The Boston Massacre was a tragic event that took place on March 5‚ 1770. Tensions between the American colonists and Britain have been going on for years. When Bostonians decided they have had enough and demanded for actions‚ immediate and unexpected events happened. They were attacked the british soldiers at the customhouse‚ which is the building the soldiers were directed to protect‚ and the attackers grew exponentially in numbers. According to my textbook(1)‚ British troops found themselves
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US is “at war” post 9/11. On this accord‚ I completely agree because I believe it gave legitimacy to terrorist groups which was what they’ve been craving for‚ which the phrase “at war” appropriated them. In addition‚ it justified and
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the Brits: An Investigation of Hitler’s Defeat at the Battle of Britain By: Jake Pilla Global History II 11-28-07 In 1940‚ German planes flew over Britain in an attempt to take over the country and tear apart the enemy’s alliance. Britain was surprised by this attack‚ but countered by shooting down at least twenty planes of the Luftwaffe‚ the Nazi air force‚ during the initial attack. Hitler sent waves of planes into Britain every day‚ trying to lower British morale; however‚ he did not
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The period after the Civil war has always been referred to as the reconstruction era. The reconstruction era can be defined from two perspectives. First‚ it covers the story of the United States between the periods of 1865 to 1877. The second part revolved around the transformation of the United States in 1863 to 1877 through the directive of the congress. An era was full of so much pain and endless questions. It is argued in different quarters that although the war was over reconstruction was still
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After the Civil War the leaders of our fragmented nation were forced to face a daunting task. Government officials who did not have any constitutional guidelines on readmission had to pick of the pieces of a divided country and develop a plan that would bring states back into the Union. Furthermore‚ new economic and social policy was needed to accommodate freedmen. Reconstruction was a failed approach to reunite the Union because of weak policy and the inability of executives to develop a nonpartisan
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The Economy and the West After the Civil War After the Civil War‚ the government’s role in the economy and westward expansion changed. They became more focussed on helping big industrial businessmen and no longer need to worry about taming the West. The economy itself changed greatly in the post Civil War era. The Industrial Revolution led to a new kind of big business. Now men like Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt had huge monopolies and trusts‚ making it nearly impossible for the common
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February 12‚ 2013. Education after WWII After World War II‚ President Roosevelt signed the G.I Bill on June 22‚ 1944. The aim was to provide federal aid to help veterans adjust to civilian life. The Bill helped provide hospitalization benefits‚ purchase of homes and businesses‚ education was also a highly demanded benefit from the GI Bill. Enrollment in university campuses soared in United States after the G.I Bill was passed in the United States. It was also a time when women and minority
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‘for the people‚ of the people and by the people’‚ was necessary in Britain‚ as Aristotle once said‚ ‘man is by nature a political animal’. Franchise is the right to be able to vote and in 1830‚ only one out of ten adult males could vote; by 1832 it was a privilege of the landed elite and by 1928 it was a right of all eligible adults (over the age of 21). By 1928‚ Britain was almost democratic but not entirely so. Before 1850‚ Britain had a rule of aristocracy‚ there was great political influence from
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THE DIFFERENCES IN THE ECONOMY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 3 The Differences In The Economy‚ In The North And South‚ After The Civil War. Not only was the Civil War one of the worst wars America ever fought in‚ but it also changed many things in America. It abolished slavery‚ it broke the hold of the wealthy Southern plantation owners‚ and it also changed the economy. Before the war‚ the North and the South had moderate economies‚ but even before the figthing was over
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Japan’s development after the Second World War. 1. The real situation after World War After the World War II ended‚ Japan was one of the defeated countries. She was left with a lot of damages‚ especially the two cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki which suffered serious atomic bombing. Severe food shortages were common; the economy was almost totally paralyzed from wartime destruction‚ rampant black marketeering and runaway inflation; few Japanese had any money but there really wasn’t anything to
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