In Japanese culture it was unacceptable to lose and losing a war was disgraceful. With this fact, Emperor Hirohito probably committed suicide.
I would say the Confederate flag is controversial today for two major reasons. The Confederates were known for both rebelling against the Union and supporting slavery, which the Confederate flag can represent.
The Confederate flag represents the Confederacy, which were states that rebelled against the Union during the Civil War. The main reason why the Southern states wanted to secede from the Union was because of the issue of slavery. The South was in favor of slavery, while a lot of people in the North found it useless, immoral, or even wanted to abolish it completely. This was because the South relied on slavery to make their income, as they needed slaves to help on plantations. The North was focused on industrialization, so they had no need for slaves.
The Southern states, or the Confederates, then rebelled against the Union and a Civil War broke loose. Even after the Civil War ended and slavery was abolished, many former Confederates would go out of their way to harm African Americans and stop them from voting, even in extreme cases joining the Ku Klux Klan. This hate would not stop at just African Americans but then would spread to immigrants and women later on.
The Confederate flag is controversial because a lot of people believe that it stands for things the Confederates fought for or favored, like segregation, slavery, rebelling, etc. The Confederates fought for terrible things like slavery and tried to justify it, all while using the Confederate flag, that is why it is now controversial today.
The Black Death of 14th century Europe was caused by the spreading of the bacteria Yersinia Pestis on fleas carried by rats on trading ships from Asia. In Asia (where the plague had an even larger effect than it did in Europe), infected fleas would stay on rats, and the rats would board trading ships. These ships would land in European harbors, letting off the goods and the rats. The fleas they carried, along with the extremely cramped living conditions within cities at the time, caused the outbreak.
The Great Famine, I know less about, was caused mostly due to poor weather conditions and inadequate agricultural techniques. During that time period, famines were common; the Great Famine happened to be extremely impacting on society due to the widespread crop failures that ensued.
As a result of these two catastrophes, along with many others during the 14th century, society completely changed. The main factor was the population: nearly 2/3 of the Europe's population was killed during the time period. This meant that wages were raised for workers in urban areas due to the smaller number of people competing for work. Also, social mobility became easier for peasants due to less competition.
Answer: Yes, I like this quote and it means that the things you go through help you grow and have the strength to get through the other things you will face tomorrow and everry day after that.
Hey there!
This term is known as humanism. This is when the ideas of these ancient Greeks and Romans, ideas of humans, come into play more often and we're certainly able to benefit from them more.
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