negative inclinations towards Americans. Contrary to what many people think‚ the Iraq war did not lead to the creation of ISIS‚ The immediate cause of the civil war was a devastating drought beginning in 2006 that forced many farmers to abandon their fields and migrate to urban centers. That migration fueled the civil war with a lot of angry‚ unemployed men helping to trigger a revolution. In the absence of a strong central government in Syria and with a weak government in Iraq‚ ISIS quickly expanded
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The Korean War was the beginning of the Cold War‚ when a war began between North and South Korea. This took place between 1950 and 1953. Study.com states that this was also the first major Proxy War to occur. This was the first country to use a third party to fight on their behalf. The cause of this war was from the different point of views from the United States and the Soviet Union. When World War II ended‚ Korea was no longer controlled by Japan. The 38th parallel separated Korea into two. The
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The causes of the Civil War are many‚ the obvious being slavery‚ however that is merely on the surface. The underlying causes were far more detrimental to the health of the union‚ the main cause being money. The economic disputes between the North and the South‚ which were partially over slavery‚ were the root to the South seceding. The resentment felt by the South towards the North‚ because of the growth of cities‚ ports‚ and the economy there in general‚ in addition to the idea of the abolishment
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Losing Iraq January 15‚ 2014 · http://warontherocks.com/2014/01/losing-iraq/ It was inevitable—not that the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS‚ formerly al-Qaeda in Iraq) would eventually exploit the ever-deteriorating political situation to re-establish control over Fallujah and Ramadi‚ but that here in the U.S. the finger pointing and blame game over “who lost Iraq” would eventually begin. But‚ while the recent events in Anbar province might have triggered the finger pointing‚ both the security
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Congress has the authority to declare war (Article I Section 8)‚ the president is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces (Article II Section 2) and has the power to decide military tactics including when to end the war. Therefore‚ the primary constitutional conflict is that Congress can start a war but cannot stop it‚ and the president can end a war but cannot begin one. However‚ although Congress cannot end the war‚ they control finances for war and can therefore discontinue a
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The Causes of the Korean War‚ 1950-1953 Ohn Chang-Il Korea Military Academy ABSTRACT The causes of the Korean War (1950-1953) can be examined in two categories‚ ideological and political. Ideologically‚ the communist side‚ including the Soviet Union‚ China‚ and North Korea‚ desired to secure the Korean peninsula and incorporate it in a communist bloc. Politically‚ the Soviet Union considered the Korean peninsula in the light of Poland in Eastern Europe—as a springboard to attack Russia—and
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The Causes of the Civil War The Causes of the Civil War Before the Civil War was a war was fought there were many differences that developed between the North and South. From the Southern point of view‚ the War was for Southern Independence. From the Northern point of view‚ this war was seen as a revolution. This war started as a result of many years of differences between the North and South. The North and the South there were many cultural‚ social‚ political‚ and economic differences
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Assess the causes of the Crimean War Thesis: 1. Russia vs Ottoman Empire The war was brought upon by the balance of power in Europe. The fate of the Ottoman Empire began to be referred to by the name of “The Eastern Question”. After the Ottoman Empire began to grow weak following its defeat by Russia‚ Europe would see Russia looking for more places to expand around the Mediterranean. Because of Russia’s previous hold on the Holy Lands of Europe‚ the loss of this power upset her
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World War 1 was different than any other wars that came before it by that it was the first war fought in on many continents‚ as well it was the first war where chemical weapons were used‚ and it was the first total war. The total number of casualties in World War 1 was 37 million. There were 9 million killed‚ 20 million wounded and others that weren’t were most likely dead. The expectations before the war started was a reason why the war began because people thought it was going to be a short‚ bloodless
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Historical Context The year 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War‚ the final defeat of the French and their Native American allies in America. For America’s English colonists‚ this was a cause for great celebration and pride in their English identity. Expressions of English patriotism were widespread. But only twelve years later‚ these same American colonists found themselves locked in a bitter and violent conflict with the mother country that had so recently been the object of their
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