Why did William the Conqueror win the battle of Hastings? The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14th October 1066 - between Harold Godwinson of England and William of Normandy. The conflict started because when King Edward died‚ he left no heir to inherit the crown‚ which left three men claiming to be the next King of England. These three contenders to the throne were Harold Godwinson who was the only Englishman and related to the old king by marriage‚ Harald Hadrada and William the Conqueror who
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denied any intention of interfering with the slavery in those states. The Confederates president ordered batteries to fire on Fort Sumter. Lincoln then ordered 75‚000 troops and the war began. There were several factors that allowed the north to win the Civil War‚ One of the main reasons is that the north had far more soldiers and resources than the south. Then on the Proclamation’s provisions‚ the blacks were allowed enrollment into the military which added even more men to the Northerners side
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Kahekili II was on Oʻahu‚ Kamehameha’s war fleet landed in Kahului a few kilometers from the base of ʻĪao Valley. An army consisting of around twelve hundred skilled warriors led by Kamehameha and Kekuhaupiʻo‚ advanced on Kahekili’s son Kalanikūpule and other Maui chiefs blocking the ʻĪao valley. The two armies were evenly matched and neither side broke after two days of fighting. On the third day Kamehameha’s army was helped by the use of two cannons (named "Lopaka" and "Kalola") operated by John Young
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The factors that contributed to Stalin becoming the next leader are plentiful and can mostly be divided into Stalin’s own strengths and the weaknesses of his most important rival‚ Trotsky. All the factors can also be linked in one way or another‚ as shall be seen in this answer. One of the most important reasons why Stalin won the power struggle is that he used his high positions in the Communist party and the power that came with it to his advantage. Several factors fall under this category.
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THE PERSIAN WAR The Persians and the Greeks were at war with each other in the Persian war. It started when the Ionians revolt against the Persians and asked Greek to save them. The wars were Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. The battle of Marathon was the first war. The Greeks won the war against the Persians. In the war the Persians thought they could sneak attack Athens but the Greeks were waiting for them the whole time. The battle of Thermopylae was the second war. The Persians
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In 1945-1949‚ the Guomindang (GMD) and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fought for the ultimate control over China in the Second Civil War. In the beginning‚ the GMD had a great advantage over the CCP as the GMD had a larger arsenal and the Americans gave them large amounts of money. However‚ the CCP eventually won the Civil War‚ due to 4 main factors: (1) many GMD troops surrendered to the CCP‚ bringing American Weapons with them; (2) the CCP continued land reform whilst the GMD returned land to the
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John Floyd‚ William Wirt‚ and others. Again‚ but he lost. Jackson had 219 of the 286 electoral votes‚ Clay had 49‚ Wirt had 11‚ and Floyd had none. Even after this tough loss‚ he continued to run. He ran in the 1844 election with a hope to win this time. He was running against James Polk. Polk was considered a “Dark Horse” because no one really knew anything about him. This being‚ Henry Clay thought he for sure had the election in the bag. However‚ here was one problem‚ the annexation of Texas.
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Hitler started persuading Germany to help them become the master race. In no time‚ young men‚ and eventually women‚ joined him and his cause. He and his Nazi army swept through countries‚ gaining more control and supplies to conquer more countries. Other countries started to help the countries that the Nazis had already conquered‚ and eventually they rose
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Lincoln (republican) takes the election by storm two hundred and twelve to twenty one over the democratic candidate! That’s fifty percent of the popular vote as the war grew stronger it was unlikely that Lincoln would win because previous losses at Bull Run and some other losses as well. Also that the Northerns were doubtful in Lincoln as the Southerners clung to this with hope. Many thought his loss could mean the end of war while Southerners held this hope but in the end Lincoln did get elected
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“Thirteen years of conservative misrule” How far does this explain Labour’s election victory in 1964? (50) In 1951 Winston Churchill’s Conservative party‚ won the general election‚ and this would be the start of 13 years of Conservative rule spanning three prime ministers. This rule was ended in 1964 by Harold Wilson’s reunited Labour party. In this essay‚ I will look at the factors which led to the Labour victory. Whilst in power the Conservative government made many mistakes‚ a key example
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