Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? The 14th October 1066 was to be a date that changed the course of British history. On that Saturday morning the Battle of Hastings was launched with an intensive bombardment of arrows fired from Norman archers towards the ranks of Harold’s army. William the Duke of Normandy and leader of the Norman troops advanced his army closer to the English line which was led by King Harold Godwinson. The previous English king Edward the Confessor had died without
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The main reasons England won this struggle was because of the sudden downfall of the Spanish Empire‚ and England’s successful establishment of its colonies. Throughout the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries‚ Spain maintained an impressive hold on American territory. As The American Pageant describes‚ they had attained a “sprawling empire from California to Florida to Tierra del Fuego”. Perhaps contributing to their success‚ the Spanish blended their culture with the Native Americans through marriage
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Truman’s Dilemma The decision to use the atom bomb posed several significant moral dilemmas for President Harry S. Truman‚ among these were attacking without warning at Pearl Harbor‚ against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war‚ to shorten the agony of the war‚ and to end the war all together. “Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ on December 7‚ 1941. The attack severely damaged the American fleet and prevented
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Leather Bag vs Other Bags: Which One Wins? We all know when it comes to being in vogue‚ accessories are a crucial element and nothing screams class as well as a good bag does. Now‚ there are always what’s and how’s regarding the perfect bag for both your style and budget. All the fashion gurus will agree in one breath that leather bags are the best for you to buy. But how worthy they actually are when compared to bags made of other materials? Let’s find out! And the game begins! 1. Durability
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Discipline The Code of Conduct Apart from developing an intellectual curiosity among its students‚ Trident aims at enriching character of all its members in order to equip them encounter all the challenges on and off the campus.Therfore‚ all the students shall conform to a high standard of discipline and conduct within the campus in a manner Parallel to that of the students of institutions of National repute. He must inculcate in him/her the seriousness of career objective and shall‚ in every
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Why did the U.S. fail to win the Vietnam War? As we all know‚ the Vietnam War was a colossal failure which American don’t want to mention any longer. In that period the United States had benefited from the World War II and had a rapid development in economy which made the U.S. become one of the most powerful country all over the world. So‚ why did the U.S. fail to win the Vietnam War with the strong strength? First‚ let us see a set of data from wiki. “Between 1965 and 1975‚ the United States
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How far would you agree that the events of 1905 were caused by Russia’s failure to win the war against Japan? (30 marks) Long-term factors: Middle class- There was a lack of common purpose between Russia’s different social classes. They organised themselves by autumn of 1905 into soviets but spent most of the year protesting in spontaneous strikes/ marches. The peasants were too widely distributed and isolated to have a common organised leadership. Their protests were traditional peasant ones of
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Vice President Harry Truman. Harry S. Truman‚ previously Roosevelt’s Vice President‚ was the President of the United States‚ succeeding Roosevelt after his death. Truman had met privately with Roosevelt a few times before his death‚ but was never truly informed of the enormous secret that was revealed to him after sworn in—the Manhattan Project. After being informed of the nuclear weaponry‚ Truman had a series of immense challenges and decisions to make. (History.com Staff‚ “Harry Truman”) Could
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Did Win breach his fiduciary duty to Hailey? Fiduciary Duty Cal Family Code § 721 A husband and wife owe to each other a duty of highest good faith and fair dealing‚ and neither shall take any unfair advantage of the other. The duty is including but not limited to‚ providing each spouse access to records regarding transactions and accounting information‚ concerning the community property. Cal Family Code § 1100 (e) Each spouse has an obligation with respect to the management and control of the
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Robert Kagan describes adversarial legalism as just one of the many types of methods used in policy implementation and dispute regulation. The key difference between this specific type of method‚ and methods used by western European nations and others‚ is that adversarial legalism is dominated heavily by lawyers rather than by judges. Kagan also notes a second difference‚ saying that adversarial legalism is its own functioning‚ “mode of governance…embedded in the political culture and political structure
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