The Battle of Little Big Horn: The Prelude to Disaster It is hard to say how many years ago the Dakota Indians of the Northern Mississippi River began to spill over the Missouri in search of game‚ and became hostile toward the other tribes claiming the western country. Dakota was their traditional tribal name‚ but as they crossed this Northwestern Rubicon they became known by the name the Chippewas had given them years ago: "Sioux". It was by that moniker they became known as the most numerous
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are influenced and stimulated by a greater hierarchy. The personal issues in my life‚ as much as I would like to think I have complete control of‚ are influenced by the characteristics in the society I live in which have created the very obstacles I battle this day. During high school‚ especially the community I went to school in‚ there was a unique way in which military members were regarded. It was encouraged to take up arms and defend the country you live in and to represent your community. Every
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World War II is mostly known as “the battle against Hitler” but few people know that there is literally another side to it‚ across the globe‚ in the Pacific. The Pacific War‚ or sometimes known as the Asia-Pacific War‚ was fought in the Pacific and East Asia. This devastating war pitted the Allies‚ some of them being France‚ Poland and Great Britain against the Empire of Japan. It started on December 8th‚ 1941‚ when the Japanese invaded Thailand and other British possessions including Malaya and
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Chris Hendrick Ms. Nolan A.P.U.S.H. 10 January 2013 The First Battle of Bull Run On July 21‚ 1861‚ Union and Confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction‚ Virginia‚ in the first major land battle of the American Civil War. Known as the First Battle of Bull Run in the North or Manassas by Southerners‚ the engagement began when about 35‚000 Union troops marched from the federal capital in Washington‚ D.C. to strike a Confederate force of 20‚000 along a small river known as Bull Run. After
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Why was the first day of the Battle of the Somme on the 1st of July such a disaster? On 1st July 1916‚ the first phase of the allied offensive‚ took place on the Northern side of the Western front and was known as the Battle of the Somme. The main reason for the battle was to take pressure off the French army‚ which had been under heavy attack at Verdun since February‚ and was close to cracking. It was hoped that a major British offensive on the Somme would force the Germans to withdraw troops
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Battles of the Vietnam War and Information Learning target: List and explain how Truman‚ Eisenhower‚ and Kennedy react to key events in Vietnam. Vietnam declares independence‚ 1945 On September 2‚ Ho Chi Minh leader of the Vietnamese independence movement‚ quoted the Declaration of Independence when he declared Vietnamese independence from foreign rule‚ members of this independence movement. Us Military aiud to French Indochina 1950 1954 persident truman‚ seeing the First Indochina
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ammunition in the Battle of Bunker Hill. This battle was both fought on both Bunker and the nearby Breed’s Hill. The Battle of Bunker Hill had many advantages and disadvantages for both the British and the colonists in the geography. They used many weapons in the battle‚ close range‚ long range and sometimes even both. The battle was intense and action-packed as well as devastating and absolutely terrifying. It had many deaths and injuries and is sometimes thought to be the bloodiest battle in the American
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10-30-2014 The Battle for Iwo Jima On February 19th‚ 1945‚ The United States Marine Corps sent an invasion force to capture the island of Iwo Jima. Iwo Island was critical to both sides‚ because it was only 650 miles from Tokyo‚ Japan’s capitol. For America‚ it could be used as an emergency landing site for damaged bombers. For Japan‚ it could be used as an airbase for zeroes to intercept American bombing raids heading for Japan (iwojima.com). The battle for Iwo Jima may be the biggest battle in World
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In April 1942 Japan wanted to expand their defensive lines so they went east towards the island of Midway (1000 miles from Hawaii)‚ they sent most of the imperial fleet to battle. That fleet was composed of four aircraft carriers‚ two battleships‚ thirteen cruisers‚ assorted submarines‚ transports and mine sweepers. "The Battle of Midway‚ 1942" EyeWitness to History‚ www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2001). After that‚ an event known as the “Allied Code-Breaking” took place ‚ Admiral Nimitz of the allied
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Lexington & Concord Essay The battle that was fought at Lexington and Concord was seen all across America as “The shot heard around the world” or the beginning to the American Revolution. It is truly began the war between America and Britain‚ especially from the rage created by the battle. But to tell who exactly fired first to start this event is really unclear in some minds. But in perspective‚ the British were the ones who most likely set the spark aflame because they knew about the weaponry
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