Ammunition

Gun Control In just the few short months of 2018, there has already been 16 high school shootings that have resulted in death or injury and over 26 students, who had their lives taken from them, were killed. More high school students are killed each year than military personnel. Gun control is one of the many controversial topics in our government today, as well as our very detailed past. Guns and gun control has built our society into what it is today and has had a major impact in our…

They were all around me just like a swarm of bees. There was a ammunition supply shop not too far from here. I had started running to the ammunition shop. There was a bunch of weapons, but I did not know which one would work the best. I had chose my weapons, it was a bat with spikes. I had to get to the nuclear tower, so that I could stop the swarm of…

The 1800’s saw the creation of political parties in the United States. As men began to share their company with other liked mind men, who shared the same visions, beliefs, and intentions the Federalist party along with the Jeffersonian Republicans emerged into political life. Both parties had conflicting perceptions of the future of the United States. Specifically, Federalist and Jeffersonian Republicans stance on topics such as the economy, the Constitution, and foreign policy was extremely…

The army had plenty of weapons that were made in several of the factories of the north. They had guns with ammunition. They even wore blue army suits. The north had everything to make their army look good. The north also had 69% of America’s railroads (Shmoop Editorial Team). The north did have all the things for the war, but they needed more money. They decided…

At the end of the war, the wartime production record included 296, 429 airplanes; 102, 357 tanks and self-propelled guns; 372, 431 artillery pieces; 47 million tons of artillery ammunition; 87, 620 warships; and 44 billion rounds of small-arms ammunition. It was called a miracle by Times magazine. According to Donald Nelson, head of the War Production Board, “This is a record: For nine years before Pearl Harbor, Germany, Italy, and Japan prepared intensively for…

Mohican friends. After they met them Magua escaped. The new group, went down the river and hid in a cave beneath a waterfall. The next morning they are attacked by indians; they went down the river again to escape. The three guys were running low on ammunition so they got away to get more ammo. The others are captured by Magua and a renegade group of indians. Magua proposed to Cora when they got back to their camp. When Cora refused the proposal the indians attacked the captives; the three men…

During the war, the U.S had many failures at trying to invade Canada. The British, on the other hand, were extremely successful at blocking the entire Atlantic Coast and supplying the Indians with warfare and ammunition when the U.S would fight against the Indians in the west. Up until 1813, the Indians of the west had incredible success due to British cooperation. Finally on October of 1813, victory was in favor of the Americans in the Battle of Thames. The Americans outnumbered the British…

The narrative from Knightime has helped expand my knowledge and insight into the Battle of Gettysburg and the New York draft riots because in pervious schooling, teachers did not go into detail about the New York draft riots. In chapter six it says, “The wealthy were among the easy targets of the frustrated or callous rioters…. But the easiest targets was the black population. Section of town and color easily identified them. Tradition and practice had not accustomed them to fighting back”.…

From 1924 to 1930 the city of Chicago had a widespread of violence and brutal murders. This was all stared by crime leader Al “Scar face” Capone who took over after his boss Johnny after had been badly injured after assassination. This led him to retirement. Bootlegging soon became a problem and Gangsters were getting involved all over the country as well as gambling and prostitution. Capone’s income was estimated around 60 million a year. Over the years Capone had been wanted for ruthlessly…

Lizzy Blinsmon Mrs. Greenlee English III – Period 2 1st December, 2016 Roles of Women During World War II The status of women has drastically changed pertaining to war throughout history. Women have played an important role in the armed forces. Without them, the help would have not been available to keep the others alive during combat and they would have not been as prepared. Women have gone from not being able to even serve in the armed forces to establishing their own groups and organizations…