is defined as the industrialized mass-murder of predominately Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ the homeless‚ and the disabled; orchestrated and directed by the German Nazi Government1. Many questions arise such as: why was it socially allowed? How were the murders concocted? And what is meant by “industrialized?” Industrialized murder is the mechanized‚ impersonal‚ and sustained mass destruction of human beings‚ organized and administered by states‚ legitimized and set into motion
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The Causes of the Civil War In the 1800’s there was much turmoil over the debate of slavery and whether it was inhumane or not. Slavery caused the nation to separate into 2 factions; the north‚ who believe in abolishing slavery and the south who thought that slavery was a “benign institution” as quoted by Ulrich B. Phillips. There is much debate whether slavery was the prominent cause of the Civil War. Contrary to popular belief‚ slavery was not the ultimate cause of the Civil War; in fact the
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been the most important historical event ever. The plot of the war is humongous‚ but there are key ideas that make the war so important and significant. To start off‚ the first atomic bombs were used during this war. Devastating damage was caused by such explosives. Secondly‚ Adolf Hitler committed suicide. People may wonder‚ well there were so many casualties‚ so why is this one person’s death important to history. Read on and the truth of Adolf Hitler will be revealed. Lastly‚ Germany’s surrender
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For a change‚ Gautam was not so Gambhir in this exclusive photo shoot for HT Brunch (HT Photo: Ajay Aggarwal) more photos » At the same time that Shah Rukh Khan went cartwheeling at Chepauk and Sunil Gavaskar began praising the combative qualities of the Kolkata Knight Riders‚ a senior teacher at Delhi’s Modern School broke into a silent jig around his TV screen. A glow spreads across Firoz Bakht Ahmed’s face as he reflects on his illustrious student and rewinds the clock to 1995 when he taught
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"The tactics used by the Vietcong in Vietnam were unsuccessful" The Vietcong were a communist movement in the South who were against the South Vietnamese government and the USA’s involvement with the civil war. The use of tactics (the plans‚ weapons and battle strategies used in war) were prime in minds of the Vietcong and they went to all means to gain the upper hand in the conflict. For example the use of booby traps‚ tunnels and trails. Some like the Ho Chi Minh trail were a huge success among
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consumers really benefitting from this seemingly perpetual price competition between the two biggest supermarket chains - ParknShop and Wellcome - in the market? The truth is that‚ in some cases‚ they are not what they appear to be but mere promotional sale tactics to lure customers into buying - and buying more. The revelation was borne out in an analysis of the Consumer Council based on its daily surveillance of online prices of the two supermarket chains on 288 items over a 5-month period between
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How did slavery come to the colonies? Why did slavery come to the colonies? Slavery was most common in southern colonies. Most plantation heads saw slaves as a necessity to their plantation lifestyle. Slave did all of the manual work on whatever plantation they were on. African slaves tolerated the climates better than white people. African slaves had better resistance to many “white” diseases that basically devastated native populations. Slaves were made available in large and sufficient quantities
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Why should age be such a heavily regarded barrier when it comes to politics and fighting for civil rights? So often‚ children are hidden from the cold hard truths in the world. They’re told to leave certain topics alone and to stay away from the news. The youth is being treated like a doll. They’re forced to obey irrational orders and they’re not even allowed to speak up for themselves in the government. This issue with adults not involving the youth in serious topics is still a controversial topic
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North and the South was quickly growing apart‚ mainly because of the issue of slavery. South Carolina‚ one of the most prominent southern states‚ strongly supported slavery. Therefore‚ when anti-slavery Abraham Lincoln was elected to be president on November 6‚ 1860‚ South Carolina General Assembly passed the "Resolution to Call the Election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President a Hostile Act" three days later. This resolution had stated South Carolina’s intention to secede from the Union. The General
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Eisenhower‚ John S. D. So Far From God: The U. S. War with Mexico 1846 1848. New York: Random House‚ 1989‚ xxvi‚ 436. Mr. John Eisenhower is a retired Army General from Westchester‚ Pennsylvania. He is also the son of retired General and later President‚ Dwight D. Eisehower. He is an author as well as a military historian. Mr. Eisenhower’s other works include‚ The Bitter Woods‚ published in 1987 and critically acclaimed by Life magazine author‚ S. L. A. Marshall as being "written with power
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