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- 4621: The Vietnam War
- ... boyish-looking. He was a mere five feet-three inches tall, and seemed jealous of the respect the soldiers had for Medina (Hersh, 19). Troops under Calley said "he was always trying to be the big man; always would be the one to beat them [Vietnamese] up. He didn't know what was going on half the time."(Hersh, 20) Calley, unlike Medina, placed high emphasis on respect towards himself; respect ...
- 4622: Vietnam: The War We Should Hav
- ... 52 also. During World War II, the allies could depend on decimating the industry of their enemy, thus destroying its fighting power. As will be explained later, the VC didn't rely on industry and big guns, but guerrilla tactics and small arms. The U.S. also believed by bombing the living hell out of the population centers and by using napalm, the enemy would be demoralized and surrender. Both of ...
- 4623: Causes Of The Civil War
- ... and was forgotten when the Civil War began. The existence of slavery was the central element of the conflict between the North and South. Other problems existed that led to succession but none were as big as the slavery issue. The only way to avoid the war was to abolish slavery but this was not able to be done because slavery is what kept the South running. But when the South ...
- 4624: The Regulators Of North Caroli
- ... rode into Hillsborough, rescued the horse, and before leaving town, fired several shots into Edmund Fanning's house. Fanning, who was in court in Halifax, immediately ordered the arrest of three Regulators who played a big role in the Hillsborough horse incident, William Butler, Peter Craven, and Ninian Bell Hamilton. Citizens of Orange County were very sympathetic with the Regulators. Hermon Husband was chosen as one of two delegates to meet ...
- 4625: The Aztec Nation
- ... was released from school and the school gave him many gifts. Now the young youth was considered a man. The girl who was usually 16, spent most of her time in preparing food for the big event. Marriage ceremonies were held in a house during the night with many people present (usually about 150). The marriage rite took place and the couple were perfumed with incense and were then presented with ...
- 4626: The 1960s
- ... through it. The 60's has been a time where everything changed and many revolutions began, such as music, fashion, movies, and food. Yes, definitely this time would never be forgotten. Canada, surely had a big change. The 60's made up what the 90's are now. Parties rolled everywhere as politicians continued to fight for or against separatism. Everything was happening all at once, it was a hectic movement ...
- 4627: Abraham Lincoln
- ... have ended and resolve their differences was by war. I think that the war could have be avoided if they had different people in power and if the election had better leaders. One of the big offendsions was the book named Uncle Toms Cabin, the reason for that is because of the inpact it did to the slaves during that time. THe book was a top seller but many lives were ...
- 4628: Atomic Bomb
- ... soldiers by putting an end to the war. He knew that once the Japanese saw the awesome power of the Atomic Bomb, they would have no choice but to surrender. The first Atomic Bomb (called Big Boy) was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, by the B-29 bomber Enola Gay. It completely destroyed everything within a three mile radius. Japanese civilians within that radius were instantly ...
- 4629: American Two Party System
- ... wealthy. The purpose that third parties do serve is as a tool for awareness. They provide information and cause the American voter to think. By rallying support for their issues they force the other two big parties to recognize new ideas and issues. The American two party system is the result of a representative democracy. Unfortunately, todays voter turnout is typically less than 30%. I cant help but attribute ...
- 4630: Offensive At St. Mihiel
- ... town of Vignuellas to cut off the escape route, was handed down to the 102nd Division (see Map 2). In order to do so in a timely fashion, they would have to take a very big chance. The idea was proposed for the regiment to drive on in column formation to the objective. This idea was very risky for the fact that it left the entire regiment vulnerable to any resistance ...
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