airfields was so quick and thorough that only a few American planes were able to participate in the counterattack. The Japanese were successful in accomplishing their principal mission‚ which was to cripple the Pacific Fleet. They sunk three battleships‚ caused another to capsize‚ and severely damaged the other four. All together the Japanese sank or severely damaged 18 ships‚ including the 8 battleships‚ three light cruisers‚ and three destroyers. On the airfields the Japanese destroyed 161 American planes
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Iraqi Christians who survived the rule of the Islamic State (ISIS) are now revealing the various brutalities and torture they endured and witnessed in the last two years. Since ISIS occupied Mosul and the surrounding Nineveh Plains in 2014‚ more than 100‚000 Christians have left the city‚ but some were unable to do so because of old age and sickness‚ among many other reasons. The believers who were left behind where forced to pay tax to the Islamist militants‚ convert to Islam‚ or face death‚ The
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Some of the bacteria could be naturally occurring and non-harmful to the orcas. Scientists say that the potential problem is that orcas with weak immune responses could possibly be more susceptible to the types of this bacterias that cause respiratory diseases. These concerns are largely emphasized by the fact the Puget Sound orca population is not very consistent or robust. As part of an effort to augment the orca population‚ the animals are being intensely tracked photographed to to
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41. Shays Rebellion was significant because it made the American delegates realize that the states had too much power and the central government didn’t have enough power. This assumption led to the revisions of the articles of confederation which led to the being written constitution. 42. The great compromise was presented by Roger Sherman in 1787. There was a political dispute the included Virginia and New Jersey. At the Constitutional Convention there was a plan drafted that would subside the
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What is child poverty‚ its causes and impacts? The word poverty means being poor. This means luck of capital in both income and wealth. However they also suffer from education and good health. Families and groups in the population can be said to be in poverty. However people who are in poverty will have fewer opportunities like others and less chance to participate in the community. Therefore we help those children by fundraising‚ to transform UK’S more vulnerable children. There are certain people
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producing mass amounts of products‚ and because wages were high‚ consumers were buying them. However‚ the spending habits of the American people are what would lead to the economy’s downfall. People would invest most of their money in stocks‚ and spend the rest on items they didn’t really need. Not many people put too much of their income into
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marking one of the largest strikes in Canadian history. The strike was the result of many causes‚ including the increased suffering of Canadian workers. This pain was elevated because of Canadians who returned from the First World War‚ and could not find jobs because of the difficult economic environment. In addition‚ plant closures‚ high unemployment and poor work conditions also contributed to the causes of the general strike. The common goal of the strike was to promote the idea of collective
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What were the causes of American Revolution? There were many factors that lead to the American Revolution but a few stand out more importantly. The American Revolution was not just one happening that created a global concern‚ there were many factors that lead to it such as taxes that they were enforcing‚ and a few of these acts led colonists to believe their freedom was at stake. All of this and the opposition eventually led to the American Revolution. The beginning issues that lead to the revolutionary
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zone‚ a regiment had marched into a town to perform a ceremony for officers and themselves weren’t acknowledged (Borden 44). As with the Backwash of war‚ the generals also described in the forbidden zone rushed through giving medals to people‚ making what should have been a gesture of appreciation‚ something similar to a mundane task that none of the patients really cared for
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The many causes of the atomic bombs being dropped on Japan was justified and was a strategic attack. The dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan took place on two dates August 6‚ 1945 and August 9‚ 1945 and it attacked two cities of Japan and all of the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The main reason for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to justify that we are still the strongest country and United States wanted to win the war. President Truman at the time was the president. The first
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