The Blitz was the period of sustained strategic bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Hitler’s fear of not having control over Britain led to beliefs that Britain would eventually become a base for his enemies to attack him from. When France fell to Germany in 1940‚ Hitler’s aims were turned on Britain. He believed that if he destroyed the RAF Britain would no longer have any defence against an invasion. Hitler also wished to disrupt Britain’s economy and industry
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South in 1938 and the Free State’s neutral status. The use of the Northern ports became even more important following the fall of France in June 1940 as Britain stood alone against Germany in the West. The naval bases in Belfast‚ Larne and Derry were used by British ships to escort convoys carrying essential supplies from the US and airbases were used to search the seas for enemy forces. At the same time‚ Northern Ireland provided a training ground for over 100‚000 American forces in preparation
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Sandwich Master Ltd 4.1 Sandwich Master Ltd is a limited company that was established over seventy years ago in the Midlands area of the UK by a family with the name of ‘Graham’. In 2006 the medium sized local bakery by the name of ‘Graham’s Bakeries’ was sold and renamed ‘Sandwich Mater Ltd’. The company was bought by 4 shareholders‚ Courtney Chandler‚ George Bartlett‚ Jane Chung and Emma Pearson who each own 45%‚ 45%‚ 5% and 5% respectively. Sandwich Master Limited strives to be the number one
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was founded on the belief that every man has “certain inalienable Rights.” Not until ninety years later‚ however‚ when slavery was abolished did the United States actually offer these “Rights” to all of its citizens. The 19th century was turbulent time of stress and change for America. One of the most controversial dilemmas was the issue of slavery. Slavery was conceived by many to be morally wrong‚ and it undermined America’s most valued beliefs. Despite this inconsistency‚ slavery was still widely
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Workplace June 27‚ 2012 Self-Directed Work Teams: Annotated Bibliography Cartmell‚ K. (2000). Self-Directed work teams in a health care environment. Home Health Care manager Prac‚ 12(6)‚ 38-40. This article defines what a self-directed work teams are. It gives an overview of what qualities make a good team and the qualities that make an employee a good team member. Empowerment is based on trust‚ open communication‚ and shared decision making. Through education and empowerment the teams become powerful
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a) Explain six assessment methods identifying how and when they can be used. Here is my explanation of the six assessment methods that I would choose that work well in my own specialism. Having watch these being delivered on our employability courses I feel these are the ones that work the best with our range of learners. A well written project will help the learner provide evidence of knowledge and skills” Ann Gravells 2008 On the employability courses we find observation is a good way to
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Explain how artist’s practice is affected by time and place Time and place holds extreme influence over artist’s practice. When referring to how time‚ place and context affects the practice of an artist‚ we must look upon different artists and art movements to acknowledge progression throughout time. The idea of the “ideal female body” and certain individuals portrayals of the idea are represented through highly traditional and strongly represented artworks such as Giorgione’s “Sleeping Venus”
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of England try to keep the base rate of inflation at 2%. If the inflation rate was above the desired 2% then the government could introduce contractionary fiscal policy which would cut the amount of government spending and raise direct taxation; causing aggregate demand to fall. This tactic will also increase the amount of leakages from the circular flow of income as more people are saving as well as decreasing the injections as the government is spending less money. If the government was to decrease
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purposes? (Mark with ) Yes No 11. Postal address and postal code (Block letters - without surname and initials) Postal code 12. Examination centre code (see attached list) INFORMATION GIVEN IN QUESTIONS 13-17 IS USED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ONLY 13. Home language 14. Nationality 15. Population group 16. Occupation 17. Economic sector (see attached list) 18. Highest qualification (submit certified copies of original documents) Institution
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target for the German fighter planes‚ with many people laying in wait for the "Doodle bugs" which stopped making noises when dropping bombs‚ many factories in the city were targeted. Hendon plane factory and roots tank factory where targeted in the blitz due to being large production lines. During these years the British government had to find ways of keeping morale and spirit of the British people at a high. If this was not achieved then many people would have rebelled against the attempt of war
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