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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America became involved in the Korean War. At the end of WWII the Korean peninsula was divided between North Korea supported by the Soviet Union north of the 38th parallel‚ and South Korea with the United States supporting everything south. The two separate governments held claim the entire county not recognizing the division. As tensions escalated‚ North Korea began invading the south. After a couple months the North Korean Army had pushed the few American forces and South Korean Army south to
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The Spanish-American war was the war between Spain and America‚ From April- August‚ 1898. The fight occurred Caribbean (Cuba) and Asia (Philippines). The causes of the war was the De Lome letter‚ Yellow Journalism‚ and USS Maine. The US won the war. The us gained the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico (Cuba was not added to the USA). The USA got involved in the Cuba war in 1899‚ Philippines war 1899‚ and the Hawaii war in the early 18th century. Local people had self determination
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In April 1861‚ the United States declared a state of insurrection against the Confederacy of rebellious southern states. In Europe‚ the ordeal was referred to as "The American Question." The question could not be evaded; a choice had to be made between neutrality and intervention. European attitudes towards the American Civil War would have a significant effect on the war’s ultimate outcome (Randall and Donald 355). Throughout the early months of the conflict‚ the reaction of Europe was of great
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The Mexican-American War served as catalyst that channeled the divisions between the North and South and the division within the political parties. The war was fought over American expansion near Mexican territory‚ which created major tensions that resulted in full blown war in 1846. The war was very controversial because it raised sectional tensions between the different regions within the United States. Many in the North were opposed to the war because they believed it was being fought to expand
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The Spanish American War started in 1898 and lasted about four months. Although the war might have seemed focused on freeing Cuba from Spain and gaining independence for Cuba and the Philippines‚ it was actually stimulated by nationalism and commercialism. Commercialism was a major factor when declaring war because the United States depended on Cuba and the Philippines for trade and business with other countries‚ especially in Asia and Latin America. Another major factor for the war was that the
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up to the Vietnam War‚ many factors lead to American interference. For example‚ the policy of Containment proposed by George Kennan allowed Communism to continue existing‚ but aimed to prevent it from spreading. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were both efforts to prevent the spread of Communism with financial aid for countries resisting it‚ but in the case of Vietnam‚ the U.S. decided that military force was necessary to pursue Containment. Thus started the Vietnam War‚ one of the most
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Is the Death Penalty Justified? Jessica Valentine PHI 103 Informal Logic Professor Stephen Carter March 20‚ 2012 Is the Death Penalty Justified? The death penalty will always be a topic some people refuse to talk about. When in fact‚ it is a very serious topic and people should know how and why the death penalty is not justified. I believe the death penalty is not justified in the least bit because there are people sitting up in prison just living life because the state does not want to
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The film franchise of Star Wars has had an incalculable impact on society and culture. It’s paved the way for modern movie trilogies (such as "Lord of the Rings"‚ "The Matrix"‚ et al.)‚ embedded itself into popular culture‚ and changed the genre of science fiction. The main reason Star Wars is such a pertinent film franchise is due to its omnipresence. In 15 years‚ Americans will watch the Star Wars saga in narrative sequence (episodes I-VII and onward) because of how prevalent the storyline is in
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