The Vietnam War was a war they began in 1954 and lasted until 1975. It has become known as the “Longest and most controversial war in U.S history.” The United States became involved in Vietnam during the Truman administration to avoid having Vietnam go under a communist rule‚ like a majority of countries in Asia. The country of Vietnam divided into two in 1954 and separated itself into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The two sides divided themselves on the “17th Parallel” when they signed a treaty
Premium Vietnam War Cold War United States
1730-1745 In the 1730’s the Great Awakening exploded‚ religion rose to power once again and people began to get disconnected from their scientific ways of thinking. Jonathan Edwards was the catalyst to the Great Awakening‚ Edwards preached that not only doing good deeds will lead one to salvation‚ but faith in God will too‚ and he reiterated that faith in God was always above just doing good deeds. There wasn’t just a religious revolution at this time‚ but a social revolution was stirring‚ with
Premium Christianity Christian terms Religion
out in many developing countries‚ stunting the growth of their economy‚ and widening the gap between the poor and rich. Other developed countries spent exorbitant amounts of money stockpiling weapons. Although the cold war did not have all good effects on the economy‚ it did lead to more international trade. Some corporations started to become established in many parts of the world. Businesses and people all around the world shared an economy. Technology
Premium United States World War II Economics
There were a variety of responses on the part of African peoples to colonial rule. Supporters of colonialism in Europe claimed that the average African person welcomed colonialism. Colonialism‚ they argued‚ brought the end of slavery in East and Central Africa and brought a stop to inter-kingdom warfare in parts of West Africa. While there is some truth to the claim that colonialism brought peace to a few areas in Africa‚ and that there were some peoples who were initially thankful for an end to
Premium Africa Colonialism Atlantic slave trade
experienced its worst effects. Even so‚ some argue that The Great Depression began about ten years earlier in Europe‚ but the United States thought that it was immune to such a downturn. The American government at that time did not formulate policies and measures to ensure that the country did not experience the same meltdown as Europe. The Great Depression was caused by a variety of economic factors. The Great Depression was caused by an overproduction of goods by businesses into an economy that already
Premium Great Depression Unemployment Wall Street Crash of 1929
last federal troops from the South. The importance of this election includes details such as the cause of the civil rights of the African American population being abridged in the South and further division of the North and the South. It also showed how corrupt and standing the politics of the time were‚ being
Premium Industrial Revolution United Kingdom Europe
Before everything for Canada was all sunshine and rainbows‚ many things were destroyed during events that had occurred just like how Maharshi stated “The purpose of creation is the expansion of happiness”. It was able to transform from a dream to reality because Canada grew into a safe‚ stable‚ and happy place. However‚ in order to achieve this many events occurred; such as the spanish succession‚ the seven years war‚ loyalists started settling in Upper Canada‚ and the Act of Union. the spanish succession
Premium Canada United Kingdom United States
called loess‚ it deposits the loess along the river bends and makes the land fertile. Also‚ the Huang He River is real important to the people that live along the river‚ because the River provided water‚ food‚ and protection for the people. Not only did the Yellow River have a big impact on China‚ the Himalaya Mountains
Premium China Han Chinese People's Republic of China
a way to pay off the debt. They are hoping to find an agreement or plan by the next meeting on June 15. The EU will have to give out a fourth loan for Greece but they know that with this new loan they will never be able to pay off the debt. The EU did agree back in 2015 to give Greece 86bn as a rescue package to save Greece from crashing out of the eurozone. This was their third loan to save Greece. There was a slight way out of this when the Greek government added extra pension cuts and increased
Premium Greece European Union Debt
European settlers also brought new diseases when they began their exploration of the new world. The Europeans brought smallpox‚ influenza‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ and other sicknesses that the Native Americans had no way to fight (Kincheloe 2). The Native Americans had zero resistance to the new diseases since they had never been exposed to them before. While the Europeans’ bodies were able to defend against these diseases‚ sickness usually ended in fatality for the Native Americans. Neither the European
Premium Native Americans in the United States Indigenous peoples of the Americas United States