Santa Anna was also the head of the government on 11 different occasions. He also had the nickname “Napoleon of the West”.The choices made by Sam Houston‚ Santa Anna‚ David Crockett‚ James Bowie‚ and William B. Travis‚ determined who would win this war. Sam Houston was born on March 2‚ 1793 near Lexington‚ Virginia. From 1813 to 1814 he fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and was wounded. He was elected to Congress in 1823 and 1825. In 1827‚ he became Tennessee’s governor. He was made the first
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Mexican/Latin American “War” on Drugs and Trafficking The international drug trade from Latin American states is having an impact on a global scale. The trafficking of drugs along with corruptness and murder is an international conflict that is being fought daily. There are many aspects of the drug war from Mexico and other Latin American states which have effects on United States policy as well as policies from other countries that participate in the global suppression of illegal drugs. It can
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both the colonials and the British crown were attempting to avoid a full scale war even after they had begun fighting‚ like in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Most of the colonists did not want war because these were the people that they had been living with‚ and protected by the British for over 150 years and the idea of being alone and self governing was hard for the colonists to comprehend and prepare for. Though that was how most felt about the situation at the time‚ neither side would budge or compromise
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the Mexican Revolutionary war was their ability to fulfill multiple roles in the Mexican militia. The women executed domestic obligations‚ were fierce warriors on the battlefields‚ provide medical attention for mutilated troops and acted as a secret weapon to sneak supplies across the United States boarder utilizing their flowing skirts‚ they were able to smuggle ammunition‚ medicine and other goods. They were actively involved in every aspect of the Revolution‚ where their contribution was supporting
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America’s most valuable land. However the process of getting it was completely inappropriate and beyond unjust. The disrespectful actions taken by American settlers once they moved to Mexico‚ The beliefs of manifest destiny and feeling of superiority‚ and pure motivation to expand slavery are all reasons that America had no right in declaring war. Nevertheless‚ the clash between the two countries was wrong in itself. The tension in Texas was a huge
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Iraq invasions The Iraq war was a horrible thing. It caused many things to happen. I’m against going to war with them because there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq as the US government claimed. One of the main reasons listed by George W Bush for the war was to secure Iraq’s chemical and biological weapons‚ which did not even exist. Secondly‚ there were no terrorists in Iraq‚ and Iraq had no connection to Sept. 11. We should have focused our resources in Afghanistan where the real terrorists
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“The Atomic Bomb was not only used to attack Japan‚ but it also helped to scare Russia” (Article 2) World War 2 was a very bloody war from 1939-1945. In WW2 there were two sides. The ETO and the PTO. The ETO was when the U.S. and all the allied forces fought against Hitler to try and save/help fix Germany from what Hitler had done. While men and women were fighting in the ETO‚ there were men and women fighting in the PTO. On December 7th‚ 1941 Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor Hawaii. In doing that
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Mexico’s Drug War The Mexican drug war has been affecting Mexico’s economy‚ businesses‚ and has left a lot of its citizens dead. The Mexican drug war has been particularly affected tourism in Acapulco‚ Guerrero where this is a famous location that is popular for its beaches. However‚ in Acapulco a total of 700 people have been killed. The US warns its citizens from travelling to Mexico overall due to the violence. These warnings have greatly decreased the number of spring breakers to 93%. Thus‚ this
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productive‚ and free society. There is no doubt that many of America’s Founding Fathers were religious men and the liberty which they fought for has been beneficial for millions of people across the nation. But the real question that we need to answer is was their revolt against England and the crown biblically justifiable? In this paper I will be giving my own personal view of this topic by looking at some key passages in Scripture that address the issue of Government and Authority‚ what my personal
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The civil war began in 1961 and was sparked by many reasons which include slavery and a book named Uncle Tom’s cabin. Many believe that the war was fought over freedom‚ freedom of the slaves‚ this‚ however‚ was not the case. The war was essentially fought in order to preserve what they had‚ the south fought to preserve their beliefs and way of life while the north fought to preserve the union. However‚ the eager and willing compliance of African Americans throughout the civil war led to a signification
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