’Was general haig the butcher of the Somme?’ Introduction General Haig’s title of ’butcher of the Somme’ originated after the First World War‚ when‚ due to a large number of casualties Britain suffered from the war and mostly the Somme. The people of Britain wanted someone to blame. This was a coping mechanism in which people could deal with the loss of the ’lost generation’. Feild Marshall Haig has often been called the butcher of the Somme because 20000 soldiers died on the first day of the battle
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including food‚ machinery‚ and services to nations whose defense was considered vital to the defense of the United States in WWII Atlantic Charter: Statement of common principles and war aims developed by President FDR and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at a meeting in August 1941 War Powers Act: Act that gave the U.S. President the power to reorganize the federal government and
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Winston Churchill is known to be an excellent speaker. His speeches to the people in times of need were always inspiring‚ while simply delivered in a way that made them perfectly understandable to every person. In his speech "The Defense of Freedom and Peace" at the beginning of World War II‚ Churchill is very persuasive and uses simple yet illustrative literary devices and diction to inspire‚ convince‚ and persuade the British people to prepare for war and the American people to join England’s worthy
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but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.” – unknown * “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”- Albert Einstein * “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something‚ sometime in your life.”- Winston Churchill * "My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither‚ but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate - that’s my philosophy." -Thornton Wilder * "We all live under the same sky‚ but we don’t all have the same horizon
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Between February 13th and February 15th 1945‚ combined American and British forces bombed Dresden‚ the capital of the German state of Saxony. Dresden was reported as an industrial target because it was a major rail transportation center. However‚ during the bombing raid over thirty five thousand civilians were killed.(1) Due to this devastation‚ many people believe that the bombing was unnecessary and unethical and should not have been carried out even though it further weakened Germany’s war efforts
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Hitler’s forces‚ in an attempt to achieve air superiority‚ were preparing for an invasion of Britain code-named "Operation Sea Lion." Prime Minister Winston Churchill‚ speaking of the British pilots in an August speech‚ said‚ "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." The British defenses held‚ and Hitler quietly canceled Operation Sea Lion in October. The Battle of
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to earn money as a barrister. In the 1906 election the Liberals won their greatest landslide in history. In 1908 Asquith became prime minister with a stellar cabinet of leaders from all factions of the Liberal party. Working with Lloyd George and Winston Churchill he passed the "New Liberalism" legislation setting up unemployment insurance and ending sweatshop conditions; he set the stage for the welfare state in Britain. In 1908 he introduced old age
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JR SMITH Great Depression The Great depression probably the hardest time‚ financially‚ for most Americans. The GD went on for a while but the hardest time would be from 1929-1939. It was so bad the eventually other countries were affected by it. During the Great Depression there were many life stories‚ major events‚ government reaction‚ and a comparison to modern day America. With so many things going on‚ families being financially distraught‚ war‚ strikes‚ and a bad economy‚ it set the U.S
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part in World War Two. In World War Two‚ after the escape atDunkirk and the inspiration of the Battle of Britain‚ the Battle of the Atlantic was Britain ’s next nightmare. The Battle of the Atlantic was "the only thing that ever frightened me." Winston Churchill. As an island Britain needed to bring in a vast amount of food and military equipment to survive the war. The German submarine force (U-boats) severely damaged our ability to survive the war - hence Churchill’s quote above when he feared
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Assess the reasons why the Conservative party remained in power from 1951 to 1964 Focus: evaluation of the reasons for the dominance of a political party during a specific period. Conservative leadership: Effective as 1) Churchill maintained consensus 2) Eden pre- Suez 3) Macmillan His skilful exploitation of television and the media His ruthlessness- Night of Long Knives But 1) Churchill also old 2) Eden made mistakes over Suez 3) Home was unsuitable Conservative policies: Focus on economy
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