World War I lasted from 1912 to 1915. It was a devastating time. Why? Because during this time‚ 37 million people were killed or seriously wounded. That was nearly a third of the population ‚ at the time. Of that third of the population‚ at least two thirds were involved in the war. For every three people‚ two of them were soldiers‚ or actively supporting soldiers in the war. Why did all this happen? It is said that the First World War was started by the action of Gavrilo Princip. On June 28‚ 1914
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How did Southerners control the African Americans? They did many of things. They would torture‚ verbally abuse‚ and sexually abuse the African Americans. What kind of torture did they have to go through? One woman stated that her aunt’s hands and feet were tied to a tree. They would be hit with rawhide on their buttocks. Sometimes they would rub turpentine and salt over the raw places on the buttocks. If a slave had to go to another plantation they needed a pass. If they didn’t have a pass
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Why did the Korean War break out? Introduction The origins of the Korean War are still a subject of research for many political scientists and historians who claim various reasons are responsible for the outbreak. It is confirmed that North Korea’s Kim Il-Sung was responsible for the start of the Korean War as he commanded the invasion across the 38th parallel on June 25th‚ 1950. The Korean Peninsula comprises of two nations the communist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)‚ and
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The war had a major effect on America‚ one of which led to protecting its maritime rights. The British naval forces were defeated and compelled to leave American waterways‚ relieving the latter of the pressure of securing its sailors. The outcome of the war brought into the limelight the nation’s place in the world by sounding a warning to the rest of the world that America was a major power that could challenge any country in case it national interests are endangered. Consequently‚ this gave America
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The First Vietnam War was fought by France and Ho Chi Minh and many lessons had to be learned to win this war. The Vietminh were not your traditional trained army‚ but made mostly of peasants who needed to be trained. Both the Vietminh and the French army had strengths and weakness which would impact the outcome of the war. The one thing Ho Chi Minh had over the French was he focused on the French weaknesses and used them to his advantage. Another important advantage was the knowledge the Vietminh
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the Cabinet and thus England’s second Prime Minister. Why did the War of the Austrian Succession breakout? The war of the Austrian Succession broke out after the death of Emperor Charles VI of Austria. He had only one heir‚ Maria Theresa‚ so before his death he spent years seeking guaranties from other countries that they would accept her as queen peacefully. Frederick of Prussia (long enemy of Austria and main contender for the supremacy over the Germanic countries) used this as an opportunity to
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The Vietnam War Vietnam is a small country to the south of China (’Vietnamese’ means "non-Chinese people of the south"). In 111 BC‚ Vietnam became part of the Chinese Empire. For the next thousand years Vietnam struggled to gain its independence from its much larger neighbour. This was achieved in 938 AD. The long period of Chinese rule had left its mark on Vietnam. The language‚ religion‚ architecture‚ system of government and most other aspects of Vietnamese life‚ reflected the influence of the
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When the First World War began in the summer of 1914‚ America chose not to get involved since they felt that it was not in their place to get involve. Despite the fact that some of the first and second generation immigrants disagreed with this‚ the president Woodrow Wilson emphasized that it was important for the United States to avoid taking sides‚ and remain “impartial in thought‚ as well as action.” Although America did in fact remain neutral for some time‚ this changed in 1917 when the German
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The civil war was fought for many reasons‚ After Abraham lincoln was elected in 1860 the South feared that he would abolish slavery so the South seceded from the Union.( Civil War Trust 1). The union wanted to stay in tact‚ (Civil War Trust 1). So the North did not see a legitimate reason for secession. (Civil War Trust 1). The two sides had also been drifting apart because of their cultural and economic differences. ( Guelzo 1 ). The North was advancing industrially and the South was growing agriculturally
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The Vietnam War was a war they began in 1954 and lasted until 1975. It has become known as the “Longest and most controversial war in U.S history.” The United States became involved in Vietnam during the Truman administration to avoid having Vietnam go under a communist rule‚ like a majority of countries in Asia. The country of Vietnam divided into two in 1954 and separated itself into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The two sides divided themselves on the “17th Parallel” when they signed a treaty
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