In his opening argument, head prosecutor for the United States, Robert Jackson said, "The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a great responsibility. ... One of the first attempts at organizing a system of arbitration to deal with war crimes was The Hague Convention of 1907, which was signed by multiple countries, including Germany, The United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia. ... Likewise, the Kellog-Briand Pact of 1928, which also was signed by Germany, the United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia, established...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For the Russian Campaign in 1812, Napoleon took 14,000 troops from the Kingdom of Holland, which ended in disaster, with only a small number of the initial troops from Holland returning. ... This then led to the Dutch welcoming the methods of the Prussians and Russians, rather than following French rule. By doing this, Napoleon would fail as being seen as a liberator following the arrival of Prussian and Russian rule in 1813. ... In order to gain troops, Napoleon made vague promises of potential independence for Poland away from Austria, Prussia and Russia. ... For the 1812 campaign in which t...

• Word Count: 4602
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• Grade Level: Graduate

History 185 Test #2 04-01-03 The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the era that paved the way for the creation of our modern day governments and societies, was an era of political and social revolutions. ... The Bourbon king Louis XIV, the powerful monarch of the early seventeenth century (1661-1715), had been the most successful absolute monarch in history, but his grandiose imperial ambitions led to massive military failure and had left his country in economic ruin. ... He lost his navy, he lost to guerilla warfare in Spain, and his fatal loss occurred when he attempted to inv...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On September 29 and 30, 1941 there was a mass killing at Babi Yar, a Russian city near Kiev. ... We as a society, must realize that the Holocaust, as the most infamous and disgraceful time in all history, must therefore be the most highly studied. ... On September 29 and 30, 1941 there was a mass killing at Babi Yar, a Russian city near Kiev. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Western European history, the majority of tensions have primarily been between Germany and France, dating back to the Napoleonic War of the early 19th Century, and followed by the Franco-German War of 1870, and the two World Wars of the 20th Century. ...

• Word Count: 2876
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• Grade Level: Graduate

Our study of immigration to Britain is wide-ranging and complex, and our findings and conclusions bear directly on Britain political immigration and policy issues about economic and social Our aims are to: Know the first arrivals in Britain towards history of immigration to Britain. ... Mobilize memories of immigration and settlement to illustrate low complex patterns of inward and outward which make up the history of Britain. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate