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Government Officials Great Empire
586 wordsThe Empire of Mali Introduction In its peak, the people of Mali occupied land as far west as the Atlantic Ocean. They also traveled as far east as Gao, the capital of the Songhai, as far south as the Niger bend, and as far north as the Sahara desert. They built a great empire between 1240 and 1337 that underwent a course of slow decline until the seventeenth century. History The empire of Mali originated from a small country known as Kangaba. Its people where known as the Mandingo (they have als...
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Costa Rica El Salvador
1,660 wordsAt the time of the discovery of Central America by Christopher Columbus in 1502, highly civilized Maya and Nasa Indians inhabited the westernmost part of the isthmus. The impressive ruins of Tikal in Guatemala, Copan in Honduras, and Tazumal in El Salvador are relics of that civilization. Panama and most of Costa Rica were occupied by less civilized societies that shared cultural characteristics with the Indians of northern South America. Within 25 years of the discovery of Central America the S...
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Soviet Union German Forces
1,426 words... of their coal production, 38 % of their grain, and 84 % of their sugar (Hasler, p. 174). As much as possible was removed from the west and brought east, primarily to Siberia. Over 1, 000 factories and plants were removed and brought east, and millions of families relocated deeper into Russia. The Russian system was able to respond well to the need for production caused by the war. In 1942, they were able to produce twice as many weapons as Germany, everything from automatic pistols to tanks ...
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Women Are Considered Emotions And Feelings
1,587 wordsFor centuries men and women have been divided over which characteristics have belong to which sex. Men have been associated with power and knowledge, working in top positions. Men are expected to be responsible and take control in any situation. Women, on the other hand, were linked with staying at home, taking care of the children and being emotional, as well as asking for help. Victor Seidler, in Language and Masculinity explores how the suspension of emotions in the masculine world is observe...
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Gang Violence Crimes Committed
1,127 wordsI dont think I was even conscious that gangs existed and were a problem until 1991. That was the year that my friend Steph and I went to see the movie Boyz in the Hood, directed by John Singleton. When we chose to see that movie, we really had no idea what it was about. We chose is for two reasons, one because nothing that was playing at the time except for Boyz looked remotely interesting, and two, Cuba Gooding Jr. had a role in it, and we both thought he was kind of cute. It ended up being one...
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Couple Minutes One Day Kara
682 wordsKara walked into the classroom five seconds before the bell rang and all the guys looked in awe. She was the kind of girl that everyone wants but nobody can have. I was among these spectators sitting next to an empty desk. She came and took the weight off her feet in chair to the left of me. I had never talked to her until one day she brought conversation upon me. She asked me how my day was going and I gave a typical response of Good. She introduced herself and asked for my name. I discovered r...
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South East Asia World War Ii
1,108 wordsThe Vietnam War had great political impact and led to deep division within Australian society. The Australian people were forced to take the issues about the Cold War, Vietnam and the arms race seriously because of Australias military involvement in Vietnam from 1962 to 1972. As a result, our fear of communism and of Asia increased dramatically. Australia, occupying a large mass of land, yet having a small population had always lived in the belief that they were threatened some way by the foreig...
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Life In Prison Occupied Territories
844 wordsIndividuals should absolutely be held personally responsible for their actions during wartime. Soldiers and other members of the armed services are in the armed services to protect and serve the people of their country; the brave people in the armed services are there to ensure the safety of their citizens. These men and women are not, however, there to commit any crimes against civilians; violent or not. During the Nazi rule over Germany during World War II, heinous and brutal crimes were commi...
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World War Ii Central Banks
652 wordsNazi Gold: Hard currency looted from treasuries of countries occupied by the Axis powers during World War II. Ingots consisting of gold melted down from the teeth of murder victims and weddings bands and jewelry. About two thirds of an estimated $ 660 million ($ 7. 8 billion in today's dollars) in stolen Nazi gold passed through Switzerland during the war. And like any sharp businessmen with hot goods, the Swiss disposed of much of their gold quickly - through Portugal mainly, but also to Sweden...
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King Of France French King
1,526 wordsThis movie talks about the crusades to gain Jerusalem back from the Moslem army that was lead by the great sultan Saladin. At the beginning of the movie the Moslems hear about the misfortune Moslems that are treated badly in Jerusalem, consequently, Saladin takes over Jerusalem in a battle with the Christian leader Rhene who was in charge of these actions of killing the Moslems. Rhene's widow goes to Europe seeking help from all the Christian kings, claiming that Moslems kicked the Christians ou...
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Soviet Union Spy Planes
1,115 wordsA war that has created controversy amongst two of the greatest world leaders, United States of America and The Soviet Union, is known as The Cold War. A dispute between once allied countries arose in the Post- WWII era. The United States and the Allied Powers faced many challenges at the end of WWII. Americas policy was one that contained the spread of communism in Eastern Europe. Russia, under Lenin's rule called for a world revolution and brought the United States into it. It was not until aft...
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Library Of Congress Thomas Jefferson
1,447 wordsHISTORY The Library of congress was established by an act of congress on April 24, 1800. It was originally housed in the United States capitol. The collection, which stared out small at 740 volumes, slowly increased to over 3, 000 volumes by 1814. That year, though, the British along with the capitol burned those books during the assault on Washington. To rapidly replace the collection, Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library to congress at no cost, describing the nature of his books like ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Camp David Accords
1,863 wordsThe Arab world is not in a compromising mood Nations never concede; they fight. You wont get anything by peaceful means or compromise. You can, perhaps get something, but only by the force of your arms But its too late to talk of peaceful solutions (Bard 1). The Arab League Secretary Azzam Pasha said this statement on September 16, 1947, eight months before the state of Israel was established. The Arabs held this mentality in a time when Israel was not yet a fact. This trait was hereditary in th...
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Nazi Germany United States Jews
460 wordsHolocaust, originally, a religious rite in which an offering was entirely consumed by fire. In current usage, holocaust refers to any widespread human disaster, but as the term Holocaust it means the almost complete destruction of European Jews by Nazi Germany When the Nazi regime came to power in Germany in 1933, it immediately began to take systematic measures against Jews. The Nazi Party, government agencies, banks, and business enterprises made concerted efforts to eliminate Jews from econom...
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Russian Army Russian Government
1,134 wordsThe Campaign of 1812 should have been a another crusade for Napoleon, but he now faced 2 new policies that he had never faced before, the severe Russian winter and the notorious scorched-earth policy. On June 23, 1812 Napoleons Grande Armee, over 500, 000 men strong, poured over the Russian border. An equal amount of Russian forces awaited them. The result of the campaign was a surprise. Two authors, General carl von Clausewitz and Brett James, show similarities in reasons why Napoleon had lost ...
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Chamber Of Deputies Czech Republic
1,349 wordsThe Czech Republic Czechoslovakia was split into two different independent countries on January 1, 1993 (J. Clements). These two countries took the names Czech Republic and Slovakia. Earlier that decade a new constitution was formed, preparing these two countries for a new type of government. A bicameral Parliament formed and became the dominant branch of government. The Parliament of the Czech Republic consists of a two-hundred member Chamber of Deputies, just like the House of Representatives ...
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Chamber Of Deputies Czech Republic
1,339 wordsThe Czech Republic Czechoslovakia was split into two different independent countries on January 1, 1993 (J. Clements). These two countries took the names Czech Republic and Slovakia. Earlier that decade a new constitution was formed, preparing these two countries for a new type of government. A bicameral Parliament formed and became the dominant branch of government. The Parliament of the Czech Republic consists of a two-hundred member Chamber of Deputies, just like the House of Representatives ...
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Allied Powers Japanese Army
1,596 wordsIn Japan And Its World, by Marius B. Jansen, Jansen describes the changing ideas the Japanese have had of themselves and the Western world as well as the ideas the Americans has had of the Japanese. The Japanese have had to adapt to a different world and yet go from a weak country to a major power in today s world. In the book Japan From Shogun To Sony, by John R. Roberson, Roberson principally discusses a brief history of Japan. He also discusses Japans hardships and what it had to overcome to ...
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19 Th Century Sq Mi
1,341 wordsMalta is an independent republic in the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of a small group of islands Malta, Gozo, Kemmuna, Kemmunett, and Filfla located in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. The area of the largest island, Malta, is 95 sq mi; of Gozo, 26 sq mi; and of Kemmuna, 1 sq mi. The combined area of Kemmunett and Filfla is 0. 12 sq mi. The total area is 122 sq mi. The capital and leading port of the country is Valletta (population, 1997 estimate, 7, 172). The population of Malta (2...
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Equal Height Artillery Fire City
728 wordsThe ride through the countryside was quite amazing. If you did not know, you would swear you were driving down a back road in Pennsylvania. The only visible difference were signs written in Cyrillic for little shops along the road. As the contours of Sarajevo came into focus, you could not miss the gaping, rubble-filled holes that were once buildings. I was not ready for the scenes of destruction that I was about to witness. I have hiked the hollow fields of Gettysburg, read stories of the war i...
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