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“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” shouted Colonel Prescott to the soldiers so they wouldn’t fire until it got more serious. The Boston Massacre took place on the night of March 5th 1770. The Massacre began because of the colonists fighting for their rights because of taxation on British goods.many colonists between the towns broke out into a mob and began to spread throughout the streets, picking up any kinds of weapon they would find. British soldiers and colonists died from

Do you know how many people died in the Boston Massacre? The Boston soldiers shot and killed 7 people, the citizens revolted because of the unfair British rule. The colonists revolted because of murders during the Boston massacre, which led to more revolts ending with the tea party that led to war. The British soldiers killed many citizens in the Boston Massacre who revolted in the unfairness of British law. One of the people that was revolting threw a club at a Hugh Montgomery, knocking him to

The Rape of Nanjing, also known as the Nanking Massacre was a horrific event that took place in late December of 1937. The Rape of Nanjing was a period of time after Japan's victory against the Chinese in the Sino-Japanese war, where Japanese soldiers entered into Nanjing, the capital of China on a quest to wipe out all Chinese troops that surrendered during the war. Along with the clearing of the Chinese troops many Japanese soldiers targeted men women and children, and tourists in Nanjing, brutally

The Nanking Massacre The Nanking Massacre was the killing of over 300,00 chinese soldiers and civilians and to go along with the lives lost over 20,000 woman and girls were raped. This started following the Sino-Japanese War the japanese turned their attention to Nanking. The nationalist leader had ordered all chinese soldiers out of the city to go to battle shortly before the Japanese entered the city. The leader also forbade the official evacuation of its citizens. The massacre took place in the

to be subjected to such interpretations. On December 12, 1937, an outbreak of mass murder and rape was committed by the Japanese troops against Nanking China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This incident, which came to be known as the Nanking Massacre or the Rape of Nanking, lasted for six weeks during which the Imperial Japanese Army murdered tens of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed combatants.

power-hungry tyrant known as King George III of Great Britain. Although King George did not initialize the colonization of America, he had a drastic effect on its history and what makes modern America what it is today. ¬¬ In order for the Boston Massacre to even occur, there had to be some sort of negative stimulus surrounding the Colonists that could and would trigger such an event. Some of this negative stimulus stemmed from King George and his unnecessary acts imposed upon the colonists. These

of those who perished while serving Japan. Not that the Japenese shouldn’t honor their fallen soldiers, but that the memorial, the Yasukuni Shrine, includes the names of soldiers who lost their lives during the Nanking Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking. The Nanjing Massacre, or the romanisation spelling being Nanking, was the Japanese invasion and occupation of then capital of the

peaceful, passive, war-free environment in which countries can get together and compete. Although we all know that quite the antithesis was upon the 1972 Olympics in Munich between September the fifth and September the sixth. The Munich Massacre, one of the worst massacres of all time, was driven by the vengefulness of the Palestinian group known as Black September, towards the people of Israel, or more relevantly, towards their Olympic team (Rosenberg). Since this confrontation between Palestine and

Boston is one of the few cities in the US that offer an ultimate historical experience. With its fascinating architecture and chic yet peaceful urban environment, this city of wonders will surely entice every discriminating tourist. “Founded in 1630, Boston is one of America’s oldest cities… and is the largest city in New England. [Boston] is often referred to as the “Cradle of Liberty” for its role in instigating the American Revolution in the late 18th century” (Bunker Hill College: 2011). “With

The transition from historical information to cinema is often a dangerous and controversial road, few films are able to consistently please both historians and mainstream audiences. The topic of Sino-Japanese relations and China’s anti-Japanese war is frequently explored in the medium of film. Films such as City of Life and Death, Norman Bethune: The Making of a Hero, Devils on the Doorstep, The Last Emperor, Nanking, Flowers of War and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness all seek to investigate this