PPT-Battle of the Books

20152016 Forsyth County By Gopika Suresh The Black Stallion The Black Stallion is a strong black muscular horse lost on an island with a boy named Alec After they get saved and Alec gets permission from his parents to keep Black Alec and Henry train Black for racing Though Black doesnt like his saddle or his bridle at first Alec gets thrown off a few times even kicked Henry and Alec go to Henrys old racing track and practiced almost every day Alec finally talked Black into putting the saddle and bridle on Soon he is in the race The name he had before he was revealed was The mystery horse His competitors are Cyclone and Sun Raider the best ever since Chang Chang held the world record right before he died It wasnt broken . By. : . Vineet Ramisetty, Harel Mizrahi, Abby Dean, Simona Snapkauskaite,and Akash Yechuri. Thesis. The Battle of Ypres was marred by the Germans devastating use of chlorine gas and the resulting countless losses that ensued from trench warfare, which continued throughout the Great War leading to the desire of technological advances in weapons of mass warfare.. By: . Timothy Gerlach. , . Jake Carey. , . Sara Diaz. Events leading up to the Battle. Germany repeatedly losing battles. Loss of Morale among German soldiers. Loss of territory gained over the war . By: Ashley Nichols. Ronaldo Moran. Hitler losing. German history of blitzkrieg pushes. Wanted to “bully” the Allies into peace -> focus on Russia. Background Information. Allies. 800,000 men. 424 armored vehicles. By Reilly Stone. . What was the Battle of The Bulge?. . The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxemburg on the Western front toward the end of World War II in Europe against the allied forces.. of Bull Run. August 28–30, . 1862. Confederate . General . Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson captured the Union supply depot at Manassas Junction, threatening . the Union’s . ability to communicate . By: . Bridget Heller. Where and when did the battle take place?. The battle started early Sunday morning on July 21. st. , 1862. It took place in Manassas, Virginia, not far from Washington DC. The battle lasted one HORRIFIC day! . Ansen Tan : . K. enneth . R. uslim. : . Samyak Sawale. : . Lifan Zeng. Background. Happened during 1914–1917 in Ypres, Belgium. Consisted of three main battles, starting with Germany invading Belgium.. Sanna Darvish, Steve Quinn, David Arnold, and Joe Addison. Main Idea. While not an outright victory for either side, the Battle of Jutland ensured Germany’s eventual downfall because of the continued British blockade of the mainland and Germany’s subsequent use of submarine warfare helped provoke the U.S. into dealing the decisive blow by joining the Allies in 1917.. David Wong, Jeremy Gunawan, Francisco Rubiolo, Matthew Morin. Thesis. To aid the Allies in the fight against Hitler, the U.S.A. sent supplies overseas, to which Germany responded by shooting them down with U-boats. To protect their ships, Allied inventors developed . You are going to plan the Battle of the Somme. In groups you all need the ‘Battle planners Kit’ – Lay this on your tables.. Instructions from Head Quarters will be given, as a group you will be given time to consider and respond to the instructions. . July 21, 1861. Background Information. Also known as the . First Battle of Manassas. Battle . took place on July 21, 1861 in Manassas, Virginia . (about 25 miles from D.C.). Union objective. : . defeat the Confederate army and capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. Battle of the Books. Blue Birds . By Caroline Starr Rose. Alis. &. . her parents make the long journey from England to settle the New World. But it doesn't go as planned &. . Alis. , her parents, &. The Greeks slowed down the Persian invasion at the Battle of Thermopylae . Leonidas, his 300 Spartans and about a 1,000 allied troops fight to the death. The Persians continue to push south and invade Athens. The second World War defense of the UK by the Royal Air Force against the German Air force (Luftwaffe). Date: 10 July- 31 October 1940. Location: Britain airspace. Result: British victory. WWII’s defense of the UK by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe).