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Atomic Bomb 9
Number of Words: 1835 / Number of Pages: 7
... the plutonium isotope Pu-239. Fission occurs when a neutron, a subatomic particle with no electrical charge, strikes the nucleus of one of these isotopes and causes it to split apart. When the nucleus is split, a large amount of energy is produced, and more free neutrons are also released. These neutrons strike other atoms, which causes more energy to be released. If this process is repeated, a self-sustaining chain reaction will occur, and it is this chain reaction that causes the atomic bomb to have its destructive power.
The first type of atomic bomb ever used was a gun-type. In this type ...
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Ancient Egyptians And The Norsemen: Creating The Past
Number of Words: 3075 / Number of Pages: 12
... the women had almost as many rights as
men. Women could own land, buy and sell goods, make a will, and obtain a
divorce. In Egypt like in most other places only a small percentage of
boys and girls attended school, and they were from upper class families.
Most boys took on their fathers trade while the girls were taught by their
mothers the ways of wife and motherhood. Throughout most of history the
Egyptian government had kings that ruled Egypt, but around 1554 B.C. the
people began calling them pharaohs. Egyptians believed that every king was
the god Horus in human form, and that helped st ...
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Cold War
Number of Words: 615 / Number of Pages: 3
... days of February 4 – 11, 1945, the Big Three – Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin – met in Crimea at the Lavidia Palace on the Black Sea. The main purpose of Yalta was the re-establishement of the nationas conquered and destroyed Germany. Poland was given back its independence and given its own natinal election in order to create a new, independent government. The Yalta Conference agreed to divide Germany into zones controlled by each of the three nations present. One result of this discussion was that Stalin was persuaded to endorse a Declaration on Liberated Countries which po ...
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Charelemaign
Number of Words: 1213 / Number of Pages: 5
... relationship was one of great symbiosis, and both componants not only survived but prospered to eventually dominate western Europe. For the King of the Franks, the church provided the means to accomplish the expansion and reformation of his empire. For the Holy Roman Church, Charles provided protection from invaders and new possibilities for missionary work.
The blessing of the church helped to unify and strengthen the resolve of the Frankish people as they withstood or conquered the heathen Viking and eastern Germanic tribes. The fact that Charles was Christian and was backed by the Catholic churc ...
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Civil Rights Movement
Number of Words: 288 / Number of Pages: 2
... Through determination, persistence, and courage, the african americans won their independence. They stared down the lions throat and managed to escape with only a few scars and should be honorably admired for their integrity and will to fight for what is right.
The african americans were frustrated by the unending prejudice, racism, and unequality received from the "white man." When Rosa Parks was asked to give up her seat to a white woman, she refused because she was frustrated with the treatment that african americans revieved. In her heart and in the heart of the good, she did the right thing beca ...
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Industrial Revolution In Diffe
Number of Words: 659 / Number of Pages: 3
... was when people would repeat the same task over and over again, such as in an assembly line. This was very repetitive, and quite boring.
England was a country that was the ideal for the Industrial Revolution it was on the water, so it was perfect for trade. It had lots of natural resources, and also a large population. The population both led to more ideas, and more workers. The country was also a wealthy one, with a good economy, and therefore there were ample investors for companies to begin. The revolution eventually spread to Western Europe, and even to the Americas. There is no doubt that in ...
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Chernobyl
Number of Words: 3811 / Number of Pages: 14
... in other countries was generally very low, and even insignificant outside Europe, this event enchanted public apprehension all over the world on the risks associated with the use of nuclear energy.
The accident
The Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was to be shutdown for routine maintenance on 25 April 1986. On that occasion, it was decided to carry out a test of the capability of the plant equipment to provide enough electrical power to operate the reactor core cooling system and emergency equipment during the transition period between a loss of main station electrical power suppl ...
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The Nuclear Arms Race
Number of Words: 598 / Number of Pages: 3
... Race, a brief history must
be given. The Arms Race probably began in August of 1949, when Russia
detonated its own nuclear weapon, thus ending the U.S. monopoly. In
response, president Truman ordered the development of the hydrogen bomb in
January of 1950. However, the Soviet Union made the first H-bomb in August
of 1953. Then, the race escalated when the Inter-Continental Ballistic
Missile was developed in the summer of 1957, again by the Soviets. A
serious crisis arose in 1962, when the Soviets placed ballistic missiles in
Cuba, their new ally. The missiles were withdrawn when the U.S. threaten ...
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Billy The Kid
Number of Words: 489 / Number of Pages: 2
... offered a 500$ reward for anyone who could capture "The Kid" and bring him to any sheriff in New Mexico. In 1880, Lincoln County elected Sheriff Pat Garret and a posse trapped "The Kid" and four of his companions in a hut in Stinking Springs. After a three-day siege, the gang was captured.
In 1880-1881? was sentenced to be hung. However, on April 23, 1881, Billy escaped from custody, killing two guards. When his escape made the news, it said simply "The Kid's Escaped" and the article didn't have muck detail. But by this time Pat Garret was hot on his trail. The news posted the Kid's suppose ...
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Modern European History
Number of Words: 889 / Number of Pages: 4
... were still alive lost faith
and all hopes. Many intellectuals began to doubt the Enlightenment and even the
future of Western civilization. This state of uncertainty and unpredictability
brought out many modern philosophers of that time. One of them was a French
poet and critic Paul Valery. He stated that "Europe was looking at its future
with dark foreboding." In his writings, he said that "The storm has died away,
and still we are restless, uneasy, as if the storm were about to break." The
storm in this case was the war. People were so terrified by it that they were
still in shock and unsure of it ...
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