Peninsula Campaign

working in a man’s job, women started being recruited as more jobs needed to be filled by using the propaganda “Rosie the Riveter.” Rosie stressed the need for women to come into the workplace because the job industry was short of workers, and the campaign did just what America had needed. The picture of a woman with a bandana wrapped around her head showing off her muscles with a caption “We can do it!” has been an iconic picture since World War II because it proves how strong women are and…

as they were on their journey to their certain destination, giving the Islamic cities many opportunities to trade. This was the result of vast camel trains, bearing spices, perfumes, precious metals, ivory, and silk, passing through the Arabian peninsula often. In terms of being geographically gifted with waterways, the Islamic empire flourished with strategic waterways in their control, in connection to the Muslim’s powerful naval force. These waterways were key points in which the Muslims…

Chechnya The ethnic-nationalist Chechen conflict was made more complicated and deadly with the introduction of Arab mujahideen. Emboldened by the Soviet-Afghan War, mujahideen flocked to Chechnya; bringing with them Wahhabism as well as criminal and terroristic behavior like drug smuggling, kidnapping and suicide bombing. The modern conflict has spanned from 1994 to the present, covering two official wars and numerous terror attacks against military, political and civilian targets. Driven by a…

Hannibal Barca is widely considered to have been one of the greatest military commanders of all time. In the second Punic war, he marched an army of elephants, cavalry, and infantry over the Alps to assault Rome in their home territory, his most famous achievement, and fought a war that soaked Italy in blood for more than a decade. In the end, due to lack of support from Carthage, Hannibal was unable to take Rome itself, though he defeated many Roman armies, and he was forced to return to…

Conquest of Mecca "From whencesoever you start forth, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque; that is indeed the truth from your Lord”, ("Mecca - ReligionFacts.").The most sacred place in Islam is the Ka’ba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mecca, in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the faith itself. The Ka'ba is a mosque (built by Abraham according to Muslim tradition) constructed around a black…

HST 328 Dr. De Boer 1 December 2016 Garibaldi and Unification For many years, Italy was several city-states conjoined on the peninsula that is now unified. A sense of pride that the people of these individual city-states was overwhelming, which was a major factor in why Italy failed to unify itself for the longest time. Around the 1860’s one individual, Giuseppe Garibaldi, gained a voice among the discontent in Italy, to speak out against the actions of Cavour and Napoleon III. Garibaldi…

The peninsula was split into two zones and the USSR owned the north while the United States owned the south. The United States had an idea of partitioning Korea to decrease the chance of the Soviet Union taking over everything they owned. In 1950, the democrat…

The Civil War is the deadliest war this country has had to endure. It pitted the North versus the South over the issues of slavery and preservation of the Union. Families were literally torn apart as some members supported the Union while others supported the Confederacy. Divided loyalties among such close relatives made espionage a near certainty throughout the war. This paper will examine why there were spies, who they were, how they operated, and their contributions to the war effort. During…

Alexander the Great seemed to be given a name fit for someone who is legendary. We all know his name today, even though he lived sixteen hundred years ago. What made him such a great man? Alexander was born to father King Phillip II and mother Olympias (formerly called Myrtale) on day six of the month Loios (Macedonian month of July). During a majority of this time, King Phillip was away fighting wars, so his mother Queen Olympias oversaw his training and instilled resentment in Alexander…

B. Choose the best main-idea statement for each paragraph. (1,5ms) 1. The Cheung Chau Bun Festival About 12 kilometers off the coast of Hong Kong lies the tiny island of Cheung Chau. This fishing community, whose culture is a mix of the modern and the traditional, is home to the world's only bun festival. It celebrates, among other things, the bun: a sweet bread treat. During the festival, also known as "the Festival of the Bun Hills," the children dress in colorful costumes. It also includes…