French forces battled against nearly 50000 Viet Minh guerrillas. The battle resulted in a shameful loss for the French and was one of the worst military disasters for the French of all time. This battle spelled the end of the 1st Indochina War. One cause of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the French Plan. General Henri Navarre‚ commander-in-chief of the French forces in Indochina devised a plan. His plan was to decimate the Viet Minh forces by using a military camp as bait. Because the Viet Minh did
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Are media technologies causes or consequences of social change? Determinism? Society and technology are two aspects‚ which always change. They are invariably progressing because of one another. There is one seemingly obvious question‚ which people have not been able to answer of‚ whether technology‚ that is influencing the society or the technology is only the consequence of inevitable social change. We encounter a chicken-and-egg problem. This essay argues‚ that both are connected
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What was the significance of Kristallnacht? *Kristallnacht was German for "night of broken glass" and referred to all the broken glass caused by the breaking of windows in Jewish shops‚ presented as a “spontaneous public outburst”. The trigger of Kristallnacht A Polish Jew‚ Herschel Grynszpan shot Ernst Vom Rath. The assassination triggered Kristallnacht. *his parents were deported back to Poland‚ made him angry * In September 1936 he entered France illegally *7 November‚ Shot Vom Rath
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The Herero Wars: By Denise R. & Vidhi S. Causes and consequences Table of contents: 3. Introduction 4 – 6. Examples and analysis of primary & secondary sources 7 – 8. The causes & consequences of the Herero wars 9. Conclusion 10. Sources Introduction The Hereros were people living in what is now the independent nation of Namibia. Herero chiefs were independent‚ presiding over a decentralized tribal government‚ with extended families and their cattle herds spread
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Domestic Violence in India: Causes‚ Consequences and Remedies Introduction “Bride tortured to death for dowry”‚ “School going kid succumbs to his injuries after beaten by father”‚ “A seventy year old man killed over property dispute”‚ “Harassment of men in Chandigarh…” All these and what not‚ turn to any newspaper at random and you would find the reports of such kind of violence all over the country. These are all what we come to know through different forms of media. There are more such cases
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debt‚ in which they had to solve by placing taxes on common items in the colonies. The Stamp Act and Tea Act were two examples of taxes Britain put on the colonists that led to political unrest. The expansion of English territory was not the only cause for colonial unrest‚ severe taxation also played a major part in straining the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies. After the war British troops were still stationed in North America‚ resulting in massive debt (Doc. F). Heavy taxation
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Analysis - The Structure of Corporate Ownership: Causes and Consequences This paper provides an analysis of the article “The Structure of Corporate Ownership: Causes and Consequences” by Harold Demsetz and Kenneth Lehn‚ 1985‚ Journal of Political Economy‚ 95(6): 1155-1177‚ based on the ten basic claims of scientific research and Toulmin’s model of argumentation. To begin with‚ the question that the researcher proposes to investigate‚ which is whether there are any significant factors that influence
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Sociology 24 mark essay Assess the causes and consequences of changes in the UK population. Population is a group of people that changes in a certain area. Birth and death rates‚ and migration are the main causes for change in the population. Birth and death rates have caused a significant change in the population due to both of them dropping. Birth rates have dropped due to things such as recession‚ less people are having children because they can’t afford to have them‚ some people
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Introduction The atmosphere is considered as a great cover that guards the earth’s surface from the full solar radiations during daytime and prevents excessive losses of heat during nighttime. The atmosphere provides a sustaining livable temperature on the planet by maintaining the heat balance of the earth. However‚ humans disregard the atmosphere through activities that contribute in polluting the surrounding. In order to prevent and minimize the air pollution‚ it is essential to understand the
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November 9‚ 2012 Since the beginning of life‚ the opportunity to choose the right from wrong is given to everyone‚ but at the same time choices and consequences walk parallel to each other. The choices in life predestine the future of who makes the choice in their own life; those decisions are good or bad and so are the consequences. Therefore‚ each individual is responsible for their own acts that are going to build their own destiny for instance everybody has what they deserve. Like William
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