WW2 weapons from the ETO / Warfare History The best American Infantry weapon had to be the M1 Garand. Even General Patton credited the American semi-automatic rifle as one reason we won the war. While other nations were equipped primarily with WWI vintage bolt action rifles that held no more than 5-6 rounds‚ the Garand held 10 rounds and was semi automatic. This increased the fire power of a 12 man squad dramatically over that of a similar squad armed with only bolt action rifles. The Germans
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THEORIST: Benjamin Bloom Benjamin S. Bloom was a Jewish-American educational psychologist; he was born in Lansford‚ Pennsylvania on 21st February‚ 1913. Benjamin Bloom attended the Pennsylvania State University where he obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1935. He then moved to the University of Chicago and completed a Ph.D. in education in 1942‚ and served as a member of the Board of Examinations from 1940 - 1943. In 1944 he was appointed as the Instructor of Educational Psychology;
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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Benjamin was tenth of seventeen brothers and sisters. His parents name are Josiah and Abiah Franklin. Growing up Benjamin family could not afford to attend school. With the struggle of getting an education‚ Ben still became well known in society. Ben accomplish many great thing such as the Declaration of Independence‚ the U.S. Constitution‚ and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War. He also
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Thomas Paine In September of 1776‚ on the outskirts of Newark‚ among the tired‚ discouraged‚ soldiers‚ as they paused from their daily retreat‚ sat Thomas Paine. He wrote many papers that would have a major effect on the outcome of the quest for independence. Born the son of a Quaker Laymaker on January 29th‚ 1737 at Thetford‚ Norfolk England. He received a basic elementary education‚ and started to work for his father as an apprentice‚ and later as an excise officer. He was not a huge success
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CHAPTER 6 Securing Independence‚ Defining Nationhood‚ 1776–1788 0Chapter Themes The British had two main advantages over the United States in the Revolution. They greatly outnumbered the 2.5 million Americans‚ one-third of whom were either slaves or loyalists‚ and they possessed superior naval and military forces. But British resources were severely strained. The United States mobilized its people more effectively and created an army of 220‚000 troops‚ compared to 162‚000 British troops. The U
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A Conversation Between Thomas Jefferson and Daniel Coker Concerning a Vast Array of Issues Surrounding Slavery It is easy for those of us living in the modern world to look back to the time of slavery and say it was wrong. It is also easy for us to see nothing wrong with intermarriage between races‚ though there are still pockets of people who feel it to be very wrong and will even disown family members for marrying outside their race. However‚ in the late 18th and early 19th centuries‚ there
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Respect and compassion were the most important guiding principles for Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of America‚ and he also was a printer and an inventor. He has struggled throughout his whole life as mentioned in his autobiography‚ but he was also knowledgeable with respect and compassion‚ which made him a man that he was in the past. Ben Franklin grew up in Boston with the characteristic of respect. Respect is very important at any place and at any time‚
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Assignment 1 Walter Benjamin in context to ‘The Girandola’ by Joseph Wright In this essay I will be applying Benjamin’s essay ‘Art in the age of mechanical reproduction’ to examin the erosion of aura around an artwork‚ aura can be defined from colours within the painting right down to the smell that surrounds the painting. The artwork that I will be focusing on will be ‘The Girandola’ that was created by Joseph Wright (of Derby) in 1734-1797. This comparison will be done by using my experience of
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Jefferson vs. Hamilton Democratic Republican vs. Federalist Jefferson Image Jefferson acted with democratic simplicity; he made his image plain and disliked people claiming positions that they didn’t deserve. He won the 1804 reelection easily Jefferson eliminated the feeling of majesty surrounding presidency Views He was a political genius‚ and worked as leader of his party to give the Republicans in Congress direction. Money Washington and Adams had increased national debt and taxation
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Benjamin Franklin Inventor and Writer Determined‚ inventor‚ and writer are the three words that people think in connection to Ben Franklin. Many people know that Ben Franklin invented many things‚ but he was so much more. Ben Franklin changed the world by creating so many new inventions and ideas‚ and he left his legacy as an inventor and writer. The early life of Ben Franklin was pretty normal. He grew up in a family of twelve‚ with a dad‚ mom‚ and ten sisters and brothers. According to Amy Anderson
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