Why did parliament win the English Civil War? When Charles raised his Standard in Nottingham 1642 it was unclear who‚ or how‚ the war would be won‚ but Parliament’s Victory in The Civil War 1646‚ can be explained by a Multitude of reasons‚ most notably; a Royalist lack of finance [or more generally resources]‚ and Parliamentary revolutionary Reform and Organisation. Firstly the areas that Parliament held over the course of the civil war were more populous‚ wealthy and fertile than that of the
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The Vietnam War was a conflict between the communist‚ North Vietnam and South Vietnam. In the wake of the Second World War western fears of a communist expansion throughout Asia were running high. The United States was concerned that if North Vietnam succeed and turned Vietnam into a communist state‚ neighboring countries were also likely to follow. As an ally of the United States and Australia’s involvement in South-East Asia Treaty Organization and the Australia - New Zealand - United States Security
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German “wheel” advancing through Belgium and France.” (Hamilton 66‚ must PP). This ended up being costly for the Germans‚ as Britain began negotiating their war plans. “What is more‚ Germany’s action united the previously divided British cabinet and established for Britain the perfect pretext for entering the war.” (Ehlert‚ 53‚ must PP). Moltke did not fear the British‚ and continued on with his plan to invade Belgium. With a request to march through France securely to the Belgian King Albert in Potsdam
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The way I see it the Americans won the Revolution and the British lost a colonial war for independence. At the beginning of the war‚ there was not a regular American army like we have today‚ just a militia made up of civilians‚ most of which were farmers. So naturally‚ they were not used to the long battles with the British Regulars. As a result thousands quit. What signaled the beginning of the American Revolution was the first battle on April 19‚ 1775 at Lexington. General Gage was in charge
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then infection will set in and kill them. In World War I Russia did not die from her wounds but died of infection. Yes Russia faced many problems during the First World War but so did everyone else and yet some of them‚ like the French‚ not only survived the war but ended up winning it. Even saying that Russia lost the war is not the best statement that can be made. A more accurate representation of what happened is that Russians lost parts of the war. This better reflects the inability of Russians
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World War I‚ the first world war‚ broke out in the year 1914 in Europe. The two-different sides in the war were named the Allies and the Central Powers. Eventually‚ as the war progressed‚ several countries pledged their alliance to a side. The Allies consisted of Russia‚ France‚ and Britain. The Central Powers subsisted of Germany‚ Austro-Hungary‚ Turkey and joining later were the Italians. The United States at this point in history had policies in place that were very dissimilar to the policies
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In the course of the Vietnam War‚ there have been many different factors why the USA became increasingly involved. One reason included how they believed it would be a ‘simple’ war to fight and for that reason‚ they would have the ability to easily win plus the war would not continue on for too long. Additionally they desired to contain communism as they believed they might be capable to stop the growth of communism within Asia. In order to help retain communism‚ they believed in the ‘domino theory’
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United States soon enter the Vietnam War as an effort to prevent communism from spreading to Asia. The United States worked to protect South Vietnam as its freedom was threatened by North Vietnam’s communist threats. The United States became involved in Vietnam before World War II even ended. The United States involvement was due to the containment policy and its aim to stop communism. The conflict revolved around Ho Chi Minh and the French. During World War II‚ Japan invaded Vietnam. In response
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Did the South have a chance at victory? The Civil War had many factors at play when determining who would win. The South were believed to have the best chance at winning at first. This is mostly because the South had the “LeBron James” of military generals‚ which was Robert E. Lee. However‚ as it turned out‚ the North had emerged from battle as victorious. Although the South seemed to have a decent chance to win at first‚ the military‚ economic‚ and political factors did not give the South a chance
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French and Indian War was started with Britain against the French and the Indians. Wars cost money‚ so after the War was over‚ the British King taxed the colonists an outrageous amount of money. On top of this‚ the colonists had no say in the taxation or really any laws referring to them. This was one of the many problems between the colonists and Britain. Eventually the Revolutionary War was formed after the colonists decided to break away from Britain. The colonies won the war‚ resulting in the
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