War is an armed conflict between two or more groups which attack each other. Although the meaning of wars has changed‚ the importance of wars hasn’t changed. The wars have many disadvantages for people‚ such as‚ economic depression‚ environmental problems and conflict in social structure. One of the main disadvantages of wars is economic depression. Cost of wars is very high because guns and war machines are very expensive. During the war a lot of guns and war machines are used and many
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The Opium War The Opium War‚ directed by Jin Xie‚ paints a rather impartial account of the Opium War‚ starting with the appointment of Lin Zexu to end the opium trade in China to the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. This film seemed to fairly depict the faults of both the Chinese and the British during the 1830’s and up to 1842. That said‚ The Opium War illustrated two important factors that both helped to promote the conflict and eventual military confrontation between China and Britain.
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Cold War Questions – all of this information can be found in your textbook chpts. 36 and 37‚ also with the notes online and possibly your test prep book 1. Below is a list of significant pieces of legislation passed during the presidencies of Harry Truman and Dwight D Eisenhower. What did the legislation say‚ why was it passed and what impact did the legislation have on our government and/or the American people a. 22nd Amendment *The 22nd Amendment‚ ratified on February 27‚ 1951‚ was primarily
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A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from 1846 to 1847. The war was initiated by Mexico and resulted in Mexico’s defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. The United States was unjustified in going to war with Mexico; this was due to the fact that the land was rightfully claimed by Mexico‚ our lack of acknowledgment towards the Mexican government‚ and the fact that Mexico was just protecting their borders. One of the reasons the United States
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Reflection Paper 1: Just War Many people ponder to the question: when is war just? We also ponder if war is necessary and when is it necessary and if there are other ways to settle the discrepancy. Throughout time war has brought on a lot of pain‚ pressure and countless number of casualties. And to me I believe it is not fair to innocent worldwide citizens. To experience or to hear about such destruction and chaos brings a shiver down my spine. Why do countries have to go to war? Why can’t they settle
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Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in
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Civil War Essay Prior to reading the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara I must say that I was extremely ignorant to the topic of the Civil War. If someone were to ask me why the Civil War took place I would say plain and simple‚ “slavery.” Although slavery was the main cause for the war‚ I didn’t understand how or why the topic of slavery was ever a debate. There are very few people in today’s society that can say without hesitation that slavery was at all ethical or moral. The mere thought
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Side of the Vietnam War The Positive Side of the Vietnam War War is a tough gritty world that describes the destruction of people and countries in the name of nationalism; it is difficult to justify war and give a positive outcome when shown the disaster it causes. The Vietnam War was an extremely difficult war and is widely seen as a catastrophe by the world‚ even with that being the case there is still some positives that have been extracted from the situation. The Vietnam War is a heavily debated
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War has occurred in several occasions throughout history. We’ve had several important wars in the twentieth century‚ World War I and World War II‚ and Vietnam. Each and every war has had an effect on those who lived through it‚ and those who fought in it. Poets write about what effects‚ and inspires them. If they were soldiers in war they often times have a strong opinion of war. This comes out in their poetry. Seigfried Sassoon‚ and Rupert Brooke were English poets who both served in
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WHY AND WITH WHAT CONSEQUENCES DID WAR BREAKOUT IN KOREA IN 1950? The division between North Korea and South Korea forever leaves a mark of the Korean War which happened on the 25th June 1950 and lasted until the armistice agreement signed on 27th July 1953. During the war‚ both antagonists attempted to re-unify the country under their own regimes and ideology. The Korean War has also brought several major powers in the conflict‚ including the United States‚ the UN forces‚ the People’s
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