Comparison of Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson
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a) "How far do these sources support the view expressed in source one that, in the years 1067-1075, William had favoured conciliation in his attempts to establish peace in England?"
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Rosalia Vallejo. Prior to the Bear Flag Revolt, which occurred in 1846, Californio Women lived at peace with the white population. In many cases, these women disregarded the concept of race as an essential definer of their lifestyle, as has been exemplifi
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How significant was the contribution of Robert J. Oppenheimer to the Manhattan Project? Robert J. Oppenheimer contribution to the Manhattan Project was significant in that fact that he was head off the project as scientific director, as he was able to bring theories and knowledge off his work and that off other scientists. Yet Oppenheimer was not the only person to have a significant contribution to the project, people like General Leslie M. Groves he was the primary military leader in charge of the Manhattan Project he was the person that put Oppenheimer in charge of the project. The people and their work at the University of Chicago, two president of the USA, who both say yes to the project, the testing and then final bomb, and the many people who work for the project and under Oppenheimer. Places that were selected, also had a significant because they allowed it to be done in secret, in areas that allow all year building and working and so the weather would not stop them, so they could build and test the first Atomic bomb. Robert J. Oppenheimer contribution to the Manhattan Project was significant as he was the director of the Manhattan Project, head of Los Alamos laboratory in New Mexico, also known as "the father of the atomic bomb." Oppenheimer became infolded with the atomic programme on the start of war world 2, when he was invite to take over fast neutron
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