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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The Myall Creek Massacre In the early days of the European settlement of Australia‚ especially during the 1800’s‚ it was common for large numbers of Aboriginal people (men‚ women and children) to be massacred by the white settlers‚ including by police and soldiers. Most of these were not reported and were known to only a few people. Therefore‚ there was no action taken to punish the offenders and indeed‚ there was approval from most white settlers and government officials for this to continue
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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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Day 1: Massacre at Mystic The first day took place on May 26th‚ 1637 in a Pequot village at Missituck (located near the Mystic River in Connecticut). What happened was the English and Indian allies had attacked the Pequot village. Within that group‚ there were 70 English‚ 70 Mohegans‚ and 500 Narragansetts. The Mohegans and the Narragan were the allies of the English. The English were Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ led by Major John Mason and Captain John Underhill. The massacre was the
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US History Mid-Term Essay 1a. Describe at least four important factors that led up to the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. In addition‚ explain the significance of Wounded Knee in the larger context of the Indian Wars. The Wounded Knee massacre occurred in 1890 between white American settlers and the Sioux people. The Sioux refused to follow US military orders to give up their weapons and instead engaged in battle. Over 300 people‚ including women and children‚ were massacred during the battle
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The American colonists were in fact justified to fight a war to break away from great Britain. The colonists had full right and freedom to escape English control. Despite many diplomatic pleads from the American colonists‚ Britain ignored them; thus making rebellion the only option for the American colonists as the treatment from the British was unnecessarily petty and unfair. The British parliament and King‚ George III believed they had the right to demand the colonists to pay tax in order to pay
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