Search results
Hace 16 horas · A U.S. Marine fires on a Japanese position using an M1 Thompson submachine gun during an advance on Okinawa in May 1945. The Thompson was used in World War II in the hands of Allied troops as a weapon for scouts, non-commissioned officers ( corporal , sergeant , and higher), and patrol leaders, as well as commissioned officers, tank crewmen, and soldiers performing raids on German positions.
Hace 16 horas · Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. [2] [1] Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and social. [1]
Hace 16 horas · History Anglo-Saxon period (871–1066) The royal household has roots in the comitatus that provided military support to early Anglo-Saxon kings. In addition to the royal family, the household would have included a large staff of domestic servants, military personnel, priests, and clerks. Household members included noble thegns for whom such service could lead to promotion to higher office.
Hace 16 horas · This is a list of words, terms, concepts and slogans of Nazi Germany used in the historiography covering the Nazi regime. Some words were coined by Adolf Hitler and other Nazi Party members. Other words and concepts were borrowed and appropriated, and other terms were already in use during the Weimar Republic.Finally, some are taken from Germany's cultural tradition.
Hace 16 horas · Karate (空手) Chōmo Hanashiro, an Okinawan karate master c. 1938 Also known as Karate-do (空手道) Focus Striking Hardness Full-contact, semi-contact, light-contact Country of origin Ryukyu Kingdom (Present day Okinawa prefecture, Japan) Parenthood Kenpo, Indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands, Chinese martial arts Karate WKF's Karate World Championship 2006 in Tampere, Finland ; men's ...
Hace 16 horas · Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift ...
Hace 16 horas · Hawaii (/ h ə ˈ w aɪ. i / ⓘ hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi, həˈwɐjʔi]) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. It is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics.. Hawaii consists of 137 volcanic islands that ...
