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• How did hunting become a symbol of the royalty
  ...he Assyrian palace at Nineveh, dead lions and a lioness, about 645-635 BC, British Museum (12255284476).jpg|thumbnail|left|A lion hunt scene shown dead lions ...on ancient royal hunting in India, see: Sen, S. N. (1999). Ancient Indian history and civilization. New Delhi: New Age International, pg. 134.</ref> In fact,
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• How did hunting become a symbol of the aristocracy/royalty
  ...he Assyrian palace at Nineveh, dead lions and a lioness, about 645-635 BC, British Museum (12255284476).jpg|left|thumbnail|Figure 1. A lion hunt scene shown d ...on ancient royal hunting in India, see: Sen, S. N. (1999). Ancient Indian history and civilization. New Delhi: New Age International, pg. 134.</ref> In fact,
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• American Revolution Top Ten Booklist
  ...The successful fight for independence has had a remarkable impact on world history over the past 200 years. The United States gradually transformed itself fro ...ive on the Revolution they also to see and think about aspects of American history that we never considered. Here's our list.
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• Why was Rommel defeated at El Alamein
  ...e the most important battles of the North African conflict. The German and British armies were led two of their most capable commanders, Erwin Romel and Berna ...itish and French defeats in 1940. This led him to order his army to attack British controlled Egypt from the Italian colony of Libya.<ref>Carell, p. 67</ref>
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• Why did the Battle of the Somme largely fail to achieve its objectives
  ...offensive was not effective and achieved very little for the allies. The British only advanced a few miles, and the German lines held. The offensive did not ...ians have argued whether the Somme was a failure or a partial success. The British and French did not secure their main objectives during the battle. Why did
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• Why did Germany not achieve victory at Verdun in 1916
  ...mselves and had only been able to continue the war with the support of the British.<ref> Clayton, p. 120</ref> ...aware of the build-up by the Germans in the area. They had been ignored by British intelligence that a German attack was imminent and had prepared for an assa
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• Nature's Path: Interview with Susan E. Cayleff
  ...are just a few of the medical sects born during this era of United States history. At the very end of the 19th Century, a new medical system called naturopat ...entury. Cayleff's book is an intriguing addition to the medical and social history of the United States.
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• British Criminal and Legal History Top Ten Booklist
  ...ions to the contrary, legal history can extraordinarily fascinating. Legal history explores the conflicts that arise from civilization. A deft legal historian If you're even remotely familiar with the field of British criminal and legal history, no doubt you've seen John Beattie’s <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/produc
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• Why did the Gallipoli Landings fail in WWI
  [[File:British_Troops_on_V_beach.JPG|thumbnail|left|300px|British Troops Ashore on "V Beach" at Camp Helles]] ...me their success.<ref> Keegan, p. 153</ref> They also managed to limit the British advances in the Persian Gulf. However, the Ottoman Empire's conflict with t
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• Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert
  ...vateering" and explains why the dangers of piracy ultimately convinced the British to end its conflict with the United States. ...hundreds of trained men to sail them and fire their guns. Meanwhile, the British Royal Navy had hundreds of ships and men, seasoned by fighting Napoleon and
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• How did modern boxing emerge
  ...odriguez, Robert G., and George Kimball. 2009. The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies among American States. Jefferson, N.C: ...the rise of boxing in Europe, see: Boddy, Kasia. 2009. Boxing: A Cultural History. First paperback pr. London: Reaktion.</ref> In particular, swords became l
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• Why was Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
  [[File: Waterloo 2.jpg|thumbnail|left|350px|British Cavalry charging at Waterloo]] ..., Prussia, and their allies on the other. The battle was a victory for the British and the Prussians, and it is widely seen as the end of the series of wars t
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• Why was Germany defeated at the First Battle of the Marne (1914)
  ...d its hinterland and was a counter-attack by the French field army and the British Expeditionary Force leading to the German withdrawing from the area around ...the capture of Mulhouse.<ref> Brooks, Richard, <i>Atlas of World Military History</i>. (London: HarperCollins, 2000), p. 117</ref> The Germans then invaded F
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• What caused the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  ...history: War and renewed defeat -https://www.britannica.com/place/Hungary/History#ref411390</ref> Furthermore, like many of its neighboring countries in the ...of response by force in Hungary. <ref><i>The 1956 Hungarian Revolution: A History in Documents</i> - http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB76/</ref>
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• Why did the Italians lose the Battle of Caporetto in WWI
  ...Italians.<ref> Morselli, M. <i>Caporetto 1917: Victory or Defeat? Military History and Policy</i>. London: Frank Cass, 2001), p. 17</ref> Furthermore, they be Cadorna was planning another offensive in the Isonzo. The British and the French informed Rome that the Germans had begun to deploy in the ar
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• How did the modern tennis emerge
  ...f>For more information, see: Gillmeister, H. (1998). <i>Tennis: a cultural history</i>. London: Leicester University Press, pg. 3.</ref> ...read its popularity beyond royal families and into the nobility.<ref>For a history of royal courts playing tennis in the late Medieval period and early Renais
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• Why did the Germans win the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914
  ...The German losses were far less. The Russian defeat shocked the West. One British Field Marshall declared it to be the greatest defeat suffered by any army i ...suffered a defeat in the west. At the Battle of the Marne, the French and British defeated the Germans and halted their advance on Paris.<ref> Harrison, p. 2
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• Why did the German Spring Offensive of 1918 fail
  ...Spring Offensive had succeeded in the outcome of the war and the course of history in the Twentieth Century would have been very different. The German Spring ...to seize the remaining ports in Belgium. They hoped that by defeating the British that they would seek peace terms with Germany and after capitulating, the F
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• How Was Hitler Responsible for the German Defeat in World War II
  ...Germany’s land grabs did not go unnoticed by formidable European powers. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain organized a conference in Munich that in ...he two conquering countries.<ref>Michael J. Lyons, ''World War II: A Short History'', 5th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010), 57-58.</ref>This
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• Why Did American Colonists Become United Against England
  ...the costs associated with stationing British troops on American soil. The British government assessed taxes on the colonies yet denied colonists the right to ...ves as being subordinates to the Crown rather than as equal members of the British Empire, thus prompting the colonists to rebel against their mother country
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