The Revolutionary war is a prime example of the underdog overcoming all odds. America‚ a feeble country in comparison‚ was struggling to break the shackles tying it to England‚ the motherland. While salutary neglect was still practiced‚ America had no problem with England. But after the French and Indian war‚ which resulted in England taking more notice and interest in the colonies‚ things changed. England realized how very valuable its colonial counterpart was. Henceforth a series of laws were created
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The Mexican-American war is one of the most important conflicts that the U.S. had to this date. It is what seemed to be an inevitable war all due to the Jacksonian era and its aggressive manifest destiny. This war was against a new Mexican government who was unprepared‚ and they were almost blindsided by the States. They were hoping to become allies but they became enemies all too quickly. First they had one of their territories become independent‚ and then as they were trying to get it back‚ the
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Was America Justified in using the Atomic Bombs against Japan in August 1945? In this essay I will discuss the reasons for and against whether America was right to drop the two atomic bombs. These two bombs were unloaded on Hiroshima‚ 6th August 1945‚ and attempted to hit Nagasaki‚ 9th August 1945. America gave the two bombs code names‚ the one that was dropped on Hiroshima was called ‘Little Boy’. This bomb was made of uranium. The final death toll added up to 135‚000. The nuclear bomb that fell
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World War I (WWI) began on July 28‚ 1914‚ when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip‚ leader of a radical group whose purpose was to end foreign rule over Bosnia and Serbia. Austria-Hungary used the assassination as justification to launch a war on Serbia‚ blaming them for the radical groups’ actions. This regional conflict sucked in most of the great countries of the world. The
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The reasons for the War of 1812 were twofold. First‚ the impressment of American sailors challenged American neutrality and national pride. Second‚ War Hawks‚ such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun‚ wanted to use the war as a means for expansion into British Canada and for the removal of the prevailing Indian threat. Even though the war resulted in an indecisive victory‚ Americans celebrated because they survived their second war with the British and even defeated them at naval duels and at the Battle
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Name_______________________________________ Date____________________________ DBQ 21: Causes of World War II (Adapted from Document-Based Assessment for Global History‚ Walch Education) Historical Context: Even though the 1920’s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ toward the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither the League
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The Cold War was a “global; power struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1945 to 1991” (textbook page 511). In 1945 the United States and the Soviet Union defeated Germany in World War Two. After the war was over‚ both wanted to be the leader of the world. The two countries remained allies with each other until communism began to spread in Europe. The spread of communism caused Americans to fear communism which lead to problems that affected the United States domestic
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The War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War are Wars that represent an important change to the American history and especially to the United Sates territory. This two wars were similar because the main reason was the US wanting to expand their territory. As a consequence of this two wars‚ the US expand their power and respect over the other counties‚ other countries now saw the US as the most powerful country. The war of 1812 was fought between the United Sates and Granit Britani.‚ the war last
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Francisco A. Amador-Ortiz 11/14/2014 Ms. Pass History 100 Oral Presentation Paper (Mexican American War) One of the first U.S. armed conflict that was military fought on foreign soil was The Mexican-American War sometimes known as the Invasion of Mexico that was fought from 1846-1848 (Merry‚ pg.176). In that two-year battle our President at the time James K. Polk who believed in the manifest destiny wanted to spread across the continent and claim new land. Unlucky for Mexico they where not prepared
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Chapter 6 BIG QUESTION: How did a war fought jointly by the colonists and British help pave the road the American Revolution? Use PERSIA to help in analyzing this question. The war against the French helped bring the colonies closer together. The Albany Congress brought up the idea of uniting the colonies to help them succeed in the future. By uniting‚ the colonies had a better chance of being able to take on the British in a war. There were a few mistakes made by the British that also lead to
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