Some 70 years ago, Hitler's Wehrmacht was chalking up one victory after the next, but then Winston Churchill stood up to the dictator. Their duel decided World War II. The former British prime minister has been viewed as one of the shining lights of the 20th century ever since. Is the reputation justified?
<u>Unhappy and tired of King John’s tyrannic rule, a group of Barons of England C) forced him to sign the Magna Carta.</u> The Magna Carta was a charter of rights that established a more powerful parliament, stated the liberties of free men and that reduced the power of King John, whose rule was perceived as abusive especially toward people and in his imposition of high levies, even in the absence of war. Under this new framework, everybody, including the king, was subject to the law.
The King, having no better option, agreed to sign it on 15 June 1215.
The main reason for british colonization of Singapore was to obtain use of its harbor and ports. Singapore was in a very strategic position for certain trade and shipping routes.
Fidel Castro nationalized the Cuban economy and placed the government at the center of the economy. He repressed the civil liberties of all citizens and banned free media. He also banned Cubans from travelling out of the country as well as the sale of private property
A case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1857 and seen as a landmark decision in the debate surrounding the constitutionality and legality of slavery.
