When the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) started their attacks on the Liberian border in 1991‚ one of the bloodiest civil wars in the past 20 years was initiated” (Breher). 1991 was the start of the civil war in Sierra Leone between the Revolutionary united front and the government forces. The war started when the revolutionary united front‚ or RUF‚ began campaigning against president Momon. The RUF began taking control of villages‚ taking food and other supplies‚ killing anyone who was did not
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How accurate is it to say that the lend lease programme was the most important reason for the USSR’s victory in the Second World War? Lend lease was not the most important reason that helped the USSR’s victory. It was more of a contribution that provided the Russians with the edge that helped them achieve victory. The USSR’s were managing well with their industry been well equipped to fight the war. All the factories were been converted from domestic goods and consumer goods into production of arms
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Gary Ridgway was born on February 18th 1949 in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. He was born to his mother Mary Steinman and father Thomas Ridgway. Gary was raised in McMicken Heights‚ Washington and had an abnormal childhood overshadowed by a bad and unpleasant relationship with his mother. Gary was a bed-wetter and was believed to be very unintelligent with a very low IQ. He had trouble in school with poor grades. Gary first attempted homicide in around 1966 at the age of sixteen years old by luring a six
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The Schlieffen Plan failed because of bravery of BEF In 1914‚ Germany would go to war with Russia. If this happened then Germany assumed french would also attack them as they were friends of Russia. This meant that German would be attacked on both sides of the country‚ so Germany wanted to avoid spreading the army into two to defeat France quickly and then attack Russia. The German Army Chief of Staff‚ Alfred von Schlieffen was asked to plan a war on two sides. He think that it was important
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Does General Haig deserve to be remembered as the Butcher of the Somme? In 1st July 1916‚ the river the Somme in France is used as the fighting tool place and war has begun near the river so the war is named. During the period‚ General Douglas Haig is the Commander-in-Chief for the British Army so he took full control of the attack. The General wanted to make a breakthough to get through the German trenches and defeat the army once and for all. What he planned to do is to firstly smash the German’s
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It was 96 years ago‚ on Easter Monday that our great country took part in perhaps the most significant battle in Canadian history; a battle that would forever hold a special place in our hearts and will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. Good morning your Majesty‚ President Francois Hollande‚ Prime minister Stephen Harper‚ the 5000 Canadian students and honourable guests who are joining us here today. The search for the Canadian identity needs to go no further than the Memorial at Vimy
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As five thousand boats made their way across the chopping morning water of the South Pacific Ocean. Around 200‚000 thousand soldiers in all made there way to a small beach the French called Omaha Beach. Each and every soldiers trained for this specifically battle specifically. They were told that few would make it out alive‚ but they had no idea what lied ahead. They didn’t know that they were about to fight in one of the bloodiest battles in any war ever. One soldier who fought on omaha beach‚ John
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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT In the book All Quiet on the Western Front the main character and narrator Paul describes the war as not fighting for his country but fighting for his own survival. This theme has been repeatedly outspoken in the book because Paul and the other characters have lost their sense of patriotism. Once the characters have left their previous feelings of patriotism‚ which is why they joined the war initially‚ they have no other choice but to fight in order
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The book "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque is set in a time of sorrow and discovery. WW1 bore some of the first advanced weaponry because of the allies necessity for greater protection from the enemies. That was a huge leap into what was to come in later wars as this artillery began to evolve into the complex ordnance of today. So much new weaponry was being developed and it was the Germans‚ who are the main focus in the book‚ who were ahead in developing tactics and technology
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Haig was born in Edinburgh on 19 June 1861. He was born into a wealthy family that had good business. When Haig was younger he went to a good school and in 1884 went to Royal Military Academy at Sand Hurst. He first served as a Calvary Commander; however this experience was not useful in the battle of Somme because it was trench warfare which was a new kind of war so he couldn’t use the same tactics. He was also a celebrated commander of the Boer war‚ but the Africans were weaker and were poorer
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