The Soviet Union’s successful Sputnik launch on October 4th‚ 1957 created a political and emotional uproar in America. People in the United States were at times angered‚ dismayed‚ intrigued‚ fearful‚ humiliated‚ fascinated‚ distraught‚ and anxious at the thought of the Soviet satellite orbiting the planet. What Americans wanted most of all was for the U.S. to catch up to the Soviets as quickly as possible. They wanted reassurance and a definite closure of the perceived missile gap. Prior to the
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Having wasted enormous resources on recapturing Allied prisoners of war (POWs)‚ the Germans move the most determined to a new‚ high-security prisoner of war camp. The commandant‚ Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger‚ tells the senior British officer‚ Group Capt Ramsey‚ "There will be no escapes from this camp." Ramsey replies that it is their duty to try to escape. After several failed escape attempts on the first day‚ the POWs settle into the prison camp. Gestapo and SS agents bring Squadron Leader Roger
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Sputnik Launch Background: Sputnik was a Russian satellite‚ which also happened to be the first satellite to ever make it to space. Sputnik was 285cm long (112inches) it was 58cm (23 inches) in diameter and weighed 83.6kg (184lb). Sputnik circled the earth every 96.2 minutes until early 1958‚ when it had blown up in the atmosphere. Event: The Soviets launched Sputnik on October 5‚ 1957‚ showing the Americans that they were serious about launching a satellite to orbit around the Earth. In addition
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There have been thousands of civilizations recorded throughout history‚ some have sustained‚ others have collapsed. The civilizations that sustained have learned from the ones that have collapsed. They learn not to make the mistakes those that have collapsed have made‚ they improve and adapt. Some use the mistakes of others to make them collapse so they can sustain. By knowing what they need to do to improve‚ they can make sure that they don’t collapse. Civilizations sustain with a social structure
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Henry Clay and Daniel Webster wanted to control the government‚ and they planned to basically take over during Harrison’s term. Although they had a good plan‚ one thing failed. Harrison died 4 weeks into the job and John Tyler was now in office. Harrison was devoted to the Whig party and many of the things that the Whig party said they were going to do were shut down by Tyler. For example‚ the Whig’s had a plan to establish a new bank‚ called the Fiscal Bank but it was vetoed by the Democrat president
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..1.“Hindenburg Disaster Unsolved Mystery‚” The Telegraph‚ May 7‚ 1937‚ 1 and 6‚ available at https://news.google.com/newspapers‚ accessed November 12‚ 2017. …..On May 6‚ 1937‚ the Hindenburg‚ a zeppelin that made trips to and from Germany‚ crashed …..while attempting to land at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst‚ New Jersey. Luckily‚ only 29 …..of the 97 people aboard were killed or declared missing following the wreck‚ as well as one …..unlucky spectator
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1. What was the Renaissance and why did it begin in Italy? The Renaissance is the era of rebirth. It took play around 1300 to 1600 and in Europe‚ this era is known as a rebirth of art and learning. The Renaissance first began in Italy because in Europe‚ both England and France were at war with each other (The Hundred Years’ War) which prevented them into the age of the Renaissance. Italy‚ on the other hand‚ wasn’t at war and allowed the Renaissance to start. Three advantages that started the Renaissance
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The next big failure of the League of Nations was over disarmament. The League had not had any success in this area in the 1920s either‚ but at that stage‚ when the international climate was better‚ it had not seemed to matter as much. In the 1930s however‚ there was increased pressure for the League to do something about disarmament. The Germans had long been angry about the fact that they had been forced to disarm after the First World War while other nations had not done the same. Many countries
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Gallipoli was only ever going to be a pointless struggle. World War 1 was a world war between the triple entente i.e. Italy‚ Austria-Hungry and Germany and the triple alliances – United Kingdom‚ France and Russia and all their alliances. It all started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was the Royal Prince of Austria-Hungry was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip who was Bosnian Serb and a member of a group called the Black Hand a secret society led by Serbian Military Intelligence. This essay aims to
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What Happened In 1977 Jonestown was founded for members of the people’s temple by Jim Jones in the jungles of Guyana‚ and had 50 people living there. This all changed when an exposé was being printed about him. The article included article with ex-members. That night Jim jones and hundreds of others flew to Guyana and moved into the Jonestown compound. Jonestown was meant to be a utopia but didn’t have enough housing or beds. The cabins were filled from wall to wall with bunk beds and were majorly
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