Shipbuilding

History of Battleships Over the the course of history several things have changed. However, battleships have mostly stayed the same due to the technology and material that is put into manufacturing the vessel. A Battleship is a large reinforced warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. Battleships were made for a plethora of reasons like defending the ocean, also to protect the safety of others. Battleships are made for different purposes and can be different sizes.. During…

the population had reached 200,000, and the city was the political and economic center of the Region. This academic city with it is numerous institutions of higher learning also became one of Japan's most important military cities. Nagasaki was a shipbuilding center, the very industry intended for destruction(B4). Why they bombed?…

Italian cities, where the Renaissance took place, prospered with wealth. This occurred because a few of the cities excelled in different things such as ship making and trade. The city of Florence is a good example of this as its people excelled in shipbuilding as well as trade and sold all types of goods and ships throughout Europe which made the country even wealthier. The country also…

On a calm day in May of 1718 the Queen Anne’s Revenge, a warship of forty guns, and three sloops appeared on the horizon off the coast of Charleston. Edward Teach, more famously known as Blackbeard, had arrived with his pirate fleet. Taking up a position outside the harbor, Blackbeard used surprise to his advantage and captured ten ships as they attempted to leave the harbor. One of those ships, The Crowley, was returning to London when it was waylaid by the famous pirate. Among the…

All the companies at the time had their links with slavery.”Early New England industry-cotton, textiles, shipbuilding, and the like- had strong connections to the Slave trade”(Wahl, Jenny.) At the time indentured servants lost their value as workers due to the booming population of African-American Slaves in the South. This provided extremely cheap labor and such…

to Mississippians, but most went off to war or other employment. The war brought upon many needs, so seven hundred factories were built, creating 25,000 jobs in Mississippi. Vera Anderson, the number one welder in the country, worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding Company located in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The company was the leading producer of ships (Fleeger lecture 7) while some things in Mississippi were flourishing others were…

New Jobs for Women and Minorities during World War II During World War II the United States of America (USA) faced a great challenge in fighting a war on two fronts. Not only did they need to draft hundreds of thousands of men to fight the war, but they also needed to increase the number of factories greatly to meet the high demand of resource production needed to support those Soldiers. Due to a shortage of manpower and the need for weapons, ammunition and supplies, World War II provided job…

The United States earned its title as a super power from the powerful performance in the 20th century. Everyone in the world was growing and advancing and all of the decisions America made allowed for America to maintain a certain level of power still held tightly today. Power comes in many forms but for a country it comes in the form of economics, politics, the military, and technology. These four pillars of America has kept it standing strong and able to help and defend others who may not have…

The New England, Middle Atlantic, Chesapeake and Southern Colonies shared some similar qualities, but for the majority, they were different in many aspects. By viewing each colonies establishment and growth, along with topics such as religion’s role in the colony, their economics and who performed the labor I will explain which colony I would choose to live in during the year 1700. Aboard the Mayflower during the year 1620 were Separatist; people who withdrew from the Church of England.…

The late 16th and 17th century experienced one of the most rapid spikes in not only population, but economic growth. In Economics, trade is king and global trade became a major aspect in the 17th century. There is little micro history on trade in terms of port cities. As a collective group we view port cities in terms of a trading epicenter, yet socially why did some port cities hinder at acquiring certain items more than others. These port cities formed one of the biggest foundations for major…