In the mid-twentieth century‚ the world was split into two parts the communist east‚ and the democratic west. This marked the beginning of a period known as the "Cold War". It could have been called this for many reasons. Perhaps it was the cold feelings between the west and the east. Or maybe it was because of the nuclear winter that would have resulted from open war. The most probable suggestion‚ however‚ is that there was no direct combat. In times of war‚ locations entailing heavy fighting are
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Greeks’ independence from the Ottoman Turks in 1830 did not come without hardship and suffering. Several other countries including Russia and France took sides with Greece during this fight as they felt close and connected with their culture. A nine year war was fought which eventually resulted in the Greeks gaining independence from the Turks. During this time‚ the Greeks had to maintain high morale and a strong will to be as successful as they were in the end. The circumstances they were under were difficult
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afterthought of world war 1. The Versailles treaty was the negotiations and agreements between 3 the major world powers on how to deal with Germany after the war. The 3 powers were David Lloyd with Britain‚ George Clemenceau of France‚ Woodrow Wilson of the United States. The treaty created a revolt in Germany that left it ready for the takeover of Hitler and the Nazi agenda. The Versailles treaty was signed by German delegates in 1919. The Versailles treaty pushed the world war by specifically
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Thesis: The War Hawks brought changes politically‚ economically‚ and socially from 1812 to 1815. In 1812‚ America was forced into war by a Congressional group called the “War Hawks.” The War Hawks‚ led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun‚ were supportive of war with Great Britain. The War Hawks were upset about what the war did for their economy and they did not like the Indians because they were allies of Britain. As a result of this group‚ the War of 1812 began. In Document F‚ the cartoon shows
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World War 1‚ also known as the “ Great War ”‚ was one of the deadliest wars in world history with over 38 million deaths and was also important because it was the first global war. It started on June 28th 1914 and ended in November 11th 1918. The Great War mainly took place in Europe in the Western Front (England‚Belgium‚ France‚ and west Germany)‚ the Eastern Front (Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and the east of Germany) and finally the Italian Front (Italy and Austria).The first world war was between
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The American Civil War‚ a war that pinned the U.S.A against herself and created a rift between North and South. This complex war lasted about four years in which both sides suffered great casualties. Due to the intricacy of the Civil War‚ there is much that can be learned from what occurred over those years before during and after. The most interesting aspect of this civil war is actually the politics behind it. Specifically how Lincoln was able to change what the North was fighting for. After
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The 60’s were full of drugs‚ sex‚ and war. All of this was possible thanks to Democracy and Freedom; America would be damned if they let Communism threaten that. The draft was reinstated and young‚ able men were given a slap on the back and sent off to fight for their country. As‚ “Democratic”‚ war in Vietnam flared‚ many lives were being lost and many more ruined - physically‚ economically and mentally. Although the war in Vietnam had the complete support of the American government‚ the American
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The civil war was the bloodiest war in American history. Families torn apart by different views‚ all fought in the name of liberty. Was this war about race? How could it not be? It was a fight of one group of people‚ whites‚ to own another group of people‚ blacks‚ and for blacks to be free with no oppressive master controlling their lives. A fight that lead to blacks being a free people. Black men were barred from joining the U.S. military because of an existing federal law passed in 1792. President
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World industrialization is at a large rise around the world. People making goods to and selling them back to consumers for profit is how the world works. Yet Newton law said that every action will have a reaction. In this case I am talking about industrialization the factories opposite reaction is pollution. It has become a major factor in the world people are concerned it will cause global warming and such. Japan is one of the larges industrialized countries in this world. They consume natural
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took land and did such things to Mexico‚ why were they the ones to declare war on Mexico? The Mexican War began in 1846 after Mexico opened fire on Americans north of the Rio Grande‚ which happened to be the Texas-Mexico border. As a result of this event‚ President Polk declared war between the two countries‚ although‚ due to prior events‚ it seemed more reasonable for Mexico to be doing so. The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because they robbed land from them‚ brought slaves
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