laden with "bayongs" (native woven bags) OF "Mickey Mouse" bills since one duck egg cost 75 pesos‚ and a box of matches more than 100 pesos. Guerrilla Notes or Resistance currencies were issued by different provinces and‚ in some instances‚ municipalities through their local currency boards to show resistance against the Japanese occupation. Most guerrilla notes were in low denominations since they were needed for everyday circulation. The creation of the Central Bank of the Philippines
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Shawna Hallisey Professor Knowles English 101 6 February 2015 Summary On Aburawa Essay Princess Hijab is a modern day guerrilla artist who has been bombing Paris billboards‚ and ads with the commonly known Muslim attire named a burqa. Many critics are often confused by the true message she is trying to make. Princess Hijab states that to be described as “artistic jihad” While bloggers like Paul Schmelzer from Art21 see her art or graffiti as “right wing street art‚ surmising that her motivation
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Jarod Demastus Vernon Leach Copeland Grahmann Hyunjae Kim English 4 9/1/2017 Cavaiani On Our Honor Vietnam War 1955 - 1975 The start of the Vietnam War: The Vietnam War with the United States started on November 1st 1955. It ended on April 30‚ 1975. The Vietnam War lasted a long 20 years‚ killing more than 3 million people. The Vietnam War was called the American War by the vietnamese people. The Vietnam War was fought in North and South Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos. The Vietnam War was caused by
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After WW2‚ in South East Asia there was a high risk of spread of communism. In America’s opinion‚ South East Asia countries were like dominoes: if one of them turned communism‚ others would follow its example. This is why in 1954 President Eisenhower decided to support South Vietnam in order to stop the spread of communism. By 1963 there were 17000 US advisors in South Vietnam. At that time the president of Vietnam was Diem‚ disliked by the most of the population‚ especially Buddhists which were
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was the Real Winner? The Vietnam War was one of the first and biggest losses by the American military. The VC or Vietcong defeated many American soldiers by using their extreme methods and war tactics. Booby traps‚ underground rat tunnels‚ and guerrilla warfare were a few ways the VC and the North Vietnamese Army defeated the United States. The weapons used by the NVA and VC were also more powerful and effective than the American weapons. Camouflage used by the Vietnamese was more concealing and
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The Vietnam War was a military struggle starting in 1959 and ending in 1975. It began as an attempt by the Vietcong (Communist Guerrillas) to overthrow the Southern Vietnam Government. This research paper will discuss the Vietnam War‚ US involvement in this war‚ and significant battles. Following the surrender of Japan to the Allies in August 1945‚ Vietminh guerrillas seized the capital city of Hanoi and forced the abdication of Emperor Bao Dai. On September 2 they declared Vietnam to be independent
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I believe that America lost the Vietnam War because they were unprepared. America did not need to get involved in the conflict‚ and it would’ve been possible to avoid most of the apparent consequences America endured. Preparation alongside careful consideration would have benefitted America in deciding if they were required to utilize measures that were proven to be irrationally harsh. Evaluation of the Vietcong’s knowledge of effective warfare would have been impactful in aiding American and Southern
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Reverend Robert James‚ was a Baptist minister who married Zerelda Cole James and moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1842. In the summer of 1863‚ the James farm was brutally attacked by Union soldiers.Jesse was 16 when he and Frank became Confederate guerrilla soldiers‚ riding alongside William Quantrill and “Bloody Bill” Anderson. On september 7‚ 1876 the james younger gang lead by jesse james they robbed a bank in
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SPANISH PERIOD During the Spanish colonization in the Philippines‚ the government was composed of two branches‚ the executive and the judicial. There was no legislative branch on that time since the laws of the islands were coming from Spain. The only laws created in the Philippines are those who were ordered by the Governor General. The government on that time was lead by the Governor General. He was considered as the representative of Spain and the King himself. He is the highest officer in
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and communication effective between the north and the south making planned attacks effective and having the advantage of being able to know the enemy position at all times. The US lack of success against guerrilla warfare came because of their attitude towards it‚ Rottman says that “Guerrilla warfare were of only secondary concern to America’s vast
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