With in reference to Somme’s many historians critique General Haig for his ruthlessness in War World I but it is easily argued that the Germans would not have fallen without such a blow to their numbers. Hindenburg himself admitted to the affect Somme’s had on Germany. This was all together considered “the big push” in the war and was much needed in the overall victory over Germany. In regards to the
Foreign Adventures a) Napoleons worst failures were in foreign affairs. b) Napoleon tried to take control of Mexico by placing troops and a lot of money in the country but the Mexican patriots resisted and the plan was lost. c) Napoleon’s successes were almost as costly as his failures. 6. A Disastrous War with Prussia a) At this time, France was growing concerned with a growing increasingly concerned about a great rival, Prussia.
Buckingham was blamed heavily as the Cadiz expedition was a total failure. He had planned to attack the Spanish galleons so he could firstly, retrieve the treasure and then go into attack the towns. Buckingham was hoping that this war would be on par to the Spanish Armada and that the attack would be seen as successful and heroic as that of the Elizabethan period. However, the entire expedition was a failure. Firstly, there was no water for the soldiers to drink and the only thing available was wine.
Although Louis XIV was proved himself as a hardworking ruler but his obsession for glory dragged France into three long wars: the War of Devolution, the Nine Years War and the War of Spanish Succession. Consequently the war drained France’s treasury. On top of the three long wars France participated in, Louis also made some fatal governing mistakes while dealing with internal issues. The series of internal and external error Louis XIV encountered eventually haul France down from its dominant position. evaluate how the internal and external error encountered by Louis XIV contributed to Louis XIV failure to establish France as a dominant power in Europe.
The country was splitting up, with some people thinking and believing this and other people disagreeing and believing that. On one hand, you have to people who could benefit from expansion and pushed for it to be done as soon as possible, but on the other hand you have this war that was distancing Americans from their country. I don’t think there was any great compromise that could have been made to appease everybody, and so concludes another episode of America’s stubborn nature. This impacted my thinking in that I came to realize how difficult this war with Spain was making things. I also took special notice in how hardly anybody could get along, which is still an underlying theme in society, and I don’t think it will
The slogans of ‘liberte, eqalite et fraternite’ were replaced with ‘la gloire.’ In the end Napoleon provoked the rest of Europe, exhausted his resources on a continuous treadmill of war and increasingly resorted to full frontal assaults with inferior recruits which ultimately failed at Waterloo. Even though he was the head of state as well as the commander in chief he didn’t know when or how to stop. There was no exit strategy as his ‘war nourished war’. Perhaps ‘La gloire’ had taken over or maybe Berthier's death undermined the Imperial Headquarters.. However, the ‘God of War’ had done enough to inspire
How far were Louis XVI's problems of his own making? The problems Louis XVI faced during his reign were partially due to his lack of leadership ability, his poor decisions and unwise actions. He created these problems by giving too much power to his nobles and hardly utilizing his power in his Divine Right. However, he did inherit an archaic system which was on the verge of collapse in Europe in general and the government of France had many inbuilt weaknesses already. He was faced with a tidal wave of new, enlightened ideas that was also fueled by France's involvement in the American war of independence.
How far do you agree that Russia’s continued involvement in the First World War was the main reason for the fail of the Provisional Government? Although I agree that continued involvement the First World War was certainly the most significant reason for the fail of the Provisional Government, other factors such as Kerensky’s lousy decisions and the actions of Lenin and Trotsky pushed the end of the government and pushed Russia into a new age through revolution. However I would agree that the most important reason being the government continuing to take part in a war the Russian people didn’t want. The main reason for the fail of the Provisional Government was their continued effort in WW1. The war caused a great deal of problems for the government, originally they had announced that their involvement would be entirely defensive but were pressured into an offensive battle by the Allies.
reasons for the stalemate on the western front There are many reason's as to why a stalemate devoloped on the Western Front. Among the most significant reasons are the failure of Germany's Schlieffen Plan and Frances plan 17. The Schlieffen Plan developed by Count Alfred von Schlieffen , aimed at dealing with war on two fronts, failed to achieve the quick and decisive victory over France that Germany had hoped for. Even before Schlieffen, German military leaders had been faced with the prospect of a two-front war in which Germany faced enemies to East (Russia) and West (France). Schlieffen decided that, in the event of a war in Europe, Germany's first priority should be to concentrate on a crushing offensive against France in the west.
These edicts eventually led to the United States declaring war on British. Napoleon also had problems with other nations. Portugal and Spain did not comply with the continental system. So Napoleon invaded them, but he lost the war because of Britain’s help. After he lost