The raid at Cabanatuan was the product of a failed campaign to protect the Philippines from Japanese control in 1941-42‚ which resulted in the capture of over 550 American and allied POWs. The capture of the Philippines was essential to Japan‚ who would be able to use it as a resupply point‚ as well as eliminating the natural barrier that existed between them and China. The raid was organized three years later in an effort to release the POWS and further the mission of the Allies reclaiming the Philippines
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America’s role in the Second Battle at Marne Anne Bisarek His/125 September 18‚ 2013 Laura Gaurdino University of Phoenix University of Phoenix World War I began in 1914 and ended in 1918. The cause of the war was the numerous disagreements throughout Europe over territory and boundaries. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austrian throne‚ and his wife Sophia by a Serb Nationalist sparked the beginning of the war. Austria declared war on Serbia which Russia helped‚ which
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Northern Virginia‚ General Meade headed the Union’s Army of the Potomac. Both sides saw the need to win that one‚ crucial victory to turn the tide completely in their favor. They would get their chances at a small town in Pennsylvania. The battle was dubbed the Battle of Gettysburg for the town of Gettysburg‚ PA. By June of 1863 General Lee asked President Davis to march his army north out of VA. Davis granted Lee permission. Lee‚ with 75‚000 troops‚ made his way north‚ just west of the Blue Ridge
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The Battle of Trenton On December 26th‚ George Washington devised a perilous plan to cross the Delaware River and attack the Hessians. After a short battle‚ almost two-thirds of the Hessians were captured or killed. The battle of Trenton was not just a crucial win for the Patriots and George Washington but was also a tremendous confidence and morale boost for the Continental army and inspired reenlistments. This left the Loyalists in the dust. The years for the army had not been going so well
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become the bloodiest and deadliest war in the history of America with an average of 504 deaths per day. By the beginning the year 1863 the Civil War had been going on for almost two years and several important battles like the First Battle of Bull Run‚ the Battle of Shiloh‚ and the Seven Days Battle‚ had already been taking place. There was also a stalemate in the East and fighting in the West that was slow‚ but successful for the Union. On April 30‚ Major General Joseph Hooker crossed the Rappahannock
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“Battle of Ideas” The Battle of Ideas starts in 1914 showing a world with a global economy that is then torn apart by World War I. This created the economic development‚ world trade‚ and globalization all the way up to the 1980’s. The documentary explains how the world first moved toward more government control and then began to move away for most of the 20th century. During this time two young economists emerge in hope to solve the world’s economic troubles‚ John Meynard Keynes and Friederich
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theories‚ the most plausible is that Hamlet simply spends too much time thinking about how he will act rather than actually taking action. Hamlet takes an oath at the end of Act I saying “…thy commandment all alone shall live within the book and volume of my brain…” meaning that all he will think about is what the ghost has told him to do. The problem is that‚ while Hamlet does constantly think about what the ghost said‚ he does not do a lot about it. One thing Hamlet does do is try to
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Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison It goes a long way back‚ some twenty years. All my life I had been looking for something‚ and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too‚ though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naive. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I‚ and only I‚ could answer. It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization
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The CSR Analysis of Organic Valley Company Company CSR Summary Organic Valley is a company which devoted to producing the organic and farmer-owned food‚ such as veggies‚ dairy‚ eggs and meat etc. This company practice their social responsibility through setting social responsible standards to their suppliers‚ providing detail information about their products to customers and creating a sustainable business model to better benefit the whole community. Checklist Item Summary The four items
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The main purpose of the film‚ The Battle of Algiers is to show in detail what happened in battle between the French and the Algerians. This film expresses the Algerians rights‚ for example‚ the right to be free in their own country. The Battle of Algiers was specially directed using four tactics to grasp the reality of an historical event. The director films it in black and white‚ doesn’t use unrealistic effects‚ directs the camera to focus on facial expressions and didn’t use well-known actors
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