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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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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is this statement? By the 1850’s the Constitution‚ originally framed as an instrument of national unity‚ had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it had created. 1987 AP US History DBQ Essay. In 1782 Americans won their independence from Britain in the American Revolution. After the colonies won their independence‚ Americans created the Constitution. Its purpose was to replace the Articles of Confederation and solve its problems
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negotiate a peace settlement that all belligerents could accept." - To what extent do you agree with this statement? During the period of the First World War several peace initiatives took place‚ but none of them were successful‚ until an armistice that was signed by Germany on 11th of November 1919 after 4 years‚ 3 months and 2 weeks after the beginning of the war. After the fighting ceased‚ it took additionally 6 months to enclose the peace treaty which was established by the Secretariat of the League
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There were many events‚ people‚ and opinions that caused the U.S. Civil War in 1861. But the three biggest causes were states rights versus federal rights‚ the abolition movement‚ and the controversy of allowing slavery in the territories. Although these may appear to be vague‚ it was the events inside that made the difference. The South had a vested interest in not allowing the federal government to interfere with their state rights. The South claimed the federal government is prohibited by the
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to reason that World War One would surely end mass conflict in the world. The war’s effects were too harsh to suggest that each country involved would live harmoniously for years to come. Millions of soldiers died in the conflict‚ and many more returned with illness. Unfair treaties‚ changing social and political landscapes‚ and exhausted economies were further evidence of a chaotic Europe after the war. Consequently‚ these harsh effects warranted a response from Europe. World War One was supposed
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political party while China had two. Both movements raised political figures like Mao Zedong and Mahatma Gandhi. The path that India and China took towards independence were different. While India sponsored militant nonviolence‚ China lead a Civil War. India’s predisposition to nonviolence was inspired by its leader Mahatma Gandhi. On the other hand‚ the Guomindang and Communist Party in China sparked guerrilla warfare. India‚ unlike China‚ is seen by participating in hunger strikes and protests
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When World War I erupted in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ the United States remained a neutral country. However‚ due to the sinking of The Lusitania‚ the Zimmerman Note‚ and the economic investments of the U.S.‚ the U.S. entered WWI in 1917 abandoning its neutrality. In early 1915‚ unrestricted submarine warfare was introduced when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone. This meant that all ships in the area would be attacked by the
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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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Following the end of World War II the previously allied nations‚ the US and the Soviet Union‚ began to allow their political and economic differences take forefront over what is now known as The Cold War. The central issue between these countries centered around the practice of communism in the Soviet Union and the United States’s desire to contain it. The tensions between these countries came into the forefront during their attempts to spread their own policies to places such as Berlin‚ Korea‚ and
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