Torpedo

As birds chirp in the beautiful morning and the sun rises to begin a new day. People of America began their daily routine. Many were going to work, children were going to school, or others for a walk through the neighborhood. No one knew if they were going to return home or if it was the last time to see their loved ones. It was a typical morning, like no other but two tragic important days that will always be…

The Vietnam War was a proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Vietnam was split into two in 1954 as part of the Geneva accords in order not to have another large-scale war after Korea. Communist North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies whilst democratic South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist allies. The two were due to be reunified by national…

On a sunny day in New York a new dinosaur museum opened featuring the newly discovered spinosaurus fossil. The fossil stood nearly 12 metres tall and 20 metres long the biggest yet. Every citizen of New York would visits the museum. In celebration to this a new movie Triassic park was made. Now our story starts with a young dinosaur fanatic named Grant Rex. Ever since he was young he had always loved dinosaurs and watched all the Jurassic park films, even Jurassic park 3. Grant studied…

World War I, also know as The Great War, was the war to end all wars. It was one of deadliest wars. It caused conflict to many countries. Many lives were lost. A life of a soldier was a terrible time during this war. Woman for once has had a chance to work. World War I changed the world in many ways. Before The Great War, there was tension between Europe regions Serbian, Austria-Hungary, and especially in the Balkan region. Due to the conflict, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was sent to help with…

hours of July 31, 1964, U.S patrol boats made an act of aggression on two Vietnamese islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. After hearing of the possible threat, The Maddox headed to the area of the attack to patrol only to be facing three North Vietnamese torpedo boats. That following day, the U.S destroyer Turner Joy was sent to reinforce the Maddox and in days following President Johnson would order air strikes against the North Vietnamese boat bases after Maddox and Turner Joy had been ambushed.…

simply just learn what cities the atomic bombs were dropped and with a slight chance the teacher might tell you that “Little-Boy” dropped the bomb. And interesting information is also being deprived from us, for example, the people who survived the torpedo blast of the USS Indianapolis were eventually eaten by sharks. I have had at least one teacher in every grade to…

Born Without a Chance of Survival: Why the Weimar Republic Failed Germany was in a difficult position at the end of World War I. They had lost the war, and as a result, they lost thirteen percent of their land, and they were forced to pay £6.6 billion in war reparations. Not only did they loose the war, but with the war their current empire came to an abrupt halt as their Kaiser left the country. Not only did Germany need to begin solving the problems caused by the war, but they needed to…

Video 1 10 facts Over 1200 people drowned as result of the torpedo of the Lusitania as they were heading to the Irish Coast. Among those who drowned was 128 Americans. After this, US was neutral and citizens assumed that it would remain that way. Henry Ford’s historic assembly line had lowered the cost to making cars as well as the cost of buying them. Mass produced Model T came in one color. It was the first car with a fair price of $295.00. Movie techniques became an American obsession.…

The effects of World War I, or ‘The Great War’, on Germany were very detrimental to the nation socially and economically. World War I was a series of battles fought from mid 1914 to late 1918, and involved many nations. During the war German daily life was vastly impacted, especially in terms of food and raw material shortages. In the middle of World War I the German economy felt immense pressures and women and the youth became a valuable part of the workforce. After the Germans ‘lost’ the war…

Throughout WWI and WWII there was rapid advancement in machinery, knowledge, and weaponry. This led to a change in people’s lifestyles, style of war, and way of thinking. To what extent did the advancement of technology affect the style of warfare during WWII? During WWI tanks were developed as a means of crossing “No Man’s Land” "These tanks first appeared in battle on Sep. 15, 1915, but it was not a successful debut. All 20 were put out of commission by mechanical problems and a muddy,…