Then would come the subjugation of France in the west, to protect its rear. ... The rise and fall of civilizations was due to their success or failure in maintaining racial purity. ... He was influenced by unforeseeable international events, and he logically took advantage of these when they could in any way help Germany in its quest for living space. ... In 1920 Hitler's greatest enemy was France, but Germany in its miserable position, was in no way able to tackle the strongest military power on the continent. ... First, Hitler still considered France Germany's prima...

• Word Count: 8102
• Approx Pages: 32
• Grade Level: High School

Congress was to convene its annual meeting in Bombay in 1915. ... The Congress went against its pledges if Lucknow, 1916. ... It comprised six Britishers along with Sir John Simon as its President. ... In response, different political parties of India convened a meeting under the presidentship of Pandit Moti Lal Nehru, the father of Jawaharlal Nehru and published its report in August 1928. ...

• Word Count: 7455
• Approx Pages: 30
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Influence of Henry David Thoreau on Sinclair Lewis It would be easy to assume that author Sinclair Lewis shared nothing in common with Henry David Thoreau. At first glance, Lewis's popular satirical novel Babbitt would appear to be a completely different work from Thoreau's phi...

• Word Count: 3576
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

The beginning chapter sets up the problems of the entire novel with great efficiency. It tells us what is going on at present with Obi's trial and backtracks to the past in order to reveal what kind of man Obi is: an educated man, a young man who is Nigerian but who has studied in England. Most significantly, this first chapter juxtaposes the two extreme cultures that are at work in the novel as a result of colonialism. The scene between Mr. Green and the British Councilman, and the scene among the Umuofia Progressive Union are juxtaposed against each other to illustrate their differen...

• Word Count: 7844
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School