Mussolini Social and Economic Policies: Battle for Grain (1925): * Improve agriculture to increase grain production so that foreign import was no longer needed (policy to achieve main aim of autarky as well as show economic strength of Italy to improve national pride). * Farmers were given grants on tractors and fertilizers and advice on modern techniques. Corporate State (1926-39): * It was aimed to transform the economy to a revolutionary form to aviod problems of labour
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The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh began on April 6‚ 1862. Federal forces led by General Johnston were marching towards Corinth‚ Mississippi. Johnston wanted to attack general Grant’s army. He wanted to assault Grant’s army before it was reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell’s Army. Johnston was on his march from Corinth with many inexperienced soldiers. General Grant’s army was set up at Shiloh‚ where they were drilling and resting. They were waiting for the reinforcements
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THE BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA Following its defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga‚ the Union Army‚ which was led by Major General William S. Rosecrans‚ went back to its base at Chattanooga. Reaching the safety of the town‚ they quickly created defenses before General Braxton Bragg’s pursuing Army of Tennessee arrived. Moving his men onto Missionary Ridge to the east and Lookout Mountain to the south‚ Bragg soon commanded the approaches to the city and placed the Union troops under siege
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How significant was the Battle of Stalingrad and the Russian campaign as a ‘turning point’ in leading to the Allied victory in the European War? Jarryn Phegan Both the Battle of Stalingrad and the Russian campaign are commonly considered ‘turning points’ when it comes to the Allied victory in the European War. However‚ before proceeding further in this report it is important to acknowledge the fact that the Battle of Stalingrad and the Russian campaign alone did not lead to the Allied victory
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BATTLE OF MEIKTILA INTRODUCTION 1. Gentlemen‚ I welcome you all in today ’s study period on "Battle of Meiktila" in the context of Burma Campaign. The significance of Burma Campaign in the course of world war II was of equal importance from both Allied and Axis points of view as that of other theatres of war. Burma was turned into the theatre of war during the third year of the world war II. Two major regional powers‚ one Asian ie Japan and another European ie Great Britain fought this
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Roman Superstitions Superstitions were an essential staple in various ancient cultures‚ and Roman culture was no exception. There superstitious customs derived from the Etruscans‚ who established reading omens and other precepts into a form of science. The Romans were troubled by a world full of unexplained phenomena. Thus‚ their superstitions became the most popular way to interpret the unknown and the relationship between gods and humans. Spirits‚ luck‚ and omens were apparent in almost every
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The Roman Empire was the period of the ancient Roman society. Their form of government was Roman Republic. The Roman civilization was located around the Mediterranean in Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia. The first emperor of Rome was Augustus. He established a strong military. There were two different societies in the Roman Empire‚ the East and the West. The Eastern people spoke Latin‚ and the Western people spoke Greek. Domitian was the third and last emperor of the Flavian dynasty. He was born on
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The Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg on September 17‚ 1862 is considered the severest battle of the Civil War. It was General Robert Lee’s first invasion of the North which concluded as the Battle of Antietam in Maryland or Sharpsburg. This war took place just after a fortnight of the Confederate victory at Second Manassas‚ about 40 miles to the southeast in Virginia. It all started with the great victory of Robert Lee at Manassas in August which made him march his Army of Northern Virginia into
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BATTLE REVIEW ANALYSIS BATTLE OF PAYE BACKGROUND: The Battle of Paye was a battle during the Philippine-American War between the United States and the Philippines. It was fought on December 19‚ 1899‚ near San Mateo in Morong (now Rizal) between the forces of General Henry Ware Lawton‚ and 200 Filipino riflemen under General Licerio Gerónimo. Lawton was killed in the battle‚ and his attack was repelled‚ making the Battle of Paye the final confrontation between Lawton’s company and Gerónimo’s
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Describe the contributions of the Greeks and Romans to Western Civilization‚ explaining their accomplishments and the classical virtues they developed. The Greeks and Romans contributions to western civilization cannot be over stated. They were vital in many ways to future generations. Both through science the arts and the frameworks of future governments Greeks were one of the first great civilized societies in the Western area. They started like many societies at this time
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