party at the time‚ Andrew Jackson was representing the Democratic party‚ and John Adams was National Republican. Today’s election there is two main parties and that is Republican and Democratic. The election was based on the electoral college vote that had changed in 1804. The way the president was picked before wasn’t working out so they created a new form of counting votes. In today’s presidential voting we use the electoral college as well. The 1828 election was a different chaos election. In the
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After the stock market crash in 1929‚ the Great Depression had begun. At the time‚ many people believed President Herbert Hoover had foreseen the depression and had not done enough to prevent or end it. The public desperately needed a new leader‚ so they turned to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He promised great government programs and reforms. With his first election‚ he introduced programs such as the Tennessee Valley Authority Act‚ the Agricultural Adjustment Act‚ and the National Industrial Recovery
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The Ottoman Empire reached its top supremacy during the 16th century wherein its scope of power stretched to parts of Central and Southeastern Europe and to the desserts of the Middle East. The empire is known to have established a very strong‚ organized and effective form of government over its people with the Sultan holding the highest in power and was considered as the supreme ruler. The Sultan also ruled the lands and provinces of the empire and over its government officials and executed decisions
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longest war in which the United States took part in. This heart breaking war began in 1957. Vietnam is a small country in Southeast Asia that was divided into the Communist-Democratic Republic of Vietnam‚ known as North Vietnam‚ and the non-Communist Republic of Vietnam‚ called South Vietnam. North Vietnamese and Communist-trained South Vietnamese rebel’s goals were to overthrow the government of South Vietnam and to eventually reunite the country as one. The United States and the South Vietnamese
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How did overseas expansion help European monarchs consolidate their power in the early modern state (1500-1700)? Jared Mitchell‚ Word Count: 500 words Europe was dominated by monarchies in the early Modern state‚ especially those lead by King Charles I of Spain‚ Kings Henry IV‚ Louis XII and Louis XIII of France‚ and Kings James I and Charles I of England. Traditionally the monarchs had been able to rely on the power of “Divine Right”. However‚ by the 16th century‚ Martin Luther‚ John Calvin and
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was a long‚ deadly and costly war that was fought to stop the spread of communism by the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. The War lasted around 20 years. The United states Participated in the war 17.4 years making it the one of the longest U.S war participations. To Begin With‚ Why did the Vietnam war start and why Did the United States get involved? In the early 1880s France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos to create a colony called French Indochina
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The United States today is a major power similar to Ancient Rome. Being as strong as we are can be very beneficial‚ but will it lead to our ultimate destruction? History seems to be repeating itself as our successes are leading to a decline. If we continue to stay uneducated and divided through major issues‚ it is inevitable that we will fall like the Roman empire. The Roman empire and the United States are similar for many different reasons from overall size to military powers. Both nations are
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with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. The United States decided to stay out of the war and be a neutral country. The United States economy was booming during this time because they were supplying many of the countries that were in the war. The United States soon became an economic world power. European countries were too caught up in getting ready and fighting during wartime and didn’t have time to export any goods. The United States was increasing production and exporting goods all over
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to base on data. To make the country become better‚ people needs the data from the past to guide their country to the bright future. The old said: “the one who controls the past controls the future.” That is why history does matter to us. The United States has been through so many wars including domestic war‚ and foreign war. War created this great country; since war has effect the US from the beginning‚ it is one of the important element to create this country. Cold War is considered as a significant
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The War of 1812 helped the United States achieve international respect. The war also helped Andrew Jacksons political career. The United States economy was drastically altered during the war and the events leading up to it. America was facing several problems. The British military had more power than the American army. Since the American army was reduced as a cost-cutting measure‚ it needed to be expanded again. However‚ raising the funds for the war was delayed because there was no longer a national
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