Louis extended his generosity to helping the victims of the Pearl Harbor bombing victims by donating a total of $65‚200 that he earned from a fight. Within a period of fewer than three months after the donation‚ he donated $45‚882 that he had also earned from a fight to the Army Relief Fund. When the war was over‚ Louis was determined to retire from professional boxing having to save enough money in the bank and with his dignity still high. However‚ he lost both. The reason behind this was that Louis
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beyond unjust. The disrespectful actions taken by American settlers once they moved to Mexico‚ The beliefs of manifest destiny and feeling of superiority‚ and pure motivation to expand slavery are all reasons that America had no right in declaring war. Nevertheless‚ the clash between the two countries was wrong in itself. The tension in Texas was a huge
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Lincoln rejected the idea of secession and only a month after becoming the president‚ he lead the Civil War against the Southern states to preserve the Union and to spread equality and democracy. The Civil War is the bloodiest conflict that America has ever endured there was over 600‚000 dead Americans in five years. Lincoln had assigned Ulysses Grant to lead the Northern armies as a ruthless warrior and an exceptional strategist. In 1862
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The Second World War ultimately began because Germany wanted to avenge its loss in the first World War. Fascism became popular in Italy and Germany during this time. In Germany‚ Hitler wanted to take over German speaking countries surrounding Germany‚ such as Austria‚ and parts of Czechoslovakia. Although‚ he was offered an appeasement‚ Hitler broke his promise and he demanded to get those countries back. Hitler and the German army started spreading across Europe‚ killing thousands of civiians.
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The Falklands War was a small 10-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British oversee territories that were in close proximity to Argentina. On April 2‚ 1982‚ Argentina invaded and began to occupy the territory in an attempt to establish sovereignty as it had claimed the islands as theirs. Three days later‚ Margaret Thatcher sent a British naval force to engage the Argentina military. The British claimed that the territory belong to them since colonization of the islands in
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yifeng 11235946 Gened 111-16 The cold war The Cold War was out broke between the 1940s to the 1990s. It was the conflict between the United States and the USSR together with their respective allies. The powers at war engaged in boosting their respective defense systems that led to massive spending of their national resources.( Ronald 157) The Cold War was surely expressed through in many areas‚ according to Ronald Kidd(2009)‚ author of The
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World War II was not a continuation of World War I‚ although they do have some connections. The Wars themselves are not a continuation‚ because of World War I (and some other reasons) World War II did occur. But it is not the same war‚ they were not fighting for the same reasons. After World War I‚ Germany had been badly beaten and they felt like they were being punished because of their loss of the first war. That anger helped to fuel the Nazi partnering‚ and the election of Adolf Hitler. That
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The scary‚ confusing‚ and traumatic face of war brings about pain and heartache‚ but also justice and security for a nation. Sadly‚ wars have been fought ever since civilization emerged‚ bt today wars are fought to protect the innocent civilians from harsh rulers and to keep a sense of peace and justice in the world. Over time many wars have been fought by different people and for different reason; however‚ during ancient times battles were mainly fought to protect an empire or to help spread an
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(J.E.B) Stuart the Civil War America’s transformation into the country we live in today has been formed through numerous events during its history but the event that will split the United States into North versus South is truly one of the most defining events. Through different issues leading up to the start of the Civil War‚ the United States was destined for conflict and that the Civil War was inevitable. The Civil War was a very rough time for the U.S ‚ many people lost lives
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inevitably spiraling into a civil war due to the battle between old and new ideas. The United States’ involvement in this conflict shaped how the war was fought and which leaders came out of the war. The Dominican Civil War of 1965 was the result of the existing political upheaval‚ the people’s view of communism‚ and the United States shaping future Dominican politics. The Dominican Civil War was affected by Rafael Trujillo’s authoritarian rule prior to the war‚ leaving the country and its people
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