BOOM!‚ CRACK! The top part of the RMS Titanic cracks open. The crack makes its way down to the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. In 1912‚ the RMS Titanic sank for a multitude of reasons and events. The hull malfunction made the Titanic break in two which in return‚ caused many deaths. The cracks‚ the booms‚ are all caused by some critical hull failures. The ship did indeed break in two which was due to a probable hull failure. A hull failure due to the slow sinking of the Titanic‚ a huge stress
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geography had an enormous effect on how the British survived‚ made a profit‚ and the quality of their lives. The climate and geography was different in the south‚ the middle‚ and the northern colonies‚ however it had both positive and negative effects on the English colonies in the New World during the 1600’s. In the north‚ the New England colonist did not have an easy time living off the land. The land was rocky‚ covered with forest‚ the soil was hard and not usable‚ and the growing season was short
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Alexander II came to the throne in March 1855 at the age of 36‚ having been well prepared and trained to take over from his father‚ Nicholas I. Due to his father’s wishes on his death bed Alexander was committed to retaining the autocratic powers of the tsardom. However he was less of a disciplinarian than his father and was more open to the arguments of the other people around him. He was deeply influenced by defeat in Crimean war and by liberal ministers‚ Alexander II undertook extensive reforms of
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The societal conflicts became a major reality for Charlie. He realized that Frank and Joe were not laughing with him but at him. They were not his best friends‚ as they claimed. He now knew what “pulling a Charlie Gordon” meant. Charlie previously thought it was a positive statement but he could not have been more incorrect. There was a petition at his workplace to have him fired. All but one coworker signed it. They were intimidated by his sudden genius status. Dr.Nemur and Dr.Strauss were
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Why did Prohibition fail‚ and why was it repealed? The roots of this problem lay in the wording of 1920’s Volstead Act‚ a piece of federal legislation. Specifically‚ the Volstead Act mandated “concurrent enforcement” of prohibition—that is‚ enforcement through federal laws and agencies as well as by state and local laws and agencies. While lawmakers argued that the Volstead Act would translate into extensive enforcement‚ in practice it meant the opposite. For example‚ in states where many residents
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Why did the Spanish Armada fail? The Spanish Armada was a fleet of 130 ships which sailed from Spain in July 1588 with an intention of overthrowing protestant England ruled by Elizabeth I and making England Catholic once again. This sea battle was between Spain - King Philip of Spain and England - Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis had sailed in the Cadiz harbour and set 30 of Spain’s most finest warships alight. Their surprise attack on England had failed because they’re spotted off Cornwall on 29th
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Since the start of the war‚ the Union devised a strategy. They planned to blockade the South and drive on the Confederate capital. Even though organizing it took about four years‚ it was the single strategy that won the war. Lincoln and Grant cooperated well. Once Lincoln found a general capable of carrying out his determined strategy‚ Lincoln and Grant had to ensure that the military objectives taking place in the war corresponded with the correct political objectives of the war. Surprisingly‚ Lincoln
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Why did parliament win the English Civil War? When Charles raised his Standard in Nottingham 1642 it was unclear who‚ or how‚ the war would be won‚ but Parliament’s Victory in The Civil War 1646‚ can be explained by a Multitude of reasons‚ most notably; a Royalist lack of finance [or more generally resources]‚ and Parliamentary revolutionary Reform and Organisation. Firstly the areas that Parliament held over the course of the civil war were more populous‚ wealthy and fertile than that of the
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1. What did King mean by “the need to be maladjusted”? In sum‚ the definition of maladjustment refers to someone who is “failing or unable to cope with the demands of a normal social environment.” In Martin Luther King’s 1963 speech‚ King states that “Now we all should seek to live a well—adjusted life in order to avoid neurotic and schizophrenic personalities. But there are some things within our social order to which I am proud to be maladjusted and to which I call upon you to be maladjusted
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To what extent has the importance of the Tet Offensive of 1968 been overrated? On January 30th 1968 over 80‚000 Vietcong soldiers launched a surprise attack on over 100 towns and cities in South Vietnam. This is known as the Tet Offensive. The US army and South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) launched a counter-attack which regained all lost territory and crippled the military capabilities of the Vietcong. Some historians argue Tet was not as important as it appears to be. However‚ it is widely considered
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