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Gold Rush San Francisco
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World War Ii Suez Canal
1,161 wordsThe Campaign for North Africa: The Battle of El Alamein "Strategically and psychologically, El Alamein ranks as a decisive battle of World War II. It initiated the Axis decline. The victory saved the Suez Canal, was a curtain-raiser for the Anglo-American invasion of North Africa 4 days later, and was a prelude to the debacle of Stalingrad. Allied morale soared, particularly in the British Empire, proud to have at long last a victorious army and general; Axis morale correspondingly dipped. Hitle...
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Silk And Spice Trade
2,030 wordsThe establishment and impact of the Silk and Spice trade The establishment of silk garments in Asia first came about when the silkworm, Bomb mori (moth) residing in the family Bombycid ae, was first discovered for its thread by a great dynasty of China the Han Dynasty (206 BC AD 220). The silk has a continuous-filament fiber consisting of fibroin protein secreted from two salivary glands in the head of each larvae, and a gum called sericin, which cements the two filaments together. Silk weaving ...
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Lewis And Clark Oregon Trail
1,930 wordsThe Interstate 90, 80, 40 and other even number on todays highways provide travelers as to which direction they are driving inasmuch as the Interstate 5 ~ 95 indicate that highways are running north to south of the North America. It wasnt so easy for those emigrants who packed up every thing they owned and headed towards the west in 19 th Century in the United States. It wasnt so easy for those who decided to start new opportunities and prosperity of the new land will provide in the west. Their ...
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Holy Roman Emperor Charles Viii
1,772 wordsThe Italian Wars 1494 - 1559: - Introduction: The key issues over which the Italian Wars were fought were primarily financial incentives for Charles VIII of France. He declared that he intended to use Naples as a base to drive the Ottomans out of Europe and liberate Constantinople. In actual truth his main motivation was self-glory and the mouth-watering prospect of acquiring some exquisite prizes of war. On the way he would acquire rich cities and portable pieces of art. It seems that this inva...
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Lee Harvey Oswald Central Intelligence Agency
1,543 words... ve been from a cigarette, but then realised that the man was carrying a rifle. The Policeman then walked very calmly towards a man in a rail workers uniform, handed him the gun, straightened his suit, then walk back. The man in the Railroad uniform took the gun to a railroad box, dismantled the gun, and placed it into a toolbox, then proceeded to walk down the direction of the rail tracks. When Hopmann went to the FBI to tell them what he had witnessed, the FBI told him to be quiet and even ...
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Trans Siberian Moscow Vladivostok Route
407 wordsTrans-Siberian Railroad, the greater part of the rail route from Moscow through the Siberian steppes to the pacific port of Vladivostok. Its serious planning began in the 1890 s, motivated partly by military ambitions, but chiefly by eagerness to colonize the then virgin but cultivable lands in the east, which would relieve rural overpopulation in European Russia, and to tap their mineral resources. The driving force in the decision to build was Tsar Alexander HI. By 1890 the railway had reached...
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Water For Chocolate Mama Elena
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Rocky Mountains Meriwether Lewis
1,710 wordsA glimpse 200 years in our past would leave you baffled, the miniature United States and endless frontier land. In those lands, on those plains, up in those snow-capped mountains lay the hopes and dreams of men throughout our small, developing nation. Men young and old, some skilled and some driven by a passion, took it upon themselves to explore this no mans land. Two very lucky men, and 29 of their contemporaries, were able to travel through this vast wilderness under the wishes and orders of ...
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Economic Integration Of The Baltic Sea Region
1,301 words... country's size. The graph on this page shows the current route map for Finnair domestic and its subsidiary, Golden Air, and breaks their destinations down by area. (Destinations in Finland) Geographically, the served destinations are limited to the areas with the greatest number of people, which also means that they are serving the economic hubs of Finland. Estonian owned airline, Estonian Air serves only 10 destinations, all of which are large cities outside of its own country. However, lik...
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World War Ii Grapes Of Wrath
1,188 wordsBefore assessing the historical merit of such a work it is important to systematically debunk the gross inaccuracies of the text. When assessing the historical writing of narrative, especially fictitious writing that presents itself as history, it is important to take into account the inherent subjective nature of a narrative. When creating any account of history it is unavoidable that the writer of fiction (or even brute fact) will select and combine sources he designates as relevant in order t...
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Pacific Ocean South America
849 wordsThis aspiring explorer and adventurer spent his childhood as a page at the Portuguese court doing errands and chores. He also went to school at a monastery. When he was only 10 years old, Magellan's parents died. About 5 years later, the King of Portugal died, and Magellan's brother-in-law, Duke Manuel (sometimes called Emanuel), was made the king. In 1506, Magellan went to the East Indies, taking part in many exploratory and military expeditions in the Spice Islands. By 1510 he had been promote...
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Production Process Book Value
739 wordsThe importance of isolating the relevant costs in a decision analysis of Nike is very significant. First, generating information is a costly process. The relevant data must be sought, and this requires time and effort. By focusing only on relevant information, Nike can simplify and shorten the data-gathering process. The second important issue is that a company like Nike can effectively use only a limited amount of information. Beyond this, the company experiences information overload, and the d...
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Millions Of Dollars Transcontinental Railroad
2,899 wordsBUILDING 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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16 Th And 17 17 Th Century
2,852 wordsAt the beginning of the fifteenth century, the world was a quite small place for Europeans. While they knew about China and Southern Africa, their worldview was still focused on Europe and the Mediterranean. Within 200 years, Europe would be almost all over the world with settlement on various continents. By 1700, most of the coastline of the Americas would be under the domination of Europeans. Meanwhile, with the European conquest of the Nuvus Months -the New World- Europe also discovered and r...
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California Gold Rush 19 Th Century
1,099 wordsThe California Gold Rush was one of the most important events in the 19 th century. Without it America would not be as populated and economically strong as it is today. The California Gold Rush brought many foreigners into the United States and triggered migration to the Western Coast. The California Gold Rush taught people that failure was okay and made people take risks. The California Gold Rush was the Las Vegas of the 19 th century. The California Gold Rush blew the United States economy sky...
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Ivan Iv Strong Ivan The Iv Russia
668 wordsThe Terrible Greatness Of Ivan the IV The era of Ivan the IV is one that triggers some of the most horrific nightmares to surface. It was a reign that spread a blanket of terror throughout Russia as Ivan the IV took his role as the first tsar to be bloody and tyrannical. Claims of pathological elements in his character cannot be denied as many lives were doomed to the fate of unnecessary death and suffering. Nevertheless, Ivan the IV established a solid foundation that would shape Russia s futur...
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Achieve This Goal Lewis And Clark
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United States Congress United States Army
988 wordsPANAMA CANAL The canal is joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It runs from Cristobal on lemon bay, a part of the Caribbean sea, to Balboa, on the Gulf of Panama. The canal is slightly more than 64 km long, not including the dredged approach channels at either end. The minimum depth is 12. 5 m, and the minimum width is 91. 5 m. The construction of the canal ranks as one of the greatest engineering works of all time. In history people had interest in a shorter route from the Atlantic to Pacif...
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Fall Of The Roman Empire Han Dynasty
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