The Causes of American War of Independence The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)‚ also known as the American War of Independence‚ was a conflict that erupted between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen British colonies‚ who declared their independence as the United States of America in 1776. The war was the culmination of the American Revolution‚ a colonial struggle against political and economic policies of the British Empire. The war eventually widened far beyond British North
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Cause of World War I World War I was called the “war to end all wars” or “the great war” but what caused this “ great war”? Most historians believe there are five main causes: Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Many people use the acronym “M. A. N. I. A.” to remember these causes. The immediate cause of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand because a Serbian Black Hand member assassinated the Archduke‚ it made Austria-Hungary
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There were many economic and political causes of the Civil War in the terms of conflict over economic policy and the expansion of slavery into the territories. Many documents‚ people‚ and events in history help to causes of the Civil War such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ Missouri Compromise‚ Texas annexation‚ Wilmot Proviso‚ Compromise of 1850‚ Gadsden Purchase‚ the creation of the Republican Party‚ and the Dred Scott decision. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1854. The act
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There were many causes that started World War 2‚ but the 3 most impactful events were; Hitler coming into power‚ the Great Depression‚ and the League of Nations inability to fix major international issues. Adolf Hitler rose to power as the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party‚ or the Nazi Party. Hitler was the chancellor and dictator of Germany. Leading up to start of the war in 1939‚ Hitler breached of the treaty of versailles three times. First time he breached the treaty was
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Mexican-American war lasted from 1846-1848. It consisted of numerous battles that resulted in more American victories than Mexican victories. During the first battle at Palo Alto‚ Mexican troops outnumbered American troops; however‚ the Mexican troops were poorly equipped and poorly led. Contrastly‚ the American army was well-trained and President Polk had formulated a three-pronged approach to defeat the Mexicans. Multiple factors played into the war‚ such as manifest destiny‚ Mexican attacks and
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The Punic Wars are a series of three wars that took place between Carthage and Rome. The war lasted nearly a century (265 B.C.-146 B.C.) At that time The Punic Wars were the largest wars in the world‚ almost as close to World Wars. The word Punic comes from the the latin word Punicus meaning “Carthaginian.” But what cause the punic wars? You may be asking. The main cause of The Punic Wars was interest to the existing Carthaginian Empire and the Roman Republic. The Roman were interested in the Sicily
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Cause of The Great War Many have speculated the primary cause of the first world war. Britain‚ Germany‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ France‚ Italy‚ and Serbia all took part in World War One‚ which was set off by the assassination of the Austrian Archduke and his wife. Many ask‚ “What was the unknown‚ very essential cause of World War One?” While there were countless causes of the Great War‚ the three major causes were the alliances between nations‚ imperialism‚ and the arms race. One of the influential causes
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The Trojan War is believed to have been a war fought between the Trojans and Greeks in around 1250 BC‚ but there is a level of uncertainty over if a war actually did occur. There are a number of sources providing evidence that reveal the probable causes and likelihood of the Trojan War as a historical event. These sources include ancient epics such as Homer’s Iliad‚ the Cypria‚ historical tablets such as the Hittite records and more archaeological findings from excavations. Through archaeological
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The simple explanation as to the cause of the Spanish-American war is that it was due to the way the Spanish were treating the Cuban people. But things are rarely that simple and the war between Spain and America is no exception. Leading up to the war American’s began to feel that we did not have enough room to grow and American journalists fed the desire for foreign adventure by romanticizing it‚ much the way the frontier had been romanticized. Huge Naval ships were built and Darwinism convinced
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How far was Adolf Hitler the cause of World War II World War II (WWII)‚ the deadliest conflict of human history‚ stems from the following major causes—Adolf Hitler‚ appeasement‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ the weakness of the League of Nations‚ and world economic depression. All of such factors stand amid heated historical debates between two sets of conflicting schools of thought—structuralism‚ otherwise known as functionalism‚ against intentionalism‚ and orthodoxy against revisionism. Although all
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