence of Manchuria‚ China‚ in 1931. Due to this the League of Nations began to fail. Shortly after Japan withdrew from the leave and took over the rest of China. Due to this the threat in Asia and the Pacific increased. This was the first event leading up to the war. Benito Mussolini: Italian Fascist who became dictator. He supported the World War and joined forces with Nazi Germany to for the Rome-Berlin Axis. Nazis: National

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    Private Ryan is the fantastic story following through the eyes Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) beginning with the invasion of Omaha beach on June 6‚ 1944 World War II. Omaha beach was a heavily fortified beach with Nazi German defense off the coasts of Normandy‚ France where the movie truly captures the sheer brutality and gruesomeness of war. Meanwhile a switch of scenery to the United States General is informed that during the invasion three out of four brothers have been killed in action in the Ryan

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    The Battle of Hastings was between William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson in 1066. William won the battle and became king‚ Harald lost for many reasons such as bad luck‚ mistakes and bad leadership. When Edward the Confessor died‚ there was no direct heir to the throne and the throne was passed to Harold Godwinson. Then William claimed that Edward the confessor had promised the throne to him. So they fought at the battle of Hastings for the throne. Harold was unlucky

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    Conflict in Europe: 1935-1945 Dictatorship in Germany and Italy Germany and Italy had aggressive‚ expansionist foreign policy aims‚ stemming from their fascist ideologies – created an atmosphere of fear and tension in Europe Lebensraum – desire to regain German nationalist spirit for Grossdeutschland as evidenced by the Hossbach Memorandum‚ 1937 – also made clear plans to partition sections of Austria into German territory (the Anschl uss) and Czechoslovakia Prime objective of Hitler was to

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    conquest of England is one of the most important features of the Middle English period‚ this conquest supposed the change of king ’s dynasty‚ the change of language and culture for all the habitants. The conquest was done by Duke William II of Normandy‚ later know as William the Conqueror. He claimed the throne of England after the death of King Edward the Confessor‚ but his brother-in-law succeeded him. At the same time king Harald Hardrada of Norway invaded the north of England in 1066‚ and won

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    the country. He was not blood relative to Edward but he was his brother-in-law and one says that at the very moment of Edward’s death‚ the dying king uttered: "Into Harold’s hands I commit my Kingdom.” Across the English Channel‚ William‚ duke of Normandy‚ also claimed the throne. According to him‚ King Edward promised the throne to him in 1051 before he died as William was visiting England. Moreover‚ Harold was indebted to William who had paid a ransom for Harold’s release in 1064. In return‚ Harold

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    Hastings The Saxons saw the return of Halley’s Comet in 1066 as a perilous omen for the future of England and the newly crowned King Harold prayed that it did not foreshadow things to come. While King Harold prayed over Halley’s Comet‚ the Duke of Normandy‚ William the Bastard‚ prepared his army for an attack to claim the crown from King Harold‚ which William believed‚ was rightfully his. At the time‚ King Harold had no idea that his greatest fears would come to fruition‚ nor fathom that he would be

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    night of 4th -5th January‚ in the momentous year of 1066. On his deathbed Edward was said to have willed his throne to his brother-in-law‚ Harold Godwineson‚ Earl of Wessex‚ having made a previous promise to his maternal cousin‚ William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ that he should inherit the English throne if he died without producing an heir. The Witangemot or Saxon council of wise men‚ duly elected Harold as King‚ a decision that was met with fury by Duke William. King Harold II was hastily crowned at the

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    battles of April and May. He then led his corps onto Sicily in July. In the approach to Battle of Normandy Bradley was chosen to command the substantial First United States Army First Army. During Operation Overlord he commanded three corps directed at the areas codenamed Utah Omaha. Later in July he planned Operation Cobra‚ the beginning of the breakout from the Normandy beachhead. By August‚ Bradley’s command‚ the newly created 12th Army Group‚ had swollen to over

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