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    The French and Indian war also known as the Seven Years War or The War That Made America‚ was a battle for colonial domination. The battles between the two colonies began when the Royal Charters had encouraged the British to expand their territory westward‚ but the colonists faced two opponents in their drive the French and Indians. The French did not want the English intruding on their monopoly‚ so the battle for land began. The first battle between the French and British was the Ohio River Valley

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    The Cold War: 1960’s The Cold War‚ was it really cold? No‚ “The term "cold war" first appeared in a 1945 essay by the English writer George Orwell called "You and the Atomic Bomb (War‚ 2017)." It seems that The Cold War started because of communism‚ and started off with the involvement of Vietnam. “Vietnam can really we consider part of the domino theory. In an interview with the press in September 1963‚ President John F. Kennedy expressed his belief in the domino theory‚ stating that "We should

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    British North America and the United States during the war of 1812. Abstract This paper consists of three statements based on the causes and impacts on British North America and the United States war in 1812. The first section will basically be an introduction of the British North America and the United States war. It will cover the important dates and information’s. For instance‚ when it happened and where the actual battles occurred. The second section is mainly about the causes of the war where the

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    America and the Great War Following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 there was a chain reaction that many contribute to the most immediate cause of World War I. However‚ prior to the start of the 20th century there were many changes going on in and around Europe that can also be considered as root causes to the rise of hostilities between the countries of Europe. This essay will discuss the events that ultimately lead to the beginning of World War I‚ the events that

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    America‚ Russia‚ and the Cold War The origins of the Cold War came about when United States President Harry Truman issued his Truman Doctrine. This doctrine stated that the United States would support "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." This would end up being the foundation of the U. S. involvement in the Cold War. The main idea of the doctrine was to support nations in the resistance of communism. Truman felt that if one nation

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    Were the Sixties Good….or Bad for America? There are two different positions taken about the 1960’s in America. One side says that the sixties were good for America and changed the way Americans live for the better. The other side says that the sixties were bad for America and gave Americans new freedoms and ideas that changed their lives for the worse. Both positions have evidence to support their arguments and make the sixties look like a time of social and economic freedom and reform or make

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    The Wars of Independence in Latin America • Rebellions between 1804-1824 • Colonial govt. ended in S. America • Haiti revolt o led by Toussaint L’Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines o Merchant‚ landowner‚ professional class participated (Creole elite) o Natives and blacks didn’t as much • Discontentment of Creoles o Slave revolts in Andes‚ scared Creoles o Angry w/Spanish govt.  Taxes too high  Trade limits • Peninsulares-whites born in Spain o Got the best positions

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    American Revolution: A War For Independence: The War of Independence‚ also known as the American Revolution‚ was a monumental event in history. Many developments and implications during this time period changed the course of history and the lives of those who lived through it. During the American Revolution‚ 13 colonies fought for legal separation from the British government. In both large and small battles‚ American’s fought back in an attempt to claim independence from Britain. In the events

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    The world’s greatest war‚ World War II began in 1939 and lasted for almost six years. It was between two military alliances. On the axis powers were Japan‚ Germany and the Kingdom of Italy. While the allies were lead by United Kingdom‚ China‚ Soviet Union and The United States of America. America was not directly involved in the war in the early stages. The necessity increased after the fall of France‚ the Pearl Harbor incident but mainly when Hitler declared war on U.S. This led to America’s direct

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    America entered the war in 1917 because of two major acts on the behalf of Germany. America was also successfully able to fulfill its goals in World War 1. The first act from Germany was the use of submarine warfare. Then Germany sent out the Zimmerman Telegram. These actions made America join the war and come out successful. In 1917 Germany decided to renew its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare that they had abandoned two years prier. Germany decided that because America was not a part

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