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    Korean War-In 1950 North Korean forces invaded the south. Stalin was hoping with soviet support that he would have his aims elsewhere. This attack caught the attention of President Truman and acting on the behalf of the United Nations sent American forces to fight them. Within a few months the UN Forces had advanced north of the 38th parallel and it looked like the North Korean regime would be overthrown. When the fighting approached the Yalu River China intervened and drove back the UN. Vietnam…

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    Art Analysis: You Go Girl

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    Whereas all the pieces were similar in theme, landscapes. They were portrayed using different mediums, shades of color and style. Machu Picchu, Midsummer Moonlight, Moonlight and At Aswan on the Nile are all visuals of landscapes. These landscapes reveal the artist’s feelings about certain events that were important in their lives. Machu Picchu and Midsummer Moonlight uses darker shades with blue tones and the pictures depict a scene…

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    Both the pyramid (3.7) and the great ziggurat (2.13) are considered architecture wonders. Because both were made to dedicated their god or leader/ruler, it also has the unique design, made of muds which turn into baked bricks, and have numerous steps. Their difference is both were made in other lands, as the pyramid made in Egypt and the great ziggurat is in Mesopotamia. Another thing about their difference, is the design of it. the pyramid is design as a three-dimensional triangle form…

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    Third party countries played a major role in the Suez Crisis/Sinai Conflict of 1956. In order to understand the impact made by third parties, one must first understand the history of the Suez Canal, the rise of power of Nasser, and the complete Suez Crisis/Sinai Conflict itself. The Suez Canal opened on November 17, 1869. This canal is an important waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It allows for lesser distances to deliver goods to other parts of the world. Without…

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    Essay On The Suez Crisis

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    The Suez Crisis was caused by Egypt's approach to modernization and response to funding withdrawal further developed by the significance of the canal and views of other countries, resulting in damage to the canal as well as international relations. In order to understand how the Suez Crisis unfolded it is important to examine Hist and Geog context. WORK 2ND SENT Geographical The Suez canal was an approximately 100 mile long waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea from Port Said and the Red…

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    Geography Mesopotamia

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    In many ways Egyptians and Mesopotamian’s had a lot of similarities, they both believed in polytheism and were blessed with rich soils. However, the differences in geography made one territory unified and the other segregated. As well as, Egyptians were more protected from evasions while Mesopotamian’s were susceptible to attract. Both Egyptian and Mesopotamia’s geography effected their histories and religions in very similar ways, while the differences in them made each society distinctive.…

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    A very professional engineering which deals with the planning, designing, constructing and also maintaining public establishments such as buildings, roadways, bridges, canals, dams, railroads, airports and so on are called Civil Engineering. It very much defines the civilization of the modern society and, also the oldest disciple after military engineering. It is also the application of scientific and physical principles for solving the crisis the society. There are about 13 different…

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    At this point the Egyptians have already created many Pyramids, but not to the scale of the Great Pyramids. At first glance it’s clear to see what the Pyramids are constructed of...limestone. This limestone was brought from a place called Aswan, about 600 miles away. It was placed on rafts along the Nile river, and gently set afloat to Giza. As depicted in many Egyptian Temples, once the limestone was brought into Giza, they were cut and transported to the sight of the Pyramids. To move the…

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    Pharaoh Ramses II

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    Pharaoh Ramses II was born in a high ranking family but not royalty.His grandfather Ramses I,was nominated by Pharaoh Horemheb as the Hereditary Prince in the entire lands,making Ramses I an heir to the throne followed a year later by Ramses father. This allowed Ramses II to become a pharaoh. Pharaoh Ramses II was born in an unknown month in 1303 BCE and died in July or August 1213 BCE. He reigned 1297-1213 BCE, he was also known as Ramses the Great, he was the third pharaoh in the…

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    An examination of the activities that Julius Rosenberg participated in during the years 1943 to 1950 show that he was responsible for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. This happened while Julius Rosenberg was living in New York City with his wife Ethel, while raising a family. During World War II, Julius Rosenberg began to work as an agent for the Soviet Union and partnered with his brother-in-law, David Greenglass, to help him gather information for the Soviets. Greenglass worked as a…

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