Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
Our lives are the cumulative effects of every small decision we make. This points to the fact that we control our lives.
However, this is only true to a certain extent. Free will is an illusion and our lives and decisions are always affected
by factors that are beyond our control. Throughout documented history, one can see numerous examples of how the
weather affected various important events. The Mongols failed to capture Japan despite repeated attempts because
monsoons wreaked havoc on their ships. This had far-reaching effects on the identity of Japan, the geopolitics of
Asia, and world history. Americans would have lost the Revolutionary war had it not been for the fog that rolled in
just in time to save the American troops from a disgraceful defeat at the hands of the British colonizers.
Russians could not have defeated the invincible army of Napolean Bonaparte, but the harsh Russian winters forced
the enemy to retreat. The cold defeated Napolean and changed European history and the fate of Russia. Centuries
later, during World War II, Hitler met the same fate at the hands of the Russian winters. A hurricane destroyed
Spanish ships and paved the way for England to become a world power. The Allies, during World War II, postponed
D-day by 24 hours based on an accurate weather forecast. Had they not taken this crucial decision, the allied troops
would have either been caught in hightide or strong tempest.
The food we eat the clothes we wear our songs and our literature, our history and our culture are all influenced by
the weather
How did the Russians defeat Hitler?
Answers
lives are the cumulative effects of every small decision we make. This points to the fact that we control our lives.
However, this is only true to a certain extent. Free will is an illusion and our lives and decisions are always affected
by factors that are beyond our control. Throughout documented history, one can see numerous examples of how the
weather affected various important events. The Mongols failed to capture Japan despite repeated attempts because
monsoons wreaked havoc on their ships. This had far-reaching effects on the identity of Japan, the geopolitics of
Asia, and world history. Americans would have lost the Revolutionary war had it not been for the fog that rolled in
just in time to save the American troops from a disgraceful defeat at the hands of the British colonizers.
Russians could not have defeated the invincible army of Napolean Bonaparte, but the harsh Russian winters forced
the enemy to retreat. The cold defeated Napolean and changed European history and the fate of Russia. Centuries
later, during World War II, Hitler met the same fate at the hands of the Russian winters. A hurricane destroyed
Spanish ships and paved the way for England to become a world power. The Allies, during World War II, postponed
D-day by 24 hours based on an accurate weather forecast. Had they not taken this crucial decision, the allied troops
would have either been caught in hightide or strong tempest.
The food we eat the clothes we wear our songs and our literature, our history and our culture are all influenced by
the weather