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    Jawaharlal Nehru

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    Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi/Kashmiri: जवाहरलाल नेहरू‚ pronounced [dʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦruː]; 14 November 1889–27 May 1964[4]) was an Indian statesman who was the first (and to date the longest-serving) prime minister of India‚ from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement‚ Nehru was elected by the Congress Party to assume office as independent India’s first Prime Minister‚ and re-elected when the Congress Party won India’s first general election in 1952. As one of

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    ways. Previous to Rome’s fall‚ a major gap created between the rich and poor due to oppressive taxation and inflation of prices caused lots of economic troubles for the Roman empire. Also‚ barbaric tribes constantly tried to attack Rome’s massive border that was extremely difficult for the Roman army to control thereby leading to the empire’s collapse. Furthermore‚ political instability made being a Roman king seem to be like a death sentence due to the numerous amount of assassinations making it

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    he will leap back into the dark jungle. And slowly the elephant will bleed to death. Such will be the war in Indochina.” Minh’s forces caused the French empire in Vietnam to bleed out. Quick and frequent attacks to destroy supply lines‚ capture outposts‚ and immobilize French forces eventually took its toll. Even with the heavy losses of the Vietnamese‚ they were successful in their fight for independence against the empire. Ho Chi Minh was‚ of course‚ immensely popular amongst the Vietnamese

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    Al Buraimi Case Study

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    Al-Buraimi is an Oasis town that borders the United Arab Emirates and is adjacent to the city of Al Ain which belongs to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Geographical Landscape of this Oasis town is extremely different from its neighbor the city of Al Ain because its mostly gravel and rocks. Also‚ the city of Al-Buraimi is smaller in size than Al Ain which results in it being less prosperous than its neighbor. For decades‚ the cities of Al-Buraimi and Al Ain have had an open border between them but that has

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    GE 201: INTRODUCTION TO BIOGEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOBIOLOGY: PLANTS‚ ANIMALS AND THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Nasoata Write-Up Mavileko Ramoica S11048002. Rivers‚ as they flow to the sea they carry with them sediments. Sediment transportation is dominant in the upland flows where the velocity or speed of the river flow is very fast and the slope is of a steep type. As the sediments are carried along to the lowland‚ the water velocity is reduced and so there is a reduction in the speed of the

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    republic of China altercated with the south vietnamese navy resulting in a two day skirmish known as the battle of Hoang sea. The objective of both navies was the conquest of the paracel islands which were in chinese possession at the time with military outposts on various islands. South vietnamese troops were sent in to investigate but were soon outnumbered‚ and under heavy fire but with

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    Khe Sanh Battle Analysis

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    On January 21 1968‚ the People’s Army of North Vietnam (PAVN) initiated a large-scale attack against U.S. forces stationed at Khe Sanh Airbase. The battle lasted a total of 77 days ending on April 8 1968. This critical battle in the Vietnam War helped limit the advance of North Vietnamese forces from seizing the eastern Vietnamese coastline‚ spreading communist influence throughout northern South Vietnam‚ and maintaining the security along the demilitarized zone (DMZ). The purpose of this paper

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    Borinqueneers

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    As a Puerto Rican it’s difficult for me to imagine the full effects of segregation and discrimination that Soldiers of the Borinqueneers‚ the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment‚ faced on a daily basis while defending our country and protecting our freedom.  The Borinqueneers served‚ gallantly fought‚ and many died‚ as members of this segregated unit of the regular Army during WWI‚ WWII‚ and the Korean War. They were without question the largest and longest standing unit of its kind in US history

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    The Guard

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    THE GUARD For a brief moment‚ while waiting for my instructor to check the plotter‚ I glanced out through the window of the gunnery storeroom at the surrounding Ambala countryside. It lay green and crisp beneath a crackling December sun. Winter was already tightening its cold embrace over North India. Behind me lay the boundary fence of the command Air Force base‚ the largest air force station north of Delhi. And beyond the Air Force station was the Grand Trunk Road‚ the life line connecting Srinagar

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    colonization of the New World depended on many factors one which included the treatment of the natives. Although the ideal treatment of natives within the countries’ colonies was identical by violently taking the Native American lands and turning them into outpost for their empires; however‚ their incentive for the treatment was different. The Spanish revealed a more systematic way of mistreating the natives because they intended to colonize America for gold and slaves without any obstacles‚ and the English

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