The Mexican War was the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil. It began in 1846 when the President of the United States‚ James K. Polk‚ declared war with Mexico and ended with a peace treaty that ceded one third of Mexico’s territory to the United States for fifteen million dollars in 1848. Thirteen years later‚ the Civil War overshadowed the Mexican war causing it to become a forgotten event in American history. The long term debate on who initiated the war continues to be unsolved‚ which
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The question of what caused the great recession of 2007-2008 is on that is not easily answered. As with the great Depression of the twentieth century we can look back retrospectively and at some potential causes but the exact factors remain debated. When speaking of the great depression Ben Bernanke famously said‚ “To understand the Great Depression is the Holy Grail of macroeconomics.”(Bernanke‚ 2000) The same can easily be said of the great recession. For this discussion I will isolate the
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Antigone learns that her brother Polynices has been banned from proper burial rites by the leader Creon‚ who believes Polynices is a traitor. Antigone then defies this law‚ and when caught‚ is punished with being buried alive. Creon is then told by Haemon‚ his son‚ Tiresias‚ and the chorus leader to let Antigone go free‚ but when Creon finally gives in it is too late and Antigone has already hung herself. In response‚ Haemon‚ Antigone’s fiance and Creon’s son‚ kills himself‚ which is followed by the
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DBQ: WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR? Proslavery and antislavery civilians clash. The "tea cup sitting close to the edge of the table" (Background Essay) begins to rattle heavily and almost fall off. The Civil War has begun. This "war between the states" shows that extremity of differences in opinions can lead to violence and death. There were over 618‚000 casualties by the end of the war‚ which lasted from 1861 to 1865. So‚ what lead to this wildness? The Civil War was caused by three main reasons: economic
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Whenever the economy looked like it was slowing down‚ the Fed put in more credit and capital‚ but when left to itself‚ the free market will allow interest rates to give the economy balance to avoid synthetic prosperity and deep despair. So when the Fed manipulated rates‚ no necessary corrections took place in the market‚ setting the economy up for failure. The stock market was completely over-valued and many people had
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THAT HAD A DISASTER IN 1937! The Hindenburg was a zeppelin (a type of flying machine that looks like a blimp) that was made during a time where Germany was ruled as Nazi Germany. The Hindenburg was launched in March‚ 1936‚ and was invented in 1936. When the Hindenburg was launched‚ the idea was to cross the Atlantic Ocean to U.S. with passengers traveling there. The Hindenburg ran on helium and was a commercial transportation and had passengers pay a lot of money to get on it. The Hindenburg had to
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Dust Bowl‚ the period of time where terrible windstorms ruined the soil and caused people to moved‚ lasted for a decade. This tragedy was caused by the Homestead Act‚ poor farming techniques‚ and the severe drought. In 1909‚ the federal government passed the Homestead Act. Thousands of families abandoned their daily lives in order to jump at the opportunity to own free land. As stated in the background essay‚ “What Caused the Dust Bowl?”‚ in order to keep their claim
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What are the consequences of cutting down trees? There are many consequences for the environment of cutting down trees. Known as deforestation it has huge effects on the environment. It one very big effect is the loss of biodiversity which is a direct effect of cutting down trees. There are many reasons of which humans act out deforestation. For example is so that we can set up cattle farms. Also grow crops of which can then be sold to people. Another reason is for urbanisation and for the building
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Olisae Udemadu May 16‚ 2013 Core 2 The early 1900’s were a time of turmoil for farmers in the United States‚ especially in the Great Plains region. After the end of World War I‚ overproduction by farmers resulted in low prices for crops. When farmers first came to the Midwest‚ they farmed as much wheat as they could because of the high prices and demand. Of the ninety-seven acres‚ almost thirty-two million acres were being cultivated. The farmers were careless in their planting of the crop‚ caring
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What Caused the Dust Bowl During the 1930’s‚ giant sand and dust storms hit the western horizon. Many families across the nation were struck with the Depression‚ however‚ families living across the Southern great plains were not only struck with Depression‚ but also by 300 dust storms that ruined all their land. The main reasons for the cause of the Dust Bowl were the geography of the Southern Great Plains‚ heavy machinery‚ and extremely dry climate. One of the main causes of the Dust Bowl
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