According to the sources‚ the Helots were particularly important in the social structure of Sparta. Although they were useful and important‚ they were the lowest class in the Spartan society and were kept under constant surveillance to prevent any uprising‚ which the Spartans were frequently paranoid about. Plutarch tells us that the helots “worked the land for them.” This shows that they were an incredibly important part of the society as each Spartiate needed to contribute a certain amount of
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Opium Wars (1839-42‚ 1856-60)‚ popular rebellions and the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)‚ China had fought to resist the foreigners‚ but it lacked a modernized military and suffered millions of casualties. Boxer Rebellion‚ officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. “Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan (“Righteous and Harmonious Fists”). The group practiced certain boxing and calisthenic rituals in
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Europe‚ France‚ Italy and in the East. During the Spring of 1968 many important movement development violence on campuses from Japan to Italy to Mexico‚ The U.S. anti-War movement‚ and Prague Spring. However‚ France had one of the most important uprisings since the Great revolution of 1789. In May of 1968‚ students and police officers collide in the street of Paris burning cars and barricade. Students and half of the French
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ordered to take the city of Nanchang on 1 August 1927 in what became known as the Nanchang Uprising; initially successful‚ they were forced into retreat after five days‚ marching south to Swatow‚ and from there being driven into the wilderness of Fujian. [87] Appointed commander-in-chief of the Red Army‚ Mao led four regiments against Changsha in the Autumn Harvest Uprising‚ hoping to spark peasant uprisings across Hunan. On the eve of the attack‚ Mao composed a poem — the earliest of his to survive
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is necessary for a tragedy. The elements of tragedy are also evident in people as well. Earvin “Magic” Johnson exemplifies a tragic hero and his life path fits a large portion of the components of tragedy. Magic Johnson was a person of noble uprising and also posed a tragic flaw in his character. Ever since he was a young person‚ he loved playing basketball and was good at it. He obtained the nickname “Magic” after scoring a triple double his freshman year in high school. He rose to fame during
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‘The Hunger Games’ is a written/extended text (novel) written by Suzanne Collins‚ which is a dystopian novel written in the voice of a 16 year-old‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ who lives in a post-apocalyptic nation of Panem. The Capitol is a highly advanced metropolis‚ which has full authority and control of the entire nation that consists of 12 surrounding Districts. The Hunger Games itself‚ is an annual event where one by and one girl is selected as tributes from each of the 12 Districts to participate and
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Sandinista Commando (headed by Eden Pastora) seized control of the national palace‚ and all congressmen were taken hostage. This uprising did not last long; negotiations were quickly reached‚ but the National Guard’s image on invincibility was shattered. This victory sparked the general population‚ many uprisings followed. The National Guard did not react well to these uprisings; many massacres came‚ and this made the general population angry. This gave the Sandinistas an advantage; they were gaining
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soviets completely isolated and obviously would not have gained much support from the people in Russia. However one positive from the revolts is that the west refused to interfere when asked by Nagy therefore this would make Eastern countries question uprisings. Obviously this was a major problem for the USSR however the East German problem was a far greater threat. The Czechoslovakian revolt was the lowest threat for the USSR at the time. The Czechs wanted more freedom from soviet control and felt that
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revolution via domestic uprising. Foreign pressure and intervention could also play a role in the demise of an authoritative regime via costly sanctions and direct military intervention (Geddes‚ 2002: 1). South African politics involved racial segregation amongst citizens’ which lead to inequality and lack of opportunities. According to Henrard (1996)‚ the apartheid government maintained power through the strategic forced removals of the majority non-white population. Any uprising as a result of inequality
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American Revolution There were many causes of the American Revolution. Multiple acts occurred that all resulted in this Revolution. Nearly 13 American colonies started an uprising with the British Monarchy between 1765 and 1783‚ this all lead to the foundation of the United States of America. New England colonies all got settled after they decided they could go against the government because of their high education. This conflict then started the main causes of the American Revolution‚ Education
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