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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Is it reasonable to fight against your own country? 1861 is when the Civil war started. Many states had already left the union to form a group of states called the Confederacy. Texas was the seventh state to leave the Union and to join the others. This is when America started to fall apart. Texans fought in the Civil War because of slavery‚ state rights‚ and their love of Texas. Texans fought in the Civil War because they wanted slavery. In Texas there were 182‚566 slaves‚ which made up 30% of
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The Civil War: Tuscaloosa’s Involvement Throughout history‚ America has been involved in many wars. No war hit quite as close to home as the Civil War. Brothers fought against brothers‚ and families were torn apart. Living in the United States during this time was rough‚ but living in the south was even harder. Tuscaloosa‚ being so close to the University of Alabama‚ played a significant role in the Civil War; it is important to understand Tuscaloosa’s involvement in the Civil War. The
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Owning a slave in North America during the Civil War era was as common as having a house pet today. Slaves were being sold like cattle to work on the cotton fields for the farmers mainly in the Southern Region of the United States. In the North‚ the economy was based on factories and wages compared to the South who had large plantations which needed the slaves to pick cotton. These different economies caused divisions in the United States. Soon the states started separating themselves creating
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What were some of the causes of the Civil War? One thing that caused it was States v.s Federal Rights . Economic and Social issues‚ and the election of Abraham Lincoln. When President Lincoln was elected in 1860‚ south Carolina issued its Declaration of the causes of succession. They believed that Lincoln was against slavery‚ and was in favor of Northern interests. Before Lincoln even became president seven states had already seceded from the union. The states was Florida‚ South Carolina‚ Mississippi
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up their lives for us‚ and live for us. Whether it’s at war or at home‚ whether it’s the soldier that suffers or the family‚ and whether it’s the mind that breaks or the body. The price of freedom is pain and sacrifice paid by the soldiers of the United States. In WWI‚ there was 120‚00 deaths‚ in WWII there was 405‚000 deaths‚ and in the civil war there were over 500‚000 deaths. As one of the numerous confrontations for freedom‚ the civil war was fought hard and fierce. Both sides fought for two‚
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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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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 into
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American Historians’ Debate on the Civil War The American Civil War has without a doubt left a permanent divide on this great nation’s past and present. American historians still debate the causes of a war that began in 1861 between the Union states and Confederacy states. The war can be seen as caused by the principle of slavery‚ the growing tension between northern and southern ideology or due to a crack in the political system of the time. United States’ history classes focus on teaching students
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Running head: THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR The Nigerian Civil War Molloy College The Nigerian Civil War Between 1870 and 1900 the continent of Africa and the Africans that inhabited it endured a European imperialist push that ended with the entire African continent‚ except for the nations of Ethiopia and Liberia under the colonial boot of the European powers. The European nations of Belgium‚ Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Portugal and Spain carved up the continent between
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