To what extent was America's involvement in the Vietnam Conflict the result of the wrong judgments of American policymakers? Abstract In this paper, I will discuss the policy of America during the Vietnam conflict and how this resulted in the unnecessary Vietnam War. I will discuss why the U.S. thought the domino theory would suit the American policies during this time period. Also, I will analyze why the domino effect was not suited well for America. America thought that if communism were
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'self-reliant' and 'self-generating' economy. Based on the experience of first two plans, agriculture was given top priority to support the exports and industry. Complete failure in reaching the targets due to unforeseen events - Chinese aggression (1962), Indo-Pak war (1965), severe drought 1965-66 Three Annual Plans (1966-69) Plan holiday for 3years. Prevailing crisis in agriculture and serious food shortage necessitated the emphasis on agriculture during the Annual Plans During these plans a whole new
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Assess the factors which affect the distribution of population in your country. Population distribution means the pattern of where people live. World population distribution is uneven. Places which are sparsely populated contain few people. Places which are densely populated contain many people. Sparsely populated places tend to be difficult places to live. These are usually places with hostile environments e.g. Antarctica. Places which are densely populated are habitable environments e.g. Europe
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heaven is a saying common to all men".[6] In Hesiod's Theogony Zeus assigns the various gods their roles. In the Homeric Hymns he is referred to as the chieftain of the gods. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical "cloud-gatherer" also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the Ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward
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1. Why does the Indian classical tradition dominate the musical image of South Asia in the West? The classical music of India has gained most of the attention of outsiders probably due to the colonization era that has brought Indo-European invaders (Aryan Civilization) into their territory between 2000 and 1500 BCE due to the presence of rich resources. However, Indian music, unlike the communal music of Africa and Southeast Asia, is individual and often virtuosic and can be both vocal and instrumental
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Culture: Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. Culture of Pakistan: The society of Pakistan (Urdu: ثقافت پاکستان) has many different cultures. The east of country is mainly Punjabi, the south is mainly Sindhi in the east are the tribal cultures. In many areas the tribes and cultures are mixed, most Pakistanis are Punjabi and most of the nation are Sunni Muslim. pakistani culture consist
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believed them to be the Pelasgians from the ________. * Still others were sure they indigenous to the _______ peninsula. * In the nineteenth century, it was discovered that most of the languages of Europe belonged to one language family called Indo-European but Etruscan was not one of them. By ___ BC, the Etruscans had built many major cities through-out the Italic peninsula. Rome is thought to have been one of them. Etruscan Technology The Etruscans were more highly advanced than their
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that is sustainable, one that remains in the expansion phase of the business cycle as long as possible." The English word "health" comes from the Old English word hale, meaning "wholeness, being whole, sound or well,". Hale comes from the Proto-Indo-European root kailo, meaning "whole, uninjured, of good omen". Kailo comes from the Proto-Germanic root khalbas, meaning "something divided". World Health Organization's (WHO's) definition of "health" The most famous modern definition of health was
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Le conflit indo-pakistanais SOMMAIRE UNE HISTOIRE LOURDE DE CONSÉQUENCES ………….……..…………. 2 L’ACQUISITION DE L’ARME NUCLÉAIRE ………………….….………...… 4 L’APRÈS 11 SEPTEMBRE …………………………………………..….….…..8 LES VOIES DE RÉSOLUTION DU CONFLIT ……………………………….....9 LES POINTS DE VUS BILATÉRAUX ……………………………………..…...10 BIBLIOGRAPHIE………………………………………………………………….12 INTRODUCTION L’Inde et le Pakistan s’affrontent et se défient mutuellement depuis 1947.Ce conflit qui a pris une dimension inquiétante
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Romany Romany, or Romani, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 5-6 million Roma people throughtout Europe and the USA. The largest concetration of Roma people live in Romania. In English these people are often called Gypsies. The language is closely related to the languages of northern India, particularly Punjabi, and the Roma are thought to have originally come from that region. Some people consider Romany to be a group of dialects while others think there are several, closely-related Romany
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