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    The Massacre at El Mozote was the killing of hundreds of Salvadorans by the Atlacatl‚ an American-trained battalion. They Atlacatl entered the town of El Mozote and massacred estimates as high as 1‚000 people‚ including men‚ women‚ and children. A war was being fought in El Salvador between the government army and guerrillas‚ with funding from the American government being sent to the El Salvadoran army. The United States is at fault for the lives lost at the town of El Mozote and those surrounding

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    Historical Empathy Essay My Lai Massacre – As an American Soldier [Type the author name] Word Count: 1‚099 The My Lai Massacre occurred on the 16th of March‚ 19681. Lieutenant William Calley led the 1st Platoon of the Charlie Company. Captain Ernest L. Medina gave Lt. Calley orders and in turn Lt. Calley gave the ground troopers ours. A lot of us did not entirely agree with our orders however we could not argue. I did not know it at the time; however‚ Lieutenant Calley was under direct

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    Document Analysis # 4: Competing Visions: Who was Responsible for the My Lai Massacre? On March 16‚ 1968 the massacre of My Lai took place when 75 troops marched into the village of My Lai and killed over 500 civilians. This unfortunate blemish on America is still being debated today‚ unsure of where to place the blame. Do they place it with Lt. William Calley for giving the command to his troops‚ or to Lt. Calley’s commanding officers who from which Calley was just acting out orders‚ or to the

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    was assigned to protect the Customs House in Boston. An event the colonials call the “Boston Massacre” took place. You have been called back to London and must defend your innocence in the matter. Defend your actions. Critical thinking 2 In the years leading up to the American Revolution‚ the British sought to establish firm control over their American Colonies. The Boston Massacre also known as “Incident on king street “occurred on march 5‚ 1770.On evening of the march 5‚

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    The Boston Massacre‚ the said “start” of the revolution. What really happened? We know 5 died‚ 2 injured‚ and 2 mortally injured. And even before the Massacre‚ there was a fight between a colonist ropemaker and a solder. What we don’t know‚ is who shot first? Did the Captain order fire? According to a Theodore Bliss‚ “I did not hear any Order given by the Captain to fire”. This is a debated theory. Some colonists say they clearly heard the Captain call fire; while others say they didn’t even hear

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    The Sand Creek Massacre and the Massacre of My Lai The Sand Creek massacre refers to the killings and post-mortem mutilations of many members of the southern band of Cheyennes led by Black Kettle and the band of Arapahoes led by Left Hand at Sand Creek in Colorado on and after November 29‚ 1864. The number of those killed numbered from 100 to 500 within these materials. Some witnesses‚ such as John Smith‚ and others claimed that most of the victims were women and children‚ but others‚ such as John

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    Joey Alejandro Casey Aubin English 13 May 2013 The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History by Robert Darnton The Great Cat Massacre is a book that has a very unusual title‚ considering the fact that it is a book that discusses the history of cultural French stories and history. This isn’t some ordinary book that gives a boring‚ long and repetitive view of history. The majority of historical texts look at history from a political point of view; the actions of kings

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    The first document is an excerpt from Black Elk’s autobiography regarding the Wounded Knee Massacre. The second document is an excerpt from President Benjamin Harrison’s annual message describing the conflict and progress of the program to decrease Native American’s landholdings. The audience of these two excerpts is the general public. However‚ in general‚ Native Americans were more interested considering that it was their land and people diminishing. I find it interesting that President Harrison

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    Eventually‚ these tensions erupted with the riot on King Street in March of 1770‚ where five colonists died. Military presence in Boston was the British government’s first reaction to the colonies’ rebellion that did not involve passage of a new piece of legislation‚ which showed that they thought they needed physical force to remind the colonies of who was in charge. The colonists’ reaction to the British government’s first use of military force in the colonies showed how protective colonists had

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    The Great Cat Massacre entails understanding history differently. It is the story of vengeance of some ill fed journeymen at the face of their bourgeoisie master’s attitude. The pranksters carry out their master plan by killing the Cats and then staging a mock trial. What the author point outs is the humor that they share at the face of this cruelty and he urges the reader to understand the Rabelaian humor contextualizing the event against the backdrop of the peasant society of the Ancien Regime

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