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    How did World War II affect American Society? Kirsty Gourlay On December 7th‚ 1941‚ Japanese fighter planes staged an attack on U.S naval and military forces based in Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii. In around just two hours‚ America suffered from approximately 3‚435 casualties including 2‚000 deaths. The shattering defeat cost the U.S‚ 8 battle ships and around 200 airplanes. The following day‚ President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. This was approved‚ and more than two years into the

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    3.The American war of independence. The roots of revolution‚ fighting for independence‚ declaration of independence. The consequences of the war. The roots of the revolution In the 18th century Britain and France fought several major wars. The struggle between them went on in North America. In North America France claimed to own Canada and Louisiana. After several wars earlier in the 18th century‚ in 1756 Britain and France began fighting the Seven Years War. This is known as the French and

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    The deadliest war in American history is known as the American Civil War killing nearly 620‚000 soldiers and a mass amount of civilians. The War Between the States was fought between Southern slave states and the United States federal government. formed a group called the Confederacy‚ which went against the beliefs of the Union. America and Abraham Lincoln sought different views on slavery. Lincoln believed that all slaves should be emancipated and advocated the restoration of the Union. The

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    The World War II was the deadliest war decades ago. As a result of this‚ the World War II took millions of lives during the battle. Such as‚ civilians also lost their lives due to this deadly war. However‚ there were two Presidents of the United States. The first President of the United States of America was Franklin D. Roosevelt when the World War II first started until his death in 1945. Harry S. Truman became the 33rd President of the United States during the war. This essay will

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    American Civil War For the four years between 1861 and 1865 American fought the civil war. Meaning our own war. The North against the South. The free States against the slave states. The war had to solved two questions left unresolved by the revolution. The first being‚ Could the United States be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states? Or‚ could the United States be an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government? The Second question would be‚ whether this nation which had

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    others.     Unlike other countries‚ for Americans the surplus of goods was the problem. Farmers complained that the excess production resulted in declining crop prices and profits. For the military‚ Mahan assserted that great nations had owed their greatness to powerful navies‚ and called upon America to follow. Influenced by Mahan’s ideas‚ the United States expanded and modernized its Navy‚ and by the 1900‚ the U.S. had the third largest navy in the world. Imperialists also used Social Darwinism

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    WAR WAR. The very sound of those three letters can conjure up feelings and images of fighting‚ explosions‚ fear‚ sorrow‚ hate‚ and most importantly death‚ especially to those who have been in one or even two. But not everything associated with war is a bad thing. For some‚ war gives people hope‚ faith‚ understanding‚ and camaraderie‚ amongst other things. There are many reasons why a war starts. It could be a civil war‚ in which a whole singular country fights within itself or even

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    Although the Vietnam War happened many years ago‚ it affected The United States then and it still affects us now; that is why it’s important for all Americans to know the dynamics of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War brings forth many questions for Americans who didn’t live through it. Many are unsure of why we were there‚ how we were involved‚ what were the conflicts‚ and how it still affects us. The United States involvement in the Vietnam War was questioned by many Americans‚ but how exactly were we

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    time there was much protest regarding the Vietnam war. On March 26‚ 1966‚ over 200‚000 people gathered worldwide to protest the Vietnam war. People were unhappy about the amount of lives lost with so little progress. Also the fact that the people that were being sent into war were average‚ everyday people because of the draft made the war that much more hated. The Vietnam War was also having a negative effect on the economy because funding the war caused much inflation and was just another reason

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    Although most wars are meant to solve problems‚ they end up creating more. During World War Two‚ Japan used its power to conquer land‚ and expand its territory. They did this because their land was a measly island‚ that didn’t have very many resources. Throughout the war though‚ Japan ran into more problems‚ than they initially began with. They were beaten in many battles‚ lost land‚ and lost many lives. They also gained few allies‚ while gaining many enemies. Japan’s involvement in World War Two was filled

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