Why did William win the battle of Hastings? There are 4 reasons for William’s victory in the battle of Hastings. First‚ there was his preparation‚ the next‚ William’s leadership. Then‚ Harold’s weaknesses: and finally‚ luck. I think that luck was the main reason for William’s victory because‚ without the wind changing at the precise moment when Harold was still at Stamford Bridge‚ William would not have been able to accomplish an amphibious landing unnoticed to invade the southern side of England
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? Hastings is possible one of the most important battle in English history and as a result has generated much discussion as to why William was able to win. The answer is not simple as not all the facts were true but also because you must take on a whole different range of factors to find out just why and how William won the battle. There are many reasons for William’s victory but major reasons were William’s skill as a military leader and his ability to
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chips‚ silly putty‚ and corn flakes‚ penicillin was an accident. Many people contributed to the bringing about of penicillin. The discovery of penicillin‚ the history of it are two very important subjects on how it became what it is today. First of all‚ penicillin was discovered by a bacteriologist Alexander Fleming. This scientist discovered it by accident. He went away for a while and when he came back a mold was covering all his petri dishes. Fleming did some testing with a particular dish that
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Around the beginning of World War II (WWII)‚ the German Air Force‚ or “Luftwaffe” (Wikipedia)‚ controlled the skies over Germany‚ and most of the European theatre. Most other countries lacked the technology‚ firepower‚ and number of aircraft to challenge the Luftwaffe for air superiority. German manufacturing‚ oil and fuel reserves‚ and supply routes remained mostly untouched‚ and intact. Allied forces began to increase their focus on bombing raids to cripple Germany’s manufacturing and supply
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those in the colonies that wanted to remain loyal to the British King‚ the loyalists refused to fight with the other colonists. The French became allies with the Americans because they wanted revenge for the Seven Years War. The question everyone asks is how did America win the war? The American army lacked everything that made a successful army. They did not have proper training‚ they weren’t equipped with supplies‚ they had very
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production may cost very high. Therefore it becomes cost cheaper to import from other countries through foreign trade. Maximum utilization of resources International trade helps a country to utilize its resources to the maximum limit. If a country does not takes up imports and exports then its resources remain unexplorted. Thus it helps to eliminate the wastage of resources. Benefit to consumer Imports and exports of different countries provide opportunities to the consumer to buy and consume those
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Pages: 14 Student ID Number: ____________________ Questions: 45 UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA SAMPLE EXAMINATIONS FOR DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS May 2012 KXO131 Data Management AIEN-SOU Shanghai‚ China Examiners: Matthew Springer Toby Peng Time Allowed: THREE (3) hours Instructions: This examination paper consists of THREE (3) sections with a total of 180 marks available. * Attempt ALL questions in section A. * The answers to Section A should be written on the sheets
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fur trade with the Indians around that area developing friendly relations‚ economic alliances‚ and military alliances. Instead of controlling the Indians like the English‚ the French became friends and business partners‚ therefore the Indians became allies with France a lot easier than England. The Huron and the Algonquian Indian tribes were allied with the French‚ while the Iroquois Indians were allied with the English. Whenever the colonies realized they would be getting involved in a war with the
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speaking you have to win more than just voters. You have to win the media over and companies. A president also needs to win electoral votes instead of popular votes. In 2016‚ Donald Trump ran a very unique campaign‚ so he could win the presidency. He ran against Hillary Clinton‚ and he won the presidency. Two years later‚ many people who reside in the United States ask the question: How did Trump win the election? Many people think he won because how he understood the public‚ and how the public understood
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If I could talk to Orwell‚ I would tell him how incredibly disappointed I was after finishing 1984 due to Oceania’s victory and the loss of hope for the citizens. Since Oceania won the battle‚ they gained full control of Africa. This means that the Oceania government and their laws will expand toward other people. Rather than letting Oceania win the longtime war against Eurasia and Eastasia‚ I would make one of the two others win. If I let Oceania lose‚ it means that the citizens and proles would
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