In the late 1800’s there was tension between the North and South. It soon got worse when Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860. Soon after he won the election the southern states seceded from the Union‚ and then started the Civil War. The reason the Union won the Civil War was because of the technological advances such as weapons‚ railroads‚ and creation of the telegraph. Weapons were helped by advances in technology because it gave shooting more distance and velocity‚ “minie ball” bullets
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Early in the year 1968‚ President Lyndon Johnson realized he lost the support of the Americans. He had announced that he was no longer going to be sending troops‚ which was putting a limit on the United States promise and from there the only thing that could have been done was to completely disengage. Richard Nixon was elected that year; he promised voter’s ‘peace with honor‚’ which to Nixon described the Paris Peace Accord to end the Vietnam war. But of course this was more easily said than done;
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and its allies had two choice in how to approach the Pacific: straight towards Japan from Midway‚ or through the Solomon Islands and Philippines just north of Australia. They looked south‚ and the next target became the island of Guadalcanal. Guadalcanal had been
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Trump Vs. Clinton: Who do you believe should have won ? Why Hillary Clinton should have won the election: I believe Hillary Clinton should have won the presidential election for a variety of reasons. One reason Hillary Clinton should have been elected is because she got a more popular votes by the citizens than Donald J. Trump. It is important to realize that Hillary Clinton won 76’682 more popular votes than Trump‚ according to CNN news. In my opinion our votes don’t matter because of the Electoral
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After the Battles of Lexington and Concord‚ the militias pushed the British forces back into the city of Boston. The militias then set up camp around the city of Boston and attempted to place a siege on the city. However that did not affect the British in a concerning way‚ since they were still able to receive more troops and supplies from the harbor which the colonists could not blockade since they had virtually no naval based force. Although the British were not in major trouble of running out
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South Vietnam over political ideologies and imperialist beliefs. The North was communist and the South with the aid of America was anti-communist. While some may argue the US won because of pride‚ more infantry‚ more powerful weapons‚ I believe North Vietnam won because they came out in a better position. North Vietnam won the war because they reunited as one country‚ their tactics were better‚ and released communist ideas across the country. Even though North Vietnam took a loss in solider deaths
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the Revolutionary War. The chances were stacked high against the homesteaders‚ who some way or another figured out how to pull off a shocking bombshell of the British. Albeit‚ how the war was really won is up for theory. Regardless of whether the Americans triumphed by winning the war themselves‚ or won by Britain bumbling without end their opportunity to crush the revolutionists is being referred to. A positive measure of fortunes had an influence for the Americans‚ alongside the way that England
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WW2 was one of the greatest struggles humanity has ever seen. Over 50 countries participated in the war and the entire world felt its effects. There were battles on almost every continent and many major bodies of water. Countless major cities were destroyed in the viscous thirst for more territory. While it is impossible to know the exact number of deaths it is estimated that around 55 million people died as a result of WW2 (History.com‚ n.d.). World War 2 was a war like nobody had ever seen‚ this
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The primary goal of the Allied Powers was to eliminate the Axis Powers. They wanted to restore control to each of the subjugated countries and ensure its own national security in the future years to come. Though the Allies consisted of 50+ countries‚ Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and Soviet Union were considered the super powers and each had its own strategy and aims. The Germans were Great Britain’s greatest threat and its Prime Minister Winston Churchill knew its fate depended on defeating
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Battle of Alesia The relief army heading towards Alesia was so massive‚ that some of the Gallic tribesman were under the impression that the Romans would be too terrified to even battle them. It wasn’t a baseless idea‚ as Rome was outnumbered five to one‚ but that just made the Roman victory additionally impressive. When they did arrive‚ they stopped almost a mile away‚ South West from Alesia. After camping overnight‚ the relief army formed their ranks over a three mile plane and marched towards
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