Coup d'état

The atomic bomb was accredited with the end of World War II but that was not the only thing the atomic bomb should be recognized for. Many argue that the destruction caused by the atomic bomb was unjustifiable due to the sheer loss of life. But the use of the atomic bombs on Japan was justified as it shut the Soviet Union out of Japan and created nuclear deterrence that led to a relatively peaceful era. The relations between the Soviet Union and the United States were troubled since the Soviet…

The presentation our group was assigned was on The Catastrophist. The areas we covered were colonization, decolonization and the relation to Irish history. After a meeting and some discussion the article chosen was 'Does a Man Die at Your Feet...' Gender, History, and Representation in "The Catastrophist" by Patricia Coughlan. This article was chosen because it covered the topics we were interested in as a group. Ariel focused on colonial theory in the novel, Caitriona focused on comparing the…

PB World Themes IA Did Napoleon betray the French revolution or further its ideals? Andrey Mertvyy PB World Themes 10 Mrs. Flak 3.16.16 1,542 Identification and Evaluation: This investigation will answer the question; did Napoleon Bonaparte betray the French Revolution or further its ideals? The French Revolution was an important part of European history, where many different people used the chaos of the revolutionary phase to try and gain control for themselves and many…

fist. He would swiftly take down any opposition to his dictatorship and ruled through kleptocracy and fear. While he was unopposed for a long time, eventually the dissent leftover from his ruling caught up to him and he was executed after a successful coup…

The genocide in Rwanda that started on April 7th, 1994, was similar to the genocide of germans, or the holocaust. Over the span of one hundred days, there were as many as eight hundred thousand killed. Most were Tutsis, some were Hutus that did not support the genocide. This devastating occurrence could have and should have been prevented. Sadly it did not and it ended with death and unforgettable events. Rwanda is a small country in Africa, located in the eastern and central part of Africa. The…

the politicians of the day who believed they were too “[militarily] radical… [And] too offensively minded.” Some even feared that such an offensively capable militarily might preemptively start a war with Germany, or worse, support a military coup d’état of the…

The Heian Period, was a period of both chaos and beauty. Marked with the decline of the imperial family, and the rise of the Fujiwara Regency, the Heian period was filled with dramatic shifts of power, and the emergence of new political and economic powers. While literature and the arts prospered in court, as seen with the Tales of Genji, greed and manipulation also bled throughout. From the rise of the imperial statehood, and to the dominance of the aristocracy, the Heian Period was muddled…

South Korea is known as one of the few countries in which domestic films able to surpass Hollywood films, thus dominating the domestic film market. This unprecedented achievement has grabbed other countries’ attention who are wondering about the catalysts that underpinned South Korea’s success. Therefore in this essay, I will explain why and how the phenomenon, whereby the Hollywood films do not dominate the South Korea’s domestic film market. I will disintegrate this essay into three sections.…

Germany, in particular, was entirely blamed for WWI and had to carry out the economic consequences by itself because of the Treaty of Versailles. Cuba and Russia’s fascist governments were established through violent means: Fidel Castro launched a coup d'etat in 1959 and Stalin eliminated all of his opposers in order to win through “elections”. Although Japan had an “emperor” in place, its strong military overpowered him and ruled Japan.…

conflicts amongst the 570 different tribes with diverse sets of faiths, social backgrounds and cultures, and more so due to religious tensions and power politics between the dominant Arab-Islamic North and the repressed Christian South. The 1989 coup d’etat resulted in the successful overthrow of democratically elected Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, head of the Umma Party, and lead to the takeover of political Islam agenda established by Col. Omar al-Bashir’s National Islamic Front. The…