During the next four years, American B-52 bombers, using napalm and cluster-bombs, killed up to 750,000 Cambodians in their effort to destroy North Vietnamese supply lines. . It's estimated that 156,000 died in the civil war - half of them innocent Cambodian civilians. Part 2: The Genocide. The Cambodian Genocide refers to the attempt of Khmer Rouge party leader Lon Nol to nationalize and centralize the peasant farming society of Cambodia virtually overnight.
At that time, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein accused Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates of flooding the world oil market. Specifically, he accused Kuwait for stealing oil from a disputed supply, the Rumaila oil field which ran beneath both countries, and thus waging an "economic war" against Iraq. Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator and led the 4th larger Army on the world, with 650,000 soldiers. On August 2nd, 1990, Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied Kuwait, gaining power over 20 percent of world fossil oil fields. Within hours of the invasion, Kuwait and U.S. delegations requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, which passed Resolution 660, condemning the invasion and demanding a withdrawal of Iraqi troops.
His former running mate, Raúl Cubas, became the Colorado Party's candidate, and was elected in May in elections deemed by international observers to be free and fair. One of Cubas' first acts after taking office in August was to commute Oviedo's sentence and release him from confinement. In December 1998, Paraguay's Supreme Court declared these actions unconstitutional. In this tense atmosphere, the murder of Vice President and long-time Oviedo rival Luis María Argaña on March 23, 1999, led the Chamber of Deputies to impeach Cubas the next day. [citation needed] The March 26 murder of eight student antigovernment demonstrators, widely believed to have been carried out by Oviedo supporters, made it clear that the Senate would vote to remove Cubas on March 29, and Cubas resigned on March 28.
1965, the ground war begins c. The North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong plan a major offensive 2. Vietnamese Lunar New Year “Tet” 1968 d. The North Vietnamese Army launch their attack e. Saigon f. The ancient city of Hue 3. Effects on the United States a. The United States military intelligence failure b. The Media brings the Tet Offensive to the American people c. Lyndon B. Johnson and General Westmoreland 4.
In 1955 the constitution allowed for another election. Shortly after being elected he was shot on September 21, 1956 by Rigoberto Perez in the city Leon, dieing several days later. Somazas sons ruled Nicaragua directly after his death. Bibliography Website: http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/historyofcentralamerica/p/somozagarcia.htm Book: “The Regime of Anastasio Somoza” by Knut Walter Book: “Eisenhower, Somoza and the Cold War in
He countered this by stating he will uphold the doctrine of states right. Most southerners distrusted him.. His victory in the election led to the secession of eleven southern states from the union leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America with Jefferson Davis as its president. This was viewed by the US administrators as an act of treason. Hostilities were prompted in April of 1861 when the conferderationist attacked a US military installation at fort summer in South Carolina leading to Lincoln, who had been in office for only six weeks to call for each state to volunteer an army. He declared these acts of secession as illegal and asked Congress for 500,000 soldiers to crush what threatened to be an aggressive rebellion.
In 1998, CNN News featured a story that was a bit unusual. Westboro Baptist Church, located in Topeka, Kansas, was brought into the media spotlight by public interest in something a bit unusual: Protesting a funeral. The congregation of Westboro Baptist gathered to picket the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a young man from Wyoming who was beaten to death by two other men because of his homosexuality. Since then, the church has become well known for all of their controversial protests around the united states. The church estimates that WBC has conducted over 30,000 pickets, in all 50 states, in over 500 cities and towns.
| Ajaccio, Corsica | | July 4, 1776 | [Enter description]The Declaration of Independence is Adopted by the Continental Congress Meeting Announcing the Thirteen Colonies as Independent. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | | July 14, 1789 | [Enter description]The Storming of The Bastille Prison Holding Seven Inmates Took Place On This Morning. Its Fall Was the Turning Point of the French Revolution. | Paris | | September 21, 1792 | [Enter description]National Convention of France Signed a Proclamation and Announced the Abolition of the French Monarchy. | France | | January 21,1793 | [Enter description]The Execution of King Louis XVI by the Guillotine Took Place at Place de la Revolution or Translated as Revolution Square, Formerly Known as Place Louis XV | Paris | | August 22, 1795 | [Enter description] The Constitution of 22 August 1795 which was also known as the Constitution of the Year III, or Commonly Referred to as the Constitution of 5 Fructidor was the National Constitution of France ratified by the National Convention.
The Paris Peace Accords On January 27, 1973, the peace talks in Paris finally succeeded in producing a cease-fire agreement. The last U.S. troops left Vietnam on March 29, 1973, knowing they were leaving a weak South Vietnam who would not be able to withstand another major communist North Vietnam attack. Reunification of Vietnam After the U.S. had withdrawn all its troops, the fighting continued in Vietnam. In early 1975, North Vietnam made another big push south which toppled the South Vietnamese government. South Vietnam officially surrendered to communist North Vietnam on April 30, 1975.
Kameryn Clark Eng. 2 Ms.Castle 4.15.15 Things Fall Apart How can you determine what civilization is? To what extent is too much “too much”? Okonkwo is a self-made, well respected leader of the Umuofia clan who gets exiled for seven years because he accidentally killed a man. Okonkwo’s actions based on the takeover of the Christian group, proves that he is very violent beyond reason.