several reasons the American colonists beat the British soldiers. First of all American colonists where in a make it break situation. The Americans would either win everything or lose everything. Not only were they fighting for their freedom‚ they were also fighting for their homes and families safety. Having the “home field advantage” and the skills they picked up during the war with the French gave Americans an edge that the British didn’t have. Another thing that gave the American colonist an
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source‚ the Declaration of War (1898) by William McKinley from the textbook “For the Record” by Emory Shi and Holly Mayer‚ we can see why the war was necessary to declare being directed towards the Congress of the United States. There were many different reasons why the United States sought to pursue the war in Cuba‚ however‚ it can be briefly summed up in three points. For one‚ due to the high amounts of capital invested into Cuba by America‚ the government pursued the war‚ hoping to see that there
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just how bad and long this war would drag on. Many questions are still unanswered today. Why did America participate in this war? Why were our soldiers treated with such disrespect and unwanted love? The many lives that were lost‚ including our troops‚ cannot be brought back. This history cannot be change. But if we could go back in time. Would United States choose the same decision? Many things have gone wrong in this war. And this so call "war"‚ is the fight of Vietnam war. One of the many things
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Why War? Is war inevitable? It appears that the answer to this question is yes. However‚ war is unpredictable and must be studied based on individual circumstances‚ actions taken‚ and reactions. States disagree with each other on many subjects and conflicts arise often. To answer this question‚ we must first examine the causes of a conflict‚ evaluate the outcome and determine any alternatives that may exist. Then we can analyze some alternative theoretical outcomes compared to the actual
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Why did World War 2 start? People think it was because of Hitler killing all of the Jews. But that is not the whole story. There are many other reasons why. The causes of World War 2 were the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler’s childhood and beliefs‚ and the failure of appeasement. One of the causes of World War 2 was the Treaty of Versailles. Germany lost their land as part of the settlement of World War One. Adolf Hitler believed he was supposed to be the ruler of the world and wanted to reclaim
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BREAK‚ BREAK‚ BREAK (1834) Break‚ break‚ break‚ [s1] On thy cold gray stones[s2] ‚ O Sea! [s3] And I would that my tongue could utter [s4] The thoughts that arise in me[s5] . (Unable to articulate the deep emotion – anger and resentment at nature) O[s6] ‚ well for the fisherman’s boy‚ That he shouts with his sister at play! O‚ well for the sailor lad‚ That he sings in his boat on the bay! [s7] (what he sees – he sees time passing – focus on the play of the youth
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Why did King Charles lose the civil war? In April 1642‚ the Civil war started in England. The civil war ended up by King Charles losing the war. And in my essay I am going to talk about many reasons why Charles lost the civil war. In 1642 most people thought that King Charles would win the civil war‚ as he had won the battle of Edge hill‚ but unfortunately King Charles did not take advantage of this opportunity and marched to London. King Charles didn’t know what to do when it came to big
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Did German Ambitions for World Power Make War in 1914 Unavoidable? The First World War was the biggest and bloodiest war to have been fought with modern technology and caused wide spread chaos and tragedy that until that date was unparalleled in Europe. Of the 65‚038‚810 people mobilized to fight from all the countries involved 8‚556‚315 died‚ 21‚219‚452 soldiers were injured‚ and 7‚750‚945 were reported missing/P.O.W. Because the war was fought on such a massive scale‚ and caused such wide spread
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Texans fought‚ but why? In 1820‚ trouble was avoided when Congress passed the Missouri Compromise. Missouri was admitted as a slave slave state and Maine was admitted a free state. Later on in 1854 Congress voted to repeal the Missouri Compromise and passed the Kansas Nebraska Act. Why did Texans fight? Texans fought in the Civil War because they wanted to preserve slavery‚ have states’ rights‚ and the passion for Texas. Texans fought in the Civil War to maintain their hold of slavery. “Texas wanted
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I’m going to explain why there were tensions between countries in Europe and why they led to war in 1914. For years before 1914‚ tension had been building in Europe. One cause of tension was overseas colonies. For example Germany and France clashed over in Morocco‚ between 1905 and 1911. This started by France who wanted to have more colonies in Africa. As Germany disliked this idea and wanted to test the “alliance” between France and Britain‚ he decided to support Morocco’s independence. His only
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