that wanted to remain loyal to the British King‚ the loyalists refused to fight with the other colonists. The French became allies with the Americans because they wanted revenge for the Seven Years War. The question everyone asks is how did America win the war? The American army lacked everything that made a successful army. They did not have proper training‚ they weren’t equipped with supplies‚ they had very
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was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically the British had all of the advantages‚ but the colonies still won their independence. It all began with what the British had to accomplish militarily in order to win the war. Parliament and King George III bombarded into military confrontation with
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the Battle of Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill during the Siege of Boston. The battle took place in Charlestown a neighborhood of Boston‚ MA on June 17‚ 1775‚ only a few short months after the start of this brutal Revolution. Though the Colonist’s didn’t win this particular battle it still helped to change the overall outcome of the war. The 13 colonies were founded by Great Britain
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Abraham Lincoln had the most electoral votes. He had 180‚ Breckinridge had 72‚ Bell had 39‚ and Douglas had 12. To win presidency‚ you had to receive 270 of the 538 electoral votes. Abraham Lincoln only received 40% of the popular votes. Lincoln had the most popular votes. He had 1‚866‚452 votes‚ Breckinridge had 847‚953 votes‚ Bell had 592‚506 votes and Douglas had
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late 1930’s and early 1940’s‚ Harper Lee provides an example of the need for a civil rights movement. Atticus‚ a white lawyer defending a black man‚ does not think that they can win the trial because there was no way you were going to get an all white jury to not convict a black man. Atticus even told his two kids‚ Jem and Scout that there was no way they would win the trial but there was no reason they couldn’t try to win. “‘Atticus‚ are we going to win it?’ ‘No‚ honey.’ ‘then why-’ ‘simply because
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【Abstract】 This study focuses on the reason why the US fail to win the Vietnam war. To search for the reason‚ I analyze this topic from three aspects‚ the Vietnam‚ the US and the international. This paper shows that the US fail to win the war both have the subjective reasons and objective reason‚ internal reasons and external reasons. There still some deficiencies in this research‚ and there may be without analysis in some aspects. 【Key Words】international environment; resources; experience; aid
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knock Nike off the Top Spot in 2010 by leveraging the firm’s $200 million World Cup sponsorship push to its full advantage. Currently within spitting distance of Nike’s 2007 €11.1 billion revenue‚ Herbert explains how the World Cup equates to big wins for brands like Adidas in terms of sponsorship‚ advertising and exposure. “The World Cup is definitely the biggest event for us‚” he admits‚ adding that football is in the DNA of the sporting giant. A global presence Already it is widely known
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? In 1066 king Edward the confessor died without any children to inherit the throne of england‚ this meant that Harold Godwinson was crowned as king despite supposidly promising an oath to william that he would be the next king . However harold faced his position being jeportised because two other determined young men also wanted to be King. These men were Harald Hadrarda and William of Normandy. England was one of the welthiest and most powerfull countrys
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Why Did William Win The Battle Of Hastings? The battle of Hastings was between King Harold and William‚ Duke of Normandy. It was the 14th of October 1066 and the battle lasted nearly one day. Although William had been stuck in Normandy due to the wind direction‚ Harold couldn’t have had a worst time to fight. Because of this William won. A few of the other main reasons that William won this battle were his preparation‚ his unbelievable luck and his clever thinking. Preparation William
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Why did Labour win the 1945 election? There was a lack of a strong opposition. The liberal party was weak and not cohesive‚ the Conservatives complacent and tainted by memories of their failings during the 1930’s. They spent less on 1945 election and focused too much of their campaign on the dominant personality of Churchill instead of the popular reformist ministers such as Butler. Many voters associated Churchill with the nation as a whole and not with the Conservative Party or as only a wartime
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