BATTLE OF JITRA INTRODUCTION 1. Some two months before the fall of Singapore‚ the history of East Asia was forever transformed by the surprising attack across the Malay Peninsular. The sole objective was the capture of Singapore by land. Within a few days of the landing of the invasion forces‚ the fate of Asia will be played out on the field nearby a town called Jitra. 2. The Battle of Jitra which lasted less than two days will ultimately foretell the density that waits that the British
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Name ___________________________________________ Ms. K. Demircanli Global 9S 20 January 2012 China The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty compared to Rome Size and Location of Han and Rome In the second century CE‚ China controlled about 1.5 million square miles of territory. Meanwhile‚ at the same time‚ the Roman Empire controlled about 1.7 million square miles of territory. China’s first recorded census around 2 CE gives a figure of about 58 million people‚ while Rome’s population was
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was in the early‚ middle of the Civil war. The battle took place in Hardin County‚ Tennessee. This war was fought between Americans. The North side was the Union who believed in keeping the Union intact. The Union was the twenty Free states and five border slave states which supported it. The South side was the Confederacy; this was the people who wanted to form a Confederate Government. The confederacy was the eleven states that ceded from the Union to oppose the decision to abolish slavery. The battle
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Q. Why did the French loose the war in Vietnam? In April of 1956 the last remaining French troops would leave Vietnam. After over 200 years of influence and rule‚ the French at last realized that the occupation and control of Vietnam was an unreachable goal. In consideration of the many blunders (both militarily and political) ‚ and the outright ignorance of the French high command‚ any efforts to stabilize Vietnamese nationalism and to maintain french rule over Vietnam were thwarted. Thus
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This battle was a lesser nevertheless crucial battle within the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Trenton was fought throughout the American Revolutionary war and it passed off close to Trenton‚ New Jersey. The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops when the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey. The battle began on December twenty five‚ 1776 and finished on December twenty six‚ 1776. In the battle of Trenton‚ the
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South Korea a Vacation Destination Looking for a vacation destination that is educational and entertaining? Take a Look at South Korea as a possibility. South Korea is located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula‚ bordered by North Korea or the Democratic People’s Republic to the north and by China to the southeast across the Yellow Sea. An interesting note is that one-half of South Korea’s population lives in or around Seoul‚ the capital. Seoul is the second most populated city in the
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Xhosa began in the 1770s. Later‚ in the nineteenth century‚ the British became the new colonizing force (foreigners in control) in the Cape. They directed the armies that were to vanquish the Xhosa. Christian missionaries established their first outposts among the Xhosa in the 1820s‚ but met with little success. Only after the Xhosa population had been traumatized by European invasion‚ drought‚ and disease did Xhosa convert to Christianity in substantial numbers. In addition to land lost to white
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From 1848 to 1891‚ the government of the United States and its army were tasked to secure the nation’s expansion into newly acquired territories west of the Mississippi River. Even during the Civil War years‚ the western frontier and those citizens intending to settle those areas compelled attention and protection from the government and the army. Yet‚ the United States government never clearly formulated a doctrine for handling the population already living in the new territories‚ the American
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over-simplification and a much less nuanced understanding of the part of the world that we live in. Strategic Importance of Pakistan:- The strategic importance of Pakistan is unique because of being a close neighbor to Middle East‚ having a common border with China‚ India‚ Iran‚ Afghanistan and less than one hundred kilometer distance from Central Asian state of Uzbekistan. Bridge between South Asia and South West Asia; Iran and Afghanistan are energy abundant while India and China are lacking of
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associated with this operation‚ that will continue to be remembered for years to come. Kargil Vijay Diwas July 26 is oberved as Kargil Vijay Diwas in memory of the successful Operation Vijay. On this day in 1999‚ Indian soldiers regained control of outposts that had been intruded into by Pakistan. Tiger Hill‚ a mountain in the Kargi -Drass area of Jammu & Kashmir‚ was the most crucial point of the Kargil War. Its recapture played a key role in this war. Homage Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated
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