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Dictatorships during World War II Dictatorship is a “form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations” (Britannica 2013). World War II started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It was one of the bloodiest wars in history. During World War II Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hideki Tojo, and Joseph Stalin were all dictators. Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and ruled by Nazism. General Hideki Tojo…

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way is as a response, or “Counter-Reformation,” to the Protestant Reformation that was happening around the same time in the early sixteenth century (Britannica n.p.). The other way is of a reformation that sprung up from the Catholic Church itself as a result of criticism of the Renaissance popes and many of the clergy (Collinson, 105) (Britannica n.p.). People who take to this school of thought would refer to it as the “Catholic Reformation.” English historian A.G. Dickens put it best saying,…

The Manhattan Project was the U.S. government’s research project that produced the first Atomic bomb. (Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.) This project lasted from 1942 through 1945. (Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.) It was prompted by the discovery that German radiochemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discover the process of fission in uranium in December of 1938. (Energy.gov) (Atomic Archive) Albert Einstein decided it was necessary to write President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning him that Germany…

progression of the automobile in an instructional way. The first transformation of energy into mechanical work dates as far back as the first century (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica 1). “The earliest steam engines were the scientific novelties of Hero of Alexandria in the 1st century C.E” (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica 1). Although the idea of the steam engine was introduced, there was very little or no serviceable use for it (The…

Who unto my youth was given, / More than all things else to love me, / And is now a saint in heaven” (Footsteps of Angels lines 21-24). Mary’s death also caused Longfellow to settle at Heidelberg, where he learned about German Romanticism (Encyclopaedia Britannica 1). Then in the summer of 1836, whilst traveling in Switzerland, Longfellow met Fanny Appelton, the daughter of a wealthy Boston Merchant named Nathan Appleton. At first their courtship was hairy. But Franny had a change of heart and…

party was sympathetic towards the papacy and the Ghibelline party was sympathetic towards the Holy Roman Emperor. The animosity between these two parties “contributed to chronic strife” within the Northern cities of Italy ("The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica"). The original purpose and beliefs of the different sides became “obfuscated by more struggles for power” because factions would choose sides based on their rival’s chosen party ("Guelphs and Ghibellines"). Fights that broke out in…

forces” (In Encyclopædia Britannica online). The biggest resistance to U.S troops was in Southern…

Greek Weapons and Armor The Greek armor and weapons were when and where most modern weapons and armor originated from because the Greek were the ones that had created the most primitive method of crafting these weapons and armor. One of the most noticeable items that were brought over into modern times was the sword. The blade of the sword was straight, double-edged, and pointed. (Sword 1) The blade was formed by repeated firing and striking of the metal at red-hot temperatures. The heating of…

were also based on the concept that slaves were property not people (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Slave Code."). These codes included harsh restrictions on the slaves freedom that gives the slave-owners absolute power over their slaves ("Slave Codes - Boundless Open Textbook."). They were also created to protect the slave and owner from the danger of slave violence (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Slave Code." ). Slave codes were necessary for an immense amount of reasons…