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    led to this outcome namely foreign involvement‚ military strength‚ impetus‚ leadership‚ and the lack of timing and preparation of the invading states. “The first war began as a civil conflict between Palestinian Jews and Arabs following the United Nations recommendation of Nov. 29‚ 1947‚ to partition Palestine‚ then still under British mandate‚ into an Arab state and a Jewish state.” Though initially Arab guerilla forces‚ commanded by British officers were succeeding in capturing a number of settlements

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    In the early 1600s England established its’ first colony in the New World with one hundred men and three boats at the mouth of the Chesapeake River it was called Jamestown. Soon after many more colonists would arrive to the New World seeking religious freedom‚ freedom from persecution‚ land‚ economic prosperity‚ or to work off debt. Nonetheless‚ people saw the New World as new opportunities and to leave a life to start a new one. As British colonies grew and created their own culture‚ policies‚ and

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    My thought on what was the best strategy of who could have won the war is Truman’s because Mac off Arthur became so Power happy that he didn’t care who he took out he just wanted to have a victory. Truman wanted it to be a silent war and Mac Arthur wanted it to be a huge war that came with a victory to no end no matter the cost. Truman wanted to Rebuff aggression in Korea and that was his only goal in the war‚ he didn’t even want it to be a war he just wanted it to be a small battle and nothing

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    One of the biggest issues that Europeans faced was the split between the East and the West due to the Cold War. The split and the Berlin Wall were an issue because WWII was finally over but now there was a major conflict within the borders of Germany. The EU helped navigate this split by offering full membership to whoever wanted it. The EU also agreed to expand on the provisions of the treaty and came to lay out what became known as the Copenhagen criteria. These criteria included stable democracy

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    comeback in the history of the United States of America.” He is the first president to win a nonconsecutive race for the White House since Grover Cleveland. Astounding the country‚ he won both the electoral college and the popular vote. Evidently‚ women voters did not turn out for Kamala Harris in the droves she expected‚ despite her promises to stand up for their abortion rights. Trump’s campaign appealed to several religious groups‚ winning him sixty-two percent of the Protestant vote and fifty-six

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    How the European Alliance Helped Cause World War 1Historians have spent many years analyzing the origins of World War 1. Many factors are considered by historians when asked this question; nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ etc. However all of these factors are influenced and tied together by the alliance system in place at the time tensions in the Balkans erupted. In this time period the Ottoman Empire had lost much of its control and power in the corridor to Europe. Many of the leading nations

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    The women began to work as lumberjacks‚ mechanics‚ and railway workers‚ nearly 300‚000 of them joined the armed forces serving as medical workers and some were even spies. When African Americans stepped up to joined the military the Marines wouldn’t accept them and the Navy used them as servants. The Army was the only branch that really accepted them as soldiers. They were still segregated by the black regiments that were created‚ these

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    Why European Immigrants Travelled to America Question: "Describe several reasons Europeans immigrated to the U.S. in the late1800’s..... Progressing through the 1800’s to the turn of the nineteenth century‚ there were dramatic social and societal changes marking a new path for the future of America. The population increased by millions as more and more immigrants sought new lifestyles to match the luxurious ones Americans were rumored to have‚ due to their industrial‚ democratic system. Through

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    individuals are able to spread throughout the world depending on the strength‚ helpfulness‚ and most importantly time of application. Three political thinkers who influenced Europe from 1500-1700s are Charles II of England‚ Henry IV of France‚ and Peter the Great of Kievan Russia. Charles II of England was the son of Charles I and Charles I believed in the “Divine Right to Rule” and attempted to enforce it during his reign. In 1642‚ civil war was declared between the Monarch and Parliament. In 1649‚ Charles

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    Gaugamela was the perfect battlefield for Darius’s army and both leaders knew this. But‚ Alexander decided to take his chances and try to end the war with this battle on Darius’s land. As the Macedonian army set up camp overnight‚ Alexander was advised by his right-hand man Parmenion to attack Darius at that moment (Grant). It would have been the perfect surprise attack on the Persian army but‚ Alexander declined and said a surprise attack would be considered stealing a victory‚ so he decided to

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