is a historical fiction novel in which two armies‚ The Army of Northern Virginia (The Confederacy) and The Army of the Potomac (The Union) fought against each other and re-created The Battle of Gettysburg‚ which started on June 30 of 1863 and ended July 3 of the same year. This book shows an insight into the Civil War‚ it’s meaning‚ and how it’s importance still remains with us today. We will forever remember those who have fought for our country with honor‚ courage‚ and sacrifice. The day these soldiers
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A Turning Point in the War The two battles of Saratoga‚ fought in the fall of 1777‚ were the turning point in the American Revolution. The British General; John Burgoyne had won a small battle against the American troops‚ in which his army was weakened‚ and continued attack the U.S. army again on October 7th (History‚ 1). Because the British troops were wearied and were running out of supplies‚ Burgoyne’s army was defeated and retreated. Ten days later‚ at Saratoga‚ New York‚ Burgoyne surrendered
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critically important turning points. During this year America reached new altitudes when it orbited the moon‚ but all was not as good down on Earth. The United States also lost a lot such as two key figures who support peace and equality; the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. The year started off rocky after North Korea captured the USS Pueblo‚ which
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history we haven’t seen a lot of things like the Persian wars. These wars were between Greek city states including Athens‚ Sparta and a few others small cites. Along with the massive Persian Empire. This happened over two thousand years ago and we’ll notice; why this was a major turning point within the Greek society‚ cultural developments that happened within the "Golden Age"‚ and the fall between Athens and Sparta which led to the Peloponnesian wars. The society and culture of the Greeks has had an
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Vietnam winning the war. It is a shame that neither Kennedy nor previous presidents could see that Vietnam only wanted to be a free and independent country ruled only by themselves (Moss‚ 2010). Kennedy’s assassination was a turning point in the war for many reasons. Under Kennedy there had been talks about removing troops from Vietnam. Kennedy wanted to lessen American’s involvement into the war. When he was assassinated‚ this led to yet another leader taking charge of the war in Vietnam. With
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World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The most important ground of battle during the First World War was the Western Front‚ located in Belgium and France. In order to win the war‚ victory on the Western Front was necessary. On this ground‚ some of the greatest battles of the war were fought. Over 295‚000 Australian soldiers served on the Western Front‚ but of this 295‚000‚ 46‚000 soldiers lost their lives‚ hundreds of war memorials built across France and Belgium dedicated to their sacrifice
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attacked Hong Kong. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippines Islands. Last night‚ Japanese attacked Wake Island. This morning‚ Japanese attacked Midway Island.” -Roosevelt World War II has been thought of as one of the most atrocious disasters in history: the endless sufferings and deaths caused by the anger and violence of ruthless leaders between 1939 and 1945. The despicable Adolf Hitler arose and spread fascism throughout Germany
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H.G Wells said‚ the Great War was supposed to be “the war to end all wars”; ironically enough a few years later a second world war broke out due to Germany feeling like the Treaty of Versailles treated them unfairly and the League of Nations having little to no power. World War II started on September 1. 1939 and ended nearly six years later on September 2‚ 1945. The war was long and bloody with nearly sixty million civilians and soldier casualties combined (according to nationalww2museum.org). There
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a 360 painting of the Battle of Gettysburg. After this stop‚ we got back on the buses and met our new tour guide‚ Rick. Along with that‚ we met our bus driver officially‚ who was Chris. Chris carted us around the war zone while Rick informed us about it‚ with many stops at statues and cannons from the battle. However‚ my favorite stop of Gettysburg was at a little rocky hill‚ where we got some amazing pictures of the view and sunset over the hilly areas of Gettysburg. Then‚ we proceeded to
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Biblical David and Goliath originated from the bible. It was originally written to show that God is always by your side‚ even when you’re going through a hard time. David was chosen by God to help save the people of Israel. A war between the Israelites and the Philistines were happening at the time. Many giants fought for the Philistines‚ one giant named Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning. One day David heard Goliath’s challenge and took him up on it. David took only a sword and a slingshot
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