World Civilization II Take Home Test AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: * The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence or simply American Revolution‚ began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America‚ and ended in a global war between several European great powers. * The war was the end result of escalating political tensions between the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to various taxes and other
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Romeo and Juliet‚ Which is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and well-known plays‚ is considered by some critics to be the first and greatest example of romantic tragedy. The play looks at two children from feuding families who‚ upon falling in love‚ disobay their parents and also there households. Their efforts have terrible results‚ including the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio‚ as well as the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. Some people‚ often focus on the main characters. Mercutio’s character
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to elaborate on how the Truman Doctrine was a foreign policy that was issued by President Harry S. Truman in 1947 asking for U.S. financial and economic assistance for Greece and Turkey to prevent communist domination of the two nations. Harry Truman created the Truman Doctrine that presented the strategy of offering aid to nations who could be influenced by the communist Soviet Union. In the Truman Doctrine he states‚ “I Believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples
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THE PHILIPPINEAMERICAN WAR (18991902) JAMIENAIL WOOD HIST102 HISTORY SINCE 1877 PROFESSOR THOMAS GOETZ NOVEMBER 20 2013 WOOD 2 PHILIPPINEAMERICAN WAR 18991902 The United States declared war with Spain in 1898 to support Cuba with their struggles from Spanish control. The United States sent out a fleet to the Philippines to defeat the Spanish navy and this battle was known as the “Battle of Manila Bay”. The Spanish navy was defeated and the Fil
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What was the purpose for the Mexican American war? Well many people have their sides to what happened and if the U.S was justified or unjustified with going to war with Mexico.What was the war about? Who did it involve? The war was against the U.S and Mexico for disputed territory which is now Texas and the Western part of the United States.Who fired the first shots to start the war? It was Mexico‚ but why did they do it? I think it was unjustified to go to war with Mexico‚ for many reasons. Slavery
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industrial revolution was a great point in time. It began in the mid 1800’s. The industrial revolution was a big turning point in time as far as working and things being made. Machines took some jobs for hard workers‚ that were determined to do the right thing. People that owned land and peasants were called aristocrats. Aristocrats and the peasants depended on each other to get certain things done. Inventors found many new ways to harness nature’s energy. For the most part‚ machinery was operated by water
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Jacob Mehlman 11-23-14 U.S. History The Cause of the Mexican-American War The Mexican-American war was a very controversial war in U.S. history. Many people say that the U.S. provoked Mexico by stationing troops on the Rio Grande River while the two countries were negotiating boundary issues. Others conclude that the coveted land at stake was the true cause for war. This conclusion is clearly supported by the main outcome of the war‚ which was the seizure of almost half of Mexico’s land. This captured
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The opening scene of Act Two marks the dramatic turning point of the play. In this scene‚ Catherine confronts Rodolfo over Eddie’s allegation that Rodolfo only wants to marry Catherine to be an American. However it is soon revealed that Rodolfo truly loves her. The two characters sleep together for the first time‚ a fact that Eddie finds out when he returns home drunk‚ which results in a devastating confrontation between the central characters. The seriousness and the intense emotions displayed
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Othello by william shakespeare is a tragedy thought to have been written in the 1600s‚ and is undoubtedly one of shakespeare’s most celebrated pieces of work. The play deals with many themes such as jealousy and deception‚ and good and evil‚ all of which are centered around the tragic hero O. Throughout the play it has been discovered how Othello‚a black man‚ has overcome the racist views of others living in that time period‚ and married the beautiful white woman Desdemona‚ and also risen up in the
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The Battle of Gettysburg: Why Was it a Turning Point? The Battle of Gettysburg was a very harsh battle that turned the tables in the Civil War. There were more than 20‚000 casualties on each side. The Civil War was into it’s third year before the Battle of Gettysburg took place. The general who led the Confederates was General Robert E. Lee‚ the general of the Union was General George Meade. In each army there was about 75‚000 soldiers. Stated in the background essay‚ “Over the next three days Gettysburg
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