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Napoleon's impact on Africa
The document talks about Napoleon Bonaparte’s impact on Africa during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and his involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. Napoleon's involvement and actions in Africa had nothing to do with the well being and advancement of the African people, but rather for Napoleon's strive for power and rule. -
Speeches on the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon, 1805
Soldiers willing to fight to death, marched 30 miles a day, and had the utmost total respect for their emperor, Napoleon.
Napoleon was also willing to fight to the death, march with soldiers, did everything soldiers did. Soldiers, along with Napoleon, thought that honor, preserving their nation and culture, expanding the French Empire, and “glory and honor for France,” was worth fighting for. -
Belgian King Establishes the Congo Free State
King Leopold II creates the Congo Free State, which heavily impacted, exploited, and caused suffering towards the Colognese people and their land. The Colognese were treated very cruelly and harshly under the control of King Leopold II of Belgium and during the collection of rubber and other goods. -
The Jewish State, Theodore Herzl, 1895
Jews saw a creation of a safe Jewish state, free of anti semitism, preserving Jewish culture, and gaining the Jewish homeland of Israel back, as worth fighting for. After the recent up- roar of antisemitism and aftermath of WW2, Jews were really willing to do anything in hopes for a solely Jewish state to be given to them. -
Report of the Congo Commission of Enquiry, 1905
It is worth fighting for the rights of the native people in the Congo Free State, as well as treating them humane and fair in the collection of rubber and other jobs.
The Congo Natives were willing to fight by revolting, refusing to work, and fighting even if it meant death. -
Constitution of the Black Hand, 1911
The blackhand fought for the liberation and unity of all Slavic people under one state, as well as defending their culture and nation from foreign rule and power as worth fighting for. They were willing to achieve this goal by any means possible, whether it's the assassination of political leaders, or war. -
WW1; Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On July 28, 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. The 3 main reasons for this was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28 1914, the allies and communities of nations that expanded the war far from the 2 nations that started it, and industrialization, where technology was becoming so advanced that each country had to keep evolving, and when one nation would immobilize troops and new weapons, other nations would have too as well or they'd fall behind. -
Secondary; Costa Rica 1948
The rightfully winning candidate in the 1948 Costa Rica election, José Figueres Ferrer, led a rebellion against the government and the president at the time, Teodoro Picado, after they overturned the election results. This resulted in the Costa Rican Civil War, where Figueres succeeded, abolished the military, made a new constitution, and established the still healthy Costa Rican democracy. -
State of Israel Proclaimed
The proclamation of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948 and Israel as the Jewish homeland due to the Zionism movement. This results in conflict with neighboring Arab countries and Palestine. The proclamation event and Israel have heavily impacted the Middle East's politics and the current war between Israel and Palestine. -
Costa Rican Constitution, 1948
In 1984 Costa Rica, it was worth fighting for an equal and fair constitution, democracy, basic human rights, equality, national sovereignty and independence. Citizens and resistance actively opposed their military and dictatorship even if it meant imprisonment or death. -
Speech to the UN General Assembly, Yasir Arafat, 1974
The PLO and Palestinians see Palestinian rights, recognition of the Palestinian state and nation, and the liberation of Palestine from Israel’s control as worth fighting for. The PLO takes political actions to achieve these goals, but renounces terrorism such as Hamas and other organizations, thus being recognized by Israel as the official representation of the Palestinian people. -
Hutu Ten Commandments, 1990
The Hutu political movement and racist Hutu ideology of separating themselves from the Tutsi, was gaining momentum while the Tutsi group resisted Hutu power. Hutu's saw complete Hutu dominance and control as worth fighting for, resulting in a genocide committed against Tutsi's and lukewarm Hutu's. -
Events leading to Rwandan Genocide
Factors such as long ethnic tension between Hutus and Tutsis, colonial and political instability, and Hutu propaganda produced by media outlets and political leaders inciting violence, hatred, and resentment towards the Tutsis all heavily contributed to the Rwandan genocide. The international response to the genocide and cry for help was largely ignored by everybody, but instead, in order to ensure that a genocide like this doesn't happen again, we have to understand the situation and reasoning. -
Eleven facts about the Yemen crisis, UN Humanitarian, 2019
Yemenis are willing to fight with warfare, militia, explosives, revolution, anything to fight against corruption and terrorism until they win. Even to the death. The Yemen crisis is worth fighting for, because it involves the protection of human rights, humanitarian aid to limit suffering, peace and unity in the region, and the prevention of another conflict. -
PLO formed for the Liberation of Palestine in Israel
The PLO is an organization first founded in 1964 during a summit in Cairo, Egypt. Its initial goals were to unite various Arab groups and create a liberated and independent Palestine in Israel. The PLO has claimed to be the representation of all Palestinians, but over time have been associated with controversial tactics and terrorism. -
Yemen's Civil War and its affect
The report shows the ongoing conflict in Yemen between the Yemeni Government and militant groups such as the Houthi and Al- Qaeda. As well as how it is affecting the nation and citizens, resulting the the current humanitarian crisis. There have been many peace negotiations by the U.N. as to propose a solution to the crisis, but nothing has worked.