7 sentences with 'illustrates'
Example sentences and phrases with the word illustrates and other words derived from it.
• « What Nazi strategists called the "War of Annihilation" launched by Germany against the Soviet Union was specifically aimed at destroying the Soviet population, not just its government, as the death toll so horrifically illustrates: some 25 million Soviets died, including approximately 17 million civilians. »
• « Below are excerpts from Columbus' 1493 letter to Luis de Santangel, which illustrates how the fantastic accounts of European explorers gave rise to many myths surrounding the Spanish conquest and the New World. »
• « His account, excerpted below, illustrates the hardships the English faced in Virginia in 1607. »
• « The crossing of the Atlantic by plants such as cocoa and tobacco illustrates the ways in which the discovery of the New World changed the habits and behaviours of Europeans. »
• « The case of the Molasses Act of 1733 illustrates the weaknesses of British mercantilist policy. »
• « The removal of Andros from power illustrates New England's animosity towards the English lord who, during his rule, established the cult of the Church of England in Puritan Boston and vigorously enforced the Navigation Acts, much to the chagrin of the inhabitants of the port cities. »
• « The scene depicts animosity towards those who supported royal authority and illustrates the high tide of unrest in the colonies after the British government imposed a series of imperial reform measures during the years 1763-1774. »