enough concrete‚ 4.5 million cubic yards‚ to build a two-lane highway from Seattle‚ Washington to Miami‚ Florida.More than 8.5 million pounds of dynamite was used to blast the foundation for the dam and 8 miles of tunnels through the canyon walls. Why did they build the Hoover Dam?The main reason for building the Hoover Dam was to supply the electrical power necessary to transport 4.4 million acre-feet—over a quarter of the Colorado River’s average annual flow to California. Soon‚ the dam also would
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German lines. This operation was a success because not only did it lead to the victory in Europe but it earned the support of the Soviet Union which was a smart decision on America’s part. The Soviet Union gave support in America defeating Japan. Over in the Pacific‚ America used a method known as “Island hopping [and this] was important because American’s were able to hop to any island and take back control from the Japanese of that island” (Why Island Hopping Was So Important). Island hopping was a
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Why did Tsardom collapse in 1917? In February 1917‚ all were stunned when what started off as a demonstration regarding shortages of food and fuel‚ escalated into a protest attempting to overthrow Tsar Nicholas II. However‚ nobody could have predicted what the result would have been‚ as when Tsar Nicholas II abdicated‚ there was nobody to assume the position of Tsar‚ and so 300 years of Romanov rule came to an end. Although it came as a surprise‚ the failure of the tsarist regime happened for
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Why did the Civil War Begin? Slavery was a major influence towards the beginning of the Civil War. Mostly because of the disagreements between the North and South on the idea of Slaves. Southern Slave States versus Northern Free States. Is it because of any major events during that time period or just the disagreement between the States worsening over time? I believe the Civil War‚ began because of the Mexican-American war‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ Fugitive Slave Law‚ and . Although many people believe
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Before Saint Paul’s conversion‚ he was called Saul because he was Jewish. Saul was there for Saint Stephens death because he was persecuting Christians. Saul did not believe in what Saint Stephen was trying to teach‚ so Saint Stephen became the first Christian martyr. He converted to Christianity because Jesus was calling to him asking‚ “Why are you persecuting me?” Then‚ Saul became blind on the way to Damascus. Once he got to Damascus‚ he baptized and cured by Anais and he changed his name to Paul
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towns was by boat. The topography of Boston was also covered in hills and rocky coastlines. These hills made it easier and at times harder to defend Boston from its attackers. Just as the Colonists were soon to realize for themselves. On the night of June 16‚ 1775‚ Colonel William Prescott‚ who lead the colonist troops‚ received an order to fortify Bunker Hill and defend it until further notice‚ but he ordered his militiamen to fortify Breed’s Hill instead which was about 700 yards from Bunker Hill
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Wednesday‚ 24 September 2014 Why did Hitler gain power in 1933? I believe that there were 5 key motivators for change within Germany which led to Hitlers rise to power in the 1930’s‚ and his election as Chancellor. In this essay I plan to explore in depth about how‚ after ten years‚ Hitler finally gained the trust of the German people‚ and most importantly‚ their vote. Although Hitler was not responsible for the Great Depression‚ nor did he particularly have any control over the collapse of the
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What I learned in the Frederick Douglass escape was that it took a lot of hard work and bravery to do what he did. He had to face a lot of obstacles on his journey he also met a few people on the way who looked out for him and the ones who recognized him didn’t say much of nothing. When Frederick douglass got to where he needed to go he was still feeling like a slave mentally and physically he didn’t know what to do he was running out of money and was going through hard times. He was traveling to
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huge shift and people scattered west in the year of 1848. Why? The California gold rush was responsible for the population change. James Marshall was the person who found the pea-sized nugget of gold‚ which started the rush. In the January of 1848 he was walking along the banks of the American River and he found the chunk. He tried smashing it between two rocks‚ for he knew gold would dent but not break. The nugget didn’t break‚ but it did dent. This was not a test that fully confirmed that it was
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Why Did The Roman Republic Fall? Gabriel Feldzamen “The disintegration of the Roman Republic is the first example in European history of the collapse of a constitutional system.” Before the Roman Republic‚ the Roman Kingdom existed‚ and in 509 BC the kingdom was replaced by the republican government. At 27 BC‚ the Roman Republic collapsed‚ and the Roman Empire was formed on the republic’s foundations. The early Roman Republic was greatly influenced by the Etruscans. “The Roman model for their
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