Previously Britain had recognized Orange Free State and the Transvaal's independence in 1843, but both did not prove to be economically beneficial. ... Many imperialists were disdained over the loss of Britain's direct political and economic links. ... Many of the reforms were resented by the Boers who had become accustomed to their way of life, especially those who lived deep in the interior. ... They formed two republics know as the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. ... Though relatively few Uitlanders were genuinely concerned about the franchise, only a few chose to become ...

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People in the town were black and white, and they hadn't aspired for their lives to be anything unique. ... But why should we care? ... Among the names mentioned in the poem are Plato, Jesus, and Lao Tsze, who were all known as founders of philosophy and religion that are still practiced and referred to today. ... Although these protests against war seem typical in our modern society, Cummings" ideas were radical during the early 20th century. ... The poem develops an image of a family supporting their brother, and son, before he goes off to fight in Europe. ...

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"2 His words were a far cry from a "Lincolnian" rhetoric depicting America as "the last best hope of man on earth.... The Constitution's Involvement in Exceptionalism However before I can analyse the role played by exceptionalism in the early part of the Cold War, I must first look at the root of the idea and how much prevalence it had in the minds of the American people. For this we may start all the way back at the founding of the nation. ... Contained within this unique document defined the conditions for free people with free rights, not from the government but fr...

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The experiences in our past lives shape the way we live today. ... Economies were reduced to rubble, as was most of Europe. ... There were strings attached, which was no surprise. ... "I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed majorities or by outside pressures. The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining those freedoms. ...

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In the show I love Lucy, we were able to analyze the stereotypes of what it means to be female or male, and what those roles portray. ... Having the movie released for free online reflects how media has changed drastically. ... Before the Internet, if someone wanted to see a musical they would have to buy tickets, and see it live. We now have streaming, and free musicals, that we can view online. Having movies viewed online for free is changing the way society interacts. ...

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Before the storm was over, twenty years later, some forty million people lay dead in its wake. ... Hitler was freed about nine months after his trial. ... Hitler then brought before the court the Enabling Act. ... In a period of two days, all the men were brought before a firing range in a school basement and shot (Shirer 265). ... In 1938 Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia to free German minority and really begin Hitler's plan of world domination. ...

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"During the hectic four months before the cease-fire in Korea," General Mark W. ... Eisenhower wrote: We do not intend to employ war as an instrument to accomplish the worldwide political settlements to which we are dedicated and which we believe to be just. ... UN troops, jostled by the mobs, were ordered to carry arms at all times. ... The political demonstrations of a year before were organized by black associations and herded along by Korean MPs. ... We don't know who the hell's the enemy over here." ...

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"During the hectic four months before the cease-fire in Korea," General Mark W. ... Eisenhower wrote: We do not intend to employ war as an instrument to accomplish the worldwide political settlements to which we are dedicated and which we believe to be just. ... UN troops, jostled by the mobs, were ordered to carry arms at all times. ... The political demonstrations of a year before were organized by black associations and herded along by Korean MPs. ... We don't know who the hell's the enemy over here." ...

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Between Wars (WW I and WW II) Twenty-one years before World War II began World War I ended. ... That was the beginning of what we call isolationism. ... For many years before World War II Japan had been using imperialistic and militaristic ways to acquire land. ... Before Pearl Harbor was attacked, America was very scared that Japan might attack the US because of all the neighboring islands in the Pacific that were assaulted. ... "When can we go to war and win?...

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This theory eventually fostered the notion that aggression and war were not wrong or evil; on the contrary, these destructive characteristics of mankind were indeed natural and even necessary. ... The new philosophies which evolved from Darwin's theories were decidedly secular, not unlike Darwin's theory itself. ... Although these ideas were rather extreme, they did foster a sense of nationalism based on the idea of the superiority of a race. ... When Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power in 1888, however, the idea held by many in his country, which involved a Germany destined to be a ...

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The French army and its British and Belgian allies were overpowered by the German blitzkrieg. Toward the end of May, Allied troops were backed up to the coast of France in the town of Dunkirk. ... The frequent center of stormy political activity; criticism and abuse were often showered upon him. ... In 1888, he was placed in Harrow School, where his grades were the lowest in his class. ... The Dardanelles haunted Churchill for years because he was removed from office before his full plan had been executed. ...

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Few people were willing to challenge or defy societal norms, weary of being branded "un-American", and therefore, a communist. ... "McCarthyism", as it was called, forced many government officials and Hollywood celebrities to go before McCarthy and the rest of the committee, in order to deny their involvement with the Communist Party. ... Although the 1950's were overwhelmingly conservative, the decade was not without change, especially in the field of race relations. ... Sexual practices were rarely discussed outside the bedroom and sexuality itself was viewed as either unimportant, i...

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We must understand how he gained and abused power. We must know the life and impact of the man who was once a madman and a po-litical genius. ... But the child she carried, and two more died before Adolf. ... Near the end of February, barely a week before new elections were to be held, an event offered in Berlin that had made a lot of controversy: The Reichstag building was badly damaged in a fire. ... Claiming the communist were trying to overthrow the gov-ernment, he pushed through a state of emergency which suspended civil liberties protected by the Wermar Constitution "Free sp...

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The question is what should we do with Germany? On May 7, 1945 the Germans finally surrendered, though their fate was sealed well before this date. ... We have seen the problems that were caused at the end of World War I, when we asked for a lump some. ... Then we look to the Western half of Germany, which was molded to follow the free and democratic ways of the United States, French, and Great Britain. ... This was the idea of a democracy although a democracy was tried before, but it failed. ...

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When answering this question we must be careful not to confuse stability with the quest for peace and security which is a goal of arms control, the fact that an area or country is free from the threat of arms isn't evidence to the stability of that country or the international system as a whole. ... If the government feels unthreatened from external forces then it can turn its attention to pressing domestic problems, which may cause increased stability within the state as well as contributing to a hostile free international community. ... If a radical group with a hatred of the Indian ...

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Before 1914, Western society believed in progress, peace, prosperity, reason, and the rights of the individual. ... They also doubted that life would ever return to normal, as it had been before the war. ... Valéry states that "The storm has just ended, and yet we are as disquieted, as anxious, as if the storm were still to break upon us . ... Now if we go back we will be weary, broken, burnt out, rootless, and without hope. ... The free-market capitalism was abandoned and the planned economy was adopted. ...

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The internal divisions of society were racially determined, and this was seen when the Jews caused the internal collapse of Germany in 1918. ... Hitler had almost completely formulated a clear foreign policy program by the first volume of Mein Kampf, however before this final accumulation of ideas he went through a growing period in which he advocated many different positions. ... And on August 1st of the same year "we must use everything we can, especially the differences between France and Italy, in order to win Italy over to our side." ... Hitler had dealt with two of the four maj...

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All of German overseas colonies were lost. ... Adolf Hitler had this to say about the treaty, "This means, exclusively the rescue of the enslaved German nation we have today. ... We do not admit that future generations, who are completely innocent, should be burdened by them. If we protest against them with every means in our power, then we find ourselves on the path of revolution." ... Amounts of money the banks printed were ridiculous, amounts like 50,000,000 were being printed on one note. ...

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Garraty argues that Nazi and New Deal anti depression policies bear striking similarities, and because the systems were perceived to be so fundamentally different his comparison is expository of how people handled the crisis. ... Garraty suggested similarities between the two systems were: having a strong leader, an ideology stressing the nation, the people, the land, the state control of economic and social affairs, and the quality and quantity of government propaganda. ... The construction of neoclassical monuments were essential for the stimulation of the population into a renewed sense of ...

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Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. ... Both his parents were peasants. ... He quit the seminary before graduation, in order to be a full-time revolutionary. ... Before this treatise appeared (1914), however, Stalin was sent to Siberia . ... Before the winter of 1918, Stalin had been recalled to Moscow by Lenin. ...

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This different stance argues that the Korean War was more of a Korean civil war, which has its roots in circumstances on the Korean Peninsula that began at least five years before the official dates that the conflict began. ... These resistance groups were largely wiped out by the Japanese in the brutal "annihilation campaigns" of the 1930's (Armstrong 2003:21). ... When the American army moved in to occupy South Korea eight days after the Soviets had moved into the North, they were also welcomed with much fanfare. ... This left a number of Koreans in office who were hated because the...

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Glory is a great movie about the 54th Regiment, which is composed of free black men. ... This movie puts a positive twist to war in that the blacks took up arms too to support a cause, which is something they had never done before. ... They argued that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... The Northerners goals were free public education, better salaries and working conditions for workers, rights for women, and better treatment for criminals. ... Northerners said that slavery revoked the human right of being a free person. ...

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Wars would look good, and we would be sure to have more of them. ... He and Mary were friends starting at that moment. ... His father died in a hunting accident before Billy left for Europe. ... We move to the first time Billy gets unstuck in time. Billy receives a little training as a chaplain's assistant before being shipped off to Europe. ...

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They also went on to say that civil wars usually have incumbent governments that control the state and have a monopoly of force before the civil war and challengers (p. 4). ... For example, if we take a look at World War I, the only reason why it ended was because many of the countries that fought were exhausted and begged their leaders to call for a ceasefire. ... When there's a problem we must focus on the problem, the reason, and the solution not the war. ... Causes of Liberian Civil War Liberia is Africa's first republic that was founded in 1822 as a result of the efforts of the...

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It was the end of any trace of "normal" family life for Stalin, and witnesses saw tears in his eyes at her funeral--the only report that we have of the great dictator crying. ... But while his rivals from the '20s had suffered defeat, they were still alive and in the Party. ... Large-scale purges struck the country, targeting all levels of society--including children: Stalin reasoned that parents were more likely to confess to trumped-up charges of subversion and disloyalty if they knew their children's lives were at risk. ... All of the confessors were sentenced to death. The fo...

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