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Vietnam War - The War We Should Have Won
Number of Words: 2449 / Number of Pages: 9
... after Russia and China offered to help that Ho adopted communist ideals and wanted to make all of Vietnam communist.
The Vietnam war started simply because Ho Chi Min and his communist supporters wanted South Vietnam to become communist after the South split off in 1954 to become its own democratic nation. The United States saw this as a threat to democracy, and using the Domino theory, successfully threw the U.S. into the one of the worst wars it has ever seen.
If only the United States had looked past its petty alliances and helped another country gain its independence like we had gained ours so ...
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Assination Of JFK
Number of Words: 380 / Number of Pages: 2
... to have moved back and to left indicating that the shot came from the front. Oswald was behind the president and could not have inflicted that wound. Moments prior to the shooting Oswald was on the second floor of the building drinking a Coke. When he was confronted in the building after the shooting he was said to have been calm and collective. You would think after someone had committed the murder of the century they would be a little more tense. Oswald did not appear to be tense at all. He exited the building from the front door of the building. If he had committed the murder he would probably hav ...
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Babylonia A Great Civilization
Number of Words: 1520 / Number of Pages: 6
... the absolute authority of their parents." They could disinherit them or sell them into slavery. But under normal conditions, children were loved and, at the death of the parents, inherited all their possessions. Adopted children were not uncommon and were treated nicely and cared for properly. Thus, this shows that the Babylonian civilization was quite civilized and had a daily way of life that was in the "norm". The people weren't too war-like or too philosophical-thus, making their way of life effective.
Their economy came from many sources. Agriculture was a major factor in the Babylonian c ...
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The Use Of Planes And Tanks In WWI
Number of Words: 1072 / Number of Pages: 4
... his propeller.
Garros invention was a good idea, but it still needed to be
perfected. Anthony Fokkers was the person who would improve this invention.
Anthony perfected Garros system of firing through the arc of the propeller.
In less than forty-eight hours, the Dutch aeronautical engineer and
manufacturer of that great line of German fighter planes improved
considerably on Garros Invention. Now that Fokker had this perfected, he
roamed the skies virtually unopposed.
Another plane that helped out in World War One was Nieuport 11 also
known as “ Be'be' ” or “Baby”. The Nieuport 11 was originally ...
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The Civil War
Number of Words: 1043 / Number of Pages: 4
... to their jurisdiction." It seemed democracy had triumphed by giving freedom to slaves, but the amendment was not complete. It only stopped slavery, and made no provisions for citizenship; therefore, blacks were still not considered United States citizens. The fourteenth amendment was the democratic expansion that fixed that problem. Originally passed to "put a number of matters beyond the control or discretion of the president," the amendment also made "All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . citizens of the United States." It also provided that, "No State shall abridge the pri ...
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China Cities' Great Progress' In Manned Space Program By Daniel Southerland
Number of Words: 408 / Number of Pages: 2
... a man into space but that such a
program "must be worked out gradually in keeping with our needs and
capabilities." A foreign observer who has followed the Chinese space
program said it could still be a few years before China puts a man into
orbit. The People's Daily report did not say how many astronauts are being
trained or exactly when they might go into space. The Chinese have appeared
to be working for several years on problems associated with building a
space shuttle. A high-ranking official of China's national defense, science
and technology commission confirmed last May that there had been de ...
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China 4
Number of Words: 994 / Number of Pages: 4
... One reason the Great Wall was built was to keep Chinese farmers from leaving their farms,and the second reason was for protection. The wall helped in wars because it provided square stone windows ,which let the soldiers in the wall, fire there weapons at invaders. But sometimes the wall didn't help ,because invaders went around it,or over it.
The wall is simple in structure. It is built of dirt, stone, and brick. Its height ranges from 15 to 30 feet (5 to 9 meters), with watchtowers rising at regular intervals above it. It is 15 to 25 feet (5 to 8 meters) wide. Along the top runs a 13-foot- (4-me ...
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The Genius Of China - 3000 Yea
Number of Words: 1137 / Number of Pages: 5
... the 4th century the Chinese have developed blast
furnaces to obtain cast iron from iron ore. This was 1200 years before the first blast
furnace showed up in Europe. The reasons that the author gave to explain the reasons
why the Chinese developed this technology are simple. The Chinese had access to large
amounts of clay, the key ingredient in making blast furnaces. The Chinese also figured out
that by adding a substance they called :Black Earth,” they could lower the melting point of
iron.
Another major invention of the Chinese, that led to other achievements, is steel.
The com ...
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Roots
Number of Words: 269 / Number of Pages: 1
... happen on his voyage from Africa to America.
1.When he first hears that his cargo will be slaves he was scared . In the movie he opened
his eyes very wide.
2.When Mr. Slater give him thumbscrews, then he ask him “ do we need to use this
thumbscrews”. Mr. Slater answered “You never know what dose slaves could do “. Then he
throve them on the floor.
3.Capitain Davies said to wash the slaves , It wasn’t for profit he washed them only
because he felt bed for them .When the slaves were screaming from the salt water ,he went under
deck.
4.When Captain Davies gets to America he doesn’t want to go to the a ...
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Iwo Jima
Number of Words: 1281 / Number of Pages: 5
... Tadamishi lost the mountain but
still remained fighting the U.S. soldiers as he was told. (John Man 116)
Another important leader was Lt. General Holland M. Smith. Also
known as “Howling Mad”. He was in charge of leading the assault on Iwo
Jima. He successfully landed and deployed all of his troops. (John Man
117) Lt. Harold Schrider was also a major leader in the battle for Iwo Jima.
He was responsible for taking Mt. Suribachi. He was responsible for
clearing out the mountain after all the fighting was finished. (Iwo
Jima.com 2)
The Battle for Iwo Jima was very interesting to me and I ...
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