There were over 1,000,000 casualties who died in the Civil War and this war killed more than other american wars. <span />
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Apparently aimed at visiting American comedian Bob Hope, a time bomb set by Viet Cong terrorists exploded at Brinks, a U.S. Army officers club in Saigon, killing two Americans and wounding 50 others.Three years later, a captured memorandum was located that had criticized the terrorists for the fact that "The bomb exploded 10 minutes before the set time. Shortly after the explosion the cars of the Bob Hope entertainment group arrived. If the bomb exploded at the scheduled time, it might have killed an additional number of guests who came to see the entertainment."
Hope was making his first Christmas visit to South Vietnam, and he and his 60-member troupe entertained 1,200 servicemen at the Bien Hoa Air Base. He opened by joking, "Hello, advisers. Here I am in Bien Hoa... which is Vietnamese for 'Duck!!'". Referring to his surroundings as "Sniper Valley", he said, "As I flew in today, they gave us a 21-gun salute... Three of them were ours."
Unemployed electronics engineer Tom Osborne completed the prototype of the first desktop electronic calculator after more than a year of work at his home workshop, then spent another six months trying to find a buyer for his "Green Machine" (so called because he constructed the prototype casing from balsa wood painted green). After more than 30 rejections, he was able to sell the invention to the Hewlett-Packard company in Palo Alto, California.
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England North America
Spain Latin America
France Eastern North America
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England was looking for the settlement of colonies to get resources for its economy. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in America. The main reason for establishing colonies in America was for economic investment. England entered the competition as other European Empires began to establish colonies in America to increase wealth and power.
Spain established colonies in Latin America, and its goal was to acquire gold and silver for the Spanish economy. Spain also converted Native Americans to Christianity to save their soul from heathen. Spain conquered ancient civilizations including Maya, Aztec, and Inca and established colonies with Spanish soldiers, conquistadors and Spaniards.
France founded colonies in eastern North America, and on several Caribbean islands. Most colonies developed to export products such as fish, rice, sugar, and furs. France colonized Canada because of the Beaver(furs) they found there. The French traded for fur pelts from the Indians and transported in Europe because of the profit it got where people were willing to pay the price for it.
Answer: is best known for conquering the Aztecs and claiming Mexico on behalf of Spain. ... Cortés ignored the order and traveled to Mexico anyway, setting his sights on overthrowing ruler Montezuma II in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
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