INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH HISTORY Instructor: Nguyen Duy Mong Ha‚ M.A. & M.Sc. USSH-VNU-HCMC Email: ndmongha@yahoo.de‚ ndmongha@gmail.com Mobile phone: 0919694811 Office hours: Monday afternoon‚ Block C‚ DTH Campus Content • Review of physical setting of British Civilization • The historical setting of British Civilization - Earliest times - The early middle ages - The middle middle ages - The late middle ages - The modern times 5 things you know & want to know about British history KNOW • • •
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successes have come from the Day of Deliverance‚ Canada’s largest military operation they had participated in. June 6th‚ 1944‚ was the day when Canada gave everything they had‚ including 30 000 Canadian to be joined with the Allies in the invasion of Normandy on the beaches of France. "The Royal Canadian Navy had 100 ships with 10 000 sailors in the operation‚ while‚ flying overheard were 36 bomber squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force" (Hannon 73). Under heavy fire‚ Canadian soldiers landed at Juno
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1944 to take the coast of France. Their plan was to take France and the surrounding countries and surround the Germans so they could win the war. On D-Day‚ there was over 156‚000 troops‚ 11‚000 planes‚ and 5‚000 ships that attack the beaches of Normandy. Over 4‚000 people were killed and a lot more wounded on June 6‚ 1944. D-Day lasted for several
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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE This essay is on the history of the English language. The essay will cover the topic – what is language? Where does language come from? and what are the stages of development of the English language? Language is a system of expressions through sounds and symbols for communicating thought: it’s a particular system used by a nation. English is the official language of Britain‚ the US‚ Australia and most other parts of the Commonwealth as well as certain other
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Norman Conquest 1066 King Edward had taken a vow of chastity‚ so upon his death in 1066 there was lack of a clear heir to the throne. There were 3 contenders: * William of Normandy – nephew of Edward‚ claimed that Edward promised him the throne and that Harold II of had sworn agreement to this. * Harold II – riches and powerful of the English aristocracy. * Harald III of Norway – based on previous agreement between Magnus of Norway and the earlier Danish King‚ where if either died without
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Analytical essay: Read A People and a Nation Ch. 26 and discuss American foreign policy during the Interwar Period. In this essay‚ one should address the following: 1. US relations with Europe and Latin American during the Interwar Period. 2. The causes of the Second World War and the American response to this war. 3. The reasons for US entry into the Second World War. Early on American foreign policy was shaped by President Wilson’s rejection of internationalism following WWI. Also the
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BOOK REVIEW 1. Name of the Book - Soldiers in Battle 2. Author - Kenneth Allen 3. Published By - Odhams Books Limited‚ London 4. Year of Publication - 1966 5. Reproduced By - Services Book Club 6. Year of Reproduction - 1990 7. Illustrated By - James Macintyre 8. Pages - 176 9. Chapters - 13 10. Subject - Military History 11. Binding - Hard Cover 12. Price - Not Mentioned Introduction 1. This book comprises of
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A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of U.S. Navy Action and Operational Reports from World War II‚ Pacific Theater Part 1. CINCPAC: Commander-in-Chief Pacific Area UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of World War II Research Collections U.S. Navy Action and Operational Reports from World War II Pacific Theater Part 1. CINCPAC: Commander-in-Chief Pacific Area Command Project Editor Robert Ë. Lester Guide compiled by Blair D. Hydrick A microfilm project
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the Normans Win the Battle of Hastings? On 5th January in the year 1066‚ England’s king‚ Edward the Confessor died. Unfortunately he had no heir‚ so three men were competing for the throne. These were called; Harold Godwineson‚ William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ and Harald Hardraada. Harold Godwineson stole the throne and became the king. Both William and Harald were furious and were prepared to fight for the country‚ thus creating the battle of Stamford Bridge and later on‚ the battle of Hastings… Harold
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Othello and Gatsby are both driven to make themselves heroic Othello was a reputable general in Venice Italy. His war s stories were heroic which his wife Desdemona used to love hearing. It was hard for Othello to accomplish these extraordinary difficult goals‚ because the people of Venice did not accept him for he was black. Desdemona’s father Brabantio could not withstand the fact she secretly married to a black man‚ but Iago is a character that could not stand Othello’s standing at all. Gatsby
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