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    This was the last major offensive that Germany would fight in World War I. This battle was supposed to be the battle that turned the tide for Germany but‚ it ultimately led to their downfall. It began on the Month of July 15 and lasted until the 5th of August 1918 and it brought a comeback plan devised by Erich Lundendorff the Chief of Staff for Germany. The plan called for an attack on the Allied Forces by trying to bait them to go from Belgium to the Marne. On the 15th of July‚ 1918‚ Twenty Three

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    *Why did the South secede? Would the North have acquiesced in peaceful coexistence if the South had not fired on Fort Sumter? Today everyone says the reason the South left the Union was; Slavery. Slavery was not the only factor that led the South to secede. In fact‚ some of the wealthiest slaveholders opposed secession. They believed‚ for good reason‚ that slavery would actually be safer in the Union than out of it. Most people aren’t aware that‚ even as president‚ Lincoln supported a proposed

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    Great War The time was 1914. Europe was a thermometer with skyrocketing temperatures of tension. As countries began declaring war on each other in Europe‚ troops began to mobilize for what they thought would be a traditionally fought war: the British cavalry leading the Entente to a decisive victory. How were the European powers to know that this massive war would be fought entirely in the ground with surprise attacks and innovative technology that changed the meaning of “war” forever? World War

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    Why did English civil War start? In this essay I am going to clarify why the civil war started. A civil war is a conflict fought between inhabitants of the same country. In this case the two sides that fought against each other in England were King Charles I’s side and Parliament’s side. The main reasons for going to war were parts of these three main topics: Money‚ Religion and Power. There were many reasons for the civil war‚ some of the proceedings of 1642 were the grand remonstrates made by

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    Revolutionary War‚ the Americans were outnumbered‚ inexperienced‚ and they even had a large British Loyalist population. Despite all of this‚ the Americans were still able to unite and defeat the British army. Because the Rebels had a clear purpose‚ efficient communication‚ and strong leadership‚ they were more united than either the British forces or the Loyalists. The British restraint and the French assistance also enabled the Americans to win the war. The United States won the Revolutionary war because

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    The civil War and what led to it‚ has been a debatable subject since 1861. One of the main reasons that the war progressed is due to slavery and certain areas that was not yet to be called a state. Although‚ the civil War brought about a turning point for a lot of citizens‚ these issues still exist today‚ and it is not based on any particular people‚ but based on government boundaries‚ to still include racism‚ poverty‚ politics‚ and some forms of slavery. Back then‚ when this all began Abraham Lincoln

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    The Civil War was fought between The North and The South. The war was fought on many different battlefields and there were about 620‚000 casualties the most in any war .The Civil War between The North and The South lasted four years. After all the deaths and the long battles The North came out victorious. The Civil War broke out because of slavery‚ the attack on Fort Sumter‚ and the election of Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War began because the northern and southern states were

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    World War I had many effects on every country especially the ones who were themselves involved in the war. We could possibly say most of the European countries were affected from this war. World War I started in 1914 and ended in 1918. World War I was the house of many European countries yet also Japan involved itself in a short period of time. World War One‚ being the most significant event in Europe in the 20th century‚ and possibly in the whole world’s history‚ had a tremendous effect on British

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    got angry and wouldn’t stand for the oppression. They also struck fear into the hearts of blacks by physical and psychological tactics. The KKK was created by a group of confederate soldiers because the blacks helped the north win the war. Which is also why it was so hard to make the south conform to new laws that the government passed. As Mary Daly once said‚ “I had explained that women asking for equality in a church would be the same as a black man asking the KKK for equality”. Well‚ at least

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    World War III (abbreviated as WWIII‚ also known as the Third World War) is the hypothetical future successor to World War II (1939–1945). In fiction‚ the war is often suggested to be nuclear and extremely devastating in nature. This war is anticipated and planned for by military and civil authorities‚ and explored in fiction by many authors all around the world. Concepts range from purely conventional scenarios or a limited use of nuclear weapons to the destruction of the planet. With the development

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