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- 5461: Vietnam War
- ... defeat on North Vietnamese forces. The North Vietnamese and NFL forces changed their tactics as a result of the battle. From then on both would fight at times of their choosing. The success of the American campaign in the Ia Drang Valley convinced Westmoreland that his strategy of attrition was the key to US victory. He ordered the largest search and destroy operations of the war in the Iron Triangle. This ...
- 5462: Running a Thousand Miles from Freedom: The Victimization of Women In Slavery
- ... In Running a Thousand Miles from Freedom, William Craft states that the mere thought of her (Ellen) ever becoming the mother of a child, to linger out a miserable existence under the wretched system of American slavery, appeared to fill her very soul with horror(Craft 27). This statement leads me to believe that their plan of escape was caused by this feeling of victimization. William goes on to state that ...
- 5463: The Start of World War Two
- ... in the event of another wave of enemy aggression (Bailey 20). The next day, Roosevelt delivered a speech to congress asking for a declaration of war. The beginning of the speech would become famous in American history. Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan... (23) Less than ...
- 5464: Rise of Superpowers After WWII
- ... It is likely that frameworks similar to Nato or the Warsaw Pact could have been developed, but such infrastructures would have necessarily been on a much smaller scale, and without influence as the proposed Anglo-American (English speaking world) pact was. At this time, neither the United States nor Russia had developed the overwhelming advantages that they possessed at the end of the war. There are several factors that allowed them ...
- 5465: Dominican Republic
- ... the Dominican Republic supplying them with goods and helping the country when things get rough. The currency used in the Dominican Republic is the Dominican Republic Peso. The per capita income rate is about 790 American dollars a year. The average inflation rate is 1.7%. Of the total land area of the Dominican Republic 49% is classified to be farmland used for agriculture. The agriculture in the country produces 15 ...
- 5466: Dr. J (julius Erving)
- ... is one of only seven players in the history of NCAA basketballto average over 20 points and 20 rebounds per game. In 1971, Julius Erving began his professional career with the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association. The ABA was fighting an uphill battle to gain the same recognition enjoyed by the more established National Basketball Association (NBA). Julius Erving, or Dr. J, as fans now called him, did more ...
- 5467: Druids
- ... Druidism today. Some see it as a way to reconnect, or "ground" themselves in history, or to prove their understanding of their origins, beliefs, rituals and worships. Works Cited Melton, Gordon J. The Encyclopedia of American Religions Gale Research Company. Detroit: 1987 A. Carr-Gomm, Philip. The Druid Way Rockport, Mass Element: 1993 Spence, Lewis. Druids Their Origins and History. New York. Barnes and Noble: 1995
- 5468: Dutch Slave Trade
- ... occur. Nearly 1/4th of the slaves died during the journey across the Atlantic, which was an average of 2-3 months. The slave ship then had either two paths to take; one to the American colonies or to the West Indies. When the ship reached fresh water and land, the slaves were cheerful, explained here: It was reported that slaves danced with joy when they saw land and green trees ...
- 5469: The Treaty of Trianon
- ... not that both the United States and Russia wanted peace without indemnities and annexations. Russia, or the Bolsheviks, wanted proletarian revolutions while the United States was in favour of liberal-democratic regimes based on the American model. They envisioned that the collapse of enemy governments would pave the way to peace. These plans were soon discarded though, mainly as a result of French pressure. France felt threatened by both Germany and ...
- 5470: D-day
- ... to unload the heavy equipment, it had been arranged for two artificial harbours to be constructed, one off Arromanches at the western end of the British sector, and the other off Omaha Beach, in the American sector. So as to disorganise the enemy defences, the Allied air force and navy were brought in to provide heavy bombardment of the Atlantic Wall fortifications. Special armoured vehicles (amphibious tanks, bulldozer tanks, mine-clearing ...
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