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“In 1952, polio reached its peak when over 58,000 cases were reported, including 3,145 deaths.” (About Jonas Salk) Polio is among the top ten epidemics in the United States history and the widespread panic created by it could have continued longer without the polio vaccine’s inventor, Jonas Salk. Although Jonas Salk’s intentions and methods were called into question by many, his Poliomyelitis vaccine ended the polio epidemic of the early-mid 20th century. Background On October 28, 1914, Jonas…

When the United States joined the war in 1916, industry in America boosted. Industry producers had to keep on producing to help the war and United States. To produce more materials, new machines were developed to help the producers to meet the needs of the government and citizens. More employment…

A Legend worth Living Of the many prominent English writers in recent history, one that certainly stands out is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. A specialist in Old and Middle English at the University of Oxford, Tolkien is remembered as professor, scholar, and storyteller (Doughan). Particularly, his series The Hobbit, as well as its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, earned him great fame and success. Honored by many and loved by literally millions, Tolkien’s work is often considered the greatest of…

the end, the number of people volunteering to enlist for the Australian Imperial Force was so high that recruitment officers were forced to turn people away. However, as war went on, the amount of casualties increased and volunteers decreased so by 1916 the Australian Imperial force began to run out of soldiers. This is when Prime Minister Billy Hughes, began to take action. Australia War Memorial explains Mr Hughes idea, ‘Despite opposition from his own party, Labor Prime Minister Billy Hughes…

throughout the work). It all begins when the Flugmaschinenfabrik Gustav Otto merged in 1916, on Government demand, into Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke AG (BFW). The Rapp Motorenwerken became later in 1917 the Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH, which in 1918 changed into an AG (public limited company). In 1922 the BMW AG transfers its operations, along with the brand names, to the BFW. The BFW’s birth date, 6 March 1916, therefore also has become the founding date of the Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.…

What were the costs and benefits of World War 1? World War 1 (which started in July 28th 1914 and ended November 11th 1918) also referred to as the Great War was the dispute between several international powers, although the war saw involvements from regions such as the Middle East and the United States; most of the conflict resided in Europe. The Allies: Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States were fighting against the central powers whom consisted of mainly Germany,…

women knew that they had basic human rights, such as women having control over decisions made about their bodies, and that anyone should have the right to decide whether they are ready to have a child or not. With these goals in mind, on October 16, 1916, Margaret Sanger founded her non-profit organization called Planned Parenthood, which still stands to this day. Throughout Margaret Sanger’s life, she made a significant change in the trajectory of women’s equality by developing women's rights…

America’s Fight to “Make the World Safe for Democracy” Prior to the start of WWI in 1914, European nations’ initial goals of obtaining colonial possessions overseas needed the security and support of alliances in order to achieve military domination within Europe (Foner 733). Alliances offered flexibility, increased security, defensive support, along with the allowance of political input and restraint if diplomatic partners ever proposed acting in extreme measures. The Dual Alliance between…

alliances existed. The first being, the Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia. The second, the Central Powers: Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Of particular interest to these states is that of the Ottoman Empire. In 1916 during the First World War, France, Britain and Russia began to create a divided Ottoman Empire between them, sketched out on a map. This secret agreement, known as the Sykes-Picot agreement, so named because of its creators Mark Sykes of…

become more independent with hard work. JROTC helps cadets become leaders so can have the chance to change the world for the better. The instructors mainly teaches students to develop their strengths of being independent and become mature adults. In 1916, Congress passed the National Defense Act to spread military education worldwide (Let 1 Student Textbook CH 1 Lesson 2). Ancient Greeks, feudal Europeans, and Japanese had their version of military education before JROTC was created (Let 1…