The Gallipoli Campaign The Gallipoli Campaign‚ or Dardanelles Campaign was a series of battles with the intentions of obtaining a sea trade route for the Allied forces‚ from Europe and Russia. The campaign started with a failed naval attack that was waged in February of 1915. The Allied forces were desperate to get a trade route into Russia and saw the Dardanelles Strait as the perfect way to gain control over part of the Black Sea. However‚ when they got to the Dardanelles Strait‚ they soon retreated
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Washington was a very important man‚ not only to American history but to the time period where and when he lived. He grew up as a very smart young man and grew up very wealthy also. He was also very into the outdoors‚ hunting‚ trapping‚ horseback riding and even mapping. Later on in his life these skills will have helped him and his country. In the French and Indian War Washington was chosen to be the leader of the American Army because of how well Washington knew the woods. This war was won by
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The foundation of Volkswagen dates back to the Third Reich. For the opening of the international automobile show in Berlin 1934‚ Adolf Hitler demanded the development of a car which should be priced at a maximum price of 1000 Reichsmark and thus remain affordable for the average citizen. This car should be named ‘Car of the people’ (Volkswagen) and offer space for a family of four members. The first model was designed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1934 and in May 1937‚ the “Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung
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Benjamin was born on January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massaschuetts as the 15th of 17 children to Josiah Franklin. At a young age Benjamin’s future was already decided for him‚ and to please his father he followed suit. However Benjamin found reading and writing to be so fascinating that it pushed him to leave his family and move to Philadelphia where the journey of who he would become began. Benjamin didn’t come from poverty‚ in fact he came from a wealthy family who owned a printing business‚ he was also
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Qualifiers: Midas’s qualifiers include: (1) Speed; (2) Specialisation of services; (3) Price; (4) Trust/Reliability; (5) Quality parts; (6) Customer service; (7) Guarantee; and (8) Location. Winners: From the customer’s perspective the winners which ensures they utilise Midas are Speed and Price. In order to assess the anticipated impacts of the introduction of maintenance services on the existing business process it is necessary to analyse the potential fit of the new business with the existing
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How does a company become successful and stay successful? Certainly not by playing it safe and following the traditional ways of doing business! Taking a strategic risk is what General Electric (GE) did when it launched its Ecomagination strategic initiative in 2005. According to Jeffrey Immelt‚ Chairman and CEO: Ecomagination is GE’s commitment to address challenges‚ such as the need for cleaner‚ more efficient sources of energy‚ reduced emissions‚ and abundant sources of clean water. And
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The Reconstruction was a major event that happened after the Civil War. It helped end slavery and give rights to freedmen. They also came up with two new amendments‚ the 14th and the 15th amendments. Reconstruction became a struggle over the meaning of freedom‚ with former slaves‚ former slaveholders and Northerners adopting different definitions. Eventually‚ faced with increasing opposition by white Southerners and some Northerners‚ the government abandoned efforts for black equality in favor of
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The Volkswagen logo is a household image that is known on an international level. In over seventy years‚ the logo has not changed a great deal and has stood the test of time. What most people do not know how ever is it ’s lush history dating back to Hitler ’s reign to current day with law suits debating the original creator of the logo. In short‚ the Volkswagen logo is memorable‚ scalable‚ and effective without color. In addition to discussing the evolution of its design‚ what makes a good logo‚
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Why So Expensive? College is said to be some of the best years of your life. The parties‚ the freedom‚ and the new experience help you find new friends‚ hopefully a career and yourself‚ but rising college cost are having young adults stressing instead of enjoying the college experience. Every year less and less states are giving their college’s money and more and more students are asking for financial aid or taking out student loans. The more that college tuition continues to rise the more of
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Why the progress of racial equality was so slow in America. SIGNS OF CHANGE BY 1955: How far is it accurate to say that the status of black Americans varied considerably in 1945? Political: Politically‚ blacks had no say in elections. They were prevented from voting by the “legal” means of state laws that established the qualifications required to vote. These ranged from the grandfather clause (you had to be able to prove the previous two generations had voted) to the literacy clause
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