The Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele is remembered for its atrocious conditions‚ high casualty rates and Canadian valor. Canadians‚ instrumental in securing victory‚ earned a total of nine Victoria Crosses for their courage. Located near the town of Ypres where another brutal battle occurred‚ a small town called Passchendaele sat‚ unaware of the brutal future that was to come. Although it had very little strategic value‚ General Douglas Haig of the Royal British Army was
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The battle of Gettysburg On Tuesday morning‚ June 30‚ 1863‚ an infantry brigade of Confederate soldiers searching for shoes headed toward Gettysburg. The Confederate commander spotted a long column of Federal cavalry heading toward the town. He withdrew his brigade and informed his superior‚ General Henry Heth‚ who in turn told his superior‚ A.P. Hill‚ he would go back the following morning for shoes that were desperately needed. The battle began on July 1‚ 1863‚ when some of General Ambrose Powell
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com/locate/postcomstud Resettlement for China’s Three Gorges Dam: socio-economic impact and institutional tensions Sukhan Jackson b a‚* ‚ Adrian Sleigh b a Department of Economics‚ University of Queensland‚ St Lucia‚ Queensland 4072‚ Australia Australian Center for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition‚ Medical School‚ University of Queensland‚ Herston‚ Queensland 4006‚ Australia Abstract Large dams have been an important component of infrastructure development in
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The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in World War II between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front‚ the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 26 May–4 June 1940. After the Phoney War‚ the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940. To the east‚ the German Army Group B invaded and subdued the Netherlands and advanced westward through Belgium. In response‚ the Supreme Allied Commander—French General Maurice
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Aswan High Dam in Egypt has not been without some environmental problems‚ it has brought positive benefits and has helped the Egyptian economic development. Summary: Around the world the most important recourse we have is water‚ we all need it. In Egypt the Nile River is one their biggest source of water. The Aswan High Dam is in Egypt and sits on the Nile River. The Dam has helped control the Nile‚ which would flood every year in late summer. The construction of the Aswan High Dam started in
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Geography Project – Controversies surrounding the Sardar Sarovar Dam Most of the SSP’s advantages will benefit Gujarat (downstream)‚ while most of the disadvantages will be felt upstream of the dam in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. According to the initial plan‚ the main dam will house a 1200 megawatt (MW) powerhouse‚ while the canal will have power generating units totaling 250 MW installed; this brings the total installed capacity to 1450 MW. The 1450 MW figure hides the fact that most of this
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Battle of Kapyong The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest‚ yet least-known‚ military achievements. For two days in April‚ 1951‚ a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front lines of the Korean War against a force of about 5‚000 Chinese soldiers. The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest‚ yet least-known‚ military achievements. For two days in April‚ 1951‚ a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front
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The Luftwaffe Needs Lessons from the Brits: An Investigation of Hitler’s Defeat at the Battle of Britain By: Jake Pilla Global History II 11-28-07 In 1940‚ German planes flew over Britain in an attempt to take over the country and tear apart the enemy’s alliance. Britain was surprised by this attack‚ but countered by shooting down at least twenty planes of the Luftwaffe‚ the Nazi air force‚ during the initial attack. Hitler sent waves of planes into Britain every day‚ trying to lower
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The Battle of the Labyrinth The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan is another sequel to the Percy Jackson series that involves Greek Mythology. The purpose is to explain my three favorite scenes and why I enjoyed it. The story begins when Percy‚ the protagonist‚ that has to go on another adventure with the help of his friends through the treacherous Labyrinth‚ and find the maker‚ Daelalus‚ to not assist Luke‚ the antagonist of this book. This novel is part of the Percy Jackson series by
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Case Study Analysis: The Guri Dam The major area of strength in the management of the project is that the project was covered with four phases: inception‚ development‚ implementation‚ and closeout (Anbari‚ n.d.). In the inception phase‚ there was already a vision of what the Guri dam will be like. Its purpose is also identified such that it will serve as a reservoir which could store a large amount of water. It was also in this phase that the cost of the project was estimated. Furthermore‚ this
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