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Gandhi urged a national strike after he returned to his country. The Amritsar Massacre soon followed.
Gandhi referred to South Africa as his second home, and it was there that the young lawyer decided to non-violently oppose a racially motivated law.
Gandhi once told an associate (V.
Gandhi's stunning achievements, and his legacy of non-violent resistance, became a model for other leaders of oppressed people.
As he considered the best way to deal with South African discrimination, Gandhi developed communities of people from different races and religions.
The sights and sounds of the Iguazu Falls at Garganta del Diablo (Devils Throat).
During the "high water mark of the Confederacy," General Armistead (whose friends called him "Lo") leads his Confederate brigade toward the center of ...
General Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969) returns to England, France and America as a military hero after Germany's surrender.
How did Genghis Khan become one of the greatest conquerors of all time?
Lifting the siege of Beijing, Genghis Khan ordered total annihilation of the city and its residents.
Even though the people of Beijing had been without food for so long, because Genghis Khans men attacked their suppliers, the city still had a powerful...
Temujen's army eventually conquered 12,000,000 square miles.
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