How was Napoleon Bonaparte able to win so many battles in the Napoleonic wars? Napoleon Bonaparte was able to win many battles in the Napoleonic wars because of his army size and the superior tactic and strategy he used. Those were the main reasons for many of napoleon’s military victory against the other European countries. France was also the biggest country with the biggest population through out Europe making it easer to mobilize an army. Napoleon graduated form Ecole Militaire with the rank
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The quote by Margaret Thatcher“ You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” The quote by Margaret has a lot of meaning‚ such perseverance which is steady persistence in a course of action‚ a purpose‚ a state‚ etc. especially in spite of difficulties‚ obstacles‚ or discouragement and determination is the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or setting a purpose. Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13‚1925 and died in April 8‚ 2013. Margaret Thatcher was the first British Prime
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On July 2‚ 1964‚ just 5 months before the presidential elections‚ Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which prohibited discrimination in many areas of AMerican life and essentially ended segregation. Having opposed many similar bills in the past‚ Johnson was bombarded by scrutiny claiming that he signed the act only to appeal to voters. However‚ Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act not because of politics‚ but instead because he agreed with the civil rights movement‚ he
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Battles have been fought since the dawn of time. Weapons have gradually become more technological and sophisticated each and every time. People learn from their mistakes‚ as did the Indians in the late 1700s‚ as well as the Confederate troops from the Civil War. The Union was victorious in this war for freedom‚ and to this day‚ the north is more the heart of the country’s economy. Weapons have been around from the Neanderthals of the post-ice age‚ to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Rocks became
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With a strong campaigned appeal‚ President Kennedy was elected into office‚ to black voters. President Kennedy and his administration had vitality and glamour but there was a struggle going on for civil rights. The President had promised equality however; he was having a hard time redeeming these words. Civil rights groups sent pens to the White House with “Ink for Jack’ written on them. As the 1960s progressed the civil rights movement became more radical and violent. Groups of Freedom Riders
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With the Treaty of Paris 1763‚ the French were completely removed from North America and England took control of all lands west to the Mississippi River and Canada. When the British took control of the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ Indians began to rise up and attack English settlements. Still recovering from the expenses of the French and Indian War‚ King George declared that he should consolidate all settlements east of the Appalachian Mountains. In addition‚ England made a formal
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This is a time of increased nationalism for Americans after the victory against the British. Its important to note‚ that during this time the demise of the Federalist Party occurred after they decided to have the Hartford Convention. The purpose of the Hartford Convention was that the Federalists were threatening succession from the United States if they didn’t receive these concessions; the constitution be amended‚ as well as compensation for their losses during the War of 1812. Thus‚ their reputation
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election. However was this win purely down to the conservatives and their policies or was it down to the failure of the Labour party. In 1978 Labour were met with‚ what could be‚ one of the most catastrophic events of their time in government; the Winter of Discontent. Source 7 expresses that “that winter enabled Thatcher to come to grips with Callaghan…Callaghan tried to downplay the crisis”‚ here Young is expressing that following this winter the conservatives were sure to win. On the 22nd January
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size‚ money and military equipment so they had been expected to win. In all of these aspects the US out performed Vietnam‚ for instance‚ in its peak the US army had reached 543000 men in 1968 against the highest membership of the Vietcong (VC)‚ 245000. The US was also stronger economically‚ managing to spend $28 billion per year on the war‚ supplying high-tech weapons and machinery. There were a number of reasons that the US failed to win in Vietnam‚ namely‚ the weakness of the American army‚ the strength
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During the 1960s there was a brutally violent civil rights movement that was meant to end racial discrimination and segregation against African Americans. The civil rights movement was won in a way‚ there was no longer racial segregation‚ and they were gained other human rights such as the right to vote. The civil rights movement would not have been won without the efforts of people such as Rosa Parks‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ John F Kennedy‚ Malcolm X‚ and Thurgood Marshall. For all the people
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