The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was a defining battle of the Civil War. It marked a turning point for the Union as well as for the Confederates‚ though it was not the final battle to be fought. There were many events prior the actual battle that had led to this clash (Berkin 442). The United States was undergoing great changes in the mid 1800’s. Populations in both the North and the south grew tremendously. The main increase from the North was largely due to the many
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The Battle of Okinawa Few events have shaped the world in such violent and multitudinous ways as the events of World War II. Probably the most profound event was the use of atomic weapons on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This decision was not made lightly and many factors led up to that ultimate outcome‚ one of those key factors was the Battle of Okinawa. During the Battle of Okinawa the Japanese fought so tenaciously down to almost the last man that it sealed their fate and convinced
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Battle of Midway was a major naval battle‚ widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II.[3] It took place from June 4 to 7‚ 1942‚ approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea‚ five months after the Japanese capture of Wake Island‚ and exactly six months to the day after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States Navy decisively defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll. Both sides sustained significant losses. Four Japanese aircraft
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Battle of Saratoga During the time of the American Revolution‚ there were many battles that took place and affected the Revolution. One battle though‚ made a huge impact on the American Revolution. The Battle of Saratoga proved that the disadvantaged and weaker American forces were strong enough to overpower the British forces. It all started when General John Burgoyne needed to get his forces to Albany. He and his army headed across the Hudson River‚ where they would then take a road south-ward
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Battle of Gettysburg This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days‚ July 1 to July 3‚ 1863‚ around the small market town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. It began as a skirmish but by its end involved 160‚000 Americans. Before the battle‚ major cities in the North such as Philadelphia‚ Baltimore and even Washington were under threat of attack from General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had crossed the Potomac River and marched
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did not benefit and still continued to live a horrible life. The American Revolution got rid of the King‚ or the dictator‚ and replaced it with the idea of people participating in the political process. In the painting La Destruction de la Statue Royale a Nouvelle Yorck‚ poor people taking down the statue of King George III with ropes. Everyone was involved in taking down the statue‚ but the poor people seemed to be doing most of the work (Doc.A). The rich whites were treated with more respect than
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dramatic setting of a fierce battle between the British and the Germans. At the time‚ most people thought that the Battle of the Atlantic may have decided World War II’s outcome. This battle was the deciding factor throughout the war. The battle of the Atlantic was a violent and destructive battle. Many people lost their lives fighting in this battle. New technology was one of the major factors in helping the allies win the long and crucial Battle of the Atlantic. The Battle of the Atlantic was a violent
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Battle of Saratoga Final Draft The American Revolution began in the New England colonies and spread to the Middle and Southern colonies. The colonist’s anger had been growing for years before the Revolutionary War began in 1775. The Battle of Saratoga ended the British threat to New England. Also this convinced France to become an ally of the United States of America. The Battle of Saratoga
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The Battle of Waterloo was fought thirteen kilometres south of Brussels between the French‚ under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte‚ and the Allied armies commanded by the Duke of Wellington from Britain and General Blücher from Prussia. The French defeat at Waterloo drew to a close 23 years of war beginning with the French Revolutionary wars in 1792 and continuing with the Napoleonic Wars from 1803. There was a brief eleven-month respite when Napoleon was forced to abdicate‚ exiled to the island
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Marx Bacungan Battle of Antietam Notes On September 17‚ 1862‚ Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg‚ Maryland‚ in the the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil. [1] Though the result of the battle was inconclusive‚ it remains the bloodiest single day in American history‚ with more than 22‚000 casualties. [1] General Robert E. Lee advanced into Maryland‚ believing that the potential strategic and political
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