In the final year of World War Two‚ the Allies prepared for what was anticipated to be a very costly and devastating invasion of the Japanese mainland. This was preceded by a U.S. firebombing campaign that destroyed 67 Japanese cities and the Battle of Okinawa‚ wherein almost 100‚000 civilians died. Having developed the world’s first nuclear weapons in the Manhattan Project‚ the US Government made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States dropped the first
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Fashion’s Revolution Although fashion has progressed since the sixteenth-century‚ the meaning and reasoning for fashion has remained the same. The main reasons for needing fashion are for protection‚ individuality‚ identification‚ and representation. By the sixteenth-century‚ the recently developed printing press was turning out books that were used to give other places around the world the experience of this “fashion.” Styles worn in Italy in the early sixteenth-century showed similarities
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Analyze the torture tactics the French used during the Algerian war 1 Table of Contents A.Plan of Investigation…………………………………………………..3 B.Summary of Evidence…………………………………………………47 C.Evaluation of Sources……………………………………………….... D.Analysis …………………………………………………………….... E.Conclusion……………………………………………………………. F.Bibliography………………………………………………………….. G.Appendix……………………………………………………………...
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LORAN and SHORAN • LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation) - is a terrestrial radio navigation system using low frequency radio transmitters in multiple deployment (multilateration) to determine the location and speed of the receiver. - The most recent version of LORAN in use is LORAN-C‚ which operates in the low frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum from 90 to 110 Kilohertz. ♦ History -LORAN was an American development‚ advancing the technology of the British GEE radio navigation
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after Pearl Harbor sneak strike‚ on April of 1942‚ Colonel James Doolittle a B-25 bomber pilot‚ organized a surprise attack on Tokyo‚ Osaka‚ and two other Japanese cities. These raids undermined the complacency of the Japanese commanders who assured their populace that American aircraft could never reach their homeland. After this surprising bombing raid launched from aircraft carriers‚ sixteen American B-25 bombers that flew directly to China and were rescued by Chinese peasants who hated the Japanese
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Edelweiss Pirates as little more than a small-scale irritant. However‚ attitudes changed during World War Two when the authorities believed that the Edelweiss Pirates were responsible for collecting British anti-Nazi propaganda leaflets dropped by Bomber Command at the start of the war and posting them through letterboxes. This was seen as being more than just an irritation; it was classed as blatant subversion.
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The RAF Commander who ordered controversial firebombing of Dresden which killed an estimated 25‚000 civilians during World War II said he would do it again if he had to. The attack was widely criticized because of “Blanket bombing” which hit civilian areas as well as military targets‚ killing thousands of innocents. In his interview he countered the myth that area bombing was his idea claiming it would steady a Government policy. It was initially claimed that up to 250‚000 civilians lost their lives
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In the begging of the story It introduces the two main character‚ Werner and Marie-Laure. Werner is introduce as a 18 year old boy at a bee hotel. In Chapter one‚ he is then reintroduced as an 7 year old orphan who lives in a orphanage with his little sister who is two years younger than him‚ Jutta. In the beginning of the book Werner and Jutta find a old radio that does not work. Werner ends up working on it eventually getting it to work. He then makes modifications and upgrades to the old radio
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Carol Christ English 111 4 November 2012 Photos of the Dead Death in tabloids has been a pressing issue for decades. During Vietnam this was an especially prominent‚ and has continued into the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. No matter the place or the time people will always disapprove of death in photographs. It just seems like they feel it is disrespecting and disgraceful. I for one personally believe that some pictures should be shown in tabloids. Yes not all images should be seen by the public
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September 11‚ 2001 September 11th was the most tragic event and unforgettable day for Americans. Terrorists seized four commercial U.S. jets and crashed them into American symbols of the military and capitalism and which shook the entire nation. Immediately after the attacks‚ everyone felt spiritual‚ less materialistic‚ and realized that what really matters is loved ones. How have the events of September 11‚ 2001‚ affected me personally? The events that happened on September 11‚ 2001 will always
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