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Soviet Union German Forces
1,426 words
... of their coal production, 38 % of their grain,
and 84 % of their sugar (Hasler, p. 174). As much
as possible was removed from the west and brought
east, primarily to Siberia. Over 1, 000 factories
and plants were removed and brought east, and
millions of families relocated deeper into Russia.
The Russian system was able to respond well to the
need for production caused by the war. In 1942,
they were able to produce twice as many weapons as
Germany, everything from automatic pistols to
tanks ...
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Nitrous Oxide Birmingham Alabama
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... ed to have Morton's possessions taken because
he had taken out so many loans to make his
inhalers. Jackson even destroyed Morton's
dentistry business. Jackson made false claims that
Morton demanded immediate payments from his
patients, which at that time was a major offense.
After losing more and more patients to Jackson's
schemes, it was apparent that Morton had very slim
chances of escaping his debt. 39 As Morton's
problems grew, Horace Wells' problems seemed to
disappear. During his trip ...
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Despair And Die Richmond And Victory Richard
1,387 words
... use and rites of love. Good bye; be valiant
and speed well. My good lords, take him to his
regiment. Goodnight again kind Stanley, Stanley
and the others left. The royal army was still.
Gentle breathing of sleeping souls drifted in the
frosty wind. The night was unusually dark and
cold. The dwindling fires made no difference to
the blackness. But the men were too tired to
notice. They were also too tired to notice the
faint sounds of uneasy mumbling and shifting that
from the Kings tent. Des...
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Russian Civil War Leon Trotsky
1,290 words
Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War of 1918
- 1920 would not have been certain without the
strong, determined and intelligent leadership
provided by Trotsky and Lenin. The fact that the
Bolsheviks were led by two individuals, who
combined had tremendous political, social and
military skills had a direct result on the outcome
of the war. There were other significant
contributing factors that led to the Bolshevik
victory, in particular their supreme political
policies, such as War Communism...
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Chiang Kai Shek Chinese Communist Party
1,254 words
Word Count: 4067 Abstract The Chinese Civil War,
which took place from the end of World War II up
to October 1, 1949, directly led to the creation
of the Peoples Republic of China, the worlds most
populous communist nation. The purpose of this
essay is to explain why the Chinese Communist
Party was able to achieve victory over the
Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War. In this
paper, the role of international powers, namely
the Soviet Union and the United States, Kuomintang
policy, and Chinese Com...
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Art Of War 6 Th Century
2,474 words
Book Report (1) In order to kill the enemy, our
men must be roused to anger; that there may be
advantage from defeating the enemy, they must have
their rewards - this is one of the most famous
quotations from the book The Art of War by Sun
Tzu, written in sixth century B. C. This book has
repeatedly being recalled as the ultimate
collection of military wisdom by the historians
and military leaders, throughout the world. I have
always being fascinated by military romanticism,
therefore, it came q...
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Baseball Game Baseball Field
963 words
October 11, 2007 Recap: NLCS Game 1 - Rockies 5,
Diamondbacks 1 Several days ago I decided to take
my daughter to the baseball game. These were not
the two teams nobody expected to see in the season
2007, as it was NLCS Recap Rockies v.
Diamondbacks. Probably, one should ask why did I
take my daughter with me, as baseball is
traditionally the game for strong men, and the
vast majority of spectators are male. Yet, I
believe, this event is really meaningful as
attending a baseball game allows not ...
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George W Bush George Bush
304 words
The 2004 Elections The 2004 elections marked the
victory and re-election of George W. Bush as the
President of the United States (CNN. com's 2004
election coverage). These elections are considered
the victory for the Republicans, as George W.
Bush, the Republican Party candidate and incumbent
President defeated John Kerry, Democratic Party
candidate, then-the junior U. S. Senator from
Massachusetts (Was the 2004 Election Stolen? ).
While examining the 2004 U. S. elections, it
becomes obvious tha...
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World War Ii Northern And Southern
2,853 words
The historical impact of Operation Barbarosa
cannot be denied. The Soviet victory over the Nazi
German invaders set up the Soviets as a world
superpower and set the stage for the Cold War. Had
the Germans not attacked, the Russians may not
have gained their dominance in Eastern Europe, and
the Warsaw Pact may not have ever been. The war
effort forced the Soviets to industrialize faster
than ever, particularly in Siberia. Additionally,
defeating the Nazis let all the countries of the
world know t...
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Center Of Gravity Sun Tzu
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Clausewitz advocates attacking enemy schwerpunkt
or centers of gravity. How does this compare with
Sun Tzu's prioritization for attacking important
elements of national power? Which theorist
provides the most useful guidance for determining
the object of a strategy or strategies?
Introduction Clausewitz's attack of enemy centers
of gravity and Sun Tzu's prioritization of attack
of important elements of national power provide
contrasting approaches to the development of
effective strategy. These ...
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World War Ii End Of World War
1,119 words
Final Paper While looking for two designs to
examine for this final paper, I came upon the New
York Worlds Fair Poster designed by Joseph Binder
and a poster entitled Victory 1945 by Shigeo
Fukuda. In looking at both of these designs and
comparing and contrasting them, I wish to show
just how significantly large scale cultural issues
can effect the collective conscious of a society
and the resulting every day designs and images
that they are subjected to. Although not much
information exists sep...
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Consolidate His Power Che Guevara
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The idea that the Cuban Revolution of 1959 was a
peasant revolution or had a peasant character is
avidly held misconception, one which has been
dispersed by the rebels post-revolutionary
rhetoric and the wealth of sympathetic knowledge
which based its interpretation of the revolution
upon this propaganda. To assign an event as
complex as the Cuban Revolution any particular
nature is a drastic simplification and confuses
the many factors which led to the revolution and
its victory. Being the prot...
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Consolidate His Power Che Guevara
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The Peasantry and the Urban Underground In the
Cuban Revolution The idea that the Cuban
Revolution of 1959 was a peasant revolution or had
a peasant character is a widely held
misconception, one which has been propagated by
the rebels post-revolutionary rhetoric and the
wealth of sympathetic scholarship which based its
interpretation of the revolution upon this
propaganda. To assign an event as complex as the
Cuban Revolution any particular nature is a
drastic oversimplification and confounds th...
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Political Parties Null Hypothesis
10,064 words
Federalism as a Facilitating Practice for
Government Cartelization Many federal policies
including grants, mandates, and tax expenditures
closely resemble the instruments used by cartels
to enforce anti-competitive agreements. Is it
possible that many federal policies exist not to
correct for interstate externalities or enhance
equity, but to inhibit interstate competition? The
current paper has two main aims: First, to develop
an original model of federal-state interaction and
political behavio...
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Arnold Palmer Grand Slam
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Golf is an outdoor game in which players use
specially designed clubs to propel a small, hard
ball over a field of play known as a course or
links. The object of the game is to advance the
ball around the course using as few strokes as
possible. Golf is a very popular sport throughout
the world. The Golf Course A golf course is
divided into 18 sections, called holes. The
standard course is about 5, 900 to 6, 400 m (about
6, 500 to 7, 000 yd); the individual holes may
vary in length from 90 to 55...
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Stanley Knight
2,969 words
John And The Rebels: Act V Of John And The Rebels:
Act V Of Tragedy Of Richard III Rewritten As A
Narrative For A Ten-year-old. The boy-page held
the tent flap open as Richmond and his officers
emerged out. They had been occupied in there since
the messenger came with the letter from Stanley
and had not emerged for hours afterwards. The page
had waited obediently; making sure that no one
interrupted the counsel. As Richmond came out, his
kind eyes fell on the boy and he greeted him with
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Lord Byron Asia Minor
1,418 words
The Battle of Marathon One of the most significant
battles in antiquity was fought on the narrow,
tree strewn plain of Marathon, in September, 490
BC. There, the Athenian army defeated a Persian
force more than twice its size, because of
superior leadership, training and equipment. The
battle of Marathon has provided inspiration to the
underdogs throughout history. In 490 BC, the
Athenians proved that superior strategy, and
technology can claim victory over massive numbers.
In 646 BC the Persian...
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Modern Day December 1998
324 words
Nike: Goddess of Victory Who was Nike? Nike,
according to Greek mythology, was the winged
goddess of victory. Nike was the daughter of
Athena and the god of the River Styx. Nike sat
beside Zeus in Olympus. She helped in the battle
with the Titans, and helped Zeus achieve victory.
The Titans, according to mythology, created the
earth, and ruled it till they were overthrown by
the Olympian gods. The statues and pictures of
Nike show her with wings and a wreath for a crown.
This wreath symbolizes t...
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Battle Of Gettysburg Army Of The Potomac
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The American Civil War I. Background The
groundwork for the Civil War was laid many years
before its actual start on April 12, 1861 with the
firing on Fort Sumpter. One of the main reasons
for the war; slavery, had been going on since
before the formation of the United States. However
it wasn t until the early 1850 s that anyone had a
real problem with slavery. From then on, it was
only a matter of time before the greatest war ever
fought on American soil would begin. In 1850, the
Fugitive Slave...
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Jackson Stonewall Jackson
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Many traits are associated with Thomas Jonathan
Jackson and his leadership in the confederacy. He
is known for stark determination, military genius
beyond all others, and the ability to turn any
army into a fighting machine. Jackson became
legendary when a South Carolina general, seeking
to rally his own men at Bull Run, pointed to
Jackson and shouted, ? Look, there is Jackson and
his men standing like a stone wall against the
enemy. ? Thus he forever became? Stonewall?
Jackson. Jackson? s milit...
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