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    This did not falter the War Hawks impression that America would undoubtedly win. The U.S. Army was unpretentious and poorly commanded‚ America scrambled to assemble its forces. At the same time‚ different Indian tribes debated on who to pledge their alliances with. One chief‚ Tecumseh believed

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    Miriam Ramirez HIST 317 Professor David Nelson November 7‚ 2014 Exam #2 The Third Reich failed to win WWII due to many factors‚ including political‚ diplomatic‚ and military issues that emerged throughout the war. These factors were heavily influenced on Hitler’s leadership and the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany. Hitler was the driving force to how Germany fought in World War II and it eventually led to what ended up being a catastrophic loss for Germany. The Nazi rule was based on the two

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    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 of the British troops that were in Boston. He learned that the colonists had hidden a large amount of weapons in Concord. They had planned on a surprise attack but the two sons of liberty‚ Paul Revere and William Dawns‚ warned General Washington of the impending

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    blacks 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

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    to the Confederate both by land and water. The North would have soon been able to take all the land instead making them surrender. The North also had an advantage by having more men fight in the war. The abolitionists of the North were very eager to win the war. The citizens fought in the war in other ways. The citizens of Boston began the 54th regiment. Congress had passed one Proclamation not allowing slavery in the West. This

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    Why did Roosevelt win the 1932 election? – 12 mark question The Republican president‚ Herbert Hoover‚ was personally blamed for failing to deal with the consequences of the Wall Street Crash in October 1929. The Great Depression that followed was the most severe economic depression America had ever seen‚ and the whole world entered a state of poverty and hunger. Following the election in November 1932‚ Hoover was replaced by the Democratic leader‚ Franklin D Roosevelt‚ who aimed to tackle the

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    In order to win the war‚ the Union had to think smart and play it to their advantage. In the book The Civil War: A Visual History‚ author John E. Stanchak declared‚ “During the 19th century‚ the new era of rail and steam that marked the Industrial Revolution was centered in the Northern states‚ and a summary of economics and human resources shows their advantages” (Stanchak 54). The North had a lot of railroads which helped them travel faster. They also had more money and organizations than the South

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    was spent foolishly and battled were led incorrectly. However‚ it wasn’t all for nothing. The war of 1812 had its impact‚ maybe not so largely visible‚ it is still there. Firstly‚ it led to increase in nationalism‚ even though United States didn’t win the war. It was the first war that the USA had fought without any foreign help. It led to manifest destiny‚ which increased the size of the US by ⅓. Sometimes this war is even called America’s Second War for Independence. Before this war‚ most nations

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    Why did Labour win the 1945 election? There was a lack of a strong opposition. The liberal party was weak and not cohesive‚ the Conservatives complacent and tainted by memories of their failings during the 1930’s. They spent less on 1945 election and focused too much of their campaign on the dominant personality of Churchill instead of the popular reformist ministers such as Butler. Many voters associated Churchill with the nation as a whole and not with the Conservative Party or as only a wartime

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    attention of many average settlers‚ as well as important people that had a big say on the direction of our country. No‚ Lincoln did not win the election that would put him in the state Senate‚ but I think it’s fair to say that he grew a lot from that point in time and his position as the president was much more beneficial to us. Without this series of events going the way that they did‚ the modern day version of America might be very different. Although I do not completely agree with the results of these

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