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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

Everyone always asks why there were only five people that died in the Boston massacre, it will be discovered today. The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770 in Boston Massachusetts at the Boston’s customs house. The British troops were sent to Boston in 1768, because of taxation. While the British soldiers were in Boston, the American colonist decided to mess with the Soldiers. As this was happening, the patriots had been protesting against the British troops. The British troops getting word

Research Question In what ways has the Nanking Massacre (1937-1938) been mythologized in history? Abstract Through an investigation of the existing accounts of the Nanking Massacre (1937-1938), this extended essay endeavours to address the research question: In what ways has the Nanking Massacre (1937-1938) been mythologized in history? By drawing upon the main arguments and framework that Paul Cohen developed in his book “History in Three Keys” in order to assess the Boxer Rebellion, this

The Boston Massacre From the beginning of history, the events that have happened have been created by something, these events have caused emotions to lift and tensions to come to a snapping point. The Boston Massacre was defiantly not an exception; America was feeling all the pressure of what the British was doing to them and was completely ready to break away from the rule. However, the separation between the two parties would not come without a fight on both sides. The British did not feel the

What happened on March 5th 1770 one may ask, it what we call the Boston massacre. In short the Boston massacre was a shooting done by British navy guards, killing 5 people and injuring 6 others. Captain Thomas Preston was in charge of the 8 or 9 soldiers who were firing. The shooting was caused by undisciplined British soldiers who were angry with American Protestors called patriots. There are many things in this story that contribute to the notion of undisciplined soldier like personal biases, not

as to how serious the massacre really was as both the death and rape tolls seems to have such large ranges. Although many may argue that the Rape of Nanjing was Japans attempt at world domination, others often disagree, proclaiming that the genocide was simply exaggerated and possibly even fabricated entirely. In many instances this “fabrication” was believed to be an attempt at political propaganda, but there are various supporting facts that prove otherwise. The massacre was in fact a real,

"...he really thought they did fire to defend themselves." The Bloody Massacre was a killing of five people and six others were wounded. A more commonly known name is the Boston Massacre. This was also a key event that led to the start of the Revolutionary War. The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5th, 1770. It was a street fight between American colonists and British soldiers. American colonists were outraged about the Townshend Acts of 1767, which was an act that allowed the British to tax

Nanjing Massacre referred to as “The Rape of Nanking”. In late 1937, over a period of six weeks, imperial Japanese Army forces viciously murdered hundreds of thousands of people – including both soldiers and civilians – in the Chinese city of Nanjing. The horrific events known as the Nanjing Massacre, between 20,000 and 80,000 women were sexually assaulted. Nanjing, then the capital of Nationalist China, was left in ruins, and it would take decades for the city and its citizens to recover from the

Mexico City’s history contains many different identities experienced by both the people and government. The city’s sheer size poses many challenges when it comes to governing and representation of each individual. Often, government officials are not elected but appointed to represent the citizens of Mexico, causing many conflicts of interest (Perlman and Guadarrama 144-145). Mexico’s history is one of constant identity shifts. According to Mexican anthropologist Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Mexico has

Serbs targeting Bosniak and Croatian civilians, or the Sudan government against Darfuri citizens, there has always been a threat to a certain group of people. Holocausts have happened all around the world, but they are avertible. In the Nanjing Massacre, around 300,000 Chinese citizens were raped and killed by Japanese troops. It occurred from December of 1937 to January of 1938 in Nanjing, China. This is located west of Shanghai, near the Jiang River. Key components vary throughout each genocide