In the late summer of 1916‚ tens of thousands of men marched off to the muddy grounds of the Somme. In their wake‚ they left behind their wives and children‚ many of whom they would never see again. Those who did return would come back traumatized‚ frightened of loud noises and too afraid to step outside‚ empty shells of the men they once were. But their sacrifices were not in vain; the Somme was‚ unquestionably‚ the most important battle for both Canada and the World. It encouraged the development
Premium
When the Nazis entered the ghetto‚ SS officers were in an armored car escorted by three light tanks; a young Jewish girl named Dora ran up and shot an SS officer dead. She was then shot and killed‚ along with others‚ in a burst of machine gun fire. At every turn‚ the advancing Nazi columns were attacked by Jewish fighters hiding in buildings. The Germans withdrew and sent in the air force. Bravery was everywhere. In one instance‚ a group of elderly Jews armed with nothing but stones and a few Molotov
Premium Nazi Germany The Holocaust Germany
Why was the mushroom invited to so many parties? Because he was a fungi! Mushrooms are a type of fungus‚ along with puffballs‚ truffles‚ molds‚ and yeasts. There are about 200‚000 different types of fungi that have been discovered in many different environments‚ including forests‚ lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ and deserts. Some have even been found growing on space shuttles in orbit. Fungi are thought to be about 400 million years old. The study of fungi is called mycology‚ which is a branch of biology
Premium Fungus Plant Medicine
Sharee Paat Period- 3 12-10-09 How Did Foreigners Influence Hawaiians? In January of 1778‚ Captain Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands. Many foreigners from around the world began to arrive‚ introducing many new things to the Hawaiians. Foreign influence brought trade to Hawaii‚ which gave Hawaiians metal and guns. Even though foreign influence had some positive effects on Hawaii‚ I believe that foreign influence had a negative impact on Hawaii because trade brought not only guns and metal
Premium Hawaii United States Native Americans in the United States
In 1994‚ from April until July‚ a mass slaughter of around 800‚000 people occurred in Rwanda due to a variety of reasons. It was mainly two ethnic groups that were associated with this event‚ the Hutu and Tutsi. For many years these two groups lived with and among each other somewhat peacefully until tensions started to rise and major events broke out‚ which eventually led to The Rwandan Genocide. Rwanda‚ which has always been a poor country‚ lacked many resources and many people were extremely poor
Premium Rwandan Genocide Rwanda Hutu
When the king arrived Macbeth was nowhere to be seen‚ but Lady Macbeth was the first to welcome the arrival of the king. To celebrate the king’s arrival they had a party for him‚ during the party Macbeth was acting weird and seemed to be lost in his thoughts. Macbeth seemed distracted and the king seemed to notice macbeth and how lost he was in his thoughts. I saw macbeth go outside during the thunder‚ I heard him talking to himself later I saw lady macbeth accompany macbeth. I saw them go back
Premium Macbeth Macbeth of Scotland English-language films
liberation‚ put a pressure on the should of the riches and leaders‚ in general leader gave the priority to the interest over the law under different justification‚ for instance "When it was proposed to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia‚ which did not have the rights of a state bat was directly under the jurisdiction of
Premium American Civil War Black people United States
Introduction: This literative‚ scientific report will attempt to assess the following question: What is eugenics and how did the Nazi’s eugenics program under the governance of Hitler’s Third Reich work and what are the ethical consequences thereof? This will be done in two core elements the first concerning‚ what eugenics is (both in general and with regards to the Nazi employment of eugenics)‚ while the latter will concern the benefits and pitfalls behind its employment in general and specifically
Premium Nazi Germany Science Adolf Hitler
Detroit had been in decline since it was rocked by race riots in 1967. Since then‚ there has been a real drop-off in investment and economic development in the city. Like a lot of other cities in the American northeast and Midwest‚ it was badly affected when factories moved south or out of the country‚ but was harder hit because it was a one-industry city. Most big cities have more than one industry‚ but Detroit’s economy was completely centered on the automobile. When the Recession hit‚ Detroit
Premium
Hitler invaded Poland causing both Britain and France to declare war on Germany. The United States began to provide significant military supplies to Britain in September 1940‚ even though the United States was still not officially at war. The U.S. did not enter WW2 till December 7‚ 1941 when the Japanese bombed pearl harbor. Although WW2 affected millions of people it also made the U.S. instructable leaving them stronger than ever. An effect of the great depression was that it left many people
Premium World War II World War I United States