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Ben R Finney Polynesian Outliers A Computer Simulation Sharp
1,751 words
Andrew Sharp claims in his Ancient Voyagers in the
Pacific published in 1956 that the Pacific
Islanders did not possess the necessary
navigational and sailing technology to
deliberately navigate the distances between
islands of the Pacific when colonizing these
islands. He claims colonization was random and
accidental. However, more recent studies from 1972
on of Pacific navigation suggest deliberate
navigation and colonization was possible and did
take place. These studies have been supported b...
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Oceanic Crust Ocean Basins
1,875 words
The Cordilleran Orogeny The earths lithosphere can
be divided into two major structural features:
ocean basins and continents. Ocean basins, as we
discussed in another essay, are formed at
spreading ridges and consumed at subduction zones.
The continents are a different story. How did the
continents originate, and how have they changed
over time? The origin of the earliest continental
crust is still relatively obscure, but the
evolution of the continents over time is not: the
continents have cle...
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European And Pacific Wars
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European and Pacific Wars World War II was fought
across more land and involved more men than any
other war in the history of human civilization.
Never before or since has there been a war of such
vast importance and of such a large scale. The
United States had an absolutely crucial role in
the outcome of this war. The U. S. was faced with
the colossal challenge of waging two wars at the
same time on two very different parts of the
planet. The European front was, of course, the
more obvious of t...
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Millions Of Dollars Transcontinental Railroad
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BUILDING THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD From
the time when locomotives first set their immense
wheels onto the frigid iron of parallel rails,
Americans longed for a means of transportation
which would connect the separate regions of
California and the Eastern states. This need for
connection, fueled by manifest destiny led to the
building of the first transcontinental railroad.
Expansion of the railroads would have been
postponed indefinitely without the unfair support
the government provid...
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Sea Level Canal President Woodrow Wilson
7,690 words
Is it really worth building a canal in Nicaragua?
With news of Nicaragua adopting the idea of a dry
canal the first question that should come to mind
is, is it really worth building a canal in
Nicaragua? Many people look at Panama with its
enviable economy and say that Nicaragua needs a
canal but they don t realize the problems it
brings. Many people know exactly the history of
the Panama Canal but few know how many people died
to build it, and how many troubles it has created
for Panama. Canal ...
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South East Asia World War Ii
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During World War II New Zealand greatly depended
upon Britain and her Royal Navy to provide New
Zealand with security and protection throughout
the Pacific region. But after a while New Zealand
and Australia as neighbouring countries began to
provide their own defence for the Pacific. So when
Britain began to build Naval Bases in Singapore,
both Australia and New Zealand contributed to its
cost. Also the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the
Royal New Zealand Navy were established in order
to prov...
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