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    World War II lasted six full years. During these six years from 1939 to 1945 many new weapons were created to strike fear in the eye of the enemy. One of these weapons was the Atomic Bomb‚ which was created through the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was created in response to fears that German scientists were working on a weapon using nuclear technology since the 1930s. In a remote desert location near Alamogordo‚ New Mexico‚ the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated. It created

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    won the election of 1860. Soon after he won the election the southern states seceded from the Union‚ and then started the Civil War. The reason the Union won the Civil War was because of the technological advances such as weapons‚ railroads‚ and creation of the telegraph. Weapons were helped by advances in technology because it gave shooting more distance and velocity‚ “minie ball” bullets‚ and advancements in rifles. The advances of shooting distance came from moving from a Musket to a Springfield

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    During the progress of the Vietnam War‚ multiple men served as President of the United States of America. However‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ and Richard Nixon were the presidents that had the greatest impact. They created many policies that affected the outcome of the war. One of these presidents has even been blamed for causing the most hardships‚ which eventually resulted in the United States being involved in a war they could not win‚ but could not afford to lose. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s

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    OLFU – MED 2012 Pediatrics Basic Principles of Development Factors of Growth & Development Pre-Natal development 1-9 months of development Intrauterine Nutrition 6 Mechanisms of Transplacental transfer Adaptive Mechanism of oxygenation Uterine Accomodation Organ development Sensory development Nervous system Circulatory system Respiratory system Blood Immunity Lymphatic system Digestive system Urinary system Skeletal system Muscular system Cutaneous structure   Temperament: A

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    w w w e tr .X m eP e ap .c rs om UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level MARK SCHEME for the June 2004 question papers 2281 ECONOMICS 2281/01 2281/01 Paper 1 (Multiple Choice)‚ maximum raw mark 40 Paper 2 (Structured Questions)‚ maximum raw mark 80 These mark schemes are published as an aid to teachers and students‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. They show the basis on which Examiners were initially instructed to award

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    At the time of the terrorist attack‚ the president of the United States was George Bush. George Bush had to deliver a speech to the world on the horrible attack that happened in New York. “In a speech on September 20‚ he asked citizens to be “calm and resolute‚ even in the face of a continuing threat” and promised that the United States would triumph over terrorism–”stop it‚ eliminate it‚ destroy it where it grows.””(Reaction to 9/11) His Speech

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    out with his amazing feats. Truman went from being an ordinary young man in the military into dropping an atomic bomb‚starting the korean war‚and almost being assassinated. Not many people can say they have done all that in a lifetime. Many people couldn’t accomplish what Truman did in 4 lifetimes. How did Truman go from a man deciding to go to the United States Military Academy because he was unable to afford college to the president of the United States? It all started when he met Lieutenant

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    The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom Why did Ireland separate from the united kingdom? Who or what is the IRA? Terrorists or freedom fighters? The British isles; the name of a few quite big islands left of the European mainland. This is home to both the English and the Irish (among others). So‚ what is the difference between these two people? Long story short (very short)‚ The Irish are mostly made up of Roman Catholic while British people are largely protestant. This is because king

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    Economic growth‚ specifically long-term economic growth‚ and development relies on the capability of human capital to accumulate value. This means the ability of team managers to be more efficient with asset production‚ but also making sure efficient fund allocation is implemented and invested in the most useful places. Traditionally‚ banks‚ alternative financial institutions‚ stock markets‚ pensions funds have been utilize to evolve individual savings from income into additional capital monitored

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    The Cold War is defined as the geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Because of the tension between the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc‚ the other countries started to get involved in the Cold War. Different beliefs clash with each other‚ which led to an increase in tensions around the world. Due to the countries having different political systems‚ it created conflicts in countries like Vietnam and Cuba‚ but those conflicts eventually brings independence. First of

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