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assassins and saboteurs). Perceiving a threat to their nation by “external powers manipulating internal ethnic groups”, Stalin's reaction was brutal. Stalin believed Chechens would welcome Nazi-Germany in return for an independent Chechnya. The mass deportation of Chechen people, among others, is estimated in the range of 400,000 to 800,000 with perhaps 100,000 or more of these people dying due to the extreme conditions. With the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, a number of regions managed to

changes in the american society. After the traumatism caused by the war, people wanted to have fun and tried to forget violence. It is the beginning of the Charleston and Jazz. The production of manufatured goods increased rapidly and the USA became a mass-consumption society. This growth was soon interrupted by the 29 wall street krack. In a first part, I will present the origins of the law, and in a second part, I will describe the consequences of the Prohibition for the American society as well

Kazan in 1552 to the revolution in 1917, the Russian empire grew at the fantastic rate of 100 000 square kilometres every year. There was no boundary, no great ocean separating European Russia from its Asian colonies, they were part of the same land mass with the Ural mountains more like big hills in between. ((The cultural boundary was religious so that in the 19th century non-Christians were dubbed “Tartars” whatever their religion and Caucasian peoples some of whom had been christians for centuries

often unsympathetic or too frightened to assist them. Such acts as picking up wild fruit or berries were seen as "private enterprise" for which the death penalty applied. An estimation between 1.5 and 2.5 million Cambodians have died in waves of murder, torture, and starvation it represent a fifth (1/5) of the country's total population. This balance sheet rank Pol Pot and the others Khmer Rouge communist’s leaders among the biggest criminals against humanity. By December 1978, because of several

rants at Ophelia, and insists she go "to a nunnery." Hamlet remains unconvinced that the Ghost has told him the truth, but the arrival of a troupe of actors at Elsinore presents him with a solution. He will stage a play, re-enacting his father's murder, and determine Claudius' guilt or innocence by studying his reaction. The court assembles to watch the play; Hamlet provides a running commentary throughout. During the play, Claudius abruptly rises and leaves the room, which Hamlet sees as proof

Okinawa - which had just been won - and the atrocities committed by both sides in the battle were in everyone’s mind. Truman was worried about an invasion of Kyushu, which was planned to be enormous, 766 000 American assault troops, and an expectation of mass casualties. The military leaders supposed that the decisive campaign would occur in 1946 with a massive invasion on the Honshu Island. Truman finally asked if Kyushu operation would be another Okinawa closer to Japan. The death toll in Okinawa forced

in favor of them. A good example is the current American president Barack Obama, who was elected as president thanks to overwhelming coverage by the media because it developed into a kind of star power or celebrity status. In fact, all components of mass media (newspaper, magazine, television, Internet) were used and it kind of crowned Obama even before he was elected. This was also due in part to the coverage of the opposing candidate’s Vice Presidential nomination, Sarah Palin, whose message was

for: example, through “targeting” (publishing an ad for a job in a community newspaper only). What is the result of such policies? The economic situation of immigrants is extremely variable, the Indians and the Chinese are allegedly those amongst the mass of post-war immigrants to have economically succeeded best. It is rather different for people originating from Bangladesh, Pakistan or the West Indies: they live a far more precarious life -> it is in these groups that unemployment is most widely found

Février - environ 25.000 prisonniers. * American naval victory at Battle of Midway, in June, marks turning point in Pacific War. Victoire navale américaine à la bataille de Midway, en Juin, marque un tournant dans la guerre du Pacifique. * Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins. assassiner masse du peuple juif à Auschwitz commence. 1943 1943 * Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat. Remise à Stalingrad marque l'Allemagne défaite majeure en premier. *

recreates the atmosphere surrounding each of these emotionally-charged, and highly controversial, courtroom confrontations. The case of Patrick Henry receives the most attention. As the perpetrator of a heinous crime (the kidnapping and senseless murder of a small boy), Patrick Henry is vilified in the media, which shrilly demands his execution. The public is aroused and the jury’s imposition of the death penalty appears certain. In the courtroom, however, Badinter puts the death penalty itself on