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…that the British troops were stronger than he had thought. (10, p.19) Julius Caesar had multiple motives for his attack of Britain. First, he wished to punish the Britons for giving refuge to Celtic rebels fleeing from Gaul. Second, he had heard of the great wealth…

…hardships. Following the Nazi surrender in 1945, Berlin, the capital of Germany, was a city in ruins. Because of the Allied victory in World War II, the country of Germany was divided into four occupation zones. Berlin was similarly divided into 4 occupation…

…Byzantium to Constantinople and made it capital of the empire. This new capital was in a relatively beneficial geographic location. The Balkan Provinces were “right next door” and Rome was able to control commerical traffic through the Bosporus. In 328, the walls…

…similar concerns about North Korea's nuclear intentions — Pyongyang also warned that it would turn the South Korean capital of Seoul into a "sea of fire." The United States believes North Korea has one or two nuclear weapons and could make several more…

…Dr. Faustus - Christopher Marlowe The Temptation And The Punishment From an early age we are told that knowledge is power and that it is our key to success and gainful experiences within this strange world. Many people also become obsessed with hobbies…

…of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages. Jesuit - a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order…

…displayed in the Nanjing Massacre was never to be surpassed in human history. On December 13th 1937, Nanjing, the Capital of China during the war, finally fell to the Japanese. Feeling humiliated for not capturing China within three months, Japanese military…

…of independence and religious freedom from the people that he conquered, “Muslim, Christian and Jewish families lived together in the Ottoman capital of Istanbul, and Christians and Jews freely practiced their religion, customs, and laws” (Tülay Kavalcio/lu. n. pag…

…a socialist economy is where you can work at a slower pace and enjoy some of the benefits of the upper class, and if you are an innovative and extremely hard worker, then you will be punished by having to pay more taxes so you can support some of the lower class…

…and their lords. A runaway peasant was punished by having his ear nailed to a tree and given a knife to cut it off. These land lords could force peasants to work for up to 6 days without pay. The reason for this was that new law codes set by weak kings to comply…