The main reason World War I started was because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Many countries were in this war. The countries were either in the Allied Powers‚ Central Powers‚ or neutral. This war lasted four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ but the United States didn’t enter until 1917. The United States was right to enter WWI because Germany was sinking America’s ships although they were neutral‚ the U.S. was being plotted against by Germany‚ and Germany would’ve won the war. Germany was
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What was the impact of the war on Australia and/or neighbouring countries? (Syllabus Question): Students are expected to study the impact of the war on ONE of the following: • Vietnam veterans and their families • Indo-Chinese refugees • Australian culture • Australia’s relations with Asia Veterans and their families: • Vietnam War veterans were no treated well on arrival to Australia unlike during WWI and WWII. • Unlike during 1918 when the government tried to assist soldiers with
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Tommy Samaras Professor Sampson History 111 11/7/2017 Essay #2 The Civil War in America The Civil War was a time when the country was extremely segregated. The country was divided into the North and South. The North was referred to as the Union‚ and the South was referred to as the Confederate. According to Civil War Trust‚ “At the beginning of the war the Northern states had a combined population of 22 million people. The Southern states had a combined population of about 9 million” (CWR
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World War I started on July 28th‚ 1914. The war started because on June 28th‚ 1914‚ a young Siberian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia. Austria-Hungary needed to prove its authority after such a horrendous crime in order to maintain its credibility as a great power and a force in the Balkan region. With Russian threat of intervention looming and an unprepared army‚ Germany was required to help
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The Vietnam War began on the 1st of November‚ 1955‚ and ended on the 31st of April‚ 1975. It was a war fought predominantly in Vietnam‚ but small battles did occur in areas of Laos and Cambodia. During these twenty years of unfortunate enmity‚ hostility and combat‚ the South fraction of Vietnam‚ fought against the North. The South of Vietnam was predominantly Capitalist‚ their allies strictly anti-communist‚ a political ideology which exorbitantly contradicted that of the North sector‚ which was
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The Vietnam War was a brutal war that affected millions of people in many different countries. All wars start because there is a difference in people s opinions‚ and the Vietnam War was no different. It started because France and a Vietnam leader‚ Ho Chi Minh‚ had a difference in opinion about the type of government Vietnam should have. To find out why the war broke out you will have to go back to the 1750 s. This is where the French started their so-called protectorate state of Vietnam. For many
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English 10 HN Persuasive Essay The Vietnam War went on for many years behind the aggression of the United States‚ as Vietnam called it. Millions of soldiers lost their lives in the time consuming battle. On February 8‚ 1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson wrote a letter to Ho Chi Minh‚ president of Vietnam at the time. In President Johnson’s letter he expresses his hopes of ending this conflict that has gone on so long in Vietnam. In a reply to President Johnson‚ President Ho Chi Minh
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The War to end all wars. This is how the First World War has been described for generations. Even during this war‚ it was considered the bloodiest and most revolting act of humanity at its time. Hundreds of thousands of young men enlisted worldwide to be on the war front‚ to conquer the enemy at hand. Recruitment officers painted a vivid scene of glory on the return of all the soldiers willing to assist the Royal British army. This war saw the loss of more than 61‚000 Canadian lives‚ in the span
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Vietnam War was the wrong war American fought in. It was the first war in America’s history that ended in defeat for both the military and it’s people. Lives were wasted on all sides. This not include the billions of dollar spent on the war that ended in failure. What the Vietnam War did for the first time in our history was dividing our nation into two extreme views about a war. The Vietnam War was so senseless that our nation should not have entered it in the first place. So many lives were wasted
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the streets in America. Mahatma Ghandi once said "Be the change you want to see in the world". It is extremely depressing how America throws away and wastes so much food‚ when other countries are having to bust their butts just to get a bite of anything. I believe that anybody can make a difference in the world‚ but not everybody has the heart for it. Donating to soup kitchens‚ joining an organization created to stop world hunger‚ and running campaigns to raise awareness about world hunger‚ are just
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