blitzkrieg (lightning war). With them having an amazing victory in France over the Allies‚ causing them to surrender in six weeks‚ it seemed like there wasn’t much the Allies could do to stop Hitler’s army. However‚ once Hitler turned his army towards the USSR‚ we saw that they were able to slow down and eventually defeat. Now it leads to the question of what factors led the Germans to be so unstoppable against the Allies in the east and what factors hindered them in the west. One of the main contributing
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territory. The Axis powers‚ Germany and Italy‚ should have won the Battle of North Africa against the allies‚ Britain and the French‚ with India‚ Zealand‚ and the United States. There are many reasons why they should have won. They should have used their strategic advancements more usefully‚ used their military power effectively‚ and acquired a foothold in oil reserves. Some strategic advancements they could have appropriately used include blending in with the environment‚ executing their plans correctly
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In 1897‚ the plan began to take form. Outflank the french‚ march through Belgium‚ and send the bulk of the army. There was a mere handful sent to face the French along the frontier‚ and the rest‚ over a million men‚ were sent to go for the vast encirclement of the French army‚ since it was seemingly impossible for the Germans to win a protracted defensive war against the french and Russians. They hoped to invade France‚ but to do so‚ they had to maneuver pass the french border‚ and invade Belgium
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The date is June sixth‚ 1944. The Allies push onto the beaches of Normandy France. Along the sixty mile coastal stretch‚ it was divided into five sections‚ and named Sword‚ Juno‚ Gold‚ Omaha and Utah. Ground units arrived in Personnel Landing Craft Vehicle‚ which was launched from the U.S. Coast Guard. As the men hit shore‚ they were greeted with heavy machine gun fire. The length of the beach made it very difficult for anyone to an area with cover‚ making the men easy targets as they came from the
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5/3/12 Ms. Yao How did the Aztecs Rise to Power? How did the Aztecs rise to power? To conquer is to acquire by force of arms. This is how the Aztecs took over more territory in its rise to power. They fought for land and constructed more land to create the magnificent city of Tenochtitlan in the middle of Lake Texicoco. They used many techniques to get food‚ survive and strive. The Aztecs had a vast empire of allies and captured tribes
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The European allies were more interested in punishing Germany then creating a lasting peace. I Believe they did this for many reasons. Even though they might have known it wasn’t fair they did it anyway. One reason I believe this is because Europe had suffered so many casualties and deaths they had also lost a lot of land. Germany on the other hand didn’t have as much as Europe. But they had to live right next to each other. So Europe probably didn’t want to have to live next to Germany knowing
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gained the role as the secretary general of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. This role gave him the ability to appoint his allies and supporters into government jobs and thus grow a foundation of political support. After the death of V.I. Lenin in 1924‚ Joseph Stalin had struggled to gain power. He outsmarted his rivals (Ex. Trotsky) in order to win the power clashes and take control of the Communist Party of the
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Private schools‚ many people see them as a school system that you can ’buy’ your grades from‚ and that’s why so many parents who have enrolled their kids in private education give it such a high rating. But the truth is‚ is that‚ that is not the case. Private schools are more focused on each individual student then on a group of students. Private schooling also sounds a lot better on a university/collage application; it looks like you really took an extra step to a stronger source of education.
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himself and Pompey. Known for her intellect and a charm that easily won over men‚ Caesar and Cleopatra became lovers. While they may have been attracted to each other‚ it was a politically intelligent move at the time for the two of them to become allies. They were both ambitious leaders who had wealth and control over large armies. (Grochowski) Their resources would have been precious to each other in the event of another conflict. This was definitely the case for Cleopatra when she opted to make
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known organization or group that was created in 1922. The organization ‚U.S.S.R.‚ was an ally in the second world war. The U.S.S.R. had tested many participated in many scientific experiments including the russian sleep experiment. The U.S.S.R.had risen to power and had many scientific advances. Even with many scientific advances‚ the U.S.S.R. could not avoid a fateful end. The U.S.S.R. had risen to power in 1917‚ the Soviet Union was created to overcome national differences. The first leader of
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