1939 the St.Louis was refused entrance to Havana after a 14 day long journey. It had left its port two weeks earlier in Hamburg on the 13 of May. It was carrying 937 passengers(Holocaust memorial). Most of the passengers were Jewish German citizens but there was also some Europeans‚ Spanish and Cubans aboard the ship(Historica Canada). Most of these were refugees searching for a new home where they would be safe from Hitler. Once the ship was refused entrance to Havana Its captain was forced to ask Canadian
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Roosevelts Request: Why Congress Should Declare War On Japan United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s request to Congress to declare war on Japan after the attacks on Pearl Harbor was a crucial decision. Roosevelt’s decision can leave many wondering if it was the best decision for the country or could he have taken another approach? Roosevelt’s request for declaration of war on Japan was a necessary response to the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ which created a large threat to the United States
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Why Was There A Revolution In 1905 The Revolution in 1905 happened for many reasons‚ some reasons are long term and some short term. A long-term cause of the 1905 Revolution was the continuing dissatisfaction of both peasants and landowners to the Emancipation Edict of 1861. Although this piece of legislation had brought an end to serfdom‚ peasants still remained tied to the village commune called the mir and were angry at the redemption payments they were expected to pay in return for the land
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3.02 Assignment Before the Spanish-American War even started‚ the United States predicted conflict with Spain. Because of this prediction‚ the USS Oregon (captured above) was sent from California towards Cuba. The journey was very long and the crew had to make many stops. It was more than 14‚000 miles and took around 60 days. By the time the ship reached Cuba‚ the Spanish-American War had already begun. This incident sparked the idea in many Americans that something had to change. There had to
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WHY WAS THERE A REVOLUTION IN FRANCE? By the 1780’s‚ France was in great trouble. The country was almost bankrupt‚ there was famine and the third estate were becoming frustrated and angry. This created the build up towards revolution. In this essay I will look at the political‚ social and economic situation of France to try and identify why the revolution happened. During this era‚ there were many new political ideas about equality and freedom. This was called ‘The Enlightenment’ and was written
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Hammurabi had 282 laws many with extremely harsh punishments like death. Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylon for 42 years and was thought to have gotten his laws from the god of justice Shamash. I believe that Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of the family law‚ property law‚ and the personal injury law. First of all‚ it is unjust because of the family laws. Law 148 states that if a man’s wife wife is severely ill the man can remarry but he cannot divorce the ill wife and still has to take care
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As one of the presidents during the Progressive Era‚ Theodore Roosevelt led the United States of America through a series of dramatic changes that interrupted the lives and ideologies that Americans during the time were more than familiarized with. Industrialization‚ women’s suffrage‚ the sexual revolution‚ imperialism‚ and “muckraking” journalism were just a few of the controversial‚ yet significant characteristics of this era. However‚ perhaps one of the largest and most vital influences during
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IB ToK II 2 December 2014 Why was Hitler defeated? There were many factors why Hitler was defeated‚ the most important being the entry of the US into war in 1942 and the fact that Germany was fighting a 3 front war. By 1940‚ Germany had already gained control of all of Western Europe and was winning the majority of battles against the Soviey Union in the Eastern front. Only Britain hadn’t been invaded and was fighting against Germany.
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small city-state in 753 B.C.E. and slowly turned into the center of a mighty empire that expanded into parts of Europe‚ North Africa‚ and western Asia. Rome was transformed into a successful empire by its army‚ the power of its leaders‚ and its great wealth. One reason why Rome was successful was that it could build a strong army. Rome was a small city-state and did not have many people‚ but it built an army using the people it conquered. These people were persuaded to join the army with promises
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Now one of the main reason that Jamestown was not able to grow sufficiently was that of the friction between the Indians and the English settlers. The Powhatans and the Chesapeake usually had their arguments against the Englishmen‚ which often resulted in fights and attacks later. The English constantly tried to resort to peace with the Indians in exchange for their corn to survive. However‚ due to the Indians resistance and their unwelcoming nature to helping the Englishmen‚ the English instead
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