that day. The massacre that killed at least 379 people and the wounding of at least 1‚200 others was committed by the British general Reginald Dyer (Cavendish). Many protests and riots preceded the massacre and resulting from them were the arrests of two leaders by the British ("Amritsar Massacre"). This caused many Indians to form mobs‚ which looted businesses and killed five British people (Cavendish). General Dyer was sent to Amritsar to restore order in there ("Amritsar Massacre"). What happened
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Was the Boston Massacre really a MASSACRE? There are many historical events that are unclear and the Boston Massacre is no exception. When most hear the word massacre‚ they think the killing of tons of people‚ not just a few. When history labels a small skirmish a massacre‚ there must be a reason. The Boston Massacre was one of the biggest turning points leading up to the Revolutionary War. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts Bay. Boston is a major shipping town. The year 1768 major things
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During the time prior to the infamous June 4 Massacre in Tiananmen Square China‚ there were numerous events in which provoked political tension and ultimately stimulated the massacre itself. These events date back to Hu Yaobang’s death followed by the AFS’ seven requests‚ Deng Xiaoping’s editorial‚ the student hunger strike‚ Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to China and the imposed martial law causing the tragic massacre. The Chinese Government‚ citizens‚ students‚ PLA and even some foreign journalists
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an image in black and white‚ rather than in hazy greys‚ which better encompass the complicated intricacies of conflict. There can be no better example of this dangerous road than the academic disagreement over the Nanking Massacre from late 1937 to early 1938. Although the massacre can be easily simplified to the Chinese view versus the Japanese view‚ this generalization does little to address the fact that “national histories are intrinsically contentious and never garner strict unanimity of opinion”
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Dak Son Massacre During the winter of 1967‚ the people of Dak Son village had no idea what was bound to transpire just mere weeks before Christmas. Unfortunately‚ when America said it would aid South Vietnam in their struggle to avoid and annihilate the opposing communist forces: North Vietnam and Viet Cong‚ they didn’t assume that such atrocities were even humanely possible during a war‚ which caught America more by surprise than they had expected‚ leaving them with no choice but to exhibit absolutely
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Port Arthur Massacre On Sunday‚ 28 April 1996‚ a young Tasmanian man called Martin Bryant entered a cafe located at the Port Arthur historical site‚ took a rifle from his bag and started indiscriminately shooting. He pulled out an automatic weapon and started firing at people from nearby sites. Driving up the road‚ he continued shooting. He had killed 35 people by the time he was finished. This massacre at Port Arthur sent shock waves around the nation as it was something Australians have
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Often dubbed as the Pinkville Massacre‚ the My Lai massacre is notoriously known as one of the most brutal incidents during the Vietnamese War‚ even being considered a genocide by some. It is considered to be “the most shocking episode of the Vietnamese War” (Espiritu 17). The massacre consisted of the killing of up to 500 unarmed men‚ women and children. While a part of Task Force Barker‚ Company Charlie had been ordered to destroy the remainders of a Vietcong Battalion‚ situated in the Son My village
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Massacre at Mystic The event of the Massacre at Mystic on 1637 is a big date to remember‚ because it changed the history of America. Not only did it altered it‚ but also changed the Pequot’s entire nation‚ economics and political views in New England. It also changed relationship between colonist and the Indians forever. This was a war of the England and the Indians which attacked a fort at Mystic Connecticut. This was the first time that the English had ever attacked to slaughter. The Pequot were
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America in this time period. Over 900 American lives were lost to a cause that seemed out of reach. In addition to the many negative effects this unfortunate event had on America‚ positive effects came about. Both positive and negative‚ the Jonestown Massacre will forever leave its impact on American history. With all major events come life lessons. America was given a lesson on how to deal with cults in the future due to this horrific event. According to Lori Curran‚ Religious theory examiner‚ “What
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Boston Massacre Response After reading and analyzing‚ “The Boston Massacre Trails” I feel like the movie left out some parts of the trial that I found interesting in the article. For example‚ John Adam’s assistant in the trial‚ Josiah Quincy‚ happened to be the younger brother of the trial’s prosecutor Samuel Quincy. Another interesting fact was that Samuel Quincy was a loyalist. However‚ he was prosecuting against the British soldiers. Overall‚ I do think that the movie did a great job depicting
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