HISTORY PROJECT Introduction After the Second World War‚ the U.S.A. and Russia emerged as the two superpowers. During the war‚ there was a mutual understanding between the two nations‚ which however began to evaporate soon after the war. Difference in ideologies and mutual distrust between the two nations led to the beginning of cold war. Both tried to spread their influence and divided the world into two hostile groups. The western European countries came under the influence of America while
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My name was George Washington. I was born and raised in Virginia and finally become the first president of USA on April 1‚ 1789. At that time‚ I lived in Virginia with my family and my farms almost became deserts during wars. Therefore‚ I had to pay my local debts and borrowed money to travel to the seat of government. As for me‚ it was a great honor with heavy burdens‚ because I was elected as the only appreciate person to unite this fragmented young country together as one. Accurately‚ I wasn’t
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The cold war I chose to write about the cold war. This is because I think that it is a very interesting theme‚ and I wanted to learn more about it. I will talk about when the cold war happened‚ who was involved‚ about nuclear weapons and why it was never real fighting and about the Cuban missile crisis. My problem statement: What would have happened if the cold war became hot? A hot war is actual warfare. All talks have failed and the armies are fighting. The cold war lasted from 1945
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council. They didn’t want to continue the war they wanted to go ahead and end it once and for all. They built up eight legions‚ which would be twice the army of Hannibal. Hannibal waited for them to make their move in Apulia‚ and in 216 BC they both moved and met near the small town of Cannae. Hannibal won that battle leaving Rome in shame and again we are painted the same picture of strong armies not willing to give in. Hannibal put up a fight and was winning over cities by cities in Italy‚ Rome of course
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If you were born right now‚ this instant‚ at you’re present age without any knowledge about how women used to be treated‚ the assumption could be made that men and women are basically equal. Yes‚ men are a little stronger physically‚ but overall the two sexes are both equal. Things weren’t always so picturesque‚ though. Since people first settled here‚ on what is now the United States of America‚ women were thought of as inferior. Ever so slowly though‚ the men’s view on women began to change
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Cold War The Cold War was a time of major conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that started after World War Two. The Cold War dominated international affairs for many years and the space race and the arms race developed because of this competition. By the end of the 1980’s each side had spent trillions of dollars to possess nuclear weapons and the means of delivering these weapons on their enemies. Though many Americans were against the use of nuclear weapons‚ because of the
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Contributions in air power would prove to be Hitler’s largest contribution to the Nationalist war effort; this was due partially due to Soviet contributions of air support to the Republican government as well as a Hitler’s clandestine desire to prolong the war in order to keep the eyes of the world firmly fixed on the slow-moving war in Spain. The German volunteer units initially dispatched to serve directly under Franco were reorganized into what Goring coined as the Condor Legion. This unit‚
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The War of the Pacific was a conflict that pitted Chile against the allied forces of Peru and Bolivia between 1879 and 1884. Despite being a devastating conflict‚ the Pacific War resulted in significant benefits for Chile such as the increase in territory‚ the economy‚ and the strengthening of the Chilean army. Through the analysis of these aspects‚ it will be demonstrated that the war left a legacy of development and progress that contributed to the rise of Chile as a regional power in South America
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Needless to say this infuriated Booth to the bone. Booth decided to throw himself into theatre to quell his rage. But when the Civil War broke out amongst slavery rights Lincoln once again called on Booth. Lincoln promised him that if he just wrote him one more speech he would cease the war and allow slavery in the South. Booth‚ hating to see his fellow Americans die at the hands of other fellow Americans‚ complied with the president’s request. Booth penned one
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China was at war during 1911-1949. In 1911 it was the start of the Communist Revolution‚ and then the Chinese with the Americans had to fight off Japan which continued into World War II. Finally‚ after the Japanese had surrendered the Civil War began in China. The Civil War was one of the most violent acts in Chinese history‚ it lasted for four long years between 1945-1949. The outcome of the Civil War would change China forever. After World War II and the surrender of Japan‚ another long and
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