by a series of American accomplishments‚ as well as bloodshed and chaos. The United States’ had a strong presence in China and wished to install an Open Door in China’s trade‚ which led to the Boxer Rebellion. Moreover‚ American involvement in Cuban affairs during the Spanish-American war was unnecessary and primarily caused by the usage of yellow journalism. Although the United States’ practice of imperialism in the late 1800s appealed
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The American Revolution was mainly provoked because of the unwanted high taxes that colonies had to pay so British can pay their war debt. The French Indian war was the biggest cause of the high taxes which lead to certain acts like stamp act and sugar act which was very harsh for the colonies as they had to give high taxes on daily use items and all this taxes was without permission of the colonies. Colonist were also angry as they had no representation in parliament so they were not able to provide
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spoken by H. W. Petrie (1898) (p. 592). These words were spoken about the Spanish-American War. Mr. Petrie spoke these words after the destruction of the Maine‚ which is thought to be a key affect of the Spanish-American War. The war was based on the U.S. going to war with Spain to help Cuba fight for their independence from Spain. This war only lasted a few months‚ and there were not many deaths caused by battle. This war helped Cuba to win independence‚ and changed our role in foreign policy‚ made
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main resource to live. You can buy food from anywhere you want‚ but what about the World War Two soldiers‚ why couldn’t they get whatever they wanted. World War Two soldiers had limited protein on their canned food back then‚ in this day and age you can get protein from anywhere. Food is a very scarce resource and it was relied a lot by the soldiers‚ in which they got small portions of it. “The history of World War Two foods. There were no supermarkets you had to grow your own‚ or buy them from
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The question of whether the Civil War was an ’irrepressible’ or a ’repressible’ conflict has been a central issue of debate. Causes of the war have been variously identified as: 1) conflict over slavery 2) states rights and nationalism 3) differences between an industrial North and an agricultural South 4) the mistakes of blundering politicians and extremists (the ’repressible conflict’ argument) 5) a combination of several different factors‚ with chance and circumstance playing their part.
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The Great War affected almost everyone in the world. Tensions continued to rise in Europe until everything exploded. World War 1 began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Serbia. After Austria-Hungary decided Serbia was responsible for the assassination rather than the Black Hand members‚ other countries began to get involved‚ and eventually the Great War began. This was supposed to be a short war‚ however it lasted longer than most countries thought it would
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World war one was one of the major wars that changed the world forever. World war one started in 1914‚ after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The participants were Russia‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Allied powers‚ Britain‚ Japan‚ Romania‚ Italy‚ France‚ Ottoman Empire‚ Bulgaria.1 Australia’s involvement in ww1 began with Britain and Germany went to war on August‚ 4‚1914.2 On August‚4‚1914‚ German troops crossed the border into Belgium. In the first battle of ww1‚ the Germans attacked
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In 1848‚ the United States of America has been the most powerful presence in Northern America. This power allowed the states a lot of freedom to expand their borders‚ which naturally caused them to have issues with their neighbors. The Mexican American war the very first‚ which was actually fought on foreign soil. Something they were not used to. After settling a good portion of the United States‚ they looked to the Mexican territory for conquering. Mexico and America have been neighbors for a while
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“Pearl Harbor was a catalyst for the United States entering World War II”. On December 7‚ 1941‚ Pearl Harbor‚ on the island of Oahu‚ was attacked. Japanese soldiers fired at battleships and aircrafts‚ killing over 2‚000 Americans. Franklin Roosevelt issued a meeting with Congress to discuss declaring war on Japan. On December 7‚ 1941‚ Roosevelt said‚ “A date which live in infamy”. By declaring war‚ the United States would no longer be an isolationist nation‚ changing the economy greatly. Franklin
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Was World War I primarily fought in the trenches? Life in the Trenches There was nothing glamorous about trench life. World War 1 trenches were dirty‚ smelly and riddled with disease. For soldier’s‚ life in the trenches meant living in fear. In fear of diseases (like cholera and trench foot) and of course‚ the constant fear of enemy attack. Trench warfare WW1 style is something all participating countries vowed never to repeat and the facts make it easy to see why. Photo- British troops sitting
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