Julius Caesar’s military campaign was successful for many reasons‚ he was a skillful and vigilant military leader who was always a step ahead of his enemies‚ his legions were well-trained and loyal‚ and his alliances with surrounding were well utilized and were assisted when needed. In 61 B.C. the Helvetii‚ led by Orgetorix‚ have been convinced that their country was too small for their population and supply demand. They then began a two-year preparation for war to gain more land and expand their
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HISTORY Why was there a boom in the USA in the 1920’s? There are many factors that contributed to America’s economic boom in the 1920’s. Resources where essential at this time in USA‚ this was because many new products and items were being produced for the consumer. Natural resources like coal; minerals‚ oil and land were in great store and were a great help as a basis for further expansion. The First World War was another factor as the USA supplied Europe with many goods during this
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terrorizing and Killing King Hrothgar’s men for 12 years‚ and Grendel’s mom because she was trying to kill Beowulf for revenge on killing her son and the Dragon‚ in which were all for the people in the land of the Danes knowing that he might get killed. In 501 ad-600 ad if you unselfishly decided to fight knowing you might get killed you were considered a hero. Al heroes have flaws and Beowulf’s‚ was that even though he was a hero in the heart he wasn’t in the mind‚ and in today’s society Beowulf wouldn’t
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The bombing of Hiroshima was an atrocity because thousands of innocent people died and suffered from diseases. The atomic bomb’s damage almost destroyed the whole city. According to statistics‚ “between 70‚000 and 100‚000 people are estimated to have been killed by the bomb. Other people died later from the effects of atomic radiation. ” (Plye) In other words‚ Almost 50% of Hiroshima’s population died in the bombing without having any chance to save themselves and fight for their lives. The ones
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well-armed soldiers. Japan had become the strongest military power in Asia. It had gained military‚ political‚ and economic strength. By 1910‚ Japan had control over their neighbors‚ China and Korea. Imperialism became popular throughout Asia‚ and it was very aggressive in Japan. Though the Japanese believed that building their empire in Korea and China would help the Chinese and the Korean‚ it wasn’t justified. The Chinese and the Japanese both had their eyes set on Korea‚ they signed a peace treaty
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How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for war in 1939? The outbreak of WW2 on September 1939 occurred due to numerous factors. These causes include the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler’s foreign policy‚ the failure of the League of Nations linked to the isolation of the US‚ and appeasement introduced by the British Prime Minister‚ Neville Chamberlain. Hitlers aims consisted of abolishing the Treaty of Versailles‚ a rearmament and he wanted to obtain Lebensraum for his Aryan
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Brits were left waiting until the 27th of May. Whilst the German Luftwaffe was bombing them from above and the land army was shelling them from below‚ the Allied troops waited and took the best cover possible. All they could do was wait. Dunkirk was a failure in a number of ways. Firstly‚ there was no real ‘battle of Dunkirk’. The word implies that there was an engaging of armed forces in combat. However‚ at Dunkirk‚ there was a German offensive yet no Allied defensive. This means that‚ because the
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Osebaca was an indigenous governor who was given authority by the Spanish military to oversee the missions. He organized a group of seven natives to plan a revolt who in turn brought many more members. This was unique because it was the first time ethnic identities were ignored between the native peoples and in turn were unified against the Spanish invaders. A band of warriors from that group attacked a number of missions and killed a Father. This led the head governor‚ Pardinas‚ to use military
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what the effects would be. So… Was the Cold War even necessary? Was it necessary to fight over beliefs that weren’t yours? Was it worth it? World War II happened over a time period of about six years in the 1900’s. During this time‚ the United States and Soviet Union were allies. They joined forces to fight against the merciless‚ tyrant leader‚ Adolf Hitler. During World War II‚ Russia
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slaves. They were the most trusted of all slaves. Educated slaves often had the ability to earn money in hopes of buying freedom. A famous example of this was Tiro‚ Cicero’s secretary‚ who had bought his freedom before the death of
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