Formations of the Legion The entire foundation of Roman infantry tactics was the idea that by keeping troops in order‚ one could fight more effectively. Most military commanders of the day simply had their troops rush wildly at the enemy‚ relying on superior numbers‚ better soldiers‚ or luck to carry the day. The Romans realized that they could not always rely on these‚ so they turned to strategy. Each situation was handled differently‚ taking into account terrain‚ the type and strength of the
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1- Why was the country so divided by Reconstruction? Several incidents were in action at the time of the reconstruction. The initial plan‚ lead by the President Lincoln ensisted that each state would have to change their constitution in order to enter once again into the union. Also‚ ten percent of able voters from each state had to pledge allegiance to the union. Reactions from this movement to once again have the states unionized was frowned upon by the Republicans‚ who thought it was too weak
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Why was the Roman Army so Successful? Throughout the years the roman army conquered most of Europe and lands all over the world‚ making them one of the most successful armies of their time. This essay will explain some of the things that made them so successful such as organization‚ discipline and weapons. The Roman soldiers were always well equipped for battle. They had a short sword‚ a dagger‚ a spear‚ flexible armour‚ and a helmet. As well as the weapons the solders carried‚ there were other
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The Haitian Revolution was the largest successful anti slavery revolt in history. Haiti became an independent state in result of the revolution. The anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection impacted the institution of slavery throughout the Americas. There were self- liberated slaves who destroyed slavery at home. They fought for their freedom and fought to preserve it also. The Haitian Revolution was the only revolution that led to the founding of a slave free state.With the collaboration of
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Slavery is an important part of American history because it affected both the north and south. Slaves were an important part of the economy for the south seeing as how it was an agricultural based economy and without slaves there wouldn’t have been such a rich economy. Slaves farmed and processed their cash crops such as cotton‚ sugar‚ and rice. Although‚ slaves were a main part in the southern economy slavery was not approved of by the all of Americans. There were activists that were for slavery
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‘So this is Nebraska’ is a poem by Ted Kooser in the postmodern age. The poem had been written in present tense‚ probably to emphasize the current state of rural Nebraska‚ which is a small village in America. The poem describes a Sunday afternoon in July in Nebraska and this is mentioned in the third stanza of the poem all the other descriptive language in the poem is used to explain this setting. The very first paragraph is a compound complex sentence. The purpose of this is to slow the pace of
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Slavery is a huge part of American history‚ in fact‚ this whole country was built by the hands of slaves. Slavery started back in 1619 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ when the new American Colonists brought slaves from Africa in order to help out in the production of crops‚ mainly tobacco. Ever since then more American Colonists brought in more slaves in order to do their own jobs and the population of slaves grew throughout time. Slaves would be imported from Africa and would usually come in large ships
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Why did slavery in America last so long? Slavery was legal in America from 1619 to 1865‚ that’s almost 250 years. The slaves were always treated with no respect and they had no rights. To this day‚ slavery is America’s dark background and it is an embarrassment‚ but why did it go on for so long? People didn’t revolt‚ because of the conditioning and the fear of resistance. Life as a slave was terrible‚ cruel‚ and depressing. Being a slave was a curse‚ they had to do whatever their master wanted them
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What were the tactics of Cesar Chavez and to what degree were they successful? Cesar Chavez was an American farm worker labor who was a leader and civil rights activist. Later‚ in 1962‚ Chávez founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)‚ later renamed the United Farm Workers (UFW)‚ which became the voice of migrant farm workers throughout the United States. Cesar Chavez tactics were successful because his childhood experiences with discrimination made him get the courage to fight for their
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Why was opposition to the Nazis so ineffective? Ever since Hitler rose to power in January 1931‚ up to 1932‚ he built his power base and managed as well to make it impossible for him to be legally removed from power. He managed to do so‚ mainly; by making sure that every powerful group that could have indeed removed him from power remained idle or was annihilated. These were‚ at the time‚ trade unions‚ his political opponents‚ church leaders and army officers‚ and they were dealt with differently
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