Cold War DBQ Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1 -- 14. (Some of the documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: • Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question. • Discusses a majority of documents individually
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Plagued with the ever-present plight of war‚ the United States has endured many forms of this widespread and deadly affliction over the course of its relatively young life. Unceasingly analyzed in hopes of perhaps understanding the underlying and sometimes hidden causes‚ such wars have captivated the minds of scholars since the moment the nation’s fathers tore independence from the stubborn clutch of England. Consider the great Civil War‚ a war that tested the United States’ reputation of increasing
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"That government is best which governs least‚" and he explains a government that does not get in people’s lives. Government is only a scheme. It exists because the people have chose to choose their will‚ but it is easy to take advantage of. The Mexican War is an example that thoreau used to explain the the government as their tool. Thoreau maintains that government as a foundation that prevents the accomplishment of the work it created. It’s purpose was ensuring individual freedom. Denying the idea
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The United States as a whole was divided before the Civil War‚ over the dispute of whether slavery should be allowed or not after the Mexican American war ended in 1848. After the Mexican American war citizens of the North and the South began to dispute the issue of slavery and tensions started to rise. There were many things proposed that were proposed to help the dispute over slavery such as the Wilmot Provisio which would close off California‚ Utah and New Mexico off from slavery. However it
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about how Polk wants to go to war with Mexico so that we can take their land. Many people oppose this‚ including Thomas Parker. Parker wants the land‚ but doesn’t want to gain it by war but rather by better ideas and a welcoming society that would make the Americas desirable. People back home thought this war was unnecessary‚ they wanted the Americans to be captured and held hostage; with no harm done to their bodies. How the majority of the Americans felt about this war is a social factor because it
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Vietnam war was the longest war in American History which fought between 1964 to 1975 and the most unpopular war for the American of the 20th century. This is the only one war that United States lost the war but no one knows the truth because the US government had not told about this war yet. The resulted in nearly 60‚000 American deaths and in an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths. It seemed like the American won the war but actually they were not. The experience for the American soldier
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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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I agree to a small extent. The Opium War did affect China’s economy. From Source B‚ I can infer that the Opium Wars made China richer. The source mentioned that the export of tea from China increased 42‚000‚000kg in 1855 from only 7‚500‚000kg in 1843‚ an increase of more than 500%. This showed that the trade increased. With more trade‚ there would be more money which were gained from the trades. Furthermore‚ more trade also means more jobs for the Chinese. Therefore‚ the Chinese will be able to
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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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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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