Essay: What Events Caused the Massacre at Wounded Knee? On December 29‚ 1890 the United States Army opened fire at a group of three hundred Sioux men‚ women‚ and children. Commanded by Colonel James W. Forsyth‚ the Seventh Cavalry attempted to unarmed the Sioux when a shot rang out. The first gunshot led to many more‚ mostly from the Cavalry‚ who killed many defenseless people with a rage-like assault. At the time of the massacre‚ Lakota Sioux Indians were living peacefully on a reservation
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Blanca Hernandez What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria? “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.” (Exodus 22:18); a phrase that the early Puritans took all too seriously in the Salem Witch trials of the 1600’s. The event that led a historical witch hunt and caused the death of many victims would forever leave its print on America. It all began when a group of young girls accused a fortune teller of oppressing them. This would start a snowball effect that would eventually lead to dozens more
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WHAT CAUSED THE CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND Divided loyalties was once cause of conflict in Northern Ireland. Most Catholics in Northern Ireland see themselves as Irish and would like their country to be reunited with Ireland. They resented the past history of English conquest where Catholics were either treated harshly or massacred. However‚ most Protestants are loyal to Britain and want to continue to be part of the United Kingdom. Many of them do not want a union with the Republic of Ireland
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In the beginning of the 1970’s the United States of America experienced a rapid decline in its economy caused by two different energy crisis. The cause of the energy crisis was due to the 1973 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Oil Embargo‚ 1979 Iranian Revolution‚ the United States increase consumption of gas‚ and it’s dependency on foreign oil. Although the energy crisis lasted only seven years it left many changes within the country. In 1973‚ OPEC placed an oil embargo
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were the one who killed Jesus. The two main leaders that called for the First Crusade were Alexius I‚ emperor of the Byzantine Empire‚ and Pope Urban II. The First Crusade was an evil act against Muslims and Jews. Greed and lack of knowledge mostly caused the First Crusade. The riches of the East lured many‚ mostly because younger sons in families lacked economic opportunity. During this time‚ the church was very corrupted and had split into an eastern and a western organization. To solve this problem
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What was the great depression? The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations‚ but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s. It was the longest‚ most widespread‚ and deepest depression of the 20th century. Although the question that arises is that what actually caused the great depression? The answer to this is that it was not just one factor‚ but instead a combination
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resistance of the Belgians and British Expeditionary Force hindered this. Russia’s troops were mobilized sooner than expected‚ and within ten days‚ they had infiltrated into Germany. That caused German troops to be moved over away from Europe to put a hold up on the Russian Invasion. Both sides of the war now had to secure what land they claimed as their territory. Trenches were dug and machine gun posts were placed properly along these trenches. From then up until 1918‚ neither side dared to move no more
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In this essay I will be deciding what the main cause of the civil war (1642).The three possible causes are Money‚ Religion and Politics (Power). There had been many long term and short term causes that slowly built up to leading to the war itself. All these three reasons reflected on Charles arguing with the parliament which made us say goodbye to the monarch. No king had ever been executed in England and the execution of Charles wasn’t greeted with happiness. How did the English Civil War break
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What caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? During the summer of 1692‚ nineteen people were hung and one pressed to death‚ because they were accused of practicing or aiding the process of witchcraft. The Salem Witch Trials were started by a preconceived notion that witchcraft was real based on religious texts and ministers‚ or that being in a wrong place at the wrong time was the doing of witch. In addition‚ all of the accused were tried with in the sights of four young
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important aspect of life and reality. The play ends tragically with the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Despite the fact that there were many various events that led to this horrific incident‚ there is a main cause. The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet were caused by a series of coincidences and unfortunate mistakes‚ such as‚ Romeo’s mistake in the skirmish that led to Tybalt’s death‚ the change in the date of Paris’s wedding with Juliet‚ and Romeo’s impulsive reaction to the news of Juliet’s death.
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