The north (the union) and the south (the confederacy)‚ prepared for war believed that they would win easily. To achieve a victory in war‚ both side will make a plan or strategy to win. The armies of both north and south marched off to war on the summer of 1861‚ their leaders created a plan to win. The north states possess twice the population of southern states‚ which gave more soldiers‚ farmers and industrial workers. The northern states had the majority of industries‚ which provide enough supplies
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communist victory in the 2nd Indochina War The communist victory in the second Indochina war was highly due to the failures of conventional warfare from the US and ARVN such as the bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and search and destroy missions which did little to bring down the Viet Cong. The Tet Offensive also contributed by being a turning point for the war‚ leading to a decreasing American support for the war as it caused media chaos. The end of US aid through the Paris Agreement and Vietnamization
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face one another in the battle field‚ you can hear the wind howling in agony. This war has gone on for centuries and nobody knows when it will end. For as long as the truth isn’t revealed‚ no one is willing to back out. This is the scene that comes into my mind as I try to personify the two opposing sides of the Shakespeare controversy. For years now‚ the Stratfordians and Anti-Stratfordians fought. And their reason of fighting‚ the identity of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare‚ also known
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Woodrow Wilson helped to win the First World War; he lost the peace back in America. Wilson claimed that he was a pacifist and that America would not fight the war that raged with a bloody vengeance in Europe. Wilson insisted that America must stay neutral publicly‚ but behind closed doors‚ he sought out ways to support Great Britain and France through the means of financial support. While the majority of Americans were pleased with being neutral‚ many immigrants from German and Europe were wanted
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The south and north had both felt confident they both could win the civil war; however the north won the war victoriously. I perceived upon my reading the historic roots of the north union army history and my thoughts regarding why the north union army would indeed win the civil war. George Washington was born in Virginia‚ which was considered a southern state and would be naturally a part of the confederacy. George Washington lived and died in Mount Vernon Virginia; however during his life span
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“How did women win the right to vote?” Women became active in politics fighting for emancipation since the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. During and right after the Civil War‚ women split into two different groups. One cheered women’s vote before rights for African American while the other‚which had more supporters‚ prioritized equality of races. During the reconstruction era‚ women saw little hope for female suffrage as the Congress passing the 14th and 15th amendments that once again excluded
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shocking the entire country. The 61st Hunger Games has left the twenty-seven-year-old in a reclusive state and some questioned whether or not he had lost it. Calix Forrester was not the expected tribute to win in his Games‚ it being quite the upset to some of the Career districts when he did. He was yet another surprise‚ the 67th Games being so close to the 61st. And then there was Reeve Silverling. The 69th Hunger Games produced a Victor of eighteen‚ the youngest and most recent winner from Ten
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The election of 1932 was one of the biggest landslide wins in presidential elections. Held on November 8‚ 1932‚ in which Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican President Herbert Hoover. The election was held during the Great Depression‚ which is a main influence of the severity of Hoover’s loss. This was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world‚ sparking changes in economic institutions‚ policy‚ and economic theory. The fundamental cause
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If you had two options to win the war‚ what what you do? Truman was in that same situation when he was president. Truman had two options‚ option one was to invade japan‚ option two was to bomb them. While Roosevelt was president Truman had no idea about the A-Bomb he had no clue that their was an A-Bomb but as soon as Roosevelt died Truman was introduced to the A-Bomb. Truman wanted to end the war completely so he had to think of what he was going to do‚ option one or option two. While Roosevelt
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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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