Hawaii was established with Sanford B. Dole as president. Following annexation (1898)‚ Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1900. The Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7‚ 1941‚ was directly responsible for U.S. entry into World War II. Hawaii‚ 2‚397 mi west-southwest
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WWII Special Forces Imagine going through the wilderness‚ running low on food and at the same time having bullets fly at you. That is the work of the Special Forces in World War II. The Special Forces did a bunch of work. They were split into groups that went to different places or were just better at fighting in different conditions. The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a group that served in desert climates. These people caused more damage than any other british force equal in strength. They
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EUROPE Continental Flair Europe Often called the “Continent” Most visited by Americans One of the top ten destinations of the world Over 40 countries that comprises Europe Scandinavian Countries -Iceland‚ Norway‚ Sweden Denmark‚ Finland Baltic Nation Located on the Baltic Sea and beneath the Scandinavian Peninsula -Estonia‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania British Isles -Located at the Northwest of Europe Great Britain and Ireland Western Europe France and Benelux countries
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involvement in event of a war with members of the Triple Entente (Britain‚ France and Russia). The Italian Government introduced military conscription in 1907. However‚ only about 25 per cent of those eligible for conscription received training and by 1912 there were only 300‚000 men in the Italian Army. Over 5.2 million men served in the Italian Army during the First World War. Italy’s total wartime casualties was 420‚000 killed and almost 955‚000 wounded. After the war Benito Mussolini attacked
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WWII”. It stuck out to me amongst many other choices because of the personal narrative of both sides of the bomb. The United States today is still the only country to have ever dropped a nuclear weapon on another country. By the middle of 1945‚ the war in Europe against Hitler and the Nazi regime was over and a full-scale invasion of Japans four Main Island was soon coming as the most probable outcome costing millions of Japanese‚ Americans‚ and American allies’ lives. The cost of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
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World War II changed the world dramatically. It all began when Germany invaded Poland and captured the country. It was one of the most powerful countires in the world because of the strong military and leader. Germany feared people all around the world with its goals for domination and outcomes of the strategies that were a success. Even though they were defeated in the end‚ the Germans launched many campaigns to try to win the war. Germany’s invasions of Russia‚ France‚ and Africa were the most
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World Tourism Tourism In South & Southeast Asia Kathleen Macawili BANGLADESH * GEOGRAPHY CHARACTERISTIC OF REGION & COUNTRY * The physical geography of Bangladesh is varied and has an area characterized by two distinctive features: a broad deltaic plain subject to frequent flooding‚ and a small hilly region crossed by swiftly flowing rivers . The country has an area of 147‚570 square kilometers and extends 820 kilometers north to south and 600 kilometers east to west.
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new and improved sea and air warfare. The atom bomb was a big part of WW2 as people could be killed from a bomb from a long distance. This bomb also covered a long area killing more people and people of the area bombed could still be feeling the effects in the form of cancer. New air warfare such as fighter jets were introduced in WW2. These planes carried deadly bombs and could take out a large number of people. New sea warfare was introduced‚ such ships as the corvette were popular‚ and the corvette
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vanat@vanat.ch Internet : www.vanat.ch 2013 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism Laurent Vanat Overview of the key industry figures for ski resorts April 2013 Table of contents Introduction ............................................................................. - 5 Glossary ................................................................................... - 6 The world ski market ................................................................ - 7 Participating
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the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes. The site lies near the head waters of the Amazon River and is on the ridge between two prominent mountain peaks Machu Picchu and Hauyna Picchu about 500 meters above the valley bottom (Wright and Kenneth‚ 2-3). Machu Picchu‚ believed to be the royal estate of the Inca ruler Pachacuti‚ is the most well-known of all the Inca archaeological sites. Professor Hiram Bingham discovered the site in July of 1911 and excavated it with the help of National Geographic
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