Peninsula Campaign

Scandinavian Peninsula was inappropriate for agriculture; the Vikings lived with the help of trade relations. Usually, the most cities in south and central Europe were separated for that reason a weak connection between cities happening. Furthermore, the Vikings created…

shows their importance in early successes towards creating a Jewish state. The immigration is a factor in Zionist success as an increase in the Jewish proportion of the population would make it harder to ignore their claims for a state, further validating the Zionists’ side. Furthermore, the success in creating the state of Israel was due to the 1947 UN Partition Plan. After Britain’s failure to reconcile its conflicting obligations to both the Jews and the Arabs, the United Nation Special…

Seminole Indians. He also served during the Mexican American War where he was eventually promoted to first lieutenant for is actions. Finally during the early years of the Civil War, he participated in several significant operations including the Peninsula Campaign, Second Battle of Bull Run, and Antietam. He was known for being cautious but competent. After Abraham Lincoln appointed him commanding General of the Army of the Potomac, he led the defense against Lee at…

The small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of 2,400, recently hosted the latest battle of the Civil War. This battle was fought July 1-3, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg is thought of as the most important clash of the Civil War. The Confederate’s casualties totalled to 28,000 out of 75,000 and the Union’s casualties totalled to 23,000/88,000. 160,000 people were involved. In Rappahannock, 866 Federals were killed and 523 Confederates killed with thousands of rebel…

National Security Strategy and China Arthur Lykke, of the Army War College, modeled strategy with his simple National Security Strategy model. Lykke defined the pillars of National strategy as the ends (objectives), ways (methods used), and means (resources available) on which military and, ultimately, National Strategy are balanced. Imbalance of any pillar incurs strategic risk. Suitability, feasibility, and acceptability are the criteria from the pillars are evaluated. Suitability: can we…

the situation of the Toulon bay. He then created new forges and workshops, a supply line and ordered the creation of 100,000 sandbags to create new firing batteries. He recommended training infantrymen to use artillery on the British camps on a peninsula overlooking Toulon’s harbor, rather than on the city itself. With 64 officers, 1500 men and 100 cannons, mortars and howitzers, he then created two new forward firing batteries, La Montagne and Sans Culotte, which could fire into the inward…

The Armenian Genocide “The fallout caused by denial was inherited by later generations of Armenians, linking them to the fateful days of 1915, and compelling them to set the record straight.” This was written by author Michael Bobelian, who wrote about not only the events of the Armenian genocide, but the continual denial of it that continues even today. Today, despite pressure from around the world, the Turkish Government still continues to deny the events that occurred against the Armenian…

Annotated Bibliography The Cold War, although no fighting occurred, could be considered one of the scariest wars in history. It was a war mainly between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Two Super Powers continually antagonized each other with political actions involving espionage, arms build up, and economic aid. This war began soon after World War 2 and lasted almost a decade. "The Cold War." - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2015. Summary:…

The ancient Greek polis, or city states, of Athens and Sparta were prominent powers during the Classical Era from c. 750 BCE – 400 BCE. The two emerged around the same time, but grew into vastly different cities. One became a powerful military state, while the other became the birthplace of democracy. Both Athens and Sparta helped to shape civilization in the ancient western world, but they were often rivals, and polar opposites in the aspects of government, militarism, and culture. Originally…

three month expedition to Britain, but didn’t get a permanent base there. Later he started a civil war in Northern Italy and that is when Pompey fled to Greece. After a couple of months, Caesar became so powerful that he controlled the whole Italian peninsula and…