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Ho Chi Minh Tet Offensive
1,316 wordsThe Tet offensive was certainly the decisive campaign of the war, but lost in these set of battles was the real underlying reason why the grossly underestimated NLF and North Vietnamese army could actually succeed in this undermanned set of attacks. I think the real success of this campaign was not the effectiveness and the planning of the NLF and NV army, but the lack of preparation of the US forces. The NLF and NV army have received too much credit on this suicide mission. The credit should ac...
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British Home Front Ww
1,152 wordsc) Britains immediate reaction to World War I was a combination of excited anticipation, curiosity and patriotism. The majority of people were swayed by the initial euphoria and the country settled into a state of patriotic unity. Initially, Britain was sure that the war would be over by Christmas. They had only ever before seen small outbreaks of conflict like the Russo-Japanese War, which was quiet insignificant when compared to the results of the Great War to come. Whether it was soldiers abo...
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British Home Front Ww
1,129 words... which they were paid dismal rates in comparison to that of those men and previously enjoyed. Even so, the industry also required more workers, especially after the effect of conscription. Trade unions opposed women taking mens jobs permanently but almost immediately woman were working in munitions and other factories. Women become bus and tram conductors, railway ticket collectors, postmen, gravedigger, lamplighters, mechanics and even law enforcers. They worked in offices, dockyards, labora...
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Saddam Hussein Chemical Weapons
409 wordsSaddam Hussein is back with a vengeance, and his threats of world destruction aren't to be taken lightly. The United States tried unsuccessfully to target him during the Gulf War in February 1991, however, they confidently expected the Iraq leader to be gone within months. Now, seven years later Saddam has shown a remarkable ability to survive and to rebuild his military to almost its peak potential and the US are threatening to lead air strikes over weapons inspections. Iraq is able to produce ...
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Continental Congress West Indies
2,032 wordsThe Continental Congress met in one of the most conservative of the seaport towns from which the revolutionary movement stemmed. Philadelphia patriots complained that there was more Toryism in Pennsylvania than in all the colonies combined; certainly the Quakers who dominated the province were more concerned in putting down radicalism at home than resisting tyranny from abroad. The character of the delegates who assembled in Philadelphia in September 1774 was likewise a good augury to the conser...
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French Revolution Motives Of Committee Public Safety
711 wordster> Essay Topic: Discuss the motives of the Committee of Public Safety and the role they played in the running of France (up to 27 July 1794) Anarchy within, invasion without. A country cracking from outside pressure, disintegrating from internal strain. Revolution at its height This was the country the Committee of Public Safety (The committee), inherited and it was announced their mission by the Convention, to create a viable (republican) state amid political turmoil, by means of in...
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God How I Miss Home In One Piece Jon
1,855 wordsIt was a cold and damp morning, the moisture stuck to skin like flies to fly paper. The loud thud thud thud of the helicopters had awaken me from my trance, after two and half hours of sleep. I had risen just in time for a fresh cup of coffee when all of the sudden a chopper touched down just outside the barracks kicking up all the debris and dirt it could find. The night before had been a hellish one, the mortar blasts and screams of my fellow soldiers had kept me awake nearly all night. And ho...
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Lloyd George Trade Unions
1,974 wordsWar declared Trotsky, is the locomotive of history (Bourne, 1989, p. 191) When considering the attitude of the people towards the change governmental intervention had in their lives, one must consider a number of different aspects. The scene must firstly be set by ascertaining the mood of the people upon the outbreak of war, and this Bourne eloquently describes: The British urban working class was the oldest industrial workforce in the world. Its class-consciousness was very strong. It was well ...
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Win The War Labour Force
1,736 words... 1945 volunteer Canadian women raised over a half a million dollars in cash alone. In Nova Scotia women at Pier II unpacked, sorted, and repacked supplies that the government was to send to allied troops. Canadas women citizens did all of these things without pay, to help theyre Country over seas. The last major mention of volunteer work was the buying and selling of victory bonds and War Savings Stamps. These gave the government money to support the allied forces. It was said that $ 5 invest...
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Iron And Steel Albert Speer
1,600 wordsAlbert Speer, Reich Minister of Munitions and Armaments throughout Germany's course in World War II, had a profound impact on Germany during the period 1918 - 1945. This is due to the fact that as an architect, he had been responsible for the redevelopment of Berlin and other major German city centres. Also, because of his status as a senior member and a minister of the Reich parliament, he was chiefly responsible for the prolonging of the war by initiating a rapid increase in the production of ...
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Munitions Factories Land Army Women
620 words"How important was the role of women during world war 1 " The early rush of volunteers and later the conscription of men led to a shortage of manpower on the home front. Women, already working in munitions factories were encouraged to take on jobs normally done by men. This was the start of major social change. Before the war, women had been content to stay at home to bring up the family and do domestic work. It was considered unbecoming for a woman to work. During the war it was considered unpa...
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U S Military Vietnamese Troops
1,040 wordsThe Vietnam War was a military struggle fought in Vietnam from 1959 to 1975. It began as a determined attempt by Communist guerrillas (Vietcong) in the South, backed by Communist North Vietnam, to overthrow the government of South Vietnam. The struggle widened into a ward between South Vietnam and North Vietnam and ultimately into a limited international conflict. The United States and some other countries supported South Vietnam by supplying troops and munitions, and the USSR and the People? s ...
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Industrial Revolution Home Market
442 wordsFirst British Industrial Revolution The manufacture of military munitions and the development of a home market were critical underpinnings of the first industrial revolution in Britain. Military manufacturing supported by the British Government contributed directly to technological innovation and spurred industrialization. This is because the companies that choose to fulfill the government contracts to make military munitions found money could be made if new processes and technology was develope...
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American Foreign Policy United States And Japan
490 wordsFdr And Harry Truman: Presidential Leadership In Fdr And Harry Truman: Presidential Leadership In Foriegn Policy FDR and Harry Truman: Presidential Leadership in Foreign Policy In the years after World War I, the United States and Japan were on a collision course in the Pacific. The American Open Door Policy remained the primary obstacle to complete Japanese dominion over China. The United States faced the clear-cut choice of either abandoning China or forcefully opposing Japans expansion. Proje...
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First World War Oxford Oxford University
4,101 wordsHow far did the Great War change peoples attitudes about how big a part a government should play in people lives? ? War? declared Trotsky, ? is the locomotive of history? (Bourne, 1989, p. 191) When considering the attitude of the people towards the change governmental intervention had in their lives, one must consider a number of different aspects. The scene must firstly be set by ascertaining the mood of the people upon the outbreak of war, and this Bourne eloquently describes: ? The British u...
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Mont Blanc Relief Explosion
299 wordsHundreds Dead In Explosion At 8: 45 AM, 6 Dec 1917, at the height of WWI, the Belgian Relief vessel Imo, through human error and negligence, collided with the French munitions carrier Mont Blanc in the narrowest part of Halifax harbor. Sparks generated by the collision ignited benzol stored on Mont Blanc s deck; the burning liquid then seeped into the holds, where it lit 2766 t of picric acid, TNT and guncotton. At 9: 06 the munitions ship blew a mile high in the worlds greatest man-made explosi...
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U S Military North Vietnam
590 wordsThe Vietnam War was a military struggle fought in Vietnam from 1959 to 1975. It began as a determined attempt by Communist society (called Vietcong) in the South, backed by Communist North Vietnam, to overthrow the government of South Vietnam. The struggle widened into a war between South Vietnam and North Vietnam and eventually into an international conflict. The United States and about 40 other countries supported South Vietnam by supplying troops and munitions for their fight, and the USSR an...
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German Army Couldn T
492 wordsSchindler s List I knew the people who worked for me. When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings. This was a quote from Oskar Schindler. However, throughout the movie, it didn t quite seem like he felt that way the entire time. The movie began in 1939, and Schindler was very into alcohol, womanizing, and making money. He bought a Jewish factory in Krakow called Deutsche Email Fabric. In order get the resources necessary; he talked to his key contact throughout the en...
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