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    Expanding West During the 1800s‚ the federal government promoted westward expansion in a variety of ways. This expansions changed the shape and character of the country. The United states first started with very small property back then they were call the 13 colonies which to begin with was not as strong as it is today‚ if anything it was a lot weaker and had little to rely on. Through time it was able to make it ways into gaining more territory. You may ask how they did they do this? since

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    War & Art Bounded by the First World War‚ the period of 1920-1945 witnessed the hardships of the Great Depression and the destructive slide into political conflict. Throughout these dramatic times‚ during both the highs and the lows‚ artists responded to the world in which they lived in dramatic fashion. The events certainly had rippling effects upon all aspects of European life. In this time‚ artists and musicians had little choice but to react to the times to express their feelings and remain

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    The rapid growth of cotton plantations down south greatly impacted slavery. Due to the high labor demands in the south it cuased a ripple affect decreasing the need for slaves in the north. The domesticed slave trade was devastating to African Americans. Half of the northerns slave population was transported to the south. Slave holders would often seperate husbands and wifes‚ mothers from children‚ as well as siblings for a number of reasons but mainly in order to prevent or hinder any attempts

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    Climate Change Many Americans‚ and as well as others around the world‚ believe that climate change doesn’t exist. However‚ there are many facts and signs pointing towards to the opposing side. Even NASA has confirmed the realness of climate change‚ and it’s extremely uncanny. My first source‚ the National Consumers League‚ states that at least 40 percent of our food is wasted in the U.S. and a quarter to a third of all food worldwide goes to waste. Our food waste has increased by 50 percent since

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    During the Cold War in Iran there were lots of events‚ one event in the Iran Cold War was when the Soviet withdrawals from Iran.The Iran crisis started while World War II was going on. A very bad time in history. In 1942‚ Iran made an agreement that British and Soviet troops got permission into the country but only to defend the oil filled nation from a German attack. American troops were also butting into Iran and their business. March 2‚ 1946 was the end of the withdrawal of foreign troops because

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    Who was more to blame for the start of the Cold War‚ the USA or the USSR? There were many countries involved in the Cold War. However the two main superpowers of the Cold War were the USA and the USSR each of which deserve a large amount of the blame for the starting of the Cold War. Nevertheless‚ I feel that the USSR should receive most of the blame due to their very aggressive‚ upfront attitude and many other reasons which will be discussed later on in the essay. Despite feeling that

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    times of chaotic events held over from the chaos of the 1960s. The 70s brought Americans an end to the Vietnam War and a change in the political and social perspectives‚ another presidency term with Richard M. Nixon‚ and his policies of engagement‚ and the Watergate scandal‚ leading to the first resignation of an American President. The end of the Vietnam War led to political and social fallout around the globe‚ especially in America. All of the chaos of the 1970s also led Americans to have a changed

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    the sports weren’t the only thing that was happening in the 60s the Vietnam war and the Civil war was going on also racism was going on at the time to. Sports were a popular thing during the 60s there was baseball‚ football‚ and track was going on but there was other things going on with 1960 through 1969. The Vietnam War and Civil Rights were going on in the 1960s. The Vietnam War was the longest war in United States history. Promises and

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    The Cold War was a memorable and long-standing conflict in recent history‚ where the United States and the Soviet Union competed for influence for the rest of the world. After World War II‚ traditional colonial powers‚ such as England and France‚ struggled to retain their colonies and global influence in the world. France tried to reclaim their colonies in Indochina after the collapse of the Japanese empire. Whereas‚ the United States had substantially developed into a dominant power that had valued

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    World War ll Impacts on the US When someone thinks about World War ll‚ they probably think of all the negative impacts it had on other countries‚ homes‚ once beautiful land‚ and‚ unfortunately‚ people. It began in 1939‚ and after 6 devastating years‚ it ended in 1945 with over 15 million deaths. But‚ did you know that it had some positive impacts on the United States? In those 6 years‚ amazing things happened to the USA’s population‚ work rate‚ and all of our technology. Mandy Hale once said “

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