Fanned by summer winds, the flames quickly spread through the dry, wooden structures of the Imperial City. Soon the fire took on a life of its own consuming all in its path for six days and seven nights. When the conflagration finally ran its course it left seventy percent of the city in smoldering ruins.
Thousands of years ago, according to the Old Testament, the Jews were slaves in Egypt. The Israelites had been in Egypt for generations, but now that they had become so numerous, the Pharaoh feared their presence. He feared that one day the Isrealites would turn against the Egyptians. Gradually and stealthily, he forced them to become his slaves.
He made the slaves build grand 'treasure cities', as shown in the picture. The Egyptian overseer in red, holding a stick, is giving instructions to the barefoot slaves, who are building a wall. In the left hand picture, the overseer keeps watch on top of a tower, while the slaves make bricks from clay and straw.
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The aspect of the Salem witch trials Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissabaum studied is the already existing social and economic divisions in Salem village. more explanations below
Explanation:
Paul and Stephen tried to understand the accusations of witchcraft in Salem community, which can explain the event of 1692. from their findings, they noticed that the Salem village was divided into two factions which are; one is led by the Putam family, who are interested in acquiring more autonomy for Salem village, while the other is led by the Porter family, interested in the political and mercantile life.
Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissaubaum findings on the origin of the witchcraft accusations in 1692 in based on the understanding of the personal, economic and political problems that brings division in the village.
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Option: They shot down an American spy plane.
Explanation:
In the 1960s, the Soviet Union shot down a U-2 spy plane and captured its pilot, Gary Francis Powers. The United States denied the aircraft to be used for surveillance, claiming to be a weather plane. The Soviet, with the capture of the pilot and wreckage, declared part of the CIA. At last Dwight D. Eisenhower compelled to admit that it had been spying on the Soviet.
Tensions from the incident were high when Eisenhower and Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Paris to begin a summit meeting in May. He wasted no time in blaming the United States, declaring that President Eisenhower would not be welcome in the Soviet Union during his visit in June. The president was furious for the public humiliation of the United States.
The collapse of the 1960 summit meeting was a shock to both countries, who thought there was a peaceful rapprochement between the two superpowers.
The war lasted 3 years so they could not go back to N. America till it was over