had good business. When Haig was younger he went to a good school and in 1884 went to Royal Military Academy at Sand Hurst. He first served as a Calvary Commander; however this experience was not useful in the battle of Somme because it was trench warfare which was a new kind of war so he couldn’t use the same tactics. He was also a celebrated commander of the Boer war‚ but the Africans were weaker and were poorer equipped. The Battle of Somme started in July 1st 1916. It was planned as a joint
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An evaluation of the play ‘War Horse’‚ showing your understanding of the medium and elements used and your response. On Monday the 21st of September I went to see the play ‘War Horse’ at the New London Theatre. The play was directed by Marianne Elliot and Tom Morris and is written about the novel ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo. The play is about a horse‚ Joey. He is sold to the English cavalry and is shipped off to France were we serves in WW1. His owner‚ Albert desperate not to lose Joey‚ enlists
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kilometer-square complex in the city of Harbin (now part of Northeast China) those behind the sickening ‘research’ developed some of the most cruel and sadistic experiments ever to be conducted on human victims. These included vivisection‚ amputations‚ germ warfare tests‚ explosive weapons testing‚ and much more. Sheldon H. Harris‚ one of the foremost historians on Unit 731‚ explained in a History Channel documentary how the people tortured and killed were treated as objects: “These scientists had a weird sense
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c. Airborne transmission of environmentally relevant microorganisms i. Bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ yeasts‚ and protozoans 2. Name one airborne microbial toxin? d. Eg. Toxin from Clostridium botulinum – potential biological warfare agent e. Neurotoxin f. Lethal dose – 0.3 µg by inhalation 3. Is lipopolysaccharide an airborne microbial toxin? What kind of bacteria contains LPS? g. Outer membrane of gram negative bacteria – Endotoxin h. Highly
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History Prep 2/4/15 Why did the Western Front end up in a stalemate between 1915 and 1917? In August 1914 after the murder in Sarajevo of Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ 2 main alliances set off to war. 2 of the nations of the Triple Alliance‚ Austria and Germany went to war against the Triple Entente‚ Britain‚ France and Russia. In this essay‚ we will focus on the development of the events on The Western Front where Germany faced France. All the powers had thought and planned their war strategy
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a useful method and killed a lot of people. Source C has informed me about the use of gas attacks in the trenches in 1917 and it also gives me evidence of other key information about trench warfare in world war one. All though it only shows me the German trench‚ I can still predict that British trench warfare is similar and therefore it is a useful source. Source a shows a British trench in July 1916‚ during the battle of the Somme. From the source‚ I can interpret that the soldiers are wearing
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What sulfur mustard is * Sulfur mustard is a type of chemical warfare agent. These kinds of agents are called vesicants or blistering agents‚ because they cause blistering of the skin and mucous membranes on contact. * Sulfur mustard is also known as “mustard gas or mustard agent‚” or by the military designations H‚ HD‚ and HT. * Sulfur mustard sometimes smells like garlic‚ onions‚ or mustard and sometimes has no odor. It can be a vapor (the gaseous form of a liquid)‚ an oily-textured
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What is the current threat to the United States either biological or chemical weapon? Why The current threat can either be biological or chemical. Both would cause disaster to the American society. Potentially biological warfare could be more harmful. As stated‚ Biological agents are difficult to control but relatively easy to produce. Terrorists may find them to be effective weapons.(White‚ 2012) p.139 WMD can easily kill a multitude through a simple epidemic. If an insurgent can access our
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare German’s warlords responded with a blow of the mailed fist. On January 31‚ 1917‚ they announced to an astonished world their decision to wage unrestricted submarine warfare‚ sinking all ships‚ including America’s‚ in the war zone. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare was important‚ because almost 70‚000 people died because of German Submarines. Fourteen Points Wilson scaled a summit of inspiring oratory on January 8‚ 1918‚ when he delivered his famed Fourteen Points Address
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fission device‚ and they can be dropped from an airplane‚ fired from an artillery gun‚ or attached to various types of rockets. N uclear Weapons are waste of space that cause too much pain. Nuclear weapons are inhumane; they should not be used in warfare‚ or at any other time. The damage they cause is irreversible‚ and the pain and suffering caused by nuclear weapons is inexcusable. When a nuclear weapon is dropped‚ everything is destroyed‚ and the radiation left over makes the place uninhabitable
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