The battle of Gettysburg is considered to be the turning point of the Civil War because, prior to this battle, the South had been beating the North relentlessly. Gettysburg was a victory to the North and Southern morale was damaged by the battle more than by any other before it. Additionally, it was the second time that Lee had failed to invade Pennsylvania.
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He’s never seen a tiger and assumes it’s a kitten.
The most surprising issue that the writer witnessed in France was <u>D.
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<u>how sparsely the countryside is populated</u>
In the Letter from Charles Stanley Lamb to his mother during World War I, he noted how France's countryside was sparsely populated.
Charles was <u>not surprised</u> by:
- The number of German prisoners of war
- The homesickness of soldiers
- His French language ability.
Thus, the most surprising issue faced by Charles Stanley Lamb was <u>Option D.</u>
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First off it wasn't just the 300 Spartans it was around 7 to 8 thousand strong army of allied Greek city states that battled at Thermopylae for about 7 to 8 days inflicting heavy physical and moral damage on the Persians however in the end King Leonidas ordered a full retreat because a local had betrayed them and told the Persians of a mountain pass that they could use to flank the Greeks, however King Leonidas and his rear guard of around 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans as well as an odd assortment of other troops stayed to halt the advance. In the end King Leonidas and his rear guard were slaughtered but they did buy enough time for the rest of the forces to fully retreat and King Leonidas death galvanized the rest of Sparta to rally with the other Greek city states to defeat the Persians.
