Tuesday, October 29th, 1929 was the day of the stock market crash in the United States. Stock prices plummeted, affecting economies worldwide. Countries everywhere, rich and poor, sank into an economic recession known as the Great Depression. Canada was hit particularly hard. Between 1929 and 1933, Canada’s Gross National Expenditure declined by 42%. By 1933,…
In films of Adolf Hitler’s Nazis marching the streets in military displays, there is a chilling atmosphere of complete conformity and belief in Nazism. The soldiers seem never-ending in number and proudly sing traditional German songs, marching simultaneously as though they were one single entity bent on achieving Hitler’s goals[1]. In the Holocaust, six million…
The Great Terror that began with Kirov’s death had many far-reaching results. One of the main results was that Stalin’s political dominance was reinforced a thousand fold, but there were other consequences of the purges, both social and economical. These consequences changed the lives of ordinary Russian people to a huge extent – food shortages…
Athletes are embodiment of ourselves; extensions of the physical beings that we want and yearn to be The Greeks shared these sentiments Often we mythologize our athletes into greater personas than they actually are; following their every rejoice and exploit; building sports reporting and networks around their activities Diagoras of Rhodes, wins at Olympia, culmination…
The Ancient Olympic games brought the polis together for communication and socializing Halted conflict & wars However due to branding of athletes to their specific city states, this created competition and rivalry between city-states Lists were kept of the polis with most victories Athletes would sometimes be hired by cities to represent them (I.e Astylos,…
Alexander the Great established a vast empire and then died Was maintained by his successors (led to the spread of the Greek language) During his conquests, Alexander the Great (AtG) would hold athletic events; this resulted in the mass export of athletes to various parts of his kingdom outside Greece Often done to entertain his…
Greek games were never fully integrated into Roman festival games (i.e ludi and munera) Roman practiced many athletics; running, wrestling, boxing, acrobatic riding, chariot racing (especially from the influence of their Etruscan neighbours) Roman were originally skeptical of nudity, but soon became the norm Most of the roman sports had origins in forms, terminology to…
Athletes trained in gymnasion & palaistra (usually collectively referred to as gymnasion) Vitruvius (Roman architect) defined the ideal palaistra as: 1) large central courtyard (open to the sky; surrounded by roofed colonnades) [known as PERISTYLE (surrounded by columns) -> area was used for boxers, wrestlers, pankration Single colonnades found on three sides; double colonnade on…
Event: NATO Key Points – the countries of Western Europe and North America formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949, to protect themselves from the soviet military threat. -Members agreed that an attack on one country would be considered an attack of them all. Event: NORAD Key Points – the Soviet Union had built…
Fundamental Differences – Soviet Union Totalitarian State: The needs of the whole country are more important than the needs of individuals. Decisions are made by a dictator. United States – Democratic State The needs of the country are important by individual wants are important too. Decisions are made by all people through free elections. Socialism:…
March 1938 ‘Anschluss’: German troops across the border into Austria take control. October, 1938, Munich Pact: Hitler demanded that an area of Czechoslovakia known as the “Sudetenland” be returned to Germany. March 1939, Invasion of Czechoslovakia: Hitler breaks the Munich Pact September 1st, 1939, German Invasion of Poland: Germany invaded Poland using a style of…
Introduction On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American president, and one of the youngest presidents ever elected. He has a wife, Michelle, and two daughters, Malia, and Sasha. Early Life Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father…
What is Alternating Current Electrical supply, and who is Nikola Tesla? What was life like before Nikola Tesla invented the Alternating Current Electrical Supply? What are the Current Wars? And how has this invention affected the way we live our lives today? Before the Alternating Current Electrical Supply (AC for short) was invented its predecessor…
In 1865, after the Civil War, the long process of Reconstruction began. Congress passed new laws to give African Americans freedom. First, they passed the Thirteenth Amendment which officially ended slavery. Congress then created the Freedmen’s Bureau to help the recently freed slaves. After President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were…
The Shawnee – Originated from Ohio Valley – Name means Southerners – Villages in South Carolina, Tennessee, Penny, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio – Roving people, practiced agriculture in villages – Spoke Algonquin dialect – Relied on the woods in their culture and habits The Shawnee – Overview and Contributions to the War Effort – A First…
Who were the Comanche? A Native American tribe who lived in present-day Wyoming as part of the Shoshone tribe They later migrated into the southern Great Plains and had an advantage from their effective taming of horses Their survival depended on the buffalo hunt Causes of Conflict Western expansion threatened the lifestyle of the Comanche…
Background of the Cherokee One of the largest of five Native American tribes who settled in the American Southeast portion of the country. Tribe led by several chiefs Highly religious and spiritual Lived peacefully in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia and Tennessee Adopted culture of whites – wrote and spoke English Cherokee Culture Change Cherokee…
About the Lakota Sioux Seven Native Americans bands of the Great Plains1 Western-most of Sioux groups, occupying The Dakotas (North and South)1 Treaty of Fort Laramie 1851 Government negotiated with Lakota and other tribes regarding the rights of passage for immigrants, paid by Americans $50,000 in return for this2 Natives allowed roads to be built…
“We are 100 years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this lag in ten years. Either we do it, or they crush us!” Josef Stalin, speech to the Fourth Plenum of Industrial Managers, Feb. 4, 1931. Lenin had decided abandon the socialization of agriculture and the communization of property under the NEP of…
One of the most obvious signs of prosperity in the 1920s was the growth of the automobile industry. Henry Ford dreamed of making an inexpensive car that almost anyone could afford to buy. Ford decided to apply to car manufacturing a method of mass production that was being used in some industries. Ford set up…
