decisiveness on his instructions to his army. He ordered his troops to carry less baggage since the fight took place in harvest season so that his troops surrounded their enemies quickly and unexpectedly. In addition‚ there is an interesting detail after the war that proofed his tact. When the commander of the Austrian Army Mack von Liebereich came to surrender‚ Napoleon Bonaparte smiled and replied: “I give back to the unfortunate General his sword and his freedom‚ along with my regards to give to his Emperor
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Cherry Chu Teacher Mr Hattam Why was Jesus successful? The founder I have chosen is Jesus. In my opinion Jesus was the most successful founder among all of the other founders because he was able to spread the faith of Christianity to different parts of the world. One of the reasons why I think Jesus was successful is that today there are over 2000 million Christians – largest religion in the world. Christianity began in the mid-1st century in the Middle East‚ which are about 2000 years
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Unit 1 Test Slavery in the colonial America was greatly over-exaggerated. Only about six percent of the slaves traded during this time actually were sent to the colonies. The rest of the slaves were sent to the caribbeans. During the early 17th century settlers turned to African slaves as a labor source‚ more plentiful and less expensive than indentured servants. This created the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. England became a dominant slave trading power. The English provided slaves for Spain and
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the usual route to the East he wanted to navigate in the west‚ aiming to discover a new and easy way going to the East. Magellan tried to convince the king of Portugal King Emmanuel I about this plan but the king refused. Disperated with Portugal’s response‚ Magellan went to Spain and laid down his plan to the king of Spain King Carlos I. The king was convinced with what Magellan had planned and funded his expedition. On March 17‚1521‚ Magellan together with his men landed in the Island of Homonhon
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How Successful were the Reforms of the Post War Labour Government 1945-51 in Solving the Social Problem that Faced Britain? By Nicole Anderson In May 1945‚ the coalition government that had steered Britain through the perilous days of the Second World War was finished. It was replaced by the Labour party who had the challenging task of rebuilding the country after the losses of the Second World War. The Labour government of 1945 made the first drastic steps towards the welfare state. William Beveridge
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polemical president during office. James Buchanan was born in Pennsylvania and was the fifteenth president of the United States of America. He was very successful in school during his life. James Buchanan was elected president during a very difficult time in the U.S because of the separation of the democratic party and right before the Civil War‚ which is one of the reasons James Buchanan was considered one of the worst presidents in the U.S. Even though he tried to keep peace between the north
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Julius Caesar younger days Gaius Julius Caesar was his name. He was conceived July 12‚ 100 B.C.E. His parents’ names were Gaius Caesar and Aurelia Caesar. Caesar got classic schooling. His father had great political success. Therefore they were entitled to certain privileges and offices. Young Julius served as an officer in Asia Minor. (“Julius Caesar Biography”) Caesar had his own first important political success around 63 B.C.E. He was then elected pontifex maximus‚ the religious chief of
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was seen as a massive success in some people’s eyes‚ but in others it was seen as a massive failure. There were a few goals that japan were trying to get out of Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor was an attempt to try and scare the Americans. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in hopes that is would destroy the US pacific fleet. They thought that the defeat at Pearl Harbor would be so devastating that they would give up strait away. The Japanese thought that once
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Why War? For many years‚ wars have been in the world. War in any large scale‚ causes violence and conflict. Although nowadays the meaning of the war is changing‚ the importance of war is the same. Samuel indicates in his article ‘WAR’ that “War is a state of conflict involving two or more groups of creatures attacking each other in an attempt to destroy the opposing force ‚ to capture the resources of the other side‚ or to defend resources of their own from capture”. (Samuel. J). It is
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On various sessions of congress‚ Malaviya criticized the tyrannical policies of the colonial government. He openly appealed people to struggle for the independence of the country. He was a splendid orator and every word of his speech was carved beautifully. His speeches touched the heart of the masses straightly. Malaviya’s association with the Congress started in the year 1886‚ at the second annual session of the Congress held at Calcutta. Malaviya then 26 years of age delivered a fiery speech in
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