On the North’s side of the Civil war‚ there were many Generals who helped defeat the Confederate States‚ but Ulysses S. Grant may have been the most important general. Without his knowledge and skill‚ the North most likely wouldn’t have won the war. Before Grant was a general in the Civil War‚ he worked on his family’s farm as a teen. At age 17‚ he entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point‚ New York. He graduates from West Point in 1843‚ at age 21. Here is where he learned his skills and knowledge
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couple of paragraph’s‚ I am going to be explaining the themes of irony and conflict in the short story‚ The Machine That Won the War‚ by Isaac Asimov. The setting of The Machine That Won the War is the future of the earth‚ and a great war had just been won against the enemy race. Two men‚ Swift and Henderson‚ are the main characters‚ and are debating over who really won the war for earth. They are discussing whether or not it was the giant strategy computer known as Multivac‚ or the men in charge
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idea. Rains had a plan. He said he would use mines like he did before when fighting Indians in the Seminole War. Apart from being a General‚ Gabriel Rains was also an inventor. He invented the keg torpedo‚ land mine‚ grenade‚ and many others. These weapons caused much controversy‚ because some thought they were barbarous and unfair. Others thought they were necessary to win the war because the newfangled ironclads were beginning to develop into a threat. “Ironclads are said to master the world
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why the North won war by 1865." 1 Explain how and why the North won war by 1865 By‚ Janice Lopez History 1302 Mr. Otter April 11‚ 2013 Research Paper: "Explain how and why the North won war by 1865." 2 Abstract My research topic for this essay is explain how and why the North won war by 1865. In this essay I will be explaining the various reasons as to why the South surrendered to the North and how
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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. The Union
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Imagine going into war without any plans on what to do? Or even when everyone comes up with different plans on a topic‚ therefore everyone not on the same page? The white Russian army fought in the Russian civil war to be able to take control over Russia‚ but failed due to no combat plans and selfish generals. The Bolsheviks won this war because their army was better-organized and they had the best territory over the battle fields. Since the beginning their enemies‚ the Bolsheviks‚ always had enemies
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“At any time‚ the South can raise‚ equip‚ and maintain in the field‚ a larger army than any Power of the earth can send against her‚ and an army of soldiers men brought up on horseback‚ with guns in their hands.” (from Senator James Henry Hammond’s “Cotton is King‚” Document Library‚ March 4‚ 1858) The Confederates have their advantages and weaknesses in their economy‚ diplomacy‚ and military and so do the Union. However‚ the Confederacy stood above the Union with their advantages of the southern
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"The Machine That Won the War‚" by Isaac Asimov‚ is a story that teaches a valuable lesson about humanity and also has an ironic twist at the end. The setting is the future of Earth‚ and a great war had just been won against an enemy race. Two men‚ Swift and Henderson‚ are debating over who really won the war for Earth: the giant strategy computer known as Multivac‚ or the men in charge of making the maneuvers and programming the computer. John Henderson is an excitable man‚ while Lamar
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There were three main reason why‚ I believe‚ the Red Army conquered in the Russian Civil War in 1918. These reasons are the geographical location of the Red Army‚ Military strength and‚ my main point‚ the disunity of the opponents. In terms of geographical location‚ the Reds had dominated the main area of Russia which was the area between Petrograd‚ Moscow and Tsaritsyn which had a population of approximately 60 million. Moscow and Tsaritsyn were important in terms of industry as they contained
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American history is the civil war. This battle was a battle was a make or break moment for the U.S. One argument about the civil war was on the generals. Historians are still arguing this question. Who was a better general Robert E Lee or Ulysses S. Grant. Unfortunately this question does not have an official answer on which general is better. People often speculate that question. Ulysses S. Grant was a better general than Robert E Lee because the north won the civil war‚ Grant was more dedicated
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