smart fighters‚ The Mongols used psychological warfare as a scare tactic. They would light four fires for every man to give the illusion they had a bigger army. After the reign of Genghis Khan was over his grandson‚ Kublai Khan‚ took over. Kublai Khan did not like his grandfather’s way of burning down cities and killing the people‚ so he developed
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In the early 1930s international tensions were rising to what would become World War II‚ one of the largest global conflicts in history. Focusing on relations between Japan and China‚ a variety of factors set up an easily identifiable opportunity for Japan to invade China. The Republic of China in the 1930s was a divided nation‚ hosting a power struggle between the nationalist rule of Chiang Kai-Shek‚ and the Communist party led by Mao Tse Tung. Japan‚ being a small island nation‚ saw great potential
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Money has run the world and how it works for over a thousand years. There are several ways a person can use their money. For example‚ a person could spend it. Another way is to use money is to invest it to shares. Although the Stock Market Crash of 1929 was devastating to the United States of America‚ it opened the eyes of the civilians to what money can really do the nation. The stock market had become very popular in the 1920’s. It was organized in 1792 by a group of stockbrokers‚ people who arrange
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Black Thursday marked the worst stock market crash in U.S. history as unsettled investors sold off their investments as the skyrocketing stock prices plummeted into a free fall. Yet‚ what influenced the initial price of a stock to increase and how did the market crash suddenly? At a fundamental level‚ the supply and demand in the market determine the stock price. If more stock investors are buying stocks than selling‚ the price of the stock increases. While‚ if more investors are selling than buying
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Ancient Celtic religion came from the mainland of Europe and then spread all throughout Europe. It is not clear when they settled‚ but historians think they might have come about 300 BC. From about 450 BC‚ the Celts were the most powerful group in the area of Europe and lived during Iron Age. The Celts spread their culture orally‚ no written history or facts. This‚ as a result accounts for the limited knowledge about them prior to their contact with Greece and Rome. The Celts were generally well
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one. The second is that in fact no slaves were used and only hired workmen from poorer surrounding communities which were housed and payed for their labour. The third theory is that aliens constructed the pyramids using highly advanced technology. Did slaves build the Pyramids? Supposably Jewish slaves were forced by the ruling hand of the Pharaoh to build the great Pyramids of Egypt. Backed by logic‚ it sounds plausible that the only
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Augustus insisted on restoring temples‚reviving ancient Roman cults‚ reformed priesthoods‚ and even encouraged attendance of public religious festivals. His man focus was restoration of the relationship between God and Roman destiny. Not only did he make reformation towards religion but towards the restoration of traditional Roman virtues within the family structure. Marriage was being strongly encouraged and procreation to have large families were greatly rewarded by Augustus. He actually penalized
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Mercer commits suicide because technology managed to find him even though he tried his best to live as isolated as possible. I believe that Mae was justified because she did not believe that Mercer would go through such drastic measures. I agree with Bailey in which “ there he was‚ alone in a cabin. Of course he’s going to get depressed‚ and work himself into a state of madness and paranoia” (468). I think Mercer was possibly suffering from Madness and depression and that it was not Mae’s fault that
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In order to accomplish its strategic objectives‚ Japan needed to destroy the Russian Far East Fleet before her forces would invade Korea and Manchuria. To this effort‚ Japan’s Admiral Yamamoto notified Admiral Togo of the Russian intentions and moves‚ which involved the collection of the whole fleet at Port Arthur in order to attract the Japanese forces‚ and from a position of advantage‚ force them to expend their strength. The Japanese also successfully anticipated the Russians use of Vladivostok
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Did you know that one day in the past the continents were connected with each other? Continental drift states that the continents that we know today were once one large landmass called‚ Pangea. Many people argue with the theory about the continental drift‚ because no one yet has proven to the theory’s idea. Many people have been trying to find ways of how the continental drift could have happen‚ by researching objects from the past. This gave scientist or people another point of view about the continental
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