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    People’s Army of Vietnam was able to defeat the French in the first Indo-china war due a variety of reasons. It was a combination of Vietnam’s strong sense of nationalism‚ strong leadership led by Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyen Giap‚ the Viet Minh’s strengths and military tactics and the weaknesses of the French which would contribute to the Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu. Vietnam’s strong sense of nationalism was a major contributor why Vietnam was able to defeat the French in Indochina. Nationalism

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    There were many factors that the colonists made when picking a side‚ some of the colonist were force to choose sides‚ changed their minds or switched sides and pick a side that benefits them and their self-interest. The American allied with France since France lost like four wars to British‚ so they contributed and joined an alliance. I believe it was a personal motive which is why they alliance and negotiated deals. The patriots wanted to elect their own government and the loyalists are those who

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    Russia was also forced to “accept the territorial settlements in western europe”. France in return promised an alliance with Russia to defend and aid from the Ottoman Empire. That alliance with Russia was what made the Tsar to close Russian ports to British ships. Napoleon’s military intelligence and charisma‚ made Great Britain to stand alone against

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    What was the main reason why Britain lost the American War of Independence? In 1775 the War of Independence began and continued until 1782. One obvious advantage was that America knew the inhospitable terrain in which they were fighting in whereas Britain did not. This was a large contributing factor to the outcome of the war. Consequently Britain suffered significant losses during the harsh winters in August – October 1777. Britain had only ever really fought major wars in Europe and never had

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    A: Hello everyone! Have you ever tried when typing a definitely correct word in Microsoft‚ but it says your word is wrong? Do you know why? It is because of the difference between British and American English. B: To begin with‚ let’s talk about history. In the past‚ the religions of the British & American were different. Christians(that is the Puritans) were persecuted by the other people. So some of them grouped together & went to America because they wanted to leave England. C: They

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    the Revolutionary War‚ the English were in control of the Americans. Both sides had crucial advantages over each other that decided the outcome of the war. Let’s start with colonists; one of the biggest advantages they had over Britain was they had a major cause for wanting to fight. They were fighting for their independence‚ pride‚ liberty and the rights they deserved. They had a desire to win which was probably stronger than England’s desire because they were fighting for their own cause. Another

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    There are many reasons why the colonies declared independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence did not come from nowhere‚ but it was made because of how Britain was treating America. Although the King of Great Britain did many unacceptable things during his reign‚ one important one was that King George III did not allow the colonies to have a lot control. He would do anything for more power and was threatened by the colonies. King George III wouldn’t allow the colonies to trade freely

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    situation of Italy is one of the few reasons that the castrati had a large uprising during the 16th-18th centuries. As a result‚ the number of castrated boys rose during this time and many didn’t succeed. Those who were talented however‚ were trained in a rigorous school where they were trained not only singing‚ but also theory‚ counterpoint‚ and language. Receiving a formal education was a very rare and uncommon privilege‚ especially for middle and low class citizens. Being a castrati paved a

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    Philippine government to the negotiating table in Jeddah‚ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 18-19‚ 1975. The aborted talks‚ after further consultations‚ were re-scheduled to take place on April 7.It did not take place‚ because Pres. Marcos called for a dialogue in Zamboanga City from April 17-30.Those invited in this dialogue were : Marcos-handpicked Muslim leaders Government officials Rebels The Sixth Islamic Foreign Ministers Conference convened in Jeddah. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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    fact about that is that the American government was created by ideas that they got from Britain’s parliament (Nardo‚ 1994‚ p. 83). Since these governments are based off of each other‚ they do share a lot of similarities. Although Britain and the United States had comparable growth in their governments from when they started‚ in the end they had and still do have very different styles of democracy. The three main comparison points between the British parliament and American government are the branches

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