Jocelyn Bedard The Spanish Inquisition was a time period that lasted roughly 700 years. When King Ferdinand used many torture tactics to establish religious unity. There were multiple gruesome tactics used to keep the citizens in the Catholic Church. It all started when a monk Martin Luther let out the many corruptions in the Catholic system. Following that many people started following Martin Luther. To stop the movement King Ferdinand the Second of Aragon and‚ Queen Isabella the First of Castile
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Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus was once the 14th emperor of Ancient Rome‚ and known to be one of the most just rulers of the empire. Historians study his political and war tactics to great lengths and extents because of just how successful he was during his reign‚ and the great legacy that he left behind. However‚ his legacy extends much further beyond his policies and the lands he conquered. Hadrian created some of the most notable and paramount pieces of architecture for not only ancient Rome
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The Cold War was fought without any physical conflicts‚ taking place approximately between the years 1950 and 1990‚ over the United States of America’s and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ conflicting ideologies – capitalism and communism. However‚ it didn’t arise because of what the United States or the Soviet Union actually did. Instead‚ it arose because of what each side was afraid the other might do. Joseph Stalin insisted on Soviet control of Eastern Europe to serve as a buffering zone
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The gilded age was a time after the American Civil War and it sprung an economic power house. The development of factories which were built by the union to defeat the confederacy remained open and were not shut down they were remodeled and converted into peacetime purposes. Even though big industries existed before the war the most significant portion of economy which was agriculture was what represented American economy the most. Following the war the production of
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Aerielle Atkinson Professor History 1301 23 February 2017 The Louisiana Purchase In 1803‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ was able to effectively double the United States Territory with a single purchase from France. These approximately 827‚000 square miles of land‚ which would later go on to become different parts of 15 states‚ have come to be known as one of the greatest achievements of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency: The Louisiana Purchase. After explorations lasting from the beginning of the 17th century to
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The movement was a peaceful movement with nonviolent tactics and respectable boycott methods‚ some disagree though. It can be said though that the Chicano Movement was more of a riot that disrupted the peace or status quo of society to only cripple and not support the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement. Boycotts just crippling the economic profits‚ workers refusing to work‚ causing production of crop to seize to a halt‚ school walkouts causing disruption and chaos on the streets. This obviously
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In 1894‚ Alfred Dreyfus was sentenced to death for treason‚ largely as a result of anti-semitism. A French spy claimed to find papers in the German embassy which seemed to offer confidential information for sale. Given the secrets mentioned within them‚ the papers must have been written by a French officer. Suspicion fell on Alfred Dreyfus‚ a French artillery officer when Edouard Drumont‚ an anti-semitic journalist‚ cast the blame on Dreyfus. Evidence was twisted against logic to prove treason
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Imagine being in a position where your home and entire life is being taken over by someone that wanted everyone with your specific religion out of the country or dead. This was the situation affecting Jewish people in Germany because of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi. To make things more safe for the children‚ a program known as Kindertransport came into play to take as many children out of Nazi Germany and transport them to the United Kingdom. The mothers and fathers of families had to make the heart
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the immediate defeat of France was needed. Schlieffen thought that it would much easier to become victorious over France by attacking at its rear‚ rather than pushing through the heavily fortified France-German border. In order for them to do this quickly they would have to go through another country. Switzerland has its high mountains and tight passages was essentially invasion-proof‚ so the only other option for Germany was to go through Belgium. Schlieffen was knew that Belgium would be easy
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particular significance‚ it alone brought forward a string of Republican Presidencies which changed the United States and set the stage for formal political parties. First of all‚ this was an election between the Federalists and Democrat-Repubilcans. John Adams was the Federalist President and his competitor was Thomas Jefferson‚ a Republican. The period leading up to the election has been recorded to be one of the ugliest‚ with each side demonizing the other in any way they could; Adams had been
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