War of 1812 There were many reasons for why the war started. One reason why the war started is the British were being unfair to the Native Americans. In the fall of 1811 William Henry Harrison led U.S. troops to victory in the Battle of Tippecanoe. After the defeat‚ many Indians from the NW territory thought that they needed support from British forces in order to prevent American settlers from pushing them further out of their lands. At the same time‚ in late 1811 the War Hawks were putting more
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The “Great War” but most known as the World War I it was the bloodiest war in history and it was worldwide. I will be talking about how the war started‚ how the U.S got involved in it‚ when it ended and how it ended‚ and what happened when it was over the treaty they made. The United States stayed neutral for three years because it was selling supplies to the countries that were at war. President Wilson also did not want to get involved in the war because he thought it was best for the United States
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A group of men running through the streets breaking store windows‚ smashing cars‚ and killing any resistance to their criminal ways. That’s what people believe the Mafia is anyway‚ television shows and movies have portrayed them as such. The Mafia‚ or “Mob”‚ was a crucial part of American history. The Mafia impacted our society‚ economy‚ and some of the most popular cities in the world. They struck fear into the hearts of civilians‚ stole valuable artifacts and currency‚ and caused Chicago to break
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There are many ways that wars of the 20th century helped and hurt America. Just like everything has a cause and effect‚ the wars have a cause and effect also. Some effects are positive‚ and some are negative‚ but everything happens for a reason. During World War 1‚ America had become a world industrial leader. Profits had increased‚ and the economy of the U.S. was booming. Countries were paying us and that’s how we were getting money. The production‚ efficiency‚ and manufacturing had risen also
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If you take a look at America’s history‚ you will see that the deadliest war was the Civil War. Spanning over 4 years and 600‚000 deaths‚ you may think that what was fought over was silly and that they could’ve simply prevented the war. The supposed “silly” thing that was fought over was slavery. Sure‚ maybe it could’ve been prevented if slavery wasn’t a big part of America‚ but it certainly was not preventable when it was an economic‚ political‚ and social issue. When slavery is the backbone for
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Although the Spanish American war endured around ten weeks and not as many lives were lost‚ it was a big part of the beginning of the United States. During the Spanish American war‚ there were a variety of disasters as well as gossip and fear around the people that lived during that period of time an example was the Maine battleship. The Spanish American war of 1898 was a huge contribution of the Cuban Insurrectos behavior which led the rising of the barbed-wire concentration camps‚ as well as the
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The Impact of War on Society Women in Work At the start of the war‚ war production had to increase dramatically in a short amount of time. Auto factories were converted to build airplanes‚ shipyards were expanded‚ and new factories were built‚ and all these facilities needed workers. At first companies did not think that there would be a labour shortage so they did not take the idea of hiring women seriously. Eventually‚ women were needed because companies were signing large‚ lucrative contracts
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Civil War was the one bloodiest war in American history. But it was also arguably the most important war in America. It was a battle to end slavery and give African American the same life that a White American had. The war was fought between the North (against slavery) and South (for slavery). Abraham Lincoln was a very important part in the Civil War as he believed that slavery wasn’t right. And with his leadership‚ slavery would be no more in America. But it is what happens after the Civil War that
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empire and to become the leader of the Phoenician colonies. Carthage was‚ most of the time‚ at war with the Greeks and the Romans. By 264 BCE‚ Carthage and Rome were fiercely fighting for control of the Western Mediterranean. After the first Punic war‚ Carthage lost Sicily to the Romans which they tried to take back in the second Punic war. Carthage began to lose power and decline after they lost the war. (Morey‚ n.d.) CARTHAGE‚ THE CENTER OF PHOENICIAN TRADE AND ALMOST AN EQUAL TO ROME Carthage rose
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The Vietnam War was the longest and most costly war in the history of the United States‚ lasting from November 1st‚ 1955 to April 30th‚ 1975‚ which pitted North Vietnam their southern ally‚ Viet Chong‚ against South Vietnam and its main ally‚ the United States. America made promises and commitments to the people and government of South Vietnam that they would keep Communists from overtaking them. Eisenhower sent military advisors — soldiers that aid foreign nations with military training‚ organization
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