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    History is the base of the future. History is the whole series of past events connected with someone or something in the future. History is a narration of the events which have happened among mankind, including an account of the rise and fall of nations, as well as of other great changes which have affected the political and social condition of the human race (John J. Anderson 1876). Events become history when it travels the certain time interval and makes connections in the future. History is the

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    supplied over 60,000,000 shells to the Allies’ troops and endured over 67,000 casualties and 173,000 men wounded across multiple battles. With that said, it could also be argued that internal political conflicts in Canada afflicted their overall contribution to the war. In fact,

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    Samurai: The Feudal Warriors of Japan Essay

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    The samurai were the feudal warriors of ancient Japan. For thousands of years they upheld the code of bushido, the way of the warrior. Samurai were around for thousands of years, but when did they disappear? Does the code of bushido still exist to this day? Exploring the history of the samurai will give an explanation to what has happened to these formidable warriors. The samurai, or bushi (warrior), are well-trained cavalrymen that serve a particular lord. The first recorded history of

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    Who was Katherine in Henry V? Henry V is a historical play written by William Shakespeare, telling the tale of a battle between England and France. Two Archbishops inform King Henry, that his bloodline has a right to the throne of France. If he were to wage war, he would defeat them in any battle. While the story plays out, the audience is introduced to Princess Katherine of France There are multiple times throughout this play, were the main themes of marriage, gender, and warfare emerges and encompasses

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    invaded Third world countries and aided these countries with military help like Cuba and Laos in order to fight communism or capitalism, but these colonized or dependent peoples felt like they were being forced to ally with the U.S. or Soviets in the battle between communism and capitalism. Fanon explains that Cold War politics played a major role in decolonization because these colonized countries looked towards the U.S. and Soviet Union to support them against the colonizers, which would bring them

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    Essay On World War 1

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    War is declared. That would be the headline of nearly every news outlet around. On July 28, 1914, Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia. In the following week, Germany, Russia, France, and Britain soon followed. The war to end all wars had begun. The Great War was a unique war. The war saw New Aged technology used with Old Aged tactics. Millions of lives were lost during these four years that followed the start of the war. By the war’s end, militaries increased in size, new strategies and tactics

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    Three Questions Why did the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues begin? One reason for the feud could be different social standings. It can be assumed that the Montagues are of a lower social class, due to the way they speak. If you read closely you can notice the Montagues speak with a bit less rhythm than the Capulets do. How did Lord Montague know where Romeo was early morning? Due to the fact that Lord Montague is Romeo’s father, it is logical to simply infer that Lord Montague followed

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    Syncretism In Religion

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    victories (McKay 146-147). Evidently, the Romans expected their god to be responsible for their victories in the field, and Eusebius played into their expectation and portrayed the Christian God to actively assist Constantine in his battle. Like Christianity, Buddhism had to battle against the local religion, in this case, Confucianism, when gathering new followers. Mou Tzu realized that the absence of the Buddha from ancient Chinese text can be difficult to understand by his Chinese audience,

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    The German V-2 rocket was an highly incredible piece of German engineering that if perfected earlier in World War Two, could have changed the tides of battle in extreme ways. In Theory, the V-2 was a unmanned guided ballistic missile that was capable of killing hundreds of people from approximately two hundred miles away; however, the V-2 rockets only killed an average of two people per missile due to considerable inaccuracy in the somewhat primitive guidance system. As a result, the V-2 rocket may

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    communities during the past four decades. In 1975, Vietnamese began their first wave of migration to the United States. One important factor is the victory of North Vietnamese in the Vietnam War on April 30th, 1975. The government of South Vietnam lose its battle against the North Vietnam communist forces and more than 125,000 Vietnamese refugees evacuated to the United States. The mass migration occurred because large groups of military personnel, soldiers, government officials were evacuated by the U.S.

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