the VC but others were not as most were not effective against guerrilla tactics. The first tactic used by the US to try and stop VC support was strategic hamlets. These were guarded villages that were used to try and move South Vietnamese peasants away from VC and NLF influence. The South Vietnamese were forced out of their homes and made to move into these hamlets that were guarded by American forces and the ARVN in order to try and prevent more people
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To what extent was the decline of the staple industries the most significant development affecting the people of Wales and England 1880 – 1929? The decline of the staple industries was a very significant development in people’s lives. Before the decline of the staple industries‚ Britain was known as the “workshop of the world” this was due to the fact that Britain producing 2/3 of the worlds coal‚ 50% of the worlds iron and 5/7 of all the worlds’ metal. This all changed when countries like Germany
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I will be discussing whether there were significant improvements made to British society between 1886-1914. I will be doing this by assessing key events and movements such as women’s suffrage and the trade union movement. In my opinion‚ Between 1886-1914‚ the British economy was declining due to foreign competition and the ‘Great Depression’. This economic decline is shown by the massive increase in unemployment rates. For example‚ in 1873‚ unemployment was a mere 1% whereas by 1892 it had reached
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The First World War (1914 -1918) was the most destructive event in the 20th century of world history‚ which covered the entire global and all nations in the world. “At the war’s end‚ all European belligerents were economically depleted and suffered devastating losses in human life‚ which totaled nearly ten million.”1 Statistically‚ the numbers of people who died in those four years of war were 1‚800‚000 Germans‚ 1‚700‚000 Russians‚ 1‚384‚000 French 1‚290‚000 from Austria-Hungary and 743‚000 British
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Trade was the most important factor in the growth of the British Empire. Do you agree? One of the main factors of the growth of the British Empire is trade. The other main factors are: rivalries with other European countries‚ the spread of Christianity and the desire to colonise. All of these factors are important‚ but I think that the main one is trade. Trade earned a lot of money‚ and the East India Company had a lot to do with this. Some of the money which was made from
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The Five Most Significant Historical Events During this course‚ I have definitely learned more than I ever would have thought was a part of Western Civilization. This course has taught me so much‚ and learning about a lot of things that have occurred in the past‚ has given me so much insight on how things have been shaped for not only the present but the future. To me‚ I think five of the most significant historical events or eras was; the Industrial Revolution‚ the American Revolution
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Many events happened over the course of the twentieth century that made a significant difference in shaping Canada’s identity. Canada’s contribution to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan helped form international unity between Canada and the Allied countries. The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation presented ideas that were later developed into very beneficial services Canadian citizens have today‚ allowing Canada to be self-dependent. The battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I resulted in international
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What was the most important reason for the abolition of the slave Trade? By the time that the slave trade had been abolished in Britain and her colonies in 1807 eleven million men‚ women and children had been snatched from their homes. For historians understanding the factors that led to the abolition of the trade remains an important task. Whilst there is clearly a consensus on the main factors that led to this seismic and historic event there is obviously a difference in opinion on the most
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was one of the most extreme controversies in American history. Besides from being an important step to equality‚ it was also a glimmering beacon of hope for all of those who were victims of discrimination. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed on July 2‚ 1964 and was signed into law by President Johnson. The Civil Rights Act was first written in 1962 before President Kennedy’s assassination.
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Propaganda was extremely significant in Ggermany in the period 1933 to 1945 as it affected the people of Germany’s lifestyles greatly due to the fact that propaganda was presented to people in their everyday lives in some manner or form‚ making it inescapable. The main methods of propaganda were achieved through radio‚ posters‚ newspapers‚ films‚ music and the arts‚ which are popular forms of entertainment and leisure and therefore influenced the majority of the German public – which were Hitler’s
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