Technology greatly affected the way in which wars were fought‚ especially in World War I. The inventions of the repeating machine gun‚ the development of poison gas‚ and the introduction of the first tanks caused armies to fight using the bunkering method. This allowed men to huddle in trenches along what are called skirmish lines and throw‚ lob‚ and fire by other means weapons to cause damage while men were protected by about 4 to 5 feet deep earth. This caused men to fight in rear or echelon columns
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola‚ born July 13‚ 40 A.D. and died August 23‚ 93 A.D.‚ was the Roman general accountable for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. Agricola served many positions within the Roman military with astounding success; additionally‚ over time he worked his way up to being an influential general‚ then governor of Britain because he excelled through all his plights and triumphed over difficulties to claim great achievements for the Roman Empire. Agricola’s pre-military life and early
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which influences the business world in many ways. The Post-Fordism era in broaden sense is generic description of Capitalism period which mainly is characterised by flexible production of non-standardized‚ better-quality goods embracing adaptability of production processes in harmony with the unpredictable nature of markets to meet customers’ satisfaction. The changes made in notion of improving the way things were done consequently changed organizations’ systems and how people are managed inorder to
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Sumanguru. 1230-1240 AD‚ the people of Kangaba‚ angered by the harsh rule of Sumanguru‚ made a bid for independence‚ under the leadership of Sundiata Keita. There was a famous battle at Kirina‚ which Sundiata’s army won. From there they expanded to become the empire of Mali. Several kings later was the great Mansa Kankan Musa who came to power in. 1312 AD. This was at the time
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Edith Cavell Annie Lee 10/31/13 3rd Block In 1914‚ Edith Cavell had already finished her nurse training and was giving four lectures a week to doctors and nurses‚ taking care for her friend’s daughter who was a morphia addict‚ a runaway girl‚ and also her two dogs. She lived a fairly mundane and busy life as a nurse; however‚ that changed on August 3rd‚ 1914 when she was back in Brussels dispatching the Dutch and German nurse homes and also making sure everyone knew that his or her first duty
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However‚ out of the numerous people‚ only handfuls have undertaken procedures and innovations that draw universal acknowledgment and admiration. In such a way‚ through innovation and development of ideas‚ such characters have drastically changed the world. Born on July 10‚ 1856‚ Nikola Tesla forms part of such individuals who have influenced the globe in a particular way. Tesla was a brilliant Serbian inventor who made significant inventions in the fields of both mechanical and electrical engineering
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The Road to World War I The main reason why the First World War started was that Europe developed very rapidly. In the early of twentieth century in the world almost all areas were captured by capitalist powers. Germany in this period surpassed by the level of Industrial production throughout Europe; and there were very little colonies in Germany. Britain and France had very large colonies at that time‚ so very often the interests of these countries intersected. The First World War was the result
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A question that frequently crosses people’s minds‚ how did Europe become this advanced in several aspects of life? It all started when the Muslim civilization took place in Europe. Islam stepped in Europe through what’s called as Al-Andalus. Europe was vastly affected by the Andalusian era‚ culture‚ civilization‚ social life‚ and relations. It affected Europeans in several life aspects such as political aspects‚ social aspects‚ scientific aspects‚ economic aspects‚ etc. Al-Andalus civilization changed
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change traditional gender roles‚ which paved the path for advances in women’s rights. Prior to World War I‚ women’s rights were limited‚ and their primary role was to work at home. However‚ during the war‚ their rights expanded by gaining the role of now working at jobs traditionally held by men. After the war‚ women’s rights continued to expand‚ but their roles were brought back to the home. Before World War I‚ women played the role of homemakers and had very limited rights. Women are judged by their
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The industry that I am familiar with is Best Buy. Best But is one of the biggest consumer electronics retailers in the world. Best Buy headquarters is in Richfield‚ Minnesota. Richard Schulze the founder of best Buy and founded the company in 1966 in Minnesota. Best Buy’s subsidiaries are Geek Squad‚ pacific Sale‚ and many more. The company owner should be aware of supply and demand of what the consumers are wanting the most. And should keep eye on the economy because if the economy goes up than
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