Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay in Basque Country. During the Spanish Civil War‚ it was regarded as the northern bastion of the Republican resistance movement and the epicenter of Basque culture‚ adding to its significance as a target.[9] The Republican forces were made up of assorted factions (Communists‚ Socialists‚ Anarchists‚ to name a few) with wildly differing approaches to government and eventual aims‚ but a common opposition to the Nationalists. The Nationalists‚ led by General
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Musicians wanted theater owners to return live musicians to the movie theaters. On October 10‚ 1936 in the Times Square Theater the AFM had detonated a tear gas bomb and on October 29 the movie bombers struck again but this time they attacked at eight different theaters simultaneously and instead the bombers used soda bottles to create the bombs leaving at least sixty-two patrons injured and requiring medical attention due to the flying glass shards. In response to the bombings the police arrested
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Technology of World War II Nothing accelerates the development of technology as war. In World War II (WWII)‚ every major country was evolving its technology‚ whether it be the army‚ navy and so on. All countries were stuck in a race to develop the most devastating and efficient technology to win the war. All the technology used in the war had an impact. For example‚ radar helped the Allied Forces win the Battle of Britain against the Axis Powers. Through the devastating effects of WWII‚ it is clear
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including criminal organizations. Cyber offers great potential for striking at enemies with less risk than using traditional military means. It is unclear how much the Stuxnet program cost‚ but it was almost certainly less than the cost of single fighter-bomber. Yet if damage from cyber attacks can be quickly repaired‚ careful strategic thought is required in comparing the cost and benefits of cyber versus traditional military attack. One important benefit of cyber attack may be its greater opportunity to
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Eight square miles of the city was ruined‚ and the total body count was between 35‚000 and 135‚000 . Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris‚ 1st Baronet‚ commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press and often within the RAF as "Butcher". Harris was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Bomber Command during the height of the Anglo-American strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. He has also organized other devastating operations against Germany. His
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the Topic Raising children Many children are introduced to violence‚ abuse‚ exploriation‚ and negect in Afghanistan. For more than 30 years of war‚ many of them have been killed (Swanson & Swanson‚ 2011). Hundreds of children are used as suicide bombers‚ and are put in harms way daily. According to Swanson & Swanson (2011)‚ “Conflict and political violence force millions of children and their families to flee their homes and as a result displaced families spend years in situations of uncertainty
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the fear of some lunatic hitting the launch button. The result was death for everyone. The fear of mutual destruction was a result of the nuclear bomb being used to end WW2. It had progressed to the point where the U.S. had a “large force of B-52 bombers airborne 24 hours a day” (Boxen). At the time‚ the only way to feel safe was to add more weapons to the national collection‚ this really just made things
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Uchenna Ekeh Mrs. Reed Composition and Reading 21 February 2012 The Red Tails: Their influence from the ground and up. Being the first of anything is never easy‚ especially when you are representing a whole race. Knowing this‚ it was difficult for the Tuskegee Airmen‚ a.k.a. Red Tails for the red mark on the tail of their aircraft‚ to participate in World War II as the first African-American pilots in history. They served from 1943-1945‚ collecting marvelous records and earning great respect
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Some people also believe that dropping the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not just to stop the war between Japan and the U.S but‚ that it was also intimidate Russia. During World War two Russia had not put much thought or really focused on the building of any nuclear weapons up until around 1939. Even then the Russian scientists had not put much effort into it like the Americans had with the Manhattan Project. After the Germans invaded Russia their nuclear program became almost non-existent because
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resides in Israel. He lives with his beloved wife‚ Sihem‚ live alone in a beautiful house. Amin and Sihem live happily until an unimaginable event occurs‚ Sihem is killed in a suicide attack. The police discover that Sihem was not a victim‚ but the bomber. Amin desperately attempts to understand how his kind‚ loving wife could possibly carry out such an attack. He sets out on an incredible journey to investigate the secret life Sihem lived outside of their marriage. In the novel‚ The Attack‚ Yasmina
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