someone mentions the word holocaust‚ most often people will relate that word with the Germans and Jews during World War II. When Japan is mentioned‚ the first things that come to mind are the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Nanjing Massacre is known as the forgotten holocaust and very oddly‚ it truly has been forgotten. In this forgotten holocaust‚ three hundred thousand people were brutally murdered and 20‚000 women were raped in the city of Nanjing‚ during the years of 1937-1938 (Yao)
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Hyland‚ 6th Period 9-26-2012 Trial Verdicts After quite some time of thought‚ I find the first man‚ Capt. Preston‚ to be not guilty of murder at any degree. He did not actually murder anyone because he did not have a gun during the Boston massacre‚ making it impossible for Preston to actually kill another man. There was also no disputable evidence that Capt. Preston ordered his men to shoot. After all‚ the eight men were provoked to shoot without command to do so. After this whole case
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justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. The Colonists were justified in breaking away because the parliament passed laws that were unjustified‚ The British king was of tyranny‚ The Stamp Act of 1765‚ The Townshend Act and The Boston Massacre. All of this lead to the colonies joining together and rebelling against the British. The colonists despised the unlimited power of the parliament and their authority to levy taxes to raise revenue. The colonist had to fight against the tyranny
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To what extent was the Chinese government responsible for the massacre at the Tiananmen Protest of 1989? By Ivan Khokhlov candidate number: xxxxxx Ashcroft Technology Academy centre number: 6145 HL History Word Count: xxxx Date submitted: xx.xx.xxxx A: Plan of Investigation This investigation will establish whether Chinese government is to blame for violence in Tiananmen protest under martial law in
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Battle at Wounded Knee Wounded Knee was a terrible event in US history. It showed how the US government didn ’t understand the Native Americans and treated them badly and unfairly. The Wounded Knee massacre took place on December 29‚ 1890 near Wounded Knee creek in South Dakota‚ USA. The massacre was the American military fighting against the Native-Americans. It’s an important part of history because it is the last battle that took place during the American Indian war. The American-Indian war
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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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Although John Adams defended the British redcoats at the end of 1770‚ the Boston Massacre actually happened March 5‚ 1770. Furthermore‚ events that led to the culmination of that night dated back to 1767 (Timeline). Many factors went into the decision‚ by John Adams‚ to defend the British soldiers. The atmosphere of the times dictated much of that evening and of that trial. For the time it was a radical thing for a man such as John Adams to defend the British troops‚ however his respect of the law
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Terrorist Attack On the 1972 Munich Olympics More than ever before terrorism is affecting the world in various ways. Terrorism is prevailing in the world and is consuming it‚ making every country‚ every individual feel as though they could be a victim of it‚ or be subjected to terrorism in some way throughout their lifetime. However‚ terrorism is not new or something that anyone can change‚ or can be erased off the face of the earth. It is another danger that every country is faced with and will
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