David Farragut led the Union navy into Mobile Bay‚ Alabama‚ to face a smaller Confederate fleet under the command of Admiral Franklin Buchanan and neutralize three forts surrounding Mobile Bay to complete the Union blockade of the Gulf of Mexico. The battle would prove pivotal in the Union victory‚ as well as President Abraham Lincoln’s re-election three months later. The Union fleet‚ under Farragut‚ used sheer power and numbers to decimate the Confederates. The Union fleet consisted of four ironclad
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Affidavit What does Lieutenant Gould testify as to who fired first at Lexington? What does he say about who fired first at Concord? How credible is his account? Justify your reasoning. Source 4: Illustration of Battle of Lexington What does this picture tell you about the Battle of Lexington? What is the colonial response when the British arrive? Use evidence from the painting to justify your response. How credible is this source? Why? Source 5: Simon Winship’s Affidavit Why was Simon
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Battle of Britain At the end of June 1940 The Second World War defense of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force began against an onslaught by the German Air Force Luftwaffe. Also known as “The Battle of Britain”‚ The Battle of Britain has been described as the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. The Battle of Britain also has an unusual distinction in that it gained its name prior to being fought. The name is derived from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston
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Summary of the Battle of Zacatecas In June of 1914‚ Victoriano Huerta‚ self proclaimed President of Mexico‚ sent a large force to the city Zacatecas. He did this because he knew that Poncho Villa‚ a rebel leader from the North‚ wanted the city because it was an import rail junction. This city was the railway to all other railways‚ if Villa had obtained this city he would have access to all of Mexico. Huerta couldn’t let that happen and neither could Carranza‚ who was another rebel leader from the
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It all started on May 26‚ 1940. The Battle of Dunkirk was an operation that took place in Dunkirk‚ France during the second world war. The battle was between the British‚ France‚ Belgium‚ Poland‚ and the Netherlands against Germany. On May 26‚ 1940‚ Anthony Eden told General Lord Gort‚ Commander in chief that they might need to “fight back to the West”. The first plan for a defense along the Lys Canal couldn’t be carried out because of the Germans moved their troops on that day. With the 2nd and
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binge and approximately 24 drinks. His blood alcohol level was measured at 0.58‚ which was six times the legally establish limit to drive a vehicle (Cohen‚ 1997)." I proceeded into looking up the references which was about Cohen A. (1997‚ September 8) Battle of the Binge‚ time‚ pp. 54-56. The article was about college students and binge drinking. I realized that from the moment freshmen set foot on campus‚ they are steeped in a culture that encourages them to drink‚ and drink heavily. At many schools
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The battle of New Orleans was a significant battle in the war of 1812. It was a crushing defeat for the British‚ increased patriotism‚ and Andrew Jackson emerged an American hero. The United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803‚ thereby gaining control of the Mississippi River‚ and its watershed at the golf of Mexico. The U.S. government realized how important this was and its potential of becoming a great trading post. By 1812 this area called New Orleans grew as expected
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The stories Battle Royale by Ralph Ellison and Are These Actual Miles by Raymond Carver‚ portrays disadvantages to two different groups. Ellison’s story depicts racism in 1963 and Carver’s enlightens us on the struggles of being apart of the lower class. Both stories depict human nature as being passive out of fear of people in the majority group. In the battle Royale there were many times terrible situations the boys were placed in‚ yet no one spoke up against. There were two instances that showed
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Terrain The battle took place on Dong Ap Bia (Ap Bia Mountain‚ Vietnamese: Đồi A Bia) in the rugged‚ jungle-shrouded mountains of South Vietnam‚ 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the Laotian border. The entire mountain is a rugged‚ uninviting wilderness blanketed in double- and triple-canopy jungle‚ dense thickets of bamboo‚ and waist-high elephant grass. The American soldiers who fought there dubbed it "Hamburger Hill"‚ suggesting that those who fought on the hill were "chewed up like a hamburger" in joking
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need be involved‚ as far as our instincts are concerned. Jim Butcher‚ Small Favor Morals conflicts with instincts In the novel Battle Royale‚ author Koushun Takami attempts to highlight two conflicting human impulses; the desire to stay true to moral‚ and ethical obligations‚ but also the animalistic desire to survive. The actions of the characters in Battle Royale illustrates the conflict between instinct and morals. Many of the characters stays true to their morals‚ while others decide that
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