Can America win the war on terror? Just to comment briefly on the question‚ America’s war on terror is a highly simplistic characterisation of something so complex. Saying war can be easily waged against terror makes it seem as if it can be easily won. America’s war on terror is like waging a war on littering or waging a war against racism (which still goes on in the US and most parts of the world) . It cannot be fully won but it can be controlled to an extent. If the US aims to win this war on
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but winning the Stanley Cup is something that any winner will forever remember. Cup winning teams endure tons of pressure‚ pain‚ and stressful situations but in the end any player will tell you it’s worth it. The Stanley cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports because it requires a huge amount of skill and the physicality takes a huge toll on players. In sports like football or basketball‚ players are constantly running‚ which is much easier than skating. With hockey‚ skaters are
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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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the South surrendered to the North in May of 1865‚ Americans have argued on why the South lost. Others argued that the South never had chance to win the war‚ yet more than half a million people were killed‚ homes were lost and destroyed and families were torn apart. There are many theories to explain this‚ many arguing that the South never had a chance to win the Civil War to begin with‚ for the North out numbered and had better resources than the South at almost every point‚ militarily. <br> <br>Industrially
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colonial empires. One of the reasons that the Allies should have is because of the Axis powers military size. For example the Axis powers where bigger in size than the Allied powers. The Allies had almost double the size of the Axis powers‚ with 42 million troops deployed versus 22 million. Another reason is that the European countries where blaming each other. For an example The English Octopus‚ where England financed many projects
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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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german’s war strategy relied very little on their naval warfare‚ but Britain had so much at stake if they lost this battle‚ so Germany was willing to risk a loss for the chance of a win. If Britain lost this battle‚ they would lose the war. Winston Churchill (who was First Sea Lord) explained how crucial a British win was. He said‚ "Admiral Jellicoe is the only commander on either side capable of losing the war in a single afternoon.” So the Germans wanted a chance at weakening or defeating the British
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? Luck and timing were central to William’s success at Hastings. Firstly‚ in advance of the campaign‚ two of William’s rivals had died; Henry‚ king of France and Count Fulk of Anjou. This was very significant to the campaign because it enabled William to leave Normandy feeling safe because his two main adversaries were dead‚ and permitted him to get to Hastings without agonizing over an invasion and to dedicate his full thought to the campaign which lay
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Appian once claimed “Tiberius lost his life because he followed up an excellent plan in too lawless a way”. Tiberius Gracchus proposed a plan which would redistribute land amongst Roman citizens. Though controversial‚ Tiberius’s plan was brilliant and well thought. However‚ the actions Tiberius took to have his plan made into a law were dishonorable and unruly. When Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus became tribune‚ one of his first actions were proposing a law which would have regulated the use of the
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In the previous 100 years‚ the British had enjoyed victory after victory in all the wars they had been engaged in. Their superiority was confirmed after defeating great nations like France and Spain which made its military the best in the world. The British had the urge to spread their dominance and so they extended their rule to the American ground. The Americans were on the losing end from the first time the war was declared‚ but an alliance with France strengthened its position and having the
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