thousand to forty thousand died; it is still unknown exactly how many people were lost through the blood drenching event of the Reign of Terror.[Footnote] Throughout the French revolution‚ specifically the eleven month‚ 1793-1794 Reign of Terror‚ revolutionary leaders‚ such as Maximilien Robespierre believed in enforcing fear to resolve the instability of France. “Terror is nothing else than swift‚ severe‚ indomitable justice; it flows‚ then‚ from virtue”-Maximilien Robespierre.[Footnote] This period
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The Cold War was a conflict between two superpower countries of the world at the time‚ the United States‚ which is democratic‚ and the Soviet Union‚ which was communist. The Cold war started after World War II ended and lasted for 45 years. There weren’t military or direct forces used in the war. The war was basically two countries taunting each other to fight but was too scared to used nuclear weapon for fear of destroying the world. It was a war fought indirectly for power and control of the world
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Schindler’s List World War II was a very bad time for everybody. The world was going through a rough period of time. It was so bad that they gave it a name. We now call that period the Great Depression. Sounds depressing‚ I know. Adolf Hitler saw the Great Depression as a great opportunity to rise in power. He began telling the people of Germany exactly what they wanted to hear. Everybody believed him and Adolf Hitler joined a party called the Nazis. He saw this party as a great way to reach his
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Imagine going to war against Alexander the Great’s army and a sword was your only weapon. This is exactly what nurses‚ surgeons‚ and physicians went through during the Civil War. Conversely‚ nurses‚ surgeons‚ and physicians were not fighting an actual war‚ but they were fighting diseases and infections in U.S soldiers. During the Civil War‚ the medical field would not be characterized as ideal. The Civil War website states‚ “Of the approximately 620‚000 soldiers who died in the war‚ two-thirds of these
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During the Horrific civil war in 1861 a boy named henry‚ a young private‚ joined the war without his mothers consent. Henry Fleming always dreamed about battling in the war his whole life almost. Leading up to the battle henry got put into a squad with; Wilson‚ Jim Conklin‚ The young lieutenant‚ the tattered soldier and the general. Henry and his squad would always talk about people fleeing from battle and they all thin that henry is going to run away when they get into battle. Henry didn’t bother
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ALFONSO OTERO MIRELES 938394 FOREING POLICY George W. Bush during Afghanistan’s War on Terror POLITICAL ANALYSIS BASED ON DONNA H. KERR The term War on Terror refers to an ongoing‚ worldwide campaign against terrorism led by the United States and supported by several other countries‚ most notoriously England and members of NATO. The term was first used under George W. Bush’s administration following the September 11‚ 2001 attacks against the United States‚ where 2996 people lost their lives
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containment brought about during the cold war was an effort to stop the expansion of communism to other regions. Though communism was thought of as both something that could be lived with and without‚ America was right to think of it as a threat to the American way of life. The Soviet Union was looking to expand their way of life and basically take away liberty‚ slowly but surely. It may not have seemed so at first‚ and it is apparent because of the actions of presidents Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter
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1. The set of all integers x such that |x – 3| < 2 is equal to (a) {1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5} (b) {1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4} (c) {2‚ 3‚ 4} (d) {-4‚ -3‚ -2} 2. The Range of the function f(x) = x 2 2 x − − is (a) R (b) R – {1} (c) (-1) (d) R – {-1} 3. The value of (i)i is (a) ω (b) ω2 (c) e-π/2 (d) 2√2 4. ( ) ( ) 4 5 cos isin icos sin θ + θ θ + θ is equal to (a) cos− isin θ (b) cos9θ − isin9θ (c) sin θ − icosθ (d) sin 9θ − icos9θ 5. The roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 will be reciprocal
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being asked‚ however‚ is to what extent social stratification is useful in society. To answer this question I am going to look at the concepts and systems of social stratification and its dimensions‚ and see if any of them still have any relevance in contemporary society. Social stratification can exist in different forms; when the economic resources of the members of society are imbalanced‚ creating rich and poor strata‚ it is known as Economical Stratification; if there are differentiations in
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The Roaring 20’s were a time of social‚ economic and cultural growth. It was the time period from 1920-1929 and is arguably the most impactful period in America’s history. The main changes during this time were Prohibition and the Stock Market Crash. Prohibition caused a huge change in social interactions and the Stock Market Crash had major effects‚ not only America’s economy but also other countries. Prohibition was one of the main changes to society during the Roaring 20’s. Prohibition was a
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