The Wars by Timothy Findley “Prior to the writing of The Wars‚ it was unheard of for any writer who had not experienced it first hand to write about "The War to End All Wars". However‚ Findley‚ with his direct and shocking style‚ was able to surpass this barrier and create one of the most acclaimed novels about World War I.” (Acadia) “The Wars remains Findley’s most-discussed book. Based partly on the wartime correspondence of his uncle‚ Thomas Irving Findley‚ and on family photos‚ he wrote
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WAR: SAVIOR OF AMERICAN SPIRIT It is necessary that the American Revolution helped the Americans to see themselves as an independent nation without the control of the another nation. At first‚ the Colonist and Britain work together as one‚ but British take Colonist just for their benefit. British partner with Colonist‚ to taxes them‚ control land‚ and attempt to take gold. After the French and Indian War‚ British government economic control over the Colonies‚ but then British taxes them so hard
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United States was justified in going to war with Mexico. The Mexican-American War was fought mostly because of Texas’s border confusion. When Texas won its independence from Mexico‚ they stated that the "great big river of the south" would be the border‚ but because of Texan’s vagueness‚ Mexicans thought the Nueces River was the border‚ while the U.S. and Texas claims they were talking about the Rio Grande. The reasons America was justified in going to war with Mexico is the fact that Mexico had
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The Civil War‚ which is also known as “The War Between the States”‚ was fought between 1861 and 1865 in the Northern and Southern states. The war was fought between the United States and the Confederate State of America. The Confederate States of America was made up of eleven states that ended up leaving the Union in 1860 and 1861. These states that made up the Confederate States of America were South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Texas‚ Virginia‚ Arkansas‚ North Carolina
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The Causes of the Mexican – American War • The Mexican–American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. • The origins of the Mexican-American War can largely be traced back to Texas winning its independence from Mexico in 1836. • Following his defeat at the Battle of San Jacinto (4/21/1836)‚ Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna was captured and forced to recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of Texas in exchange for his freedom. • The Mexican
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The Natchez War The Natchez are Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area near the present-day city of Natchez‚ Mississippi. Archaeological evidence states that the Natchez people lived in the Natchez Bluffs region since as long ago as 700 A.D. The Natchez Indians were among the last American Indian groups to inhabit the area now known as southwestern Mississippi. Only after several disputes with the French were the Natchez dispersed. The French began exploring
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© UCLES 2012 [Turn over 2 Option A: 19th Century topic WAS THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CAUSED BY SLAVERY? 1 Study Source A and B. How far do these two sources disagree? Explain your answer using details of the sources. Level 5 Compares overall points of view of sources about the causes of the Civil War Level 4 Agreement and disagreement of detail or sub-messages
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African-Americans in Vietnam War The Vietnam War marked a significant change in the way that African Americans contributed to America ’s military efforts. Vietnam marked the first major combat deployment of an integrated military and the first time since the turn of the century that African American participation was actually encouraged. A number of different factors contributed to the increasing tension between black and white soldiers in Vietnam. One of these factors was a decline in the qualifications
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Handout “A House Divided”: Towards the American Civil War‚ 1831-1861 Causes of the American Civil War 1. social-economic differences between North and South 2. regional conflict about over slavery in unorganized territories 3. break-up of national political party system; emergence of new party system based on region (i.e. North-South) (see also handout week 4) 4. ideological and cultural polarisation between North and South Constitution: three-fifth’s clause; fugitive slave clause; slave
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The Americans’ contribution to the European theater of war were: 1. Helping Great Britain survive via the Lend-Lease act 2. Helping the Soviets with the Lend-Lease act and providing them with jeeps‚ trucks‚ food‚ aircraft‚ and locomotives‚ which allowed the Soviets to focus on tank production and defeat the Germans 3. Invading Italy and Germany in partnership with the British through Operation Torch (North African landings) and Operation Overlord (Normandy landings)‚ which eventually led to the
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