are many things Bush did that fall into this image. One being he wanted to finish his father’s business. His father started the Gulf War‚ a war fought in Iraq and a dissatisfactory one at that. Some believe that Bush went to war to either complete what his dad started or even one up him. “Bush’s need to surpass [his] father…against Saddam Hussein was one of the motives behind US invasion of Iraq.” (Azriel‚ n.d.) It is even said that he held resentment towards Saddam Hussein for nearly killing his
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Have you ever wanted to know what read about what really happened in the Boston Massacre. It all started in Boston one fateful day. The British came to Boston and the people of Boston were not happy about it. By examining the boston massacre and the causes of it‚ It is clear that this was an important part in the revolutionary war. the Boston Massacre was that many of the colonist were upset by the fact that they had to share a house with a british soldier. This was called the quartering act.
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The Iranian Revolution‚ or the Islamic Revolution‚ was a popular uprising that transpired in 1979. This revolt was supported by a wide range of people including students and Islamist organizations. The results of this rebellion yielded in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ and the establishment of an Islamic Republic ruled by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. While many factors helped fuel the Iranian Revolution‚ the central reason why the Iranians overthrew the Shah
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began to develop in Europe‚ the USA and USSR were unable to reach an agreement on the unification of Korea - they could not agree on what form the government should take‚ the type of economy it should have‚ on the alliances it should make. Liberation from the war did not result in immediate freedom and instead‚ the country was divided by ideological differences caused by the emerging Cold War. World War II divided Korea into a Communist‚ northern half and an Americanoccupied southern half‚ divided
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Before the war of 1812 Great Britain seized and destroyed many American ships. The seizure increased after a court ruling was made which "forbade to neutrals in wartime any trade that was not allowed in peacetime" and could not be circumvented by breaking passage at American ports
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The Great schism of 1054 contributed to the first major division of the the eastern and western church. This separation still remains today as the eastern Orthodox and western Roman Catholic churches of today. Many facets such as political views‚ theology and cultural rituals due to area invasions contributed to the separation. In the time leading up to the events of the schism the eastern and western churches had been developing separately with a different belief system of the Eucharistic ceremony
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Disaster Strikes Hindenburg No More The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday‚ May 6‚ 1937‚ as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed. The source of how the fire started is till today being debated. The occupancy of the aircraft was 36 passengers and an additional 61 crew members . The fatalities of this disaster was totaled at 36 people‚ which included 13 passengers and 23 crewmen. This unpredictable tragedy sparked fear in people and in turn ending
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During 1700s‚ France suffered a developing crisis that would eventually intensify. To begin with‚ numerous factors led to the cause of the French Revolution‚ which unavoidably transformed the appearance of France’s social‚ economic and political status. First of all‚ the beginning of the crisis was when France suffered poor harvest which ultimately damaged the economy. Secondly‚ they suffered financial difficulties due to the fact that the king spends his money excessively. In addition‚ the foremost
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Throughout global history there has been major political‚ social l‚ economic‚ cultural‚ technological revolutions. These revolutions have a variety of complex causes and often have a great impact on he lives of the people involved. Throughout history there have been numerous amounts of revolutions and without most of the revolutions that occurred the country wouldn’t be where it’s at today. Before we can elaborate on a specific revolution we must first define the meaning of “Revolution”‚ a revolution
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In 1803‚ President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French government for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans‚ and it doubled the size of the United States and there was more to go. Thanks to the Louisiana purchased U.S. has gotten a better geographic‚ economic‚ social‚ and political stable. There was more land for the population to stretch out. More gold to be mine. Better education
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