Was luck the main reason William won the Battle of Hastings? The Battle of Hastings was a battle between William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson‚ it was a fight for the throne after Edward the Confessor died‚ leaving no heirs to the throne. In 1066‚ Harold Hardrada‚ William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson had all claimed that they were the next king so the battle began. Once Harold Hardrada had lost at The Battle of Stamford Bridge‚ William and Harold were left for the throne. This was when the
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1939 Hitler and his Nazis troops invaded Poland which kickstarted this 6 year war that eventually ended on September 2‚ 1945. The outcome resulted in an allied win‚ once again. When fighting a two front war with Germany and Japan‚ the United States won the war by executing well thought out attacks on enemy’s home
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Why Did World War 2 Break Out In September 1939? Germany had lost everything after World War 1. But why did they try again and start another war only just 21 years after the massive mistake they had made. There are a number of reasons for this. Germany was being dictated by a powerful dictator who would go to extreme measures. At the time Germany was under The Treaty of Versailles but they still continued to manufacture and design weapons. This really raised tension between the countries but
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Have you ever wondered why the Union won in the Civil War? Well I am going to give you some reasons why. The Union had better supplies and transportation than the Confederacy. The Union also had a larger navy‚ army‚ and a more experienced government. The North also had a lot bigger population than the South and the land was different. So Union had the bigger advantage in the army in the Civil War. So let’s start with a little background info about the Civil War. The war lasted from 1861-1865
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The Civil War Outcome - Why The North Won Question: Was the outcome of the Civil War determined by the nature of Northern and Southern societies or by what occurred on the battlefield? Reason For The Northern Victory The available resources of The North and South determined the outcome of The Civil War. The North’s superior industry and manpower paved the way for modernization and the ultimate victory. The South was destined for defeat due to insufficient resources to compete with the
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showed how huge the government’s role was in this war was. The United States is one of the main reasons that the Allies won the war. At the end of World War I all of the blame was put onto Germany. Germany was given many restrictions and because of this Hitler started to rise. During World war II there was two major alliances: The Axis powers and The Allies. The Axis powers were: Germany‚ Japan‚ and . The Allies were: Great Britain‚ the United States‚ France(?) and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union ended
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decision to launch the atomic bomb‚ or to go in person. President Truman made the correct decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan because the war ended much faster‚ he also ended up saving resources‚ and we got revenge from Pearl Harbor. The first reason why President Truman made the correct choice was because war ended much faster. This war ended much faster because in wars‚ usually there’s not much damage but this war caused a lot of destruction and there were lots of deaths in seconds. These deaths
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Page 64 The Allies’ plan to capture Anatolia in Turkey failed. In 1919‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George (known as the Big Three) supported the Greeks to send soldiers to Anatolia to dominate the Turks and Italians – who were attempting to colonize Turkey. The Greek government envisioned re-establishing the ancient Greek Empire in a colony where there was a majority of Greek-speaking people. On the other hand‚ Turkish nationalists - commanded by General Mustafa Kemal - had
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Dec. 17‚ 2012 Technology of World War 2: Outline I. INTRODUCTION A. How World War 2 Started B. The Difference in Technology from WW1 and WW2 II. Different technology A. Weapons B. Mobility C. Technique III. Conclusion A . Restate facts In 1993 World War II officially began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland
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Together‚ Canada and the United States‚ on behalf of the Allies‚ made military contributions in the Second World War‚ albeit with varying results. Canada had declared war on the Axis Powers only a week after Great Britain and France had made their declarations. The war continued on‚ and Axis victory was being averted by sheer Allied bravery‚ even though Britain was near to collapse and France and the rest of Europe had long fallen. Allied victory seemed impossible‚ until the United States entered
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