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    Was America justified in the Mexican-American war The Mexican-American war stared in 1821 after Mexico won its independence from Spain‚ thus allowing American settlers to move into the newly unoccupied territory. The Victorians of the war‚ were the Americans. After the war came to an end‚ Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. In the treaty Mexico agreed to give 500‚000mi to the U.S.‚ while the united states paid Mexico $15 million. There are many different point of views towards the Mexican-American

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    inappropriate and 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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    In the summary of the book “America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s” Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin say that the 60s was a bad year for America because of three reasons which were black vs white‚ liberal vs conservative‚ and old vs young. They look at the 60s as “movements and issues that arose soon after the end of World War II” (Isserman). In this summary it is stated that one of the biggest issue during the 1960s was race. Many African Americans after World War II believed that they would

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    The Revolutionary war was a series of battle between the British and the Americans. The British had a much larger army than the Americans. The Continental Army‚ which is the army that is fighting for america‚ consisted of only some of the Americans. Loyalists were those in the colonies that wanted to remain loyal to the British King‚ the loyalists refused to fight with the other colonists. The French became allies with the Americans because they wanted revenge for the Seven Years War. The question everyone

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    Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address‚ he explains that the soldiers‚ who fought so bravely in the Civil War‚ did not die without cause. Instead‚ they fought to change America for the better in multiple ways. There were a number of reasons for the Civil War‚ however‚ the unplanned realities which arose from this conflict‚ would bring new challenges and innovations for the United States. Among these changes‚ the Civil War developed America’s literary style‚

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    Before the end of World War I‚ the United States at first was very un-isolationistic. Before the warAmerica was a very expansionist nation. It had taken up military occupation in Cuba in 1906‚ taken the Philippines‚ taken hold of the country of Panama‚ and begun relations with Japan and China. But when World War I suddenly occurred‚ it was an unprecedented war. Never before had America seen such a large war that involved so many countries. The devastation that resulted from the war dispirited many Americans

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    World War I‚ American nationalism led to two different viewpoints on whether America should enter the war with the Allies. The side that favored entering the war argued that they should join due to attacks on American citizens‚ similar culture to Allies‚ and more money invested with the Allies. When the U.S. decided to go to war‚ they argued they were fighting for democracy and that the Germans were evil which they portrayed through propaganda and censorship. The people against going to war argued

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    country today. I believe that the time of the Vietnam War shaped our country in many ways‚ and most of what happened was not for the better of our country. I chose this topic because it was a very controversial time in America‚ it was a big learning lesson for America. People look back at this time and they are ashamed to have lived through this‚ but it’s part of our history and we should be proud to be American’s no matter what happens. America decided to get in and help the people from communism

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    Looking back at Revolutionary War‚ you might question how America successfully defeated the British considering the British army was the best trained and equipped‚ and possibly the most professional army in the world. In contrast‚ America was in a state of disorganization when it came to economics and politics. The national government as a whole was greatly powerless. Unlike the British army‚ the American army was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically

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    The feminist movement in America of 60’s Maintenance: Introdaction The reasons of occurrence of the second wave of feminism in the beginning of 60’s Prominent features and differences of feminism of "a new wave» Movement for the rights of women and female liberation movement Legal victories Timeline of key events View on Popular Culture The conclusion Literature Introduction. Feminism (fr. Feminisme‚ from an armour. Femina -

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