County‚ but had to move again to New Salem‚ Illinois. His activities and hobbies made him popular with the locals there. Later on‚ when the Black Hawk War broke out between the US and the Native Americans in 1832‚ the volunteers fighting in the war wanted Lincoln to be their captain. This was the first experience he had with politics. After the war‚ he set out to pursue a new career - law. He applied for the legislature of Illinois and was elected in as a member of the Whig Party. His support of Whig
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It was a war between the Britain‚ France and Spain from 1754 to 1763 and was a result of all three kingdoms trying to establish dominance over one another. It was took place in North and South America as well as the Caribbean. It would also drag the colonist and Indians into the war as well. What was biggest impact of the seven years’ war? One of the largest impacts of the war was the emergence of England’s power over Europe. That and the redistribution
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COUNTRY: Switzerland COMMITEE: Historical General Assembly TOPIC: * Situation in Iraq and Kuwait in the Aftermath of the Persian Gulf War DELEGATE: Alperen Erşad Bozkurt The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation‚ and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed American forces to Saudi Arabia‚ and urged other countries to send their own
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Some historians argue that slavery was the primary cause of the American Civil War. As Robert E. Lee said‚ “In this enlightened age‚ there are few I believe‚ but what will acknowledge‚ that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil in any country. It is useless to expatiate on its disadvantages.” I believe the statement that slavery was the primary cause of the American Civil War is true‚ because slavery was very controversial and became the symbol of disunion. First of all‚ in document
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War in South Sudan South Sudan separated from north Sudan and became independent in July 2011. The government is composed of President Salva Kiir‚ from the Dinka tribe‚ Vice President Riek Machar‚ from the Nuer tribe‚ and high officials from a number of other tribes. South Sudan has a long history of ethnic tensions between Dinka and Nuer‚ the two largest tribes. When South Sudan was fighting for independence‚ all tribes set their differences apart. But independence didn’t necessarily bring with
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NILE RIVER WATER RIGHT PROBLEM Introduction: Water is our source of life. We can’t imagine live without water‚ but this source of life may become the source of death. Many experts think that all wars in the future will be over water. One of this expected water war is a war for Nile River water. The water of the Nile River was shared by ten African countries which are Tanzania‚ Rwanda‚ Burundi‚ Uganda‚ Congo‚ Kenya‚ Ethiopia‚ Eritrea‚ Sudan and Egypt. The allocation of the Nile water depends
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Naples’ Prisoners of War Camp Conditions There were 700 POW camps in the United States during World War II. One of these POW camps was in Naples‚ New York. This camp was very well kept and prisoners were treated fairly. The prisoners worked and got paid daily in the POW camp in Naples. The prisoners had to work ten hours per day and they were paid $.80 a day. They were handed a check when they left and the war was ended. The prisoners were put in work teams‚ some worked in the vineyards. Other pressed
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Mexico’s War on Drugs Sinaloa is the hometown of the “Sinaloa Cartel” ran by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman it’s labeled as the biggest as well as the most powerfullest cartel. Sinaloa is known as the “The Drug Capital of Mexico.” Not only is it just the Sinaloa Cartel there are other major cartels involved in the War on Drugs. And other trafficking methods are convoluted. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman the head of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel was born in Badiraguato Mexico. His life was shaped by his family’s
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The Spanish civil war began in response to the fascist uprising led by General Francisco Franco in Spain. It came to embody the fight between working class and the bourgeoise. The working class was guided in part by the Anarchists and faced the challenge that most oppositional movements face and that is the balance of organization and demands. Movements often fail due to focus of on the winning of their movement rather than what will lead to the implication of their goals. This complete focus on
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The Great Pumpkin war It started on a cold winter night when all the pumpkins were asleep there was evil brewing.There were the ninja pumpkins they were still awake the guards are always awake.The evil cantaloupe is lurking in the shadows watching the chosen one.The moon is going down and the village is waking up and so is California.California is the most courageous kid you now she has no parents and she lives alone. The evil cantaloupe watches California and thinks of ways to kill her. The
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