signed up to fight in the war because everybody else was‚ because it was an expectation of us men to defend our mother country and do what was considered right‚ justified and brave. Honestly‚ I didn’t know what to expect of our coming battles‚ but I certainly wasn’t afraid‚ too naïve to understand the risks I was facing. War is not all it is said to be. We soldiers were told it was to fight for our honour‚ nobility and home‚ but none of that mattered in the midst of battle. War is about bloodshed‚ murder
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What were the causes of the American Civil War? The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic‚ social‚ cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent‚ the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states’ rights versus federal rights. It was clear that there was always going to be a conflict between the federal government and the state governments because
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The French and Indian war was an ever building conflict between France and Great Britain. When both countries started to expand their land in North America‚ they started to claim land under both names. This conflict was not the first for these two countries‚ and it also wasn’t the last. This war was the climax of these two countries tensions‚ but it was also a resolve between them. The French and Indian War‚ or the seven years’ war‚ was a long war that was the start of the American Revolution.
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What caused the outbreak of the war? In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Bosnia. A rapid increase of threats followed the incident led to the world’s first global conflict‚ The First World War. The Great War between the Allied Powers of Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the USA and the Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Italy and Turkey had began in mid-August 1914. The introduction of the modern technology and weaponry such
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The war that broke out in 1914 was one of the worst‚ if not the worst‚ wars in human history. It had left millions dead and a scar burned into European history forever. However‚ if we do not identify why war broke out in 1914‚ stopping others wars will be impossible. Clearly‚ we may never know the answer to this‚ but many sources give many interpretations. In this essay‚ I will try to recognise the key factors that led the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 and try to identify the most significant
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1. What was the cause and result of the Quasi-War? The Quasi-War was a short‚ undeclared war between America and Britain against France on sea while Adams was president. The Quasi-War was fought on July 7‚ 1798 until the Treaty of Mortefontaine on September 30‚ 1800 was signed. The payments between America and France were stopped because of the money that was owed to the French Crown. A group called the French Privateers captured the American Merchant ships so they could use them as their payments
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Even before the Civil War‚ people were revolting about slavery Gabriel Prosser‚ a literate slave‚ organized a rebellion in 1800‚ located in West Virginia However‚ his uprising was delayed and Gabriel was caught‚ then hanged A Nom-de-guerre is a name given to someone in battle The Civil War gave some people nom-de-guerres that are very well-known After refusing to retreat‚ Thomas Jackson was given the name‚ "Stonewall Jackson‚" for staying put like a stone wall. The USS Monitor was one of the
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When you think of the Civil War‚ what do you think of? Unionists‚ Confederates‚ slave owners? Do you think of African Americans? Probably not. Just like the Revolutionary War‚ African Americans played an immense role in entire war‚ yet many people don’t recognize them for that accomplishment. They were nurses‚ spies‚ cooks‚ soldiers‚ laborers‚ and heroes. African Americans were faced with mass racial prejudice even from abolitionist north‚ yet they chose to fight in order to abolish slavery for good
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The First World War broke out in 1914‚ originally involving Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia. There were many reasons why the war started; some were long term causes related with the tensions between the countries of Europe‚ such as the conflicts between Britain and Germany and Russia and Austria-Hungary. However there was one short term cause which invoked all the existing tensions to break out in war‚ the assassination of the Archduke and Prince of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand
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To what extent was there a Post-War Consensus between the years 1951 & 1964? The term ‘post-war consensus’ is used to describe a period of general agreement in the key areas of politics between the two main political parties following the Second World War. Prior to the 1951 Conservative election‚ Labour had introduced several important social and political reforms. It appeared that there was no systematic effort by the Conservative party when they returned to power to reverse these changes‚
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