The Battle of Hastings At the beginning of 1066‚ King Edward the Confessor ruled England. He had no children so there was uncertainty on who would rule next. There were three men who wished to be king. They were William‚ Duke of Normandy; Harold Godwineson‚ Earl of Wessex‚ and Harald Hardraada‚ King of Norway. On January 6th‚ 1066‚ the day after Edward died‚ Harold Godwineson was crowned king. William saw this as a declaration of war‚ and said he would kill Harold. He immediately made plans
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Why did the Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War? The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start of 1921. During this time the Bolsheviks faced massive opposition to their rule in the form of the White Armies‚ led by the former officers of the Tsarist state‚ and also from intervention by the forces of foreign countries. The Bolsheviks were surrounded‚ and often outnumbered by their opponents. At times‚ their situation seemed hopeless. Yet‚ by the start of 1921‚ the Bolsheviks had defeated
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nation. The communists won the civil war in 1949 for many reasons. Although they did not have many things the KMT had‚ they had enormous support from the peasants. As 95% of the Chinese population‚ the peasants were the main citizens of the country. Through this mass support‚ Mao Zedong was able to achieve many things. So why did the communist win the civil war? This essay examines the different reasons why the Communist won the Civil War. Ever since 1934‚ two main political parties in China
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France and Israel secretly. This plan involved Israel invading parts of egypt and France and Great Britain acting as peace keepers‚ securing the Canal for themselves. The plan went off militarily perfect and the Canal was secured. However‚ Great Britain did this without the consent of the US and UN. The US‚ perhaps seeing this as Imperialism‚ threaten to halt economic aid unless Eden was to withdraw his troops from Egypt‚ of which GB was reliant on‚ so reluctantly Eden was forced to remove his troops.
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purchase‚ which was the first large purchase of land. The question of western expansion of slavery into these new territories was now the beginning of what started the era of the civil war and the great divide of the American people. The new territories did not apply to the new territories that were not apart of the Louisiana purchase. The” free
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In 1916‚ Woodrow Wilson became the first democrat president to win a second consecutive term since Andrew Jackson. Wilson won the election by vowing to remain neutral in the Great War. He himself‚ in his first term‚ said “America was too proud to fight.” The Great War was mainly between Germany and their allies‚ and Russia and their allies. The two countries had long simmering national rivalries and complex ethnic conflicts but‚ the war erupted when a Serbian nationalist murdered the heir to the
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would appeal to them to have their political favor. The historical context of Document B is that the ideas of the Emancipation Proclamation have been spoken about. President Lincoln wanted to prepare the Union for the Emancipation Proclamation. He did this political move so the Union would get used to the idea of the Emancipation Proclamation that would help him to save the United
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popular believed explanations for Southern demise (Beringer). Of course‚ there is no established belief to why the Confederacy lost‚ but by studying previous wars‚ these historians have speculated the most rational reasons behind the CSA’s defeat. Throughout history‚ the ability to win a war relied on nationalism. The Confederate States of America was shaped on paper‚ although this may be true‚ it did not fully sink into the hearts and minds of the CSA’s potential citizens (Beringer). The documents that
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Did you know that the battle of Lexington and Concord led up to the Revolutionary War? The battle of Lexington and Concord was the battle that kicked off the Revolutionary War.Lexington and Concord was the first armed battle. The cause of for this battle was for ammunition and weapons. This battle was fought on April 19‚ 1775. Patriots started firing because British tried to hide their weapons. The battle started unexpectedly patriots won which was very surprising to everyone. The colonists finally
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Why did Obama win the 2008 election and Kerry lose the 2005 election PEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Barack Obama was thrown into the Presidential race almost 4 years before the election; at the start of George W. Bush’s 2nd term. His charisma and intelligence became apparent after the famous speech made at the 2004 Democrat Convention in Illinois; propelling him into the candidacy. Witnesses at the event‚ described his speech as “one of the great convention speeches of all time”[1]‚ “something truly
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