Now usually known by its later name, the KGB (Committee for State Security), the secret police went through several incarnations: 1917-22 Cheka (All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage) The main perpetrators of Stalin’s terror in the 30s were the agents of the Secret Police. Now usually known by…
The second phase of behaviorism, neobehaviorism, was associated with Edward C. Tolman (1886–1959), Clark Hull (1884–1952), and B. F. Skinner (1904–1990). Neobehaviorism is an extension of behaviorism, which emphasizes the importance of mental processes in understanding human behavior. Behaviorism is a psychological theory that behavior can be studied as an…
What are the elements and principles of Renaissance art? Naturalism, Classical Humanism, perspective drawing, and the development of oil painting were key elements in the art of the Italian Renaissance. Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337) Donatello (1386-1466) Raphael (1483-1520) Titian (c. 1490-1576) Donatello (1386-1466) Raphael (1483-1520) Titian (c. 1490-1576) The Mona…
“A swift victory over the main armies in the main theatre of war was the German General Staff’s solution for all outside difficulties, and absolved them from thinking of war in its wider aspects.” The General Staff mistakenly predicted that China would win the First Sino-Japanese War. Some political leaders,…
Patrician (ancient Rome) Jump to navigation Jump to search. The name given to members of the old-established upper class in ancient Rome as well as in the Middle Ages. The patricians (from Latin: patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome. Roman citizens were divided into…
Perpetrators of domestic violence simply hail from different backgrounds, personalities, educations, and upbringings. The one common thread they all share in common, though, is maintaining abusive relationships with their partners. advertisement. ‘People who use violence’ is the preferred term used by some Aboriginal people and communities, recognising that the term…
The ’Five Civilized Tribes’ included the Chickasaw, the Choctaw, the Muscogee-Creek, the Seminole, and Cherokee Nations. Other Native tribes that were affected by the Indian Removal Act included the Wyandot, the Kickapoo, the Lenape, the Shawnee, and the Potowatomi tribes. Indian Removal Act. The problem lay in the Southeast, where…
Mariners and others known to have been with the expedition that established Jamestown on May 13, 1607. The First Residents of Jamestown. On May 13, 1607 three English ships the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery with approximately 144 settlers and sailors, will land and plant the first permanent English colony…
We wish to extend our deepest, deepest condolences to the families, friends, and neighbors of John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, Christina Mauser, as well as Sarah Chester, [Payton] Chester and pilot Ara Zobayan during this devastating time.” Who were the others killed in helicopter crash?…
The Allied coalition was made up of 39 countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi … The principal members of the coalition were the United States,…