Middle Rhine

Red River Rhine On November 1st 1986, a fire at the Sandoz chemical warehouse on the Rhine caused the river to run red, and left its ecosystem devastated. This raised awareness in the international forum of the extent of damage that can happen due to chemical spills and prompted substantial changes to the laws surrounding how these facilities operated. In this report I will be looking at the events the unfurled during the spill, the affect that it has had, biologically on the Rhine, and whether

Department of International History MSc History of International Relations HY 400: Crisis Decision Making in War and Peace, 1914-2003 Essay 1 Why did France occupy Ruhr in 1923 but agree in 1924 to withdraw? Anastasia Chartomatsidi LSE ID Number: 201424477 The Ruhr occupation by France in 1923 was a product of a series of events, whose beginnings could be found in the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. France, because of its need to secure its borders with its former Great War foe,

Of the many regions of France, Gascogne is a very prominent one. Gascogne has very interesting history, geography, people and food, plus many fun places to visit. Firstly, Gascogne has very interesting history. Before the French revolution, the area was called Gascony, part of the “Province of Guyenne and Gascony.” In pre-Roman times, the inhabitants of Gascony were the Aquitanians who spoke a language very similar the modern language of Basque. The Aquitanians inhabited a territory limited to

attack Rome. When they did they destroyed some of the aqueducts which shortened the fresh water supply. This was a very smart thing for the Germanic tribes to do because you can only live without fresh water for less than a week. When the rivers, Rhine and Danube Rivers, froze it helped the invaders sense they could just walk over it. Which is exactly what helped Germanic Chief Alaric and Germanic tribes invade Rome and burn it to the ground in 410

never brewed (214) Emily Dickinson I taste a liquor never brewed-- From tankards scooped in Pearl-- Not all the Vats upon the Rhine Yield such an Alcohol! Inebriate of Air--am I--

Fall of Rome How could the once miniscule Roman Empire (once one of the largest empires to exist) be simply reduced back to comparable dust to that of its former rank? Since Rome’s humble beginnings, its reign has lasted nearly 650 years. These years were filled with vast culture, advances in law, medicine, and breakthroughs that would set the tone for Western Civilization. But this would all collapse into the enemy’s grasp, as all things must have an end. Primarily government corruption, military

The technological developments that assisted bombing, the impact of bombing on the German economy, the impact of bombing on the German civilian morale and also the effects on the German war effort all help explain why the Allied strategic bombing of Germany during the Second World War was significant to quite a far extent. Each of the following paragraphs will analyse the impacts of the Allied strategic bombing on different aspects of Germany and also what factors assisted the Allied bombing campaign

Why did King Charles lose the civil war? In April 1642, the Civil war started in England. The civil war ended up by King Charles losing the war. And in my essay I am going to talk about many reasons why Charles lost the civil war. In 1642 most people thought that King Charles would win the civil war, as he had won the battle of Edge hill, but unfortunately King Charles did not take advantage of this opportunity and marched to London. King Charles didn’t know what to do when it came to big

the theme of realism using the Vesperbild sculpture from the Middle Rhine Region in Germany as an example, discussing the “Pieta”, its cultural context, and its impact on the Christians back then. The Vesperbild (also called the Roettgen Pieta) is a wooden sculpture that was made around 1330 C.E. by an unknown artist during the fourteenth century in the Middle Rhine Region in Germany. This piece of art was made in the Gothic period or Middle Ages and reflects the kind of mysticism that emerged vastly

Sarah Younan History 301 9/16/15 Short Paper Assignment: Fall of Rome, Beginning of Middle Ages Over a long period of time, there have been many theories as to how the Roman Empire fell and where the Middle Ages began. Henri Pirenne and Michael McCormick both have similar and different speculations as to the events that occurred many years ago. The one thing they share in common about it, however, is that economy had a lot to do with it. It is said that the reign of Charlemagne was an “economic