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- 6511: Colt Revolver: Inspiration from a Ships Wheel
- ... the cocking of the hammer. He had truly created a work of art. In 1822 however, when the gun was perfected, he had no money to start production. To remedy this situation he travled the world as Dr. Coult ,giving lectures and demonstrations on the silliness of laughing gas for a profit. In 1835, he went out to France and England to take out a patent on his new invention, then ... inverntion on his hands. To show just what he had, he packed a bundle of pistols into a bag and visited a battlefield, the best place to demonstrate killing power. That was the Seminole Indian war in Florida. There he demonstrated the weapons efficient use to the U.S. officers there. The officers were amazed at what they found and quickly ordered more. Captain G.T. Rains wrote to the war department: Its efficiency as a small weapon is unequalled by any in service... This weapon is eight times as efficient as a musket, would inspire confidence in our ranks... I must recommend this strongly... ...
- 6512: History of the Panama Canal
- ... from Columbia. The United States eager to build the canal, and control its operation, used and backed Panamanian nationalist. During the Roosevelt administration, not only did the United States manipulate factors isolating Panama from other world powers through the Monroe Doctrine; but it committed troops aiding the revolutionaries against another sovereign state. The reason this is a surprise is because the Roosevelt administration normally held a position favoring stability. The United ... is the Canal a vital interest to the United States? LaFeber gives three points suggesting that it is not. First, the importance of the Canal decreased after 1974, because of the end of the Vietnam War and all related military traffic ceased. Second, is the age of the antique machinery dating back to 1914. Inevitably the machinery will need to be replaced. Lastly, the size of the new tankers and cargo ships. The capacity of the canal is too small to handle such a large amount of tonnage. These are viable factors; however, the first argument is concerning whether a war is taking place. It is circumstantial in providing a solid reason for increased traffic through the Zone. This can easily change through and emergence of a new conflict or trading habits of other countries. ...
- 6513: English in the 21st Century
- ... the lead country in the North American Treaty Organization, better known as NATO, which has helped Bosnia and other countries with their civil wars. America also led the United Nations forces in the Persian Gulf War against Iraq and Sadaam Hussein. Because of that, other countries respect us and our high-tech weapons. Advanced technology America developed the first computers. Now we have the Internet and e-mail. Both have influenced ... economy. Japan and China ask for trade treaties so we can help them with their economic problems (a Japanese bank went bankrupt and needs our support to help rebuild the city). Most regions in the world have been experiencing financial problems for several months (Russia, Korea, Japan, Mexico, etc.) and the U.S. economy held strong. Entertainment Almost everything you see on European television is an American television show that has ... hear a German song. Almost all are American. Conclusion I think that during the 21st century, all countries will speak the English language. All countries will become industrialized and there will be no more third-world countries. In order for countries to become industrialized, they will have to have good relations with the United States. If the countries want to communicate with us, they have to be able to speak ...
- 6514: Bombing in Oklahoma City
- ... also die. But the residents of this city in middle America will stand tall and continue to heal and they will grow from this tragedy that not only affected Oklahoma City but also the entire world. Many people wondered if there was prior knowledge. A very disturbing aspect of this case is the overwhelming evidence that some in the Federal Government had prior knowledge of the impending disaster in Oklahoma City ... 19 bombing in Oklahoma City has shocked Americans and underscored the vulnerability of an open society to terrorism. This event apparently penetrated by domestic terrorists, reinforces the lessons of the February 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, in which foreign terrorists, some of them recent immigrants, killed 6 Americans and injured more than a thousand. President Bill Clinton has ordered the U.S. government to study ways of enhancing the ... S. counterterrorism policy above and beyond these legislative proposals. To do so, it should: (1) Improve the gathering and sharing of intelligence on terrorist groups, (2) ensure that impending budget cuts will not undermine the war against terrorism, (3) press the Administration to make counterterrorism a top priority in American foreign policy. While the Oklahoma City bombing appears to be the work of domestic terrorists, it also highlights the vulnerability ...
- 6515: The 1920's
- ... place when Ann Douglas's New York was throbbing with cultural activity. In her book, Terribly Honest, she observed: "Imports [during 1918] dropped dramatically, but the economy, stimulated by the demands of foreign nations at war, filled its own needs effortlessly. This imbalance between American and European accounts was one of the precipitating causes of the Crash of 1929, and it persisted long after the Depression was over." Herbert Hoover, a ... the hardest. In 1915, farmers produced slightly over one billion bushels of wheat on 60 million acres, the largest yield in history. Sales at this price sparked a frenzy of land speculation during and after World War I. The wartime Food Control Act set a price of $2.00 a bushel, more than double what the farmers had been getting. The land speculation frenzy was financed by mortgaging and re-mortgaging ...
- 6516: Should The USA Have Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Japan?
- ... If America keeps fighting for these islands, scores of American troops will die. Japan will serve as an example to other countries what awesome power we possess. If the atomic bomb is dropped, the whole world will see what power we yield and will not want to start conflicts as easily. This will also show that the United States is not afraid to use the atomic bomb, this also fend off any would be attackers. The bomb would unleash such power and destruction the likes of which the world has never seen and hopefully, more nations will want to be allies with United States. In conclusion, the United States should drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Alternative plans such as exhibiting the power of the bomb on a barren island will not work because the bomb might be a dud. The whole country will lose face, making the war even harder to win. Threatening to use the bomb alone will not work because Japan has shrugged off several of our threats. My contentions clearly show that it is absolutely necessary to drop the ...
- 6517: Leo Szilard and the Atomic Bomb
- ... you will have for dinner, but while Dr. Leo Szilard was stopped at a red light he came up with an idea that would destroy two cities, kill hundreds of thousands of people, shock the world and make history - the atomic bomb. One hundred thousand people worked to build the atomic bomb, it killed over 130,000 people in one day at Hiroshima. Dr. Leo Szilard gave birth in his mind ... in 1939 the atom was split and Dr. Leo Szilard would play a critical part in the making of the atomic bomb. April 24, 1939 physicist Paul Harteck and Lord Rutherford wrote to Hitler's war office telling him about the newest development in nuclear physics. Professor Hans Geiger co-inventor of the Geiger counter was shown this letter. In June of that year Geiger's close associates published an article ... keeping secrets from Szilard that would help advance his findings. Szilard needed more money to do better experiments and the U.S. government wasn't doing anything to advance the weapon that could win the war. October 9, 1941 a meeting of government officials was held and President D.D.R. gave the go-ahead that the research and development was to be pushed to the limit. Szilard and the ...
- 6518: The Great Depression
- ... start of the Great Depression, but all say that the news from the Great Crash was the start, and the United States would not be in a better state until the demands of the second world war. For more than ten years, the American people faced a condition in which they had no clue on how to face, or how to fix it. The responsibility for solving this crisis was greatly on the President. He, who had saved European countries from starvation during the Great War of 1913 through 1918, proved that he could not fix this new crisis. In fact, from 1929 through 1932, the economy went from bad to worse. Unemployment approached 20 percent. Black Unemployment hit 50 ...
- 6519: The 50s Was A Time of Change
- ... for months at a time, and there are computers in every classroom in school. In the 50s opportunities were very scarce for women and minorities. Today there are laws for equal opportunity employment. Important world issues were very different in the 50s, than now in the 90s. In the 50s, the cold war was one of the most important issues to deal with. This war ended in 1991, now the main concern is Iraq. In the 50s, there was a mass hysteria over the Russian production of atomic weapons. Now we are worried about the Russians selling the ...
- 6520: Farmers' Discontent in the 1800s
- Farmers' Discontent in the 1800s The period between 1880 and 1900 was a boom time for American politics. The country was for once free of the threat of war, and many of its citizens were living comfortably. However, as these two decades went by, the American farmer found it harder and harder to live comfortably. Crops such as cotton and wheat, once the bulwark ... He says, "Feeling the coils of some mysterious power about them, the farmers... have attributed their misfortunes to the 'constriction' in prices, caused, as they think, not by an increased production of wheat throughout the world, but by the 'scarcity of gold'." Furthermore, history has shown that battle between gold and silver had little real meaning. The real battle was not between gold or silver, but instead what would be done ... hours shorter, or the pay better. It would not make the farming less laborious or more profitable...". Many farmers saw silver as a cure-all for their problems, failing to see that changes in the world were to blame. Finally, the discovery of gold in Alaska and improved methods of extracting gold from low-grade ore did much to increase the nation's money supply. These facts prove that the ...
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