After a bitter debate over how best to use American troops in World War I‚ it was determined that they would serve under General John J. Pershing but accept the final strategic authority from the Allied Supreme Commander‚ Marshall Ferdinand Foch of France. Initially‚ American troops were used piecemeal to plug up holes and to drive Germans back when possible. By 1918‚ American troops were fully engaged. They secured their first victory at Cantigny‚ just north of Paris‚ in May. They suffered terrible
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Education policy is a touchy subject in America‚ especially with the decline in test scores among American public schools. Many people blame teachers for not helping students. Others use the age-old argument that the younger generations “just don’t care anymore.” However‚ the problem is more nuanced than that. One problem is that becoming a teacher is not a viable option for many. Due to the under-funding of education‚ many teachers have to settle for much lower wages than those in other countries
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Introduction Indonesia’s foreign policy is actually a part of overall government policy aimed at achieving national interests. In carrying out its foreign policy‚ the Indonesian government firmly holds on to the principles of free and active (prinsip bebas aktif) based on Pancasila and Undang-undang Dasar 1945‚ of which ideas are dedicated to the country’s national interests. In other words‚ Indonesia’s foreign policy is virtually a component of national political policy inseparable from the actual
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Christopher Columbus wanted to prove his theory that the world was a sphere. He asked Spain to sponsor and they sent three ships. They discovered North America. Spain created the West Indian Slave Trade. This influenced other countries to explore as well and take advantage of the new world. The article describes the natives as peaceful with no conception of ownership‚ greediness‚ shame or evil to a lifetime of slavery. It was a big opportunity for other countries to take advantage of the resources
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American Dependence on Foreign Oil As Americans‚ we are dependent on our cars to get us from point A to point B. Before gas prices hit four dollars a gallon‚ no one was concerned where the oil came from as long as it was there and we had an unlimited supply available. Today‚ the demand for oil is so high that domestic production cannot keep up. Now we are forced to seek oil from foreign countries. The problem now is that the economy‚ being as it is‚ has forced the price per barrel to go up‚ in turn
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Foreign policy of both the United States and the Soviet Union took a different turn at the end of World War II‚ as both nations emerged as Superpowers. The Soviets were at ease due to the crippling of the Germany Empire‚ and the elimination of the threat of Fascism along their western boarders‚ and the United States believed they had ended any threats against them with the development and use of atomic weapons. The desire to lead the world in trade and industry‚ developments in space and science
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context of the period 1763-1865‚ how far was the American Civil War caused by long term divisions over the issue of slavery? In his second inaugural address in March 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln looked back at the beginning of the Civil War four years earlier "all knew‚" he said‚ that slavery "was somehow the cause of the war." This essay will endeavour to discuss the role of long term divisions caused by the slavery debate in the eventual outbreak of the Civil War. In doing so this analysis will encompass
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As one of the biggest turning points and the most important battle in the Civil War takes place from July 1 to July 3 1863. On May 1863 Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had won by a whooping score smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. As General Lee was feeling lucky he decides he should go and invaded the North a second time ‚ as the first invasion had ended at Antietam just the previous fall. As bringing the conflict out of Virginia into the North
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Was America justified in the Mexican-American war The Mexican-American war stared in 1821 after Mexico won its independence from Spain‚ thus allowing American settlers to move into the newly unoccupied territory. The Victorians of the war‚ were the Americans. After the war came to an end‚ Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. In the treaty Mexico agreed to give 500‚000mi to the U.S.‚ while the united states paid Mexico $15 million. There are many different point of views towards the Mexican-American
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The Spanish-American War‚ which began on Monday‚ April 25‚ 1898 and ended on Friday‚ August 12‚ 1898‚ was a conflict between the United States and Spain. It ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas‚ and the result was the United States acquiring territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. It was the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. U.S. attacks on Spain’s Pacific possessions headed us towards involvement in the Philippine Revolution and then‚ in turn
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