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Why did genaral lee decide to surrender his troops at Appomattox Courthouse?
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Why did Robert ELEE decide to surrender the civil war?
General Lee did not "surrender the Civil War". He surrendered his army, the Army of Northern Virginia, when it was clear that he could no longer effectively fight against the Army of the Potomac commanded by Ulysses Grant.
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The conference was to bring Stalin into WW2 against Japan, discuss the forming of the United Nations, what would happen to Poland, what would happen to Germany. It ended with everything pretty much as it was before the conference.
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What were three reasons General Lee had to surrender at Appomattox?
Several reasons caused General Robert E. Lee to decide to surrender his Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse. The question asks for three reasons, the answer adds a few more reasons than three. A. Strategically, his army was surrounded by the forces led by US General Grant. With no escape route he was forced to surrender; B. Although Lee had won battles with fewer troops than the Union, in the situation facing him, he estimated that he was outnumbered by an overwhelming ratio of 5 to 1; C. Lee's forces were low on arms and ammunition; D. Lee's forces were nearly out of rations; and E. Lee saw no reason to continue at this point and thereby sacrifice more lives in a hopeless cause.
What two generals decide to meet and declare the surrender after the Civil War?
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, purely because his lines had worn so thin that they couldn't hold. This was taken as the virtual ending of the war, although Joe Johnston still commanded a Confederate army in North Carolina that did not surrender to Sherman for a couple more weeks.
What was the purpose of the Potsdams conference?
to decide how to treat Germany after it surrender
What was the purpose of the potsdam conferance?
to decide how to treat Germany after it surrender
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What conference was held to decide how to address the issues arising from the surrender of Nazi Germany?
Potsdam
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to surrender?
Because what few men he had left were barefoot and starving.
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Japan refused to surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima.
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Why did Lee finally decide to surrender during the Civil War?
No option. He had run out of manpower, and his few remaining troops were barefoot and starving.
Why did Robert ELEE decide to surrender the civil war?
General Lee did not "surrender the Civil War". He surrendered his army, the Army of Northern Virginia, when it was clear that he could no longer effectively fight against the Army of the Potomac commanded by Ulysses Grant.
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