blitzkrieg successful and why did it fail in the end? While World War 2 is regarded as the triumph of Allied Forces over the Axis‚ it is nonetheless important to note that Nazi Germany made great advances during the first three years of the War‚ conquering the majority of Europe and a large portion of Russia’s European territory. Although many people attribute this fact to Germany’s preparedness‚ military modernization and pre-war planning‚ the real reason lay in the Blitzkrieg military doctrine
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The war on drugs is a complete failure. When connecting drugs to crime the relationship is complex. Many different reasons can be the cause of addiction‚ selling drugs‚ drug users and the creation of war on drugs. The criminal justice approach only created a deep depression over minority communities. The war on drugs created a vicious ongoing cycle that minorities‚ especially American Americans cannot not escape. Michelle Alexander suggested the war on drugs is similar to Jim Crow laws. The war on
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turned out to be profitable‚ while at other times it was the profit in the Americas that stood out. However‚ there were instances when the journeys across the Atlantic would fail as slave ships would be lost at sea. But when all the successes and failures are taken into account‚ the level of profit would be enough to vindicate further participation in this form of trading for
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Ambition: a path to success or failure? William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ is a play about a general from the King’s army whose ambition leads him to usurp the throne. Macbeth’s initial lie perpetuates him to commit numerous murders to ensure that the heir to the throne is still within his reach. The play highlights a common value held by our society which is that we are responsible for our actions. Although Lady Macbeth initially provoked Macbeth‚ ultimately‚ his demise was a result of his
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Napoleon is the most charismatic general in French history‚ famed for his military successes and (at the same time) for not quite conquering Europe. Starting as a second lieutenant in the French artillery‚ he rose quickly through the ranks until he staged a 1799 coup that made him First Consul of France. (In 1804 he went further‚ proclaiming himself emperor.) He led his armies to victory after victory‚ and by 1807 France ruled territory that stretched from Portugal to Italy and north to the river
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During the events of the Cold war‚ many proxy wars began to engulf disputed‚ independent nations that were considered of importance. Two major wars being the Vietnam war‚ and the Korean war. The cause of the United State’s involvement in both wars‚ was the attempt to fight the spread of Communism. The president of the US at the time of the Korean war‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ had an ideology that if a country became Communist‚ then Communism would spread to neighboring countries. Which influenced the
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Unit 1 D6: Ideology‚ Conflict and Retreat; the USA in Asia‚ 1950-73 A: The Korean War‚ 1950-53; causes‚ course and consequences Background to the Korean War Korea had been under Japanese occupation since 1910. With the defeat of Japan in 1945 the USA and USSR agreed to divide the country into two zones along the 38th Parallel. The United Nations demanded free elections for the whole country and was supported by the USA which did not see this as a permanent division and believed that since
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understand my point. After the Korean War‚ South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Koreans had to start from scratch because entire country was destroyed after the Korean War‚ and we had no natural resources. Koreans used to talk about the Philippines‚ for Filipinos were very rich in Asia. We envy Filipinos. Koreans really wanted to be well off like Filipinos. Many Koreans died of famine. My father and brother also died because of famine. Korean government was very corrupt and
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Why did the Korean War break out? Reasons as to why war broke out in Korea can be debated due to the fact that a number of factors contributed towards the war. The viewpoint of North Korea starting the war can be seen as Kim ill sung had the intention of reuniting Korea under communism‚ however there was hostility within South Korea as Syngman Rhee also aimed to reunite Korea under his nationalist views. The two superpowers of the time can be seen as responsible for the outbreak of war because the
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AFP Lecture Notes-Prof Mandelbaum CW=Cold War Sep. 19 Lec 2朝鲜战争的影响 Korea war-a major war by post WWII standards‚ conflicts the US engaged in also important on its Euro impact on US CW policy-three influences: 1.It spreaded CW to Asia Until the Korea War‚ AFP has been Euro-centered. During WWII‚ US followd a Euro-first policy. (1942 and 1945) Policymakers believe this is the place USSR threatened America. Also it is the major US economic initiative-the Marshall plan. The trigger area
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