war. Wilson’s fight for neutrality during German submarine attacks on ships slowly deteriorated when finally he came to believe that war was a necessary action to defend America and it’s people. After a German attack that sank the American ship Lusitania‚ despite Americans outrage‚ Wilson said‚ “ There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as a nation being right that it does not need to convince other by force that it is right.” ( Wilson; Tindall and Shi‚ Ch. 25)
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The Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria‚Hungary faced off against the Allied forces of Great Britain‚ the United States‚ France‚ Russia.World War 1 began in 1914 and ended on November 11th 1918. Modern technology included in the war resulted in more than 41 million casualties and 9 million deaths by the end of the war in November of 1918. But why did World War One start in the first place? And What ended It? was it Germany or was it everyone else? Who was responsible for this global conflict?
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Rushi Katragadda Don’t Know Much About History Chapter 5 1. What happened at Custer’s Last Stand? Battle between Native Americans and U.S. forces‚ as a result of actions made by George Armstrong Custer. One of the greatest conflicts between the two forces leading to the government to wage war against the tribes. Even though the Natives were only defending against attack they were called out as murderers. 2. What happened at Wounded Knee? This was the Natives last stand in the 1800s bringing an
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Haukelid and the Gunnerside team did the right thing in destroying the Vemork Heavy Water Plant and sinking the Hydro‚ because if they were not able to complete this task then the Germans could have completed their research in the atomic bomb and could have used it on the Allied Forces. By choosing to aid and be a part of the Gunnerside team and launch the attack on the Vemork plant as well as sinking the Hydro‚ Knut Haukelid made the right decision‚ which shows their sense of Global/National responsibility
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The major lesson that was taken from this tragic event is that no matter how great or ready your crew or leadership is‚ bad things can happen at any time and it’s out of anyone’s control. Captain McVay’s actions of taking ownership of the sinking of the ship even though it was out of his control models the values of being a commanding officer. No matter what happens‚ good or bad‚ a captain will always be responsible for the safety of their ship and crew. This event also reminded us that
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on April 14‚ 1912. The public was informed that‚ “She was touted as the safest ship ever built‚ so safe that she carried only 20 lifeboats- enough to provide accommodations for only half of her passengers” ("The Sinking of the Titanic‚ 1912”). The single most important cause of the sinking of the massive machine was the excessively speeding. Significantly‚ the Titanic was exceeding the speed limit for a ship her size and weight. The “British Wreck Commissioner’s Inquiry” came
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The U.S was adamant that the Spanish had something to do with the sinking of the USS Maine in 1989. Considering the ship sunk in the Havana harbor‚ which was controlled by Spain‚ it was pretty easy for the U.S to point fingers. It seems pretty obvious Spain had something to do with the attack‚ however there has been some red flags pointing to just the opposite‚ in fact some people believe the U.S sunk the ship on purpose as a pretext to the military actions that followed. The U.S did gain many positive
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Ancient geography The Cassiterides‚ meaning Tin Islands (from the Greek word for tin: Κασσίτερος/Kassiteros)‚ are an ancient geographical name of islands that were regarded as situated somewhere near the west coasts of Europe. The traditional assumption‚ ignoring Strabo‚ is that Cassiterides refer to Great Britain‚ based on the significant tin deposits in Cornwall. Herodotus (430 BC) had only dimly heard of the Cassiterides‚ "from which we are said to have our tin‚" but did not discount the islands
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Warning America that any boat caught at sea carrying weapons and war supplies will be sunk. America did not care much about it because it was not their war until one day when a German submarine sunk the Lusitania without warning. The sunken ship was carrying over four million rounds of ammunition for allied troops and killed at least 1‚198 and 128 Americans. Germany in fear of the Americans joining the war sent Mexico a telegram proposing an alliance granting
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’dead-on’ into a corner pocket. Whoever plays first‚ or breaks‚ is always white. The object of the game is to sink all of your pieces‚ using the heavier ’striker’‚ in any of the pockets before your opponent. Your turn continues as long as you keep sinking your pieces - luck shots count and all combinations are permitted. When placing the striker on the board to shoot‚ the striker must touch both ’base lines’ (see left diagram)‚ either covering the red circle completely‚ or not touching it at all. The
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