The "Iron Curtain" was a metaphor that Winston Churchill used to describe the dark times that had fallen on Europe. Much of Eastern Europe had fallen to Soviet Control‚ from East Germany and Poland to Russia. This had to do with the Cold War because the cold war was a rivalry between the USSR and the USA‚ which resulted in Western Europe being a part of NATO (US Allies) and Eastern Europe was part of the Warsaw pact (USSR). The iron curtain severed the ideologies of Communism and Democracy. Because
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Tacitus composed Germania in order to illustrate his cynical assessment of the Germans and their nation. Tacitus presented thorough descriptions of what the German citizens looked like and the disorderly way their country was set up. Tacitus also emphasized the significance of family life for most Germans‚ the nonimportance of a class system to the Germans‚ and the violent behaviors German individuals often impulsively resorted to. Tacitus provided this information in a negative way to expression
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Macbeth there were a few factors that contributed to the degeneration of the Macbeth character. There were three factors that destroyed Macbeth. The main force that was predominately responsible for the downfall of Macbeth was his single flaw. Which was his own ambition. Even though his ambition brought him to his height of power‚ it was also what led him to his downfall. During the play Macbeth’s ambition brought him to achieve his goals but as the play evolves‚ it forced him to face his fate. Macbeth
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In the late seventeenth century‚ the “giddy multitude” caused the importation of the Africans to rise due to the actions and decisions the Virginia colonizers agreed upon. When indentured servants got together to rebel for their rights that were being violated‚ the elite class of Virginia did not take a liking to this. From start the white and black workers and servants were perceived as‚ “rogues‚ vagabonds‚ whores‚ cheats‚ and rabble of all descriptions‚ raked from the gutter” (Takaki 53). They
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It was a mutually beneficially situation. For the children‚ they could have a stable home life and learn a trade all while being homeschooled. Likewise‚ the Shaker community was enriched just from having the children there as well as extra hands to help with various chores and trades within the community. The children were raised until adulthood and then were given the choice on whether or not they would like to stay with the Shakers. There was never any pressure to stay and
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Brutus’ Demise Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was one of the most important and influential characters in the play. He involved himself in many of the scandals entailing the conspirators‚ in hopes of fulfilling his duty as an honorable man. However‚ his impressionable personality would lead him to a fatal outcome‚ suicide. There were many different causes and factors that led to his death‚ along with the death of the other central characters. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar resulted
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The Middle Passage was the name for the route across the Atlantic Ocean‚ where African people had been captured and were taken as slaves to the Americas in the 1500s. It lasted for more than 400 years. The slaves were taken to work in sugar‚ coffee and cotton plantations. This essay is about the living conditions that the slaves suffered on the journey‚ the food they were given‚ the punishments that were used to control them‚ and the death and diseases on the boats. There were two types of ways
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What would you do if one country’s dominance over your country changed your life for the worse? This is what was occurring to the lithuanians. During Stalin’s rule‚ There were many things he did to ensure soviet dominance. Stalin had a five year plan. This five year plan was to gain complete soviet dominance through the secret deportation of Lithuanians to siberia. The lithuanians faced many hardships not only in Siberia but on the way there as well. The first part of the plan was to deport them
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Operation Market Garden‚ a massive airborne assault on the Dutch town of Arnhem. The attack failed‚ and the Allied advance slowed down. Antwerp was one of the biggest ports of Europe. But the river from Antwerp to the sea was still held by the Germans. The task of clearing the estuary of enemy forces was called the First Canadian Army. The Battle of
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Who caused the outbreak of World War One? If you would ask people who was responsible for world war one‚ most of them would say – Germany. But even though after WW1‚ the blame was given on Germany‚ Many historians are still unsure which country was most responsible for the outbreak of war. Since 1900‚ there was tension in Europe. There were wars and other events that caused crisis in countries. But the spark of the world war lit only after the 28 June 1914‚ when Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb
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