broke out in the year 1914 in Europe. The two-different sides in the war were named the Allies and the Central Powers. Eventually‚ as the war progressed‚ several countries pledged their alliance to a side. The Allies consisted of Russia‚ France‚ and Britain. The Central Powers subsisted of Germany‚ Austro-Hungary‚ Turkey and joining later were the Italians. The United States at this point in history had policies in place that were very dissimilar to the policies of present day United States. At
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1. Why did Hitler declare war on the United States in 1941? Hitler declared war against the United States on December 11th of 1941‚ just a few days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th. I think the basis upon which Hitler declared war was his signing of Tripartite Pact towards the end of September of 1940. The pact was signed by Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy‚ along with some other smaller eastern European states‚ and was aimed at bring the signatories‚ who seemingly had aligned
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the United States was responsible for making extremely challenging decisions in which the consequences would later affect the course of history itself. Within 20 years‚ the United States was faced with a choice of utilizing a weapons of mass destruction in both Japan and Cuba. In both cases‚ the choice to use of weapons of mass destruction against Japan and Cuba was based on the United States’s desire to prevent the loss of American lives from the result of surface warfare. The United States used
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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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Why did the United States enter World War One. The industrial era had many effects‚ not the least of which was plunging the world into world war. One must consider the relationship between eras and events as a student of history. The industrial era created a perceived need in America for raw materials and markets for goods. The United States was not alone in this desire for expansion. All the industrial nations were in open competition to develop vast empires that would provide them with the fuel
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Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam War? Explain what factors led American policymakers down the path towards war‚ and cite specific examples of critical events that reflected these factors. There was no specific factor that led the united states into getting involved in the Vietnam war‚ but rather a gradual series of events and decisions which would lead them down such a path. The initial reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam seemed logical and compelling to American leaders
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Why did the United States Fight Spain in 1898? ZaKedric Flanagan United States History II – Section 330 Professor Haussman September 24‚ 2014 The United States was concerned with the thought of another conflict in Cuba and the effect of such conflict on American interests there. For thirteen of the previous twenty nine years‚ Cuba had been the scene of violent conflict. The ten year war of Cuban independence that began in 1868 ended not because one side was defeated
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NAFTA’s Impact on Mexico In 1994‚ the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect between Mexico‚ Canada and the U.S. The Sierra Club opposed NAFTA at the time because we were concerned that the environmental provisions in the agreement would not adequately protect the environment or the health of our families and communities. Fifteen years later‚ NAFTA has created a legacy where corporate profits are promoted at the expense of environmental safeguards‚ health protections‚ and workers’
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gained independence from Spain in 1898‚ Cuba was not completely independent from any foreign powers until 1902 when it gained full independence from The United States. Although Cubans were mostly happy with this change‚ there were many hardships that Cubans overcame to become a well run independent nation. During the four years that the United States had power over Cuba‚ they had military‚ economic‚ and political rule. Economically‚ Cuba’s sugar crops created a large source of economic growth. The Cuban-American
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Before WWII happened many nations were going through hard times and did not want to engage in another war. WWI had just ended about 20 years ago and still were recovering their economy. To avoid wars nations came up with policies and treaties with other nations in order to keep the piece. The US‚ UK and france all wanted to prevent the war. UK‚US and france came up with things like the neutrality laws‚ policy of appeasement‚ and the five power treaty The United States were a huge arsenal for WWI
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