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19.1 NOTES European Aggressors on the March In 1935, Mussolini attacks Ethiopia to build a colonial empire. League of Nations does not stop aggression. In 1935 Hitler begins rebuilding the German army. In 1936 Germany occupies Rhineland. Britain urges appeasement, a policy of giving in to aggression. In 1936, Germany, Italy, and Japan – the Axis power-form and alliance. Democratic Nations Try to Preserve Peace United States follows an isolationist policy. Isolationism- avoidance of

In the early colonial period, the Native Americans were treated differently by three countries. These countries were the French, Spanish, and British. Out of the Spanish, French, and British; the French treated the Native Americans the best. The Spanish treated the Native Americans the worst. They never treated the Native Americans well, they were always treated horribly. The Spanish enslaved all the Native Americans and tried to convert them into Christianity. Those who would not convert would

The French withdrawal from Indochina occurred on May 7th 1954 as a result of the French being out numbered, additionally they also had an inadequate amount of knowledge of the surrounding area of Dien Bien Phu compared to Vietnam’s knowledge. The Viet Minh were highly underestimated by French forces during the battle at Dien Bien Phu. In the nineteenth century Indochina was colonised by France, who misused the people and their resources, however cultural legacy was present. Indochina called for

determinism poses a difficult issue to the concept of ‘free will’. Are we able to make free choices if all our thoughts and actions are predetermined by our own past and the physical laws of nature? Majority of us would like to believe that we have the freedom of will and are able to make decisions based on our own discretion but, I personally believe that the deterministic view holds true to a certain extent and that most of our actions are a result of a force that is beyond our comprehension. My purpose

of Poitiers. The Battle of Poitiers was a battle that occurred after a six year break from war, warfare broke out again as Edward III’s son, Edward the Black Prince had attacked France in 1356. The French had a line of defense, however Edward was able to break through the defenses and attacked the French head on. The current king of France was King John II. Edward the Black Prince was able to cause a disastrous battle in France and the result of the battle was that Edward the Black Prince was able

I have just returned from a three and a half month journey through the Congo. I embarked on my journey for Britain with the idea that Europe would help Africa progress socially and free them. After my arrival and a few days in the field, my views on the situation took a sharp turn. While on my trip I witnessed mutilations, kidnappings, and killings of the natives by the Congo Administration of King Leopold. There are many conflicting views of what is happening in the Congo area and whether it’s right

from either side of the war until July 17, 1862 when congress passed two Acts allowing African Americans to join the forces of the Union troops, where they proof to be a valuable part of the union forces, exceeding on every tasks and making history. On 1863 president Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that all slaves that seceded form the union states where free (Black History). However, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, or even the dead of president Abraham Lincoln

of land and 21,140 square kilometers of water, making it the 66th largest nation in the world. Before French colonization, Vietnam had been takeover of China rule where the imposed the Chinese language, laws, values and cultures to the people of Vietnam. This rule lasted for thousands of years. Though Chinese colonization was bad, it wasn’t nearly as traumatic and devastating as the Direct French colonization in 1887. The decision to colonize Vietnam was made by Napoleon III on July 1857. Napoleon

confidence and moral leadership that raised the fighting spirit and determination in the French soldiers to defeat the English in the Battle of Orleans by having them retreat from their forts, such as St. Loup and the Tourelles, surrounding Orleans. It’s even more remarkable as for the past seven months before Joan arrived at the battlefield, the French and English were head to head on the siege of Orleans, with the French more likely to lose than the English, who had forts and their blockage and control

1760 (no more French left in Canada 3. Antoine Cadillac: Frenchman who founded Detroit, “the City of Straits,