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    intended to moore zeppelins Reasons for spires – radio stations and moor-ing stations Two documented photographs of zeppelins being moored by spires It started to influence the design of aircrafts – even the cowling – detail Idea behind this airship you see being translated into aircrafts The seating – streamline order Helium – bursts Highly polished surfaces FUNCTIONAL streamlining – trains Refers to design of an object when it can have an impact Streamline – makes it more efficient

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    The Home Front In WWI

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    and the women’s police volunteers. December 16th – The First Bombing of British Civilians. German warships shelled the east coast of Britain. In Scarborough 119 people were killed. January 19th – First air raids by German Zeppelin airships‚ dropping bombs on East Anglian Towns. May – It was recognised that the war needed much more careful organisation of all aspects of British life‚ so a coalition government with politicians from all parties was formed to handle the growing crisis

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    Operation Bootstrap was an advancement arrangement actualized in Puerto Rico after World War II (1939–1945) that accomplished fast industrialization of the island’s monetary structure. Faultfinders‚ however‚ fight that the arrangement achieved steep agrarian decrease and disengagement‚ huge scale displacement‚ and expanded financial reliance. Puerto Rico‚ a province that the United States took from Spain amid the 1898 Spanish-American War‚ had until World War II a horticultural economy tormented

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    from the 200 …..foot leap of faith they took. Nobody was sure what had caused the Hindenburg to crash. A …..man by the name of Dr. Hans Luther‚ who served as the German ambassador at the time‚ …..had three theories for what had started ignited the airship. The first of which related the …..release of hydrogen gas from the zeppelin to the existing hydrogen in the air‚ which together …..could’ve possibly primed it to combust. The second theory questioned if the water released …..may have acted as a medium

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    U-boat a German submarine that would attack while hidden and without warning. They aimed to attack ships that were carrying weapons to the allies (the Lusitania‚ the passenger ship that head weapons on board; 128 americans died) Zeppelins large German airships Convoy a group of unarmed ships surrounded by armed ships Success of the Convoy System the system eliminated the sinking of allied ships (the lusitiania) Nativism favoritism of native born citizens over immigrants. The literacy best for immigrants

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    Women at work ww1

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    Did life back home change very little for those left behind? When war broke out in July 1914 710‚000 men were recruited to the army and by 1915 over 1 million had joined the armed forces. However‚ volunteer numbers were falling fast so conscription was introduced in 1916. This meant that all men aged 18-41 were required to fight at war unless they had a valid reason. With so many men at war‚ workers were needed on Britain’s home front; so women took on ‘men’s jobs’. Therefore‚ I think that during

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    Noble Gas and Helium

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    Although Helium exists in the atmosphere of Earth in small quantities‚ it is one of the most common element in the universe. It is a rare gas on earth. Helium was first discovered by Pierre Janssen in the spectrum of the sun during an eclipse in 1868. It was shortly identified as an element and was named by the chemist Sir Edward Frankland and the British astronomer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. Helium has an atomic number of 2 and an atomic weight of 4.002602. Helium is represented by the symbol

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    Tutorial Questions Week 3

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    1. When interpreting legislation‚ the Courts use several approaches to aid their interpretation. Describe how the literal‚ golden and mischief rules of interpretation operate. 2. The skills to Interpreting legislation are crucial to legal problem solving. In order give the correct advice‚ you must first identify the issues‚ articulate an argument‚ reach a conclusion and give reasons for such a conclusion. You may wish to consider both sides of the argument‚ but do not waste effort formulating

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    On May 6‚ 1937 the LZ-129 Hindenburg caught fire and was engulfed in flames. “The result of the disaster killed 35 persons on the airship‚ and one member of the ground crew‚ but miraculously 62 of the 97 passengers and crew survived” (Dan Grossman‚ "The Hindenburg Disaster")7. It was also an issue inside as the tail of the Hindenburg was now engulfed in flames “The rapidly increasing

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    Britain in the First world war ➢ When did World war One start? August 1914 ➢ Which country did Britain enter the war for? Belgium ➢ What was the BEF? British Expeditionary Force ➢ Why did the Schlieffen Plan not work? The resistance of the Belgians‚ BEF‚ and French stopped the Germans ➢ Why was it so important for the English to secure the channel ports in November 1914? The British were able to transport troops and supplies to France through these ports ➢ What was stalemate

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