many tourists and immigrants. The land that started with only pilgrims of a Caucasian decent and our native pilgrims is filled with many different people. The better description of America now is multiculturalism it consists of many different races. Since the 1920’s the immigration rate has grown each decade and by the 1990’s it had reached over million immigrations. The Hispanics was among the millions of immigrates becoming the largest minority group and over populating African
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The United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776 and in 1783 that independence was given. America then elected their first president‚ George Washington‚ in 1789. Later in 1793 a war broke out between Britain and France. The United States was worried about this war because it could hurt them. Both‚ Britain and France‚ thought that American ships were supplying the other nation with food‚ weapons and other supplies. To check this out Britain and France would stop the American
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I don’t actually write books or this column on Native American issues for a living. At my regular job‚ I cover defense and homeland security topics for an industry magazine. These two diverse beats intersected recently when I participated on a blogger’s roundtable phone call with Army aviation officials. Among the recent developments the senior leaders of the branch wanted to pass on was the bestowing of the official nickname for the extended range/multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle. For those
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Divorce in America The purpose of this paper is to introduce‚ discuss‚ and analyze the topic of divorce in America. Specifically it will discuss the affect of divorce on American culture. Divorce is never easy on a family‚ and it affects every member of the family in many ways. It breaks down family ties‚ splits families apart‚ and can create poverty and despair in single parents. Divorce has had a powerful affect on American culture‚ literally and figuratively. Marriage is one of the most popular
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The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Inca civilizations were the largest empires in the lands we now call Latin America. The Mayans‚ the oldest of these three great civilizations‚ built their empire in what is now southern Mexico and Central America. Mayan civilization had collapsed when the Aztecs built huge pyramids to their gods. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing system. The Incans created a road system to connect their empire in the Andes Mountains. They also developed an irrigation
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universal country of America is the globe’s salad bowl. America is known for its diversity. The country should not be restricted to only English and Spanish when there are thousands of other languages being used all around the world. People in America are expected to speak English‚ but by having multiple languages‚ such as English and Spanish‚ forces those Americans to involuntarily have to learn Spanish. It isn’t fair for Americans having to learn Spanish‚ when the common language in America is English.
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Chapter 9-Jacksonian America 1. The Rise of Mass Politics 1. The Expanding Electorate 1. No economic equality‚ but transformation of American politics to extend the right to vote to new groups. Until 1820s most states limited franchise to white landowners. Changes began in West w/ Constitutions guaranteeing right to vote to all white males—eastern states did likewise in order to stop exodus of people 2. Change provoked resistance- MA conservatives wanted property requirement‚ state eventually
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The Vietnam War Of all of the wars fought by the United States‚ the Vietnam War was by far the most controversial. After the defeat of French forces‚ Vietnam was divided into two sections: North Vietnam‚ and South Vietnam. North Vietnam became a Communist government under Ho Chi Minh‚ and South Vietnam eventually became a Republic under Ngo Dinh Diem. Under Diem ’s oppressive rule‚ the Viet Cong (those against Diem) grew in power‚ and the U.S. reacted to the Communist threat by sending in troops
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The French colonization of Indochina‚ consisting of Vietnam‚ Laos and Cambodia was over‚ when Laos became a French protectorate in 1893. The Second World War opened new avenues for anti-colonial movements in Southeast Asia. On the wake of the Japanese occupation of Indochina‚ the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) set up Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (League for the Independence of Vietnam) or Viet Minh. He gave the call in August 1945 to liberate Vietnam and Hanoi was occupied. The
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Cold War In history‚ there is a disagreement among historians regarding to when the Cold War began. While most historians dated its origins to the period immediately following World War II‚ others dispute that it began towards the end of World War I‚ when tensions between the Russian Empire‚ the United States and other European countries had already demonstrated the mutual distrust and suspicion between the Western powers and the Soviet Union as a result of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. With these
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