The first troop of 1,039 soldiers arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on November 29, 1899. The soldiers were paid their first wages before departure and went wild spending money like they were millionaires "drinking champagne and relaxing in expensive hotels. ... Long, grueling marches would become a staple of the Boer War, one that wiped out many soldiers. The troops would become so thirsty they would drink out of swamps and pools contaminated with dead Boer soldiers and animals, an epidemic of enteric fever broke out as a result, and at its peak it killed 2,000 British soldiers (includi...

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They will always give their all and sometimes that could scare off the outnumbered British soldiers. The American soldiers were fighting on their home turf, which enabled them to use different tactics against the powerful British troops. ... Our militia units were made up of amateur soldiers. ... Injured soldiers could not be timely treated and were left behind. ... The paper money was backed only by the good faith of the Congress. ...

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During this time in world war one the Canadians had earned the title of being brave soldiers in battle. ... "A national spirit was born, and now to be British was not enough; we were Canadian and could do a good job of paddling our own canoe. " Spotlight Canada (82) This was said by a Canadian soldier who had survived the Battle of Vimy Ridge. ... After this battle, these people thought just what the soldier did. "We were Canadian and could do a good job of paddling our own canoe....

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Although many people criticise Britain's policy of appeasement in the 1930's I think it was a good idea. A lot of people would disagree with this though because there are several reasons why appeasement wasn't a good idea. ... I think there are a lot of good reasons for appeasement, though. It was a good idea to put off war even if it was only for a short time because Britain wasn't prepared to fight again so soon. ... Chamberlain was trying to protect his people from the fate many of soldiers had suffered in the First World War. ...

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Some felt that independence from Great Britain was a good thing, while others believed that becoming independent from the "mother country" would be treason and the end of the colonies. ... Britain had thousands more soldiers than the colonies, and they were better equipped and prepared than the colonist volunteer soldiers. ... While the barefoot, starving American soldiers were doing their best to hold off the redcoats, they were failing. ...

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He was a kid that always dreamed of being a soldier. ... In 1889, they went to war with the Boars, and Winston and sixty British Soldiers were imprisoned. ... He did such a good job, that in 1953, he was given the greatest honor an Englishman could have. ...

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Some African children received proper education that granted them good job opportunities in the future. ... The British trained an army of Indian soldiers known as the "Sepoys". ... Most of the soldiers were Muslim or Hindu and these animals were against their religion to eat. ... Soldiers were not able to transfer up in their social rank and laborers were forced to work long hours in horrifying conditions. ... That impression had good purposes but when the countries started to loose the skeptics of that and become avaricious and selfish caused major problems to occur. ...

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Imperialism, as with any structure, had both good and bad implications. ... Dyer brought 50 soldiers to the one passageway in and out of the square. Without warning, he ordered soldiers to fire into the gathering. ... Another measure of saving money was founding the quartering of soldiers. ...

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Gun shops were raided and some British soldiers sold their guns to the IRA. ... He recruited ex-soldiers in Britain to deal with the IRA. ... Jobs were scarce in Britain and the good salary attracted many. ... He was arrested for his part in an ambush when a seventeen-year-old British soldier died. ...

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A demonstration against the Rowlatt Acts resulted in a massacre of Indians at Amritsar by British Soldiers in 1920. ... This doesn't do any good and only leads to more heartache. ... Gandhi is a good role model and is an example of a strong and wise individual....

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Women took jobs in factories working shoulder-to-shoulder with men making uniforms, weapons, ammunition, and helping build trucks, tanks, airplanes and other large engines. (4) When the war first began about 600,000 women in Canada held permanent jobs in the private sector, by mid 1943 1.2 million women had jobs. (1) Women rapidly gained a good reputation for their mechanical dexterity and fine precision due to their smaller physic. (4) Thousands of Canadian woman proved they had the strength, skills, and ability to do the work that man did. (4) After successfully proving themselves in soci...

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It's clear to see the fact that presently, countries don't attack countries with cavalry or soldiers instead they usually sit back buy bombs and missiles before causing devastation to countries and cities in an instant. ... During the Roman Empire the most popular dish would have been pottage which was a mixture of a variety of vegetables and some meat as well as that it was either eaten with rice or cooked with risotto to eat as a scrumptious dish with bread (it wouldn't actually taste very good in that time period compared to what we could make these days however it would be e...

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On the outbreak of the South African War in 1899, he went out on to the battle fields as a mere war correspondent for the London Morning Post, but within only months of his arrival he was captured when accused of acting more like a soldier than a journalist, by the Boer officer, Louis Botha. ... Winston Churchill should long be remembered for his accomplishments around the world, and most importantly for his good intentions and beliefs in the way the world should work. ...

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