and other people in professions where day-to-day use of mathematics was essential. With the new system‚ people could compute sums and differences more quickly‚ giving them a competitive edge. Fibonacci realized the advantages of this new system‚ as did most who were exposed to it‚ so when he returned to Pisa‚ he wrote a book about it that he finished in 1202. Titled Liber abbaci‚ meaning "Book of Calculating‚" the work dealt with the methods of arithmetic in the decimal system (now taught to all elementary
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What was the contribution by the Australian Flying corps in World war ? In 1914‚ Australia created its very first militarised aviation base located in Point Cook‚ Australia had became the first British Dominion for service during world war 1. Australia had created four squadrons‚ the first one had been sent to Mesopotamia located in the middle east in 1916 and the last 3 were deployed to the Western Front to fight in France. On the 8th of February 1915 Australia received a request from the Viceroy
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of World War II on soldiers World War II was one of the most destructive conflicts in history. With over 50 million deaths‚ this tragedy corrupted the lives of many‚ especially the brave soldiers who fought in the war. Jerome Neros was one of the soldiers who fought in World War II‚ and he had some very fascinating information to share about his experiences. Although the war was physically damaging‚ it affected a great number of people in various ways both on and off of the battlefield. World War
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The World War I was referred as the first “Total War” from historians and to others the “Great War”. The World War I was very tragic because of countries that were involved in the War. During this time Woodrow Wilson was the President‚ and he was the 28th President in the United States. Wilson wanted to keep the United States neutral during the World War I. This essay will explain why Wilson abandoned his policy of neutrality and justify American involvement in a European conflict. During
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After a bitter debate over how best to use American troops in World War I‚ it was determined that they would serve under General John J. Pershing but accept the final strategic authority from the Allied Supreme Commander‚ Marshall Ferdinand Foch of France. Initially‚ American troops were used piecemeal to plug up holes and to drive Germans back when possible. By 1918‚ American troops were fully engaged. They secured their first victory at Cantigny‚ just north of Paris‚ in May. They suffered terrible
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In 1862 many people truly believed that the Confederacy was winning the Civil War. The Union believed it and the other countries believed it. The Union struggled with their military leaders and they weren’t familiar with the South’s land. The struggles that the North had before Gettysburg led to everyone believing that the South was going to win the Civil War. The North wasn’t crushing the South like they thought they would. The South wasn’t necessarily winning but they weren’t being beaten so
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Why did we break away from Great Britain? We wanted our independents‚ so don’t you think by controlling the Philippines‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico we are acting like ”Great Britain”? Going into these country’s and trying to force your government ideas‚ putting your army in foreign land‚ and controlling there economics sound un-American to me. The government should consider what is at stake if we enter these foreign territories. If we try to imply our ways government ideas what would happen? That brings
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If the British had won the Revolutionary War‚ I would not be sitting here writing this paper and you would not be reading this right now. Americans would not be Americans‚ but British. America would not even be around now and there would be no 50 states. Most of our ancestors would not have came if the British beat the Americans. Our ancestors came for independence‚ land‚ and economic gain‚ they came for a better life then they had where they were. Based on Britain back then‚ it was not like America
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March 28‚ 2010 Western Civ. 102 World War I and World War II had a profound effect on many people living during those time periods. During World War I and World War II thousands lost their lives fighting for their respective countries. Men played a crucial part in fighting for their countries on the war front‚ but on the home front women played a crucial part also. During both World War I and World War II‚ women were called on to do work and take on major roles that
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Legacy of World Wars Richard Castaneda POL 401 Baker College May 22‚ 2014 The First World War lasted from 1914 until 1918 and had major consequences that influenced a continuation to World War II. The war resulted in the dramatic change of the world map. Several empires disappeared and many new countries were born. World War I involved the signing of several peace treaties that benefited the Allies but left the countries like Germany in with loads of debt and with the frustration of defeat
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