The Second World War proved to be the most devastating war of its time‚ witnessing a level of carnage previously inconceivable. However‚ for the vast number of Americans‚ most of who were on the home front‚ the war provided a very different experience‚ their only insight to it being through the “newsreel images that flickered across America’s theatre scenes.” According to statistics‚ of the 50 million people that died during the war‚ only 1 per cent of them were American. In America‚ the war “galvanized
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American School Lunches Compared To Lunches Around The World Are other countries school lunches better than America’s? Cheeseburgers‚ broccoli‚ apple slices‚ and milk‚ just a couple of things on a typical American school lunch tray. Portrayed to be one of the most healthiest and delicious meal. However when you compare an American school lunch to any other countries school lunch‚ the results can be very eye-opening. According to the School of Thought editors(2012) American school lunches have
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World War II is considered one of the greatest tragedies of all time with over 50 million casualties (White). It’s wrong to say that it was only the Nazis and their treatment of the Jewish people. There was mistreatment of minorities on both sides. For example the Zoot Suit Riots‚ in which Anglo-American servicemen attacked Latino-Americans under the belief that they were not American. But during the war‚ Latino-Americans sought to prove the opposite. Through their contributions‚ despite their struggles
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New world exploration a. exploration origins of european expansion exploration b. consequences encounter a. conquistadors had superior weapons/guns & horses b. native american populations quickly shrank c. death due to diseases brought by europeans spanish empire a. financed by gold and silver from americas b. natives: died from diseases brought by the spanish some converted to christianity some resisted by the spanish control colonies spanish empire -appointed viceroys
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Does the World Still Care About American Culture? What does Pells mean by the statement‚ "American culture used to be the elephant in everyone’s living room"? "Elephant in the room" is a term used for an obvious truth that is going unaddressed or being ignored. It also applies to an obvious problem that everyone is ignoring or no one wants to state it. In the article when Pells mentioned "American culture used to be the elephant in everyone’s living room." he meant that the American culture
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4. Though racial discrimination was both common among the citizenship and the legal system at the time of World War I‚ many African-Americans still chose to fight in this war. Why would this be the case? Simply‚ it was their only chance at being recognized as equal. First‚ if African-Americans did not fight in the war‚ how would it be that the opposing forces would ever see them as equal? If they did not fight to preserve the country‚ it would give ammunition to those who said they did not deserve
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Beginning in July 1914‚ World War I was the biggest and most expensive war Europe had seen to that date. Over two million American troops joined and fought in the war between April 1917 and November 1918. Although many Americans‚ blacks included‚ saw no reason for America to become involved in the war‚ the United States became joined after provocations by Germany. In the speech made to congress where he declared war on Germany‚ President Woodrow Wilson stated "The world must be made safe for democracy"
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Native Americans of South and Central America suffered after contact with European explorers. Unknowingly at the time‚ these explorers carried with them such diseases as small pox‚ malaria‚ measles‚ and yellow fever just to name a few. For the Native Americans‚ who have had no contact with these diseases are practically defenseless‚ which allowed it to spread so quickly. Without a strong enough immune system‚ these outbreaks killed hundreds of thousands if not millions of Native Americans‚ far worse
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divided the new world; he divided it as everything east of the demarcation line was for Portugal and everything west of that line was for Spain. The Spaniards were motivated by the three G’s (Glory‚ God‚ and Gold) which in some ways was accurate to what they did. They brought a deep sense of righteousness with them by telling the Indians that they had to submit or if they resisted they would be smashed‚ removing the religious beliefs from the minds and hearts of the Native American people. Despite
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The American Expeditionary Forces and World War I The United States’ decision to enter into the World War was a difficult one for President Woodrow Wilson since he tried so hard to stay neutral and wanted to keep the peace. The following should explain why the President made the decision to enter into the war‚ what military role the United States played‚ and what the final outcome was. President Wilson did not want to enter into the war and tried desperately to be neutral‚ although the United
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