DBQ: Settlement of the Western Frontier During the years between 1840 and 1890‚ the land west of the Mississippi River experienced a wild and sporadic growth. The natural environment contributed greatly to this growth spurt and helped shape the development of the trans-Mississippi west. The natural environment dictated and facilitated the development of the west by way of determining who settled where‚ how the people survived‚ why people wanted to settle‚ and whether they were successful or
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Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework Review of Related Literature and Studies Local Literature Local Literature According to bituin Abi‚ (August 2010)‚ 658 Resort Online Reservation System. Short term base lodging is the main reason that a resort has been established. In the Philippines‚ wherein many foreign people go and have a vacation‚ resort is always their first destination to have relaxation after long hours of travel in an airplane. Because of the rapid increase of foreigners visiting
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LIEUTENANT--GENERAL SIR ARTHUR CURRIE (A brief account of the battle of Passchendaele) Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie was the most capable soldier that Canada has produced. Certainly‚ he did not look like the great soldier he had become. A very tall man‚ at six-foot-four‚ he was also somewhat overweight. Through his successes as the Commander of the Canadian Corps‚ he knew how to delegate authority and stand by the decisions of his subordinates. Currie‚ however‚ was not a professional
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All Quiet on the Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is considered an anti-war novel. Remarque states in the preface‚ “This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession‚ and least of all an adventure‚ for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with. It will simply tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped the sells‚ were destroyed by the war” (preface). Erich makes it clear in the preface that war is not to be taken lightly‚ for it is something
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Douglas Haig was appointed commander of the army on tenth of December 1915 - he was fifty-four at the time and he had had a very successful military career. Haig decided to attack the Germans at the river Somme in 1916 to attract German soldiers from the town of Verdun where they were fighting the French and had almost broken through. But even though he was victorious there was a very high casualty figure. I will explore whether Haig deserves the title ‘Butcher of the Somme‚’ with reference to multiple
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Canada to become a separate nation. In this essay I will be writing about the events that lead up to the battle‚ the strategies and tactics of Passchendaele‚ and the casualties of the battle. The battle of Passchendaele took place on the Western Front‚ for the control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian City of Ypres in West Flanders. In 1917 Willmott states‚ "The British‚ with support from the French‚ began their major assault on the Ypres salient on July 31."(Willmott). The battle of Passchendaele
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casualties to find out if it is fair to say that the war was fought by ’Lions led by Donkeys’. Many people say that the generals did not understand what it was like on the battle field. They say that they led a comfortable lifestyle miles from the front line. A source that supports this is ’Haig’s GHQ’ by Phillip Gibbs on the realities of war‚ written in 1920. He says ’it was as though men were playing at war here‚ while others‚ sixty miles away‚ were fighting and dying‚ in mud and gas waves and
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August 2nd – War declared on Germany. Britain needed an army quickly. The government launched a massive recruitment campaign. Half a million joined the army in one month. August 8th – The defence of the Realm Act (DORA) was introduced. It gave the government special powers such as the right to take over industries and land which were needed for the war effort‚ or to censor newspapers. Autumn – From August to September many different women’s organisations were set up‚ including the women’s Hospital
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The battle of Fromelles took place on the 19th of July 1916‚ being one of the many battles on the Western Front involving the Australians during World War 1. This battle was 19 days after the start of battle of the Somme. Established upon the previous French agricultural fields of Flanders‚ the battle was considered as one of the darkest nights in Australian history‚ with the Australian diggers fatality rate numbering 5533 and death rate almost 2000. Through this essay‚ an account of the happenings
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offensive to continue to the Passchendaele Ridge. In the span of 3 days two additional battles occurred Poelcappelle and the First Battle of Passchendaele. German forces within Passchendaele Ridge were reinforced with additional troops from the eastern front with the intent of strengthening the defense. The German forces boosted and additionally equipped with mustard gas successfully defended the Passchendaele Ridge. This defeat regardless of its outcome did little to sway Haig‚ who ordered three additional
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