political‚ social‚ military‚ foreign issues‚ and personalities of the leaders. One of the major advantages of the CCP can be seen in their social aspects and the support of peasants‚ which were the vast majority of people. They owned limited amount of land‚ had high rents‚ low productivity‚ were in dept and many lived on the edge of starvation. In addition‚ having peasant support for the CCP can supply with food resources. Therefore‚ Mao understood the first goal he had to achieve was the support from peasants
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Did the Nationalists win the Spanish Civil War because of their strengths or the weaknesses of the Republicans? The evidence that supports the idea that the Nationalists won the Spanish Civil War because of their strength is abundant. The unity of the Nationalists was obvious and meant that there was both great organisation and co-ordination‚ meaning there was no ambiguity in the goals set by those fighting for the Nationalists. Franco’s plans for a long term war meant that he was able to ensure
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certainly a highly important factor in the initiation of the first Arab-Israeli war. The UN‚ US‚ and British all had they are separate causes for involving themselves in the situation at hand in Palestine. The UN for peacekeeping purposes‚ the US and other countries because of the guilt of not having granted European Jews asylum from Hitler during World War II‚ and the British because they were given Palestine as a mandate following the first World War. Having initially supported the Jewish Zionist movement
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How was Napoleon Bonaparte able to win so many battles in the Napoleonic wars? Napoleon Bonaparte was able to win many battles in the Napoleonic wars because of his army size and the superior tactic and strategy he used. Those were the main reasons for many of napoleon’s military victory against the other European countries. France was also the biggest country with the biggest population through out Europe making it easer to mobilize an army. Napoleon graduated form Ecole Militaire with the rank
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Johnson believed the Civil Rights Act to be more important than the presidency. While in a discussion about the civil rights bill‚ Johnson was told: “... it’s going to cost you the South and cost you the election‚” to which he responded‚ “If that’s the price I’ve got to pay‚ I’ll pay it gladly.” (Document C) Johnson’s response shows that he’d rather lose the presidential election than lose the civil rights bill. In another instance‚
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With the Treaty of Paris 1763‚ the French were completely removed from North America and England took control of all lands west to the Mississippi River and Canada. When the British took control of the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ Indians began to rise up and attack English settlements. Still recovering from the expenses of the French and Indian War‚ King George declared that he should consolidate all settlements east of the Appalachian Mountains. In addition‚ England made a formal
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Battles have been fought since the dawn of time. Weapons have gradually become more technological and sophisticated each and every time. People learn from their mistakes‚ as did the Indians in the late 1700s‚ as well as the Confederate troops from the Civil War. The Union was victorious in this war for freedom‚ and to this day‚ the north is more the heart of the country’s economy. Weapons have been around from the Neanderthals of the post-ice age‚ to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Rocks became
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This is a time of increased nationalism for Americans after the victory against the British. Its important to note‚ that during this time the demise of the Federalist Party occurred after they decided to have the Hartford Convention. The purpose of the Hartford Convention was that the Federalists were threatening succession from the United States if they didn’t receive these concessions; the constitution be amended‚ as well as compensation for their losses during the War of 1812. Thus‚ their reputation
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With a strong campaigned appeal‚ President Kennedy was elected into office‚ to black voters. President Kennedy and his administration had vitality and glamour but there was a struggle going on for civil rights. The President had promised equality however; he was having a hard time redeeming these words. Civil rights groups sent pens to the White House with “Ink for Jack’ written on them. As the 1960s progressed the civil rights movement became more radical and violent. Groups of Freedom Riders
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size‚ money and military equipment so they had been expected to win. In all of these aspects the US out performed Vietnam‚ for instance‚ in its peak the US army had reached 543000 men in 1968 against the highest membership of the Vietcong (VC)‚ 245000. The US was also stronger economically‚ managing to spend $28 billion per year on the war‚ supplying high-tech weapons and machinery. There were a number of reasons that the US failed to win in Vietnam‚ namely‚ the weakness of the American army‚ the strength
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