9.1 Police services Land warfare changed from the static front lines of trench warfare of World War I which had relied on improved artillery that outmatched the speed of both infantry and cavalry to increased mobility and combined arms the tank which had been used predominantly for infantry support in the First World War had evolved into the primary weapon in the late 1930s tank design was considerably more advanced than it had been during World War I and advances continued throughout the war with increases in speed armour and firepower.[citation needed] At the start of the war most commanders thought enemy tanks should be met by tanks with superior specifications. This idea was challenged by the poor performance of the relatively light early tank guns against armour and German doctrine of avoiding tank-versus-tank combat This along with Germany's use of combined arms were among the key elements of their highly successful blitzkrieg tactics across Poland and France. Many means of destroying tanks including indirect artillery anti-tank guns (both towed and self-propelled) mines short-ranged infantry antitank weapons and other tanks were used. Even with large-scale mechanisation infantry remained the backbone of all forces and throughout the war most infantry were equipped similarly to World War I the portable machine gun spread a notable example being the German MG34 and various submachine guns which were suited to close combat in urban and jungle settings the assault rifle a late war development incorporating many features of the rifle and submachine gun became the standard postwar infantry weapon for most armed forces. By the end of April 1942 Japan and its ally Thailand had almost fully conquered Burma Malaya the Dutch East Indies Singapore and Rabaul inflicting severe losses on Allied troops and taking a large number of prisoners. Despite stubborn resistance by Filipino and US forces the Philippine Commonwealth was eventually captured in May 1942 forcing its government into exile on 16 April in Burma 7,000 British soldiers were encircled by the Japanese 33rd Division during the Battle of Yenangyaung and rescued by the Chinese 38th Division. Japanese forces also achieved naval victories in the South China Sea Java Sea and Indian Ocean and bombed the Allied naval base at Darwin Australia in January 1942 the only Allied success against Japan was a Chinese victory at Changsha. These easy victories over unprepared US and European opponents left Japan overconfident as well as overextended. 2006 earthquake 1 Skyscrapers West Texas: Comancheria (20.7) 74.8. 6.3 Energy In August 1942 the Allies succeeded in repelling a second attack against El Alamein and at a high cost managed to deliver desperately needed supplies to the besieged Malta a few months later the Allies commenced an attack of their own in Egypt dislodging the Axis forces and beginning a drive west across Libya. This attack was followed up shortly after by Anglo-American landings in French North Africa which resulted in the region joining the Allies. Hitler responded to the French colony's defection by ordering the occupation of Vichy France; although Vichy forces did not resist this violation of the armistice they managed to scuttle their fleet to prevent its capture by German forces the Axis forces in Africa withdrew into Tunisia which was conquered by the Allies in May 1943! . The Mississippian culture also known as Mound Builders which extended along the Mississippi River Valley east of Texas; and. 10.2.3 Obesity prevention Skyline in 1971 after completion of One Shell Plaza, As of April 2013 the state's unemployment rate is 6.4 percent European young men enlisted in the army because it was one way out of poverty Catholic priests instructed the soldiers in mathematics writing theology Latin Greek and history and wrote letters and official documents for them King's army officers taught military arts an uneducated young recruit could become a military leader elected by their fellow professional soldiers perhaps based on merit Others were born into hidalgo families and as such they were members of the Spanish nobility with some studies but without economic resources Even some rich nobility families' members became soldiers or missionaries but mostly not the firstborn heirs.
. By 1860 Houston had emerged as a commercial and railroad hub for the export of cotton. Railroad spurs from the Texas inland converged in Houston where they met rail lines to the ports of Galveston and Beaumont During the American Civil War Houston served as a headquarters for General John Magruder who used the city as an organization point for the Battle of Galveston. After the Civil War Houston businessmen initiated efforts to widen the city's extensive system of bayous so the city could accept more commerce between Downtown and the nearby port of Galveston by 1890 Houston was the railroad center of Texas, Seabrook Main articles: Demographics of Houston and Religion in Houston.
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