Why Did William Win The Battle Of Hastings? Essay Williams victory in 1066 is suprising in some ways‚ this is because King Harold came up with some good choices. Harold was smart enough to think of making a shield wall with his army. By making a shield wall‚ William’s army would have been struggling to fight them. The shield wall was formed by every man in the army to stand shoulder to shoulder to make it more stronger. Each shield was made from wood and covered in metal which would help the
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military leadership. The South’s defeat was due to poor strategy in the military and the appointment of weak generals‚ many people also believe that political leadership‚ foreign support‚ the supply of the army and war economics were reasons they didn’t win. The North also had mountains and rivers which made battle easier for the people who knew the area‚ and harder for people who did not. Also the north was much wealthier than the south and also had lots of railways to transport troops and supplies for
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Critical Review of How to Win a War on Drugs Drug abuse‚ especially in the United States‚ is a huge issue that affects many people and their families. In the article How to Win a War on Drugs‚ the author Nicholas Kristof explores the idea of how the United States should adopt the decriminalization of all drugs‚ like Portugal. Currently in the US having possession of‚ or distribution of illegal drugs is considered a crime under federal laws which can result in criminal prosecution. However
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reparations owed from the treaty. The Christian response to this‚ and other crises of the time‚ was quite interesting. While Henry Fosdick’s “Shall the Fundamentalists Win?” advocated less for doctrine and more towards a social gospel that Walter Rauschenbusch’s “Christianity and the Social Crisis” emphasized‚ Clarence MacArtney’s “Shall Unbelief Win” did not agree with Fosdick. Much of What Fosdick argued for pointed back towards the work of Rauschenbusch. In referring to the kingdom of God‚ Rauschenbusch
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My first period teacher’s name is Mrs. Mcneill in that class we learn about different languages and different countries. The first thing that ever learned in her class was how to say the greetings in Spanish. The first word we learned was hola which means hello but most of us already knew that. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO IN SPAIN IS PRETTY CRAZY LIKE RUNNING AWAY FROM A HERD OF BULL THAT WOULD BE SCARY. The language that we learned after was French. What’s cool about france is all of the thing
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Hungary‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The allies won the war when a revolution engulfed Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire surrendered. On November 11th on the 11th hour fighting stopped when Germany signed an armistice. The allies were able to win the war for many reasons. The three main reasons for the allied victory were the strong navy that Brittan had which held the Germans off of the water. Two other reasons for the victory were The American women who helped out on the home front as well
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British army. Because the Rebels had a clear purpose‚ efficient communication‚ and strong leadership‚ they were more united than either the British forces or the Loyalists. The British restraint and the French assistance also enabled the Americans to win the war. The United States won the Revolutionary war because they were more united
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The Extent of Acceptance In Kevin Wilson’s short story “Go‚ Fight‚ Win” in Tunneling to the Center of the Earth‚ he delves into the topic of acceptance and the extent people will go to feel accepted. The story’s main focus is on the life of a young sixteen-year-old girl named Penny. Due to her parents divorce‚ Penny had to move to a new town and start over completely. However‚ Penny is the epitome of a socially awkward person. She hardly communicates with people‚ including her own mother‚ and
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My thought on what was the best strategy of who could have won the war is Truman’s because Mac off Arthur became so Power happy that he didn’t care who he took out he just wanted to have a victory. Truman wanted it to be a silent war and Mac Arthur wanted it to be a huge war that came with a victory to no end no matter the cost. Truman wanted to Rebuff aggression in Korea and that was his only goal in the war‚ he didn’t even want it to be a war he just wanted it to be a small battle and nothing
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first time and in that election‚ he won both the popular vote and the electoral vote. In that election he was running against three other people‚ Henry Clay‚ William Crawford and John Quincy Adams. In the constitution it says that the president must win the majority of electoral votes and even though Jackson won the most electoral votes he did not get the majority and in that case the election went to the house of representatives and they chose the president by vote. Henry clay happened to be the speaker
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