In what ways did the causes of the Second World War differ from the causes of the First World War? The causes of World War One and World War Two shared both differences and similarities‚ but overall there were more differences between the two. The social‚ political‚ and economic circumstances of the times varied‚ though at times correlated with each other‚ but there are extreme differences that help create a different atmosphere for each war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ on the 28th
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Drones have been used for many years. The first drone was used in World War 1 It was launched out of a catapult or controlled by a radio control. In january of 1918 the U.S army started the production of aerial torpedoes. Some of the test done on the torpedo were successful but not all. The Kettering Bug was never actually used in war because the final production of the machine was
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The first rocketeer was a Greek named Archytas who lived in the city of Tarentum‚ which is in modern day Italy. Around the year 400 B.C.‚ he flew a pigeon made of wood. It was hung on wires and was propelled by escaping steam. The pigeon used the Newton’s Third Law‚ which was not theorized until the 17th century. About three hundred years after the pigeon‚ another Greek who was called “Hero of Alexandria”‚ created another‚ similar‚ invention that he called an aeolipile. The aeolipile was a rotund
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A man was once asked how he became the hero he is today‚ he replied with‚ “It was easy‚ they sank my boat” (Cawley). Being able to recover from such a tragic experience is really hard‚ especially if it affects a person physically and mentally‚ but nothing stopped John F. Kennedy from achieving his goals. John F. Kennedy was able to take his success’ and some failures and joined many different activities‚ run for many high positions‚ and help out the people around him and the country with his many
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During the Vietnam War era‚ the United States and other democratic and free nations were fearful of communism spreading to more parts of the world. They fought two world wars to protect freedom‚ and to contain the communist movements. The foreign policy of the United States evolved to that of a pre-emptive type strike on the possibility of communism surfacing and threatening free countries. Harry S. Truman began to theorize that if a communist nation took over a non-communist state‚ then neighboring
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USA were extremely cautious to fight in a direct war with each other (source 11). This meant that the USSR was only able to support North Vietnam through supplying China with arms who in turn would arm the North Vietnamese (source 11). Nevertheless‚ the Vietnam war was still composed of the “classic Cold War” scenario (source 11)‚ as there was support from the Capitalist west as well as support from the communist East in conflict against each other. In addition‚ the opposing ideologies of the Cold
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find a gas station and did not run out of gas though) When we finally got to Fort Fisher‚ it was really cold and windy there but we still had a lot of fun. We walked around the museum and saw how big the ammunition that was used was; there was a torpedo that was as big as my shin/calf and a canon ball as big as my head. We saw dioramas of the fort being built and later reacted them on the trail. We walked along the trail and halfway through realized that we went around the wrong way because all the
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Margaret Bourke – White‚ an American journalist photographer‚ was born in New York City on June 14‚ 1904. She was raised in a strict household. During her time in high school she became the yearbook editor and that is when she started showing her writing talent. Raised in a strict household‚ Bourke-White attended local public schools in Bound Brook‚ New Jersey‚ after her family moved there. In high school Bourke-White served as the yearbook editor and showed promise in her writing talents. After
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meters). The great white shark weights 5000 lbs (2‚268 kg) or more and is a streamline swimmer (National Geographic‚ 1996-2010). Females are larger then the male great white sharks. The great white shark has a cone shape nose‚ black eyes‚ and a torpedo-shape body. The lion of the sea has a powerful tail; called the caudal fin: to swim through the water at the speeds of up to 15 miles (15 kilometers) per hour. The great white shark mouth has 300 serrated; triangular teeth in several row. The great
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planes were pre-staged on runways around the island as a precautionary measure. As a result‚ the fighters were airborne within moments and able to provide overwhelming force. Allowing time for the naval ships to man their fighting positions and drop torpedo nets saving the fleet. These actions caused the Japanese to sustain great losses and in the end retreat back out into the
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