August Revolution Introduction The August Revolution‚ also called the August General Uprising (and known in the West as the Vietnamese Revolution) by the Indochinese Communist Party‚ was a revolution in Vietnam. On August 19‚ 1945‚ the Việt Minh under Hồ Chí Minh began a revolution against French colonial rule in Vietnam. From August 19 onwards‚ demonstrations and uprisings against French rule broke out in cities and towns throughout Vietnam. Given Japan had surrendered to the Allies at the end
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Themes and Issues in American History/4 October 13‚ 2006 1919-1945 President Wilson’s friend‚ George L. Record wrote him in early 1919 “that something would have to be done about economic democracy to meet this menace of Socialism.” This era became one of increasing paranoia about the effects of Socialism on society. Even as the Courts and Congress enforced suppression of certain ideas and acts‚ the class war in a supposedly class-less society was beginning to take shape. Strikes
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Introduction The influences affecting the NHS today sometime are not evident unless viewed against the changes and trends that have developed since its inception. After the World War II it was an era of simplicity and desperation the general population had housing crisis‚ food shortage and raw material shortages etc. Political Influences On a global political stand point there was a uniting of ideas and governments; what we know today as the United Nations (UN). One of the main ideas which the UN
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Victoria Street London‚ SW1E 6QT T: 020 7932 3700 Project title Employee Engagement Strategy: Prepared for NHS London Scope This strategy has been developed by an initial exploration of the existing employee engagement evidence together with a limited number of stakeholder interviews and focus groups to develop: § § § § a statement about what employee engagement means for NHS in London – a definition; the case for employee engagement and why it is important; themes that highlight the issues
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The four pillars of the NHS are scholarship‚ Leadership‚ Service‚ and Character. I am proud to say that these are exemplified in my life through my challenging course load and experiences. Throughout my years as a student‚ the experiences and challenges that life has thrown at me have built me into who I am today. Before I started my high school career‚ I was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. I started taking AP classes as early as my freshman year‚ and have only taken more since then
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During the final stages of World War II in 1945‚ the United States conducted two atomic bombings against Japan in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After six months of intense strategic fire-bombing of 67 Japanese cities the Japanese government ignored an ultimatum given by the Potsdam Declaration. By executive order of President Harry S. Truman the U.S. dropped the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima on Monday‚ August 6‚ 1945‚[1][2] followed by the detonation of "Fat Man"
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NHS and Community Care Act 1990 The Act states that it is a duty for local authorities to assess people for social care and support to ensure that they get the services they are entitled to. Individuals have their needs and circumstances assessed and the results determine whether or not care or social services will be provided. If it is deemed that services are required‚ those services must be provided by law - services cannot be withdrawn at a later date if resources become limited. Local authorities
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Blacks in the USA in 1945 were not considered as equal; the treatment of people was based on their skin colour‚ a practice that had been going on for many years before‚ even after the Reconstruction of society after the Civil War in which the blacks were "liberated" from slavery. In theory‚ blacks were free to work and live where they wanted‚ but the figures at the time told a different story: by 1960‚ around 17% of the workforce of "white-collar" workers‚ i.e. professional‚ technical‚ administration
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Religion & Belief Systems in Australia post 1945 Question 1: Aboriginal religion is based on land. Land is the heart of Aboriginal Dreaming and provides the assurance needed for the continuation of rituals and ceremonies (king‚ 2010‚ p.213). The effect of Dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities related to the separation from their land was enormous and overwhelmingly detrimental. The impact of British colonisation resulted in Australia being declared ’terra-nullius’ ’land belonging to no-one’
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“We live in a postmodern world in the sense that no single religion‚ system or ideology has any convincing claim to be the one voice of truth. We are yet to grasp the full reality that Australia is a pluralistic‚ multicultural‚ multi-religious society in which among people of different traditions and with indigenous people is a requirement of social cohesion. In a global world our national identities in no way preclude our responsibilities for the well-being of all humanity and the one earth we share
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