1911

The Theft of the Mona Lisa In 1911, while being held at a museum in Paris, one of the world’s greatest and most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa, was stolen. To this day, this particular crime is one of the most popular and famous of all, but why? What makes this crime one of the most remembered? Well, there were lots of aspects to this story that make it so interesting. Somewhere between 1504 and 1519, the masterpiece called the Mona Lisa was created.(Totally History) A world famous artist,…

Following the abolition of the Confucian Examination system and the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911, China intrigued by the “rise of new republics, rise of women’s suffrage, and the devices of referendum, recall, and industrial democracy provided the stimuli.” China was opportunistic that the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 opened up for educational reform and democratic initiatives. However, Radical ideas would be non-existent in China following the overthrow of the Qing and the…

China, along with the defeat in the first Sino-Japanese War, eventually led to an uprising in China. During the rebellion there was an imbalance between social classes and power. Unfortunately, this created instability among the Chinese, leading to the 1911 revolution. Foreign influences in China were seen as unfortunate at this time, but it united people together to rebel and revolutionize China into a better country. Before the Boxer Rebellion the United States established an Open Door…

The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory fire took place in New York City on March 25, 1911, killing 145 workers. This is a very infamous incident that happened in the American industrial history because the deaths could have been avoided; most of the victims died as a consequence of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building. This tragedy finally brought awareness to the dangerous sweatshop environments within the factories, and led to the growth of a series of…

from the Northern Mexico, Chihuahua, by early 1911. This had help Madero’s further his idea, the Plan of San Luis Potosi; the plan was to restore the Constitution of 1857, in which was ratified to established individual rights, such as, “...prohibited slavery and abridgments of freedom of speed or press…” and abolish the unlimited term of president. On May 25, 1911, President Porfirio Diaz resigned and fled to a different country, France. By 6 November 1911, Francisco I. Madero become the new…

was identified at the scene was a Pistol – colt model 1911. The caliber was a .45. Evidence: The evidence that was recovered from 1985 Groesbeck Hwy around 16:10 was collected by our evidence tech Officer Jones (see supplemental report) what appears to be a pistol – glock that was recovered from the vehicle it was tagged with a number of G234. What appears to be a handgun that was recovered from suspect 2. The other pistol that was the 1911 was also tagged with G234. Both pistols were then…

The Chinese Empire by the 1911 Nationalist Revolution had stood for over 2100 years and created a deep sense of tradition that did not budge with the centuries and fell behind the world around it. Outside ideas from Europe would start to arrive with Missionaries wishing to bring the word of the lord and also to preach against some old Chinese traditions with foot binding taking the spotlight and within a few decades between 1840 and 1911, Chinese society would forever be changed because of…

Poland. Marie Curie was a quiet, humble, and unassuming scientist. But because of her perseverance and hard work, she was held in high esteem and admiration by scientists throughout the world. She was a member of the Conseil du Physique Solvay from 1911 until her death and was also a member of the Committee of Intellectual Co-operation of the League of Nations. Her work has been recorded in numerous papers in scientific journals and she wrote her own books called Recherches sur les Substances…

During the twentieth century, was very powerful for China because two revolution happed: 1911 Revolution and The Cultural Revolution in 1949. The 1911 Revolution is not as known as much as the Cultural Revolution, but had a significant affect to the world. China throughout the course of history rapidly changed and while the country itself changed, the definition of Chinese identity itself changed over the course of the twentieth century. The Cultural Revolution was very remarkable and…

This analysis will critically review chapter six ‘The Heart of Liberalism’ of ‘Liberalism’ by Hobhouse (1911), in which he states his main principles and arguments on his idea of social liberalism. To him, this ideology should evolve and develop with time to fulfil the needs of society, so it can be seen as an expansion to John Stuart Mill’s view of classical liberalism (1859, pg.8). The main argument Hobhouse presents is the concept of organicism in society and its strong link with the…