Mexican/American War 1846-1848 Between 1846-1848‚ two nations‚ the United States and Mexico went to war with each other. This was an important battle because it would transform a continent and would form new identities for all the people inhabiting the nations. The Mexican-American War was the first major conflict driven by the idea of “Manifest Destiny”; which is the belief that American had a God-given right‚ or destiny‚ to expand the country’s borders from ‘sea to shining sea.’ There were
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American Revolution or War for Independence? The United states gaining Independence against Britain is one of the most important events in American history. What many people call a revolution‚ others just call a war on independence. This an argument many have today when comparing the American war to other revolutions for example; The French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution. When analyzing whether it is a revolution it is important to form a definition of what exactly makes a war a revolution
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Name: Institution: Course: Date: American History-Civil War 1. Write a brief history of the Civil War that centers around history of slavery and emancipation. How did slavery play a role in both the causes and the course of the war? In the mid 19th Century‚ when the economy of the United States grew tremendously‚ there was a critical economic disparity between the Southern and Northern regions. The southern part had a growing economy based on large scale farming‚ which depended on free labor
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one way to describe the war of Mexico. At the time of 1846 Mexico was ruled by a demented ruler named Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (anˈtonjo ˈlopes ðe sant(a)ˈana). During the same time Mexico was planning against us America was ruled by James Polk. America may have been “Polking” at Mexico to go to war‚ but they have been planning two years ahead of time! After Texas joined America‚ Mexico wanted to make Texans suffer. Therefore the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because they
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America became involved in the Korean War. At the end of WWII the Korean peninsula was divided between North Korea supported by the Soviet Union north of the 38th parallel‚ and South Korea with the United States supporting everything south. The two separate governments held claim the entire county not recognizing the division. As tensions escalated‚ North Korea began invading the south. After a couple months the North Korean Army had pushed the few American forces and South Korean Army south to
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Mexican-American war lasted from 1846-1848. It consisted of numerous battles that resulted in more American victories than Mexican victories. During the first battle at Palo Alto‚ Mexican troops outnumbered American troops; however‚ the Mexican troops were poorly equipped and poorly led. Contrastly‚ the American army was well-trained and President Polk had formulated a three-pronged approach to defeat the Mexicans. Multiple factors played into the war‚ such as manifest destiny‚ Mexican attacks and
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Europeans showed up. Different kinds of ethnicities lived there. They didn’t have advance technology‚ like guns‚ gunpowder. The native americans‚ they didn’t have things to help them with their diseases. Once they settlers came they believed they can help them. Natives only used natural resources they can find. But the first english settlement was in virginia. Spanish came here and took what is know as florida. When it comes to religion the settlers force natives did everything they could until they
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The American Civil War. The most devastating war in the history of America‚ fought for a long and brutal four years from April 1861 to May 1856. The Union faced secessionists in eleven Southern states which grouped themselves as the Confederate States of America. The most tragic and heartbreaking fact of this war was the terrifying number of casualties which amounted to about 1.1 million in total. Underlying causes of this bloody conflict trace back to contrasts in the very fundamental routines of
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In the summer of 1919‚ World War 1 had officially ended through the Treaty of Versailles‚ though that was not the only thing that would end at the time. Under the Treaty of Versailles‚ Germany was forced to pay billions in reparations‚ make vast reductions in the army and other crippling punishments. The terms of the treaty had completely destroyed Germany through the economy. Jobs were lost‚ the currency had gone through major inflation‚ their land had been withdrawn from Germany and on top of it
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In April 1861‚ the United States declared a state of insurrection against the Confederacy of rebellious southern states. In Europe‚ the ordeal was referred to as "The American Question." The question could not be evaded; a choice had to be made between neutrality and intervention. European attitudes towards the American Civil War would have a significant effect on the war’s ultimate outcome (Randall and Donald 355). Throughout the early months of the conflict‚ the reaction of Europe was of great
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