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Australia Joining World War 1
615 Words - 3 Pages.... reputation. Many individual Australians also joined the war for a variety of reasons. Some felt a strong loyalty to Britain who had supported Australia, and now, they felt, was the time for them to 'do their bit'. Others enlsted simply to prove they were brave enough to fight, but some enlisted because their friends had. Some simply enlisted because they needed a job, pay, and regular meals, but many enlisted in the army for an adventure, not knowing the true horrors of war. Private A.J. McSparrow (former railway worker from Parramatta, NSW), was one of the many men whwo enlisted because he felt that it was his duty to support the 'mother country' ..."I have (enlisted) ... an ....
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The Trail Of Tears
955 Words - 4 Pages.... call New Echota, Georgia and then eventually
to the Indian Territory. The Indian Territory was declared in the Act of Congress in 1830 with the Indian
Removal Policy.
Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and John Ridge and there corps accepted the responsibility for the
removal of one of the largest tribes in the Southeast that were the earliest to adapt to European ways.
There was a war involving the Cherokee and the Chickasaw before the Indian Removal Policy
was passed. The Cherokee were defeated by them which caused Chief Dragging Canoe to sign a treaty in
1777 to split up their tribe and have the portion of the tribe in Chattanooga, Tennessee called the
Chickamauga. ....
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Why The North Won The Civil War
2835 Words - 11 Pages.... of war, the Union had obvious advantages. Quite simply, the North had large amounts of just about everything that the South did not, boasting resources that the Confederacy had even no means of attaining (See Appendices, Brinkley et al. 415). Sheer manpower ratios were unbelievably one-sided, with only nine of the nation's 31 million inhabitants residing in the seceding states (Angle 7). The Union also had large amounts of land available for growing food crops which served the dual purpose of providing food for its hungry soldiers and money for its ever-growing industries. The South, on the other hand, devoted most of what arable land it had exclusively to its ma ....
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Camelot Kennedy Lagacy
700 Words - 3 Pages.... Kennedy accomplished during his term in office. The stories and memories did not differ for the most part. The most common accomplishment that was mentioned was the Cuban Missile Crisis. The memories of the Cuban Missile Crisis were very clear. As one voter said, "Sometimes the things you will remember the most, are the scary situations in your life. The Crisis, although eventually was resolved, was frightening due to the nuclear response. The thought of nuclear fall-out was devastating."
Another voters response was, "Even though I was thinking of all the nuclear weapons, I was also watching a country stand and backing the president. The people were in awe of the president& ....
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Evolution Of The Corvette
1867 Words - 7 Pages.... this would be soon to change. In 1955 Chevy knew that they had to do something quick; mainly because of Fords release of the Thunderbird, their sports car. Chevy dropped a new engine into the Corvette, an eight cylinder with a Carter single four-barrel carburetor which was able to produce 195 horsepower, and shaved almost two seconds off the cars quarter mile time. Now, with the performance upgrades Chevy’s Corvette was ready for an all new look, and in 1956 Chevy did just that.
In 1956 Chevy decided to give the car a more luxurious feel on the inside, as well as increase the cars performance once again. The Corvette now had door handles, roll-up windows, wit ....
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The War Of 1812
527 Words - 2 Pages.... or Indian, fear of a British-backed Indian conspiracy, concern over the declining prices of agricultural products and the restrictions of markets abroad all have been believed to have been basic causes of the war. The major battles in the war were, Detroit, Thames River, Queenston Heights, York, Lake Champlain, Lundy's Lane, Lake Erie, Raisin River Massacre, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New Orleans.
affected not only the United States, but Canada and Great Britain as well. In Great Britain, the war did not have a strong effect on the country. Although the United States was declared to be the winners of many of the wars which took place during , the Royal Navy was q ....
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AMERICAN ADVANTAGES
902 Words - 4 Pages.... to have talented fighters. The Continental Army and the state militias were essentially the two military organizations of the Americans. Throughout the war, the Americans employed only 231,771 men, which meant that the American forces rarely numbered over 20,000. Compared to the British, the American army was small, but their military tactics and skills were excellent. From a distance of 200 yards, an American rifleman could easily kill a British soldier. Many men observed that the British plainly fired in the general direction of the Americans, while the Americans aimed for the heads of the British. Also, the Americans had many more competent and talented leaders. George ....
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Anti -semitism
1069 Words - 4 Pages.... this time. After reading this I hope that you will have a better idea of what anti-Semitism is and how one man’s obsession turned to millions of lost lives.
The man I mentioned in the first paragraph obviously had a name. His name was Adolf Hitler. Let me give you some background information on him. He was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. His father was a minor customs official and his mother was a peasant girl. He never completed high school and was a poor student. He twice applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, but was not accepted for lack of talent. He read large amounts of books which helped him develop an anti-Jewish and ant ....
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