The film franchise of Star Wars has had an incalculable impact on society and culture. It’s paved the way for modern movie trilogies (such as "Lord of the Rings"‚ "The Matrix"‚ et al.)‚ embedded itself into popular culture‚ and changed the genre of science fiction. The main reason Star Wars is such a pertinent film franchise is due to its omnipresence. In 15 years‚ Americans will watch the Star Wars saga in narrative sequence (episodes I-VII and onward) because of how prevalent the storyline is in
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African Americans and the Civil War Slavery affected many of the political reasons that contributed to causing the Civil War in 1961. Most in the Northern states including President Lincoln were more concerned with preserving the Union rather than fighting for the freedom of all. On the other hand the South fought to preserve what they believed to be absolute state rights. However the overall goals of the war were altered significantly by the willingness of African Americans during war. This also
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 A Narrative of the American War for Independence Written by: Justin Mikesell The American Revolution was a long‚ painful‚ bloody‚ war. Up until this time nothing had ever been seen of such proportions on American soil. The outset of this event would change life drastically around the world. The outcome would determine trade‚ the way war was waged‚ it would hurt the pride of a might nation and a new nation would be formed with a resolve like none
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There are many effects of the Spanish American War. Spain lost the last of their colonies and would later be removed from the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. would gain many colonies such as the Philippines‚ Puerto Rico‚ Guam‚ and etc. Due to this war the U.S. recognized as a world power. The United States ended up spending more money/lives putting down Filipino rebellion. It also caused opened markets in Cuba and other places near cuba Theodore Roosevelt When William McKinley was assassinated Roosevelt
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of the free and the home of the brave has met many conflicts throughout our country’s history.By these conflicts‚Americans have learned the best from it and we will try our hardest to improve on it. Our founding fathers fought to give us these rights and all americans should help sustain the “american dream.” A conflict‚ that all american’s commemorate is the Civil War. The Civil War took place during the time 1861-1865 where the United States of America was divided into two nations: the Union and
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The “culture war” in American lives is more religious than political as many of us tend to think. What we see reflected in the contemporary voting patterns is simply a restructuring in American religion which has played an undeniable role in the politics of the nation. It has been‚ currently is‚ and almost certainly will be an important aspect of our politics. It is this religious obsession that has fueled our century-long “culture war.” Providing the context within which political beliefs and
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The American Revolution is usually seen as being the same thing as the American War for Independence‚ starting in 1775 with the battle of Lexington and ending in 1783 with the treaty of Paris. This popular misconception has lead to the most important has lead to the real revolution being forgotten‚ the change in the way countries are governed and the ideas that lead to it. With the end of the French and Indian wars‚ the first worldwide war‚ the British found themselves with a huge national debt
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The cold war was the war that happen almost directly after world war II and had many people involved. In this era the atomic bomb was founded by Einstein and everything went south from there. The Cold War was just a continued session of the Holocaust but with more powerful weapons. Initially the Cold War started with Containment and the Marshal Plan. Greece and Turkey were the first nations spiraling into crisis that had not been directly occupied by the Soviet Army. Both Countries were in severe
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FRQ Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the period from 1775-1800. (2004) After the Revolutionary War‚ many things had changed for America. She had gained her independence from Great Britain and was recognized as an independent nation resulting in a monumental change in political power. Another swing in momentum was the power and rights that were given to women. Many different women such as Molly Wallace and Abigail Adams were
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recent acquisition of the harbor at Pago Pago in Samoa‚ Imperialist sentiments began to rise in the United States during the 1890s. Americans were eager to expand beyond the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans‚ and the Spanish American War‚ which began with President McKinley’s declaration on April 11‚ 1898. The Treaty of Paris‚ signed in December of 1898‚ formally ended the war; Spain had ceded Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico to the United States‚ and the Spanish sold the Philippines for $20 million. Strong feelings
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