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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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852 wordsWorld War I was called the Great War because so many countries were involved, and advanced weaponry was developed. The British and the Germans were the ranking pioneers in weapons development. The weapons that determined the outcome of World War I were tanks, airplanes, and very large guns called heavy artillery; the Germans ruled this area. The World War I fighters and bombers were not the greatest of planes, but they got the job done. The German C. I. airplane was used for reconnaissance and u...
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1,384 wordsMy girlfriend, Marianne and I live in Urbana, Illinois. For several years I worked in a pet store, but only dabbled with fish breeding. We started breeding Bettas in June of 1994. What started as a pastime, has now To the question, "How hard is it to breed Bettas?" : We seem to think that the most difficult parts are, carefully watching the breeding couple from mating until the eggs hatch (usually about 2 - 3 days), and being diligent with live feeding of fry until they can eat other foods. We g...
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Shatt Al Arab Iran Iraq War
2,488 wordsIntroduction In 1979, President Bakr resigned under pressure from Hussein, who then became president. Immediately after his succession, Hussein called a Baath Party meeting and had all of his opposition systematically murdered. As president, Hussein continued to reinforce his power base by enlarging security forces and employing family members in the government. One 1984 analysis indicated that 50 percent of Iraqis were either employed by the government or military or had a family member who was...
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Technology In World War Ii
874 wordsSince the First World War passed with its greatest influence on the movement and the greedy of power, the world started to develop their plans and methods in wars. World War II saw the biggest evolution of technology, especially weapons, which still dominate the world. This technology changed the feature of the war from fighting skills to development and industrial skills. It was the war of science where the competition was open for every scientist to join and help his nation. It was the first w...
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Machine Gun Red Army
1,278 words... one to the whole time. We may have been on duty but we still got ahold of some beer. Some beer wouldnt hurt. stashed in PFC Okawita's jeep he brought before it got demolished. He really loved that jeep. While arguing over the better chewing tobacco, PFC Taggart's Copenhagen and my Skoal, PFC Brown and Swerski were dancing around inebriated and wanted to visit the nearby village to find some escort service. Absolutely out of the question! Why? I insisted. Dont worry about us, well be fine wel...
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Invasion Of Normandy D Day
1,737 wordsOn June 6, 1944 the largest amphibious assault in history took place. On the morning of the Invasion of Normandy, beaches in the area of Cotentin, France, were bombarded with over 5, 000 tons of bombs, destroying anti-invasion equipment and de-mining many areas. The official British history says: Never has any coast suffered what a tortured strip of French coast suffered that morning. Following the bombardment over 100, 000 soldiers swam ashore (Normandy), and 11, 700 paratroopers were dropped (...
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British And French Versailles Treaty
2,730 wordsMore than any previous war, World War II involved the commitment of nations' entire human and economic resources, the blurring of the distinction between combatant and noncombatant, and the expansion of the battlefield to include all of the enemy's territory. The most important determinants of its outcome were industrial capacity and personnel. In the last stages of the war, two radically new weapons were introduced: the long-range rocket and the atomic bomb. In the main, however, the war was fo...
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Battle Of Britain Lend Lease
2,785 words... eral Maxime Weygand, had nothing with which to screen it or Paris on the north and west. On June 17, Marshal Henri Philippe P'email, a World War I hero who had become premier the day before, asked for an armistice. The armistice was signed on June 25 on terms that gave Germany control of northern France and the Atlantic coast. P'email then set up a capital at Vichy in the unoccupied southeast. The Battle of Britain In the summer of 1940, Hitler dominated Europe from the North Cape to the Pyr...
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End Of Wwii Allied Forces
1,403 wordsTide of Allied Victory The Allied landing in Normandy began on June 6, 1944. The bulk of invasion force consisted of American, British and Canadian troops. Against 50. 000 Germans that were defending Normandy, Allies had 120 Divisions with over 2 million men. Allies were also enjoying a complete dominance in the air. After the beginning of invasion, Hitler dismissed it as a decoy operation, on the part of allies, and only on June 9, he realized that he was wrong. However, the critical phase of O...
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Environmental Protection Agency Source Of Power
2,755 words... also positive effects to oil spills. When there is a spill workers are needed to help with the clean up effort. This in turn provides jobs for people. Due to the amount of people needed to clean up the spill, the surrounding community can bring in money from local hotels and restaurants. The workers that come into the area with utilize these facilities. A negative effect of an oil spill is the watermen's loss of employment. With an oil spill closing down the waterways and boat ramps they los...
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Fire Preventing In A Power Station
1,337 wordsFire Preventing in a Power Station Power stations are among the most significant features of todays economy and lives of people. This is because most activities that go on today in public and in organizations depend on power supplies and if the supplies are stopped or in shortage some vital tasks may not be performed and as a consequence major losses and disasters may occur. There are various kinds of power stations such as coal fire power stations, nuclear power stations, hydro power stations a...
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Machine Gun Fire World War Ii
4,307 wordsD-Day D-day is the term for a secret date on which a military operation is to begin. Peacetime planning of military operations is also based on supposed D-days. Terms such as D-plus- 3 (three days after initial attack) and H-hour (the hour of an attack) are used to plan the sequence of operations. The term D-day became current during World War II. , when it defined dates set for Allied landings on enemy-held coasts. The most famous D-Day is June 6, l 944, when the Allies invaded Normandy. (World...
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Hundred And Fifty Americans And British
2,319 wordsOn June 6 th, 1944, thousands of Allied soldiers boarded landing craft off of the Normandy coast, for many of them, these would be the last hours of their life. The Allied invasion of the French coast was the turning point of Second World War. This single event paved the way for the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe. Hitler had worked his way into total seclusion from the Allies, except for the Soviet Union in the East, where the German Army was currently on the offensive. There were natural bo...
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World War Ii George S Patton
3,707 wordsGeneral George S. PATTON Soldier, General, Pilot, Athlete, Father, Gun Owner, Hero, Legend UNLIKE many war heroes who had no intention of ever becoming famous, George Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to be a hero. This noble aim was first inspired by listening to his father read aloud for hours about the exploits of the heroes of ancient Greece. Homers Iliad and Odyssey were particular favourites of young Georgie, who could recite lines from both texts long before he cou...
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Global Positioning System U S Military
3,776 wordsAs we enter the 21 st century, we are constantly being bombarded with new technologies. From the wireless community to operations that once took weeks to recover and now only take a day or so, our world will never be the same. Another technology that is revolutionizing the world we live in is the Global Positioning System or GPS. The first GPS satellite was called GPS Block I. Launched in 1978, it was a developmental satellite. Another nine Block I satellites were launched through 1988. GPS is t...
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World War Ii Adolf Hitler
3,070 wordsIndex of /members / papers /Psychology Indian land rights Tribal Affiliations Index of /members / papers /Psychology Indian land rights Tribal Affiliations The injustices that happened long ago are still not fixed and need to be, because they are visible everyday through the hardships these people face. Introduction Ever since Europeans discovered America Native Americans began losing their land progress If The United States Had Entered Early Into World War II What if the United States had enter...
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World War Ii U S Government
3,862 wordsIn the early morning hours of September 1, 1939, the German armies marched into Poland. On September 3 the British and French surprised Hitler by declaring war on Germany, but they had no plans for rendering active assistance to the Poles. The Battle of Britain In the summer of 1940, Hitler dominated Europe from the North Cape to the Pyrenees. His one remaining active enemy? Britain, under a new prime minister, Winston Churchill? vowed to continue fighting. Whether it could was questionable. The...
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999 wordsWhen Meuse-Argonne Offensive Meuse-Argonne Offensive When the Allied Supreme Commander, Ferdinand Foch, originally planned the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. It was to be a isolated attack by British troops along the Somme River followed by an American push on Mezieres; however, over time Foch? s plan to capture a German stronghold turned into a plan for a massive attack by the Allied forces. The objective of the attack was to capture the railroad hub at Sudan in order to break the rail net supporting...
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00 P M 30 A M
800 wordsLow Temperature Effects on Minnows (Phoxinus plotinus) and juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Studies have shown that freshwater minnows and juvenile Atlantic Salmon become nocturnal with increased low temperature. To determine if these species are nocturnal at low temperatures, counts of individual fishes would be taken by how many fishes are observed during the daytime taking refuge underneath rocks. Also, by observing how many individuals are active at nighttime. At a warmer day time temp...
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