Louis Riel and his Métis followers felt threatened by Thomas Scott, an Irish Protestant who was against Métis and Roman Catholics being involved with the Government. He began to spread his views in the Red River. Angered and scared, with Riel’s approval, the Provisional Government arrested Thomas Scott and executed him by firing squad. Both men were hated by many people and were in danger of getting killed. Martin Luther King gave many speeches about racism and how people should not be judged by the colour of their skin, but on the basis of their character.
They did not receive a satisfactory reply and they declared war on Russia and France. On August 2nd, the Germany sent an ultimatum to Belgium. It was about the countries intent to send troops through Belgium. Belgium refused to grant permission. The British did not want to have war, but after hearing about the ultimatum that was sent to Belgium, Britain sent an ultimatum to Germany asking them to respect that Belgium was neutral.
In the Confederate States, the hope was that the incident would lead to a permanent rupture in Anglo-American relations and even diplomatic recognition by Britain of the Confederacy. Confederates realized their independence potentially depended on a war between Britain and the U.S. In Britain, the public expressed outrage at this violation of neutral rights and insult to their national honor. The British government demanded an apology and the release of the prisoners while it took steps to strengthen its military forces in Canada and the Atlantic. After several weeks of tension and loose talk of war, the crisis was resolved when the Lincoln administration released the envoys and disavowed Captain Wilkes's actions.
How and why did particular photographs become iconic symbols of the American Great Depression during the 1930’s? Student ID: 4217350 Throughout the Great Depression of the 1930s, many photographs were taken to capture the economic and social turmoil that have since become iconic symbols of that particular period of American history. One of the photographic pioneers of that era was Dorothea Lange (now recognised as one of the greatest documentary photographers of American history) who worked for a Government run organisation known as the Farm Security Administration. During her career, Lange travelled around the United States recording the unfolding of the Great Depression. She did this through powerful images of the deprivation experienced by Americans as well as uplifting photos that showed that despite the economic devastation, American life went on.
It is commonly accepted that Germany were eager for a war, however in 1914 they were only responding to events in Sarajevo by agreeing to back Austria, as opposed to starting a war with no origin. The Germans also felt cheated by this treaty, because virtually none of Wilson’s ‘Fourteen Points’ had been included in it. On the 5th November 1918, Germany had accepted the Fourteen Points as the basis for peace and an armistice, however when the Treaty of Versailles was signed, the Fourteen Points had been largely forgotten. This shows Clemenceau’s’ and Frances’ determination to crush Germany as they were largely forced to accept charges that they knew would greatly weaken and inhibit them in the future as they tried to rebuild. Germany understood that they would have to ‘reduce weapon numbers’, however they did not expect to
This ruling is inadequate and can make the other countries aggressive and full of hatred. So Germany could get blaimed for World War one but there are many different attributes which made this war so horrible. The first mistake which Germany made was that the Kaiser gave Austria the total support if they wanted to attack Serbia. Of course Austria attacks Serbia with the mighty Germany behind there back. Austria would never made such demands if the German Kaiser wouldnt of promised unconditional support.
Both soldiers and civilians blame the defeats in the war and the growing crises on the home front on Tsar. Even the Tsars only army stated it wouldn’t support him if a revolution occurred. Explain the importance/significance of World War 1 to the downfall of the Tsar WWI was a very significant event on the rule of Tsar Nicholas 11. Although it initially bolstered his position, it then became a large factor that contributed to Nicholas’ downfall. The Country was ecstatic when the Tsar made the announcement that Russia was going to fight against Germany in WWI.
Animosity did exist between the US and the USSR even before the war. The West was hostile to the Russian Revolution in 1917, which officially marked the beginning of Bolshevik Russia. They were suspicious of the new system that promised to eradicate all classes in society and feared that communism would bring down capitalism-the spine of their existence. This hostility was even more aggravated when the West intervened in the Russian Civil War (1918-1920) on behalf of the White Army. Even though diplomatic relations were established between the US and the USSR in1933, they soon fell apart when Stalin signed the Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler in 1939.
Tittle: The impact of the great depression on the American people In this essay I will be taking a look at how families where affected by the great depression and the forth coming new deal. This essay will all cover the position of society gearing the great depression .especially the role women played and women’s reaction to all the changes with in the great depression and new deal structures. Let’s start by taking a short look at what the great depression. As it is stated in the Encyclopaedia Americana” It isn't easy to give a brief summary of the Great Depression. It was, without a doubt, the longest and most severe economic downturn in American history.
The Deconstruction of War World War I was known as the Great War and was referred to as “The war to end all wars” by President Woodrow Wilson in his address to Congress asking for a Declaration of War against Germany on April 2, 1917 (Wilson). Unarguably, the perception of war changed profoundly at the conclusion of the astounding combat. People began to deviate from the belief that war was magnificent and heroic to a darker and more melancholy attitude during the second phase of the Great War when the human toll shook up the English gentry. The idea of masculinity in the context of the war eroded, as seen through the First World War soldiers; they started to express fear and anguish instead of bravery and honor. Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen were both soldier poets during World War I, and wrote about the horrific events of the Great War.