Why did the First Crusade erupt? The First Crusade was a monumental event of the 11th century‚ where thousands of ordinary people took up the cross to make the extremely long and perilous journey to Jerusalem to fight the ‘other’; the Muslim threat. Inspired by extreme devotion to God and His church‚ people made this decision based on a single speech. Jonathan Philips argues that Pope Urban II’s speech in 1095 had managed to draw together a number of key concerns and trends‚ synthesising them
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Did Eisenhower’s nuclear threat end the Korean war? American Secretary of State John Foster Dulles often bragged about how nuclear brinkmanship by the United States finally brought the other side to agree to a negotiated settlement of the Korean War in July 1953. According to him it proved that the threat of massive retaliation or a "a bigger bang for a buck" could work. It is true that America let it slip that atomic weapons being placed in Okinawa‚ that Chiang Kai-shek was being permitted to
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there is the idea of the temporary triangle; this is a cartoon made around the time shows in a peculiar fashion the idea that Hitler only became Chancellor because of the help of Von Papen and Hindenburg. After Von Papen had been replaced as Chancellor he thought that he could use and control Hitler and the Nazi’s because of their popularity in Germany. Of course Von Papen seriously underestimated Hitler and had no control at all; however his actions did benefit Hitler as he managed to persuade Hindenburg
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island was “Camerhogue‚” but Columbus names it Concepción‚ but the sailors that passed by named it Grenada for the green on the island. The French named it “La Grenade” before the British changed it to “Grenada.” Historians think that Grenada the country is named after the capitol Grenada‚ which was often used by the eighteenth century. Indians were in control of the island unto the French cake and took control in 1672. French controlled the island until the eighteenth century when the British took
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subjected to only use gold and silver. But there wasn’t any gold or silver mines in America which caused a shortage of currency. So the only way the colonist could obtain gold and silver is to trade with England. This was only to ensure a profit for themselves. The Currency Act threatened to destabilize the colonial economy. Another act passed by Parliament that helped destabilize the economy was the Mutiny Act of 1765. The Mutiny Act restricted some of the manufacturing in the colonies‚ making some
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created alternating current. AC electricity created a new way to power America. No longer did citizens need to have coal-powered sub-stations spewing thick pollution every mile in already over crowded and overbuilt cities. Alternating current allowed for higher voltages and less power outages than its counterpart DC electricity. However‚ the rivalry escalated to dramatic proportions when Edison felt threatened by the new invention. A campaign to smear Tesla’s invention was launched by Edison and his
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encouraged many changes in the Australian society. Colonies believed that they could defend themselves if they united with the economy. Transport made it easier to travel and transport goods interstate. There was also growth in national pride. In this essay it will display how these courses of action led to federation. The colonies decided it would be beneficial for them to unite because they could defend themselves. Prior to federation the colonies were ill-equipped to defend themselves. Each colony
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Moreover‚ this new kind of mortar hardened under water‚ which made it ideal for building bridges over rivers. Found near Mount Vesuvius and other volcanoes‚ the sand in question was actually volcanic ash laid down in prehistoric eruptions.” This quote explain how concrete was made to be. It explains that concrete was actually made of volcanic ash that had helped out alot when bridges were
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How did Adolf Hitler’s Childhood influence him becoming a dictator?? Adolf Hitler was a very famous person that was in the Holocaust. He was a very cruel person who thought that everyone who wasn’t a pure blooded German was lower than him and filthy. He put a lot of people through misery and pain. He didn’t even know if the people he was killing could be nice and pleasant. All he cared about was that they weren’t pure blooded Germans. Adolf Hitler was born on the 20th of April‚ 1889‚ in a town
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soon became a dictatorship. A dictatorship requires one person and one party to be in control of a nation and a climate of fear - this was provided by Himmler’s SS. Personal freedom disappeared in Nazi Germany. When Hitler was appointed chancellor on January 30th 1933‚ it was at the head of a coalition government. It was very clear in his mind that it would not remain this way for long. By the end of March 1933‚ he had acquired much greater powers than the former leading politicians of the Weimar
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