Richard Nixon (1969-1974) In the beginning of his presidency‚ Richard Nixon was faced with a lot of pressure from the country to end the war in Vietnam. This caused him and his administration to turn to the policy of vietnamization. U.S. troops were gradually removed from Vietnam and the South Vietnamese were forced to fight on their own. Later‚ Richard attempted to rebuild a diplomatic relationship with China and communism when he visited the country on February 1972. This visit goes along with
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The question of ¨Was America Stolen?¨ seems to be a common debate between many people‚ and in the past 100 years opinions have dramatically shifted. Before the 1960s the common viewpoint of how America was acquired was that the United States westernized and overruled the savage Indians (Flavin)‚ but these views certainly change over time. The first inhabitants of America were believed to be migrants from Asia about 12‚000 years ago. These Asian migrants spread across the Americas building all kinds
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Albany Plan‚ previously proposed by Benjamin Franklin‚ in which would have united the colonists somewhat had failed before the war. Once the war ended‚ with the Treaty of Paris signed and the Proclamation Line drawn on the maps‚ the colonists realized how little control they had over their destinies. The Crown decided to tax the colonies in an attempt to regain their losses‚ besides in the process they would gain a better understanding of exactly with which countries the colonies traded. The Privy Council
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CRASH COURSE U.S. HISTORY Episode #30: America in WWI What were the years and costs of World War I? It lasted from 1914 to 1918 and costs the lives of an estimated 10 million soldiers What side of the war was the U.S. on when the war broke out? When the war broke out‚ America remained neutral‚ but many Americans sided with the British. What factors led to the U.S. officially entering the war? The factors were: Germans’ decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917‚ the interception
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Contrary to popular belief‚ Galileo did not invent the telescope. A Dutch lens grinder secured a patent in 1608 for a device that magnified distant objects by combining two lenses. The instrument was originally used for terrestrial purposes. Galileo was intrigued. He built a telescope of
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American Values of the Declaration of Independence In 1776‚ a semi-unified country signed one of the most important documents in history. Since then the nation has shown signs of how different the country was from 1776 to the present. The Declaration of Independence is based on the social contract theory of government and is focused on equality‚ freedom‚ and power.These values have been both supported and contradicted in American history (Jefferson‚ pg.443). In the declaration‚ Jefferson states
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As the United States entered the twentieth century‚ reform efforts from the Progressives entered with it. With increasing numbers of people joining the workforce‚ thus establishing a middle class‚ an era of change was ushered in by these reformers. The Progressives inspired a revamp across all aspects of American society‚ from the federal government to living and workplace conditions. As the US became a modern industrial nation‚ there was a need for more government action and less pure laissez-faire
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Nationalism has helped build and shape world history since ancient times. It is more of a current expression‚ but the political ideology has been in existence for centuries. It was most predominant during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with revolutionary wars‚ World War II in the twentieth century and currently in the middle east. Even though Nationalism has transformed world history by positive events like building up communities and creating nationsit also has the ability to decompose
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As we all know‚ Hitler was the reason why World War 2 started in the first place. Adolf Hitler‚ the guide and leader of the natzi party‚ was born on April 20‚ 1889 and died at age 56 on April 30‚ 1945 as a suicide inflicted by a gunshot. Adolf Hitler initiated World War 2 in Europe when he send his troops to invade Poland. As the result of Hitler’s movements he started the war between all the European countries and the Nazi had Japan and Italy in their command. A few time after that he endorsed the
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the main reason why America is independent today. Considering his impact on the independence of America‚ leading the colonial and continental army and making the first pushes to Americas Independence. He impacted both the French and Indian war and the American Revolution under his leadership‚ with the help of the many founding fathers of America‚ who also helped change it in many different ways including the Declaration of Independence which pushed the idea of a Independent America over the top. Washington’s
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