He fought against Spanish rule in 1811 with the inspiration of George Washington. After eight long years, he brought an army together and crushed the Spanish army of Colombia. The occupation of his forces led to the Peninsular War, which gave the Spanish Creole an opportunity to gain independence from their mother country. This resulted in a series of revolutions that took place all over Spanish America. This revolution has a great impact and long-lasting implications on the countries in Latin America.
General Juan Alvarez launched a coup and after capturing the capital named himself president and made Juárez the Minister of Justice. He passed laws limiting the church’s power and in 1857 he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. That same year a new constitution was passed. This new constitution created a war between the liberals and conservatives and in December, conservative general Felix Zuloaga overthrew the government. Juárez was arrested and when he was released from prison he went to Guanajuato, made himself president and declared war.
To avoid internal conflicts after his death Franco appointed Juan Carlos as his successor. To get ready for his upcoming role as king of Spain, Juan Carlos made international visits to countries around the world. Franco died on November 30, 1975. Juan Carlos immediately proclaimed himself king of Spain and started to restore Spain back to a democracy. Soon after the national change to democracy there was an attempted coup by pro-Franco military officers who stormed into parliament.
Andrew Jackson was not up to George Washington’s standards, he was one of the worst presidents in American History. George Washington is a president who is still very much admired today. He controlled many disputes between England and the United States. During Washington’s time in office the British put many forts
Institutions Over the past few years, the nation has been temporarily outraged by many different government scandals such as the leak of a CIA agent’s cover by their own government; the firing of United States Attorneys who weren’t blindly loyal to the administration; the suspension of habeas corpus rights, the friendly-fire death and subsequent cover-up of soldier Pat Tillman; the warrantless wiretapping of American citizens. That last scandal is in the news again, because the President managed to have the laws changed retroactively, so his once-illegal surveillance program is now the law of the land. The military has covered up many things that have happened in the past to prevent from ruining their reputation and to discourage people from
The battle of Celaya, which occurred from april 6-15 in 1915, would be one of the bloodiest battles of the revolution in which Villa was defeated.The United States, shortly after, would recognize Venustiano Carranza as the President of Mexico. Outraged with the betrayal of the United States, Villa would invade US soil in Columbus Ohio, and once again, would be defeated by US troops. For years to come, Villa would continue to build his army but never again regained the power he once had. In 1923 Villa was assassinated in the back seat of his car. Zapata, on the other hand, was also defeated and was also betrayed.
Hitler has been labeled the most evil man of the twentieth century, but for better or worse he has also been the most influential. He indirectly changed the economic state, military strength and the role of women in America. Hitler
(6 points) 4. Winston Churchill, who served as Britain's prime minister, once said: "Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time and time." What do you think he meant by this?
This strategy was very ineffective and resulted in Hitler's demise. Hitler's approach not only made him fear and hated by everyone, but it didn't work. Cyrus was a great leader and had ways of controlling man. He was kind and wholehearted, respected and appreciated. I would have to say that he was the most influential leader of all time.
During the reign of terror , the national convention executed 40000 people because they rebelled against the national convention and the law of universal conscription. The N.C. Became extremely corrupt. The Directory another form of government, took over after the national convention. Napoleon crushed a royalist rebellion in Paris and saved the directory.