“An exciting adventure.” That was the mentality of boys and men all over the North and South‚ leading up to the Civil war. Seeing an alternative to the monotonous farm life‚ many men were eager and filled with anticipation at the thought of being in a war. In The Boys War by Jim Murphy‚ these men and boys learn the truth about war. Many preconceptions are shattered‚ and fantasies are broken wide open by reality. One common misconception was that the fighting would be constant‚ but this was not the
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The question for this essay is “explain the impact of the Mexican War on American expansionism.” The Mexican War didn’t want to fight at first‚ but after awhile there were some Mexican troops that crossed and attacked the American soldiers. The impact of this is that the congress put out votes for the Senate and the House. With the War getting votes the Mexican War lasted‚ at least‚ one and a half years. With the Mexican War‚ there were different people that would be placed. There is some information
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when the settlers were threatened by the French and their native American allies‚ the mother country stepped in and fought to protect the colonies. The war was named “The Seven Year War”. The seven year war changed the friendship between the mother country and the colonies. The change was especially in an ideological sense. The French and Indian War (1754-1763) altered the political‚ economical‚ and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. English debt lead to unfair taxation
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The United States army was very involved in the Vietnam war. The United States did not get involved right away‚ but when the threat of a communist takeover arose they jumped in. When they became involved they only had one goal‚ to stop communism. Over the course of the war their efforts grew‚ but they were all directed to the efforts of the main goal. The United States became involved in the Vietnam War to stop the expansion of communism. The United States had an irrational fear of communist subversion
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War on Women. In Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the struggle for American independence‚ Berkin depicts the lives of all women affected by the war‚ showing the role each one played and how their class‚ race‚ or marriage had an effect. Berkin emphasizes in her writing that the Revolution is often just depicted as a man’s war and often the women’s role is minimized. Within each chapter she will focus on a specific struggle women faced and how they helped shape the nation with their contribution.
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DBQ 2 The French-Indian War was a major turning point in relations between the Americans and the British. American colonists were generations removed from their British ancestry‚ and it showed on the battlefield. The Brits and Americans had different tactics and ideals during the war. These differences created bitterness between the Americans and British economically‚ theologically‚ and socially following the war due to the fact that the British controlled the colonies and could therefore tax
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Presidents Response To The Cold War “I believe to we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way”-Truman For Containment (Truman 36). While all the Cold War presidents had their issues‚ Truman and Eisenhower favored containment to attempt the stop of communism and Kennedy favored flexible response as an attempt. “I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and order political processes” (Truman
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The United States has actually not declared war since World War II. In Article I‚ section 8 of the U.S. Constitution‚ Congress has the power‚"to declare war [and] grant letters of marque and reprisal."(archives.gov) But Article II‚Section 2 provides that‚"The president shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States." (fed-soc.org) While it’s clear that the intended action for Congress alone to declare war‚ presidents don’t necessarily act with them but rather on their own will
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Indian War was a crucial event in American history which altered economic‚ political and ideological relations between the American colonies and Britain forever. It changed the political relationship between England and its colonists because the English were forced to tax the colonies‚ due to their economical struggles‚ and impose regulations on colonial life. The colonists in retaliation‚ boycotted‚ which further damaging their economic relationship with Great Britain. Ideologically‚ the war brought
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I By 1914‚ the powder keg that was the imperial alliances had been given a crucial spark; the assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered a series of war declarations that would eventually grow into the most devastating war the world had ever experienced. The assassination wasn’t the only reason. Several other causes‚ such as the M.A.I.N. causes (militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ nationalism)‚ the crises‚ and the annexation of Bosnia‚ had built
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