|
|
|
|
Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
... from Ravensbruck camp and other women from different camps joined them also. Birkinau now had over 6,000 women prisoners being held. In the town Monowitz, another camp was being built. This camp was called Auschwitz III, or Buna-Monowitz. Other camps that were located close to Monowitz were moved to Buna-Monowitz. The population of Bikinau was the most densely populated out of all the camps. It also had the most cruel and bad conditions of all the camps in the complex. The prisoners at Birkinau mostly consisted of Jews, Poles, and Germans. There were a number of Gypsy and Czech Jew family camps located at Birkinau for a period of time also. In Birkinau, the gas c ...
|
Who Was To Blame For The Cold War?
... to strengthen Russian influence, was perceived
to be a threat to the Americans. Stalin was highly effective in his goal
to gain territory, with victories in Poland, Romania, and Finland. To the
western world, this success looked as if it were the beginning of serious
Russian aggressions. The western view of the time saw Stalin as doing one
of two things: either continuing the expansionist policies of the tsars
that preceded him, or worse, spreading communism across the world now that
his "one-state" notion had been fulfilled. It also must be mentioned that
Stalin is seen as wanting "unchalleged personal power and a rebuilt Russia
strong enough to withstand ' ...
|
Influences Of Socratic
... chance to try to prove the medical community wrong and disprove the objections for anesthesia.
One of the reasons that many doctors don’t use anesthesia is because they believe that the application of anesthesia would be medically harmful for the baby because of the types of drugs that would be necessary to use. Although a valid concern, this belief has been proven by scientists to be false. In two different Clinical trials where lidocaine was injected into the penis of the infants, there was no sign of bleeding, swelling or hematomas at the site of the injection after the surgery was completed. As for the baby’s reaction to the drug, “there was no sign of post o ...
|
History Of The Far East
... had advanced scientific and philosophical training that could help improve the quality of life of every citizen ( de Bary, 256 ). The Japanese have been remarkable for their quickness in learning from others, and they hold on with tenacity to what they have learned for themselves ( de Bary, 255 ).
When Buddhism reached Japan it was already 1000 years old, it was based on what it called its 3 treasures - Buddha, the Law ( Darma ) and the monastic order, Buddha was a human figure, not a god , although there weren't any written accounts of his life until centuries after his death, it is believed he was born a prince and brought up in luxury, his life changed once ...
|
Charles Lindbergh
... of college, he dropped out and became a
barnstormer, which was a pilot who performed daredevil stunts at fairs, and airshows.
Lindbergh was a favorite among the crowds. People would travel from all different places,
even Europe, to come see his daredevil tricks.
In 1924 Lindbergh enlisted in the U.S. Army so he could be trained to be a pilot.
During this time he was given the nickname “Lucky Lindy” because he would attempt
daredevil stunts with his airplane, and always seem to evade punishment from upper
officers. In 1925 he graduated as the top pilot in his class. He soon began working as a
mail deliverer between St. Louis and Chicago. ...
|
Comparison Of Grant And Lee
... unfortunate that present day sympathizers
of the old South have not followed their forefathers’ example. The writings of Jefferson Davis, Lee,
Longstreet, Alexander Stephens, John B. Gordon and dozens of other Southern leaders reveal unqualified
praise for General Grant.
Robert E. Lee, specifically, spoke in glowing terms about his adversary. He was particularly
grateful for the generous treatment he had received at Appomattox and that Grant threatened to resign his
commission in the Army if Andrew Johnson continued to persecute Lee. In May of 1865, Lee spoke openly of
his feelings on this issue: "As to my own fate, I know not w ...
|
Cleopatra Vii Ptolemaic Dynast
... power and the Ptolemies could do nothing but create a pact with them. During the later rule of the Ptolemies, the Romans gained more and more control over Egypt. Tributes had to be paid to the Romans to keep them away from Egypt. When Ptolemy Auletes died, the fall of the Dynasty appeared to be even closer.
According to Egyptian law, Cleopatra was forced to have a consort, who was either a brother or a son, no matter what age, throughout her reign. She was married to her younger brother Ptolemy XIII when he was twelve, however she soon dropped his name from any official documents regardless of the Ptolemaic insistence that the male presence be first among co-r ...
|
JFK
... on November 8, 1960, Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon, in a very close race. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President and the first Catholic. Just after the election, the Kennedy's second child, John Jr., was born. Kennedy wanted Americans to travel to a more distant destination. In May 1961, after Alan Shepard became the first American astronaut to fly into space, Kennedy asked Congress to spend more money on space exploration, with the goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In 1963, clashes between the police and demonstrating blacks in Birmingham, Ala., and elsewhere, especially in the South, induced the president ...
|
Emperor Constantine I
... 270’s CE. His mother was a woman of humble background named Helena who would later become a Christian. Because of her good works, she was made a Christian saint after her death. Constantine’s father was a career military officer named Constantius. Constantine was married at least twice and had four sons: Crispus, Constantine II, Constantius, Constans.
Constantius, his father, was in charge of the Roman Province of Britannia. When Constantius died at York in 306 CE, Constantine, who was at his side, was immediately proclaimed emperor by the army. However, it took many years of political struggle and actual civil war before he could consolidate his power. Constant ...
|
Israel And The Palestinians
... are cooler with seldom snow.
Tel Aviv is the largest city and the centre of industry. Jerusalem has been declared the capital but has not been recognised as such by the international community. Major towns in the West Bank include Nablus, Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Jericho.
Agriculture and industry employ millions of Israelis. Today Israel is a leading fruit exporter. The industry is mainly based on military. Service industries account for more than half the employment in Israel. Tourism is another source of income.
Politically Israel is a multiparty democracy. A President elected by parliament for a five-year term, a government under a Prim ...
|
Browse:
1
2
3
4
5
more »
|
|
|