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    What factors allowed America to win the war for independence? American achievement in the War of Independence was essentially the aftereffect of the contention growing into a worldwide battle that the British did not have any desire to battle. The inclusion of the French‚ Spanish and in the long run the Dutch put Britain in a powerless position from which both the legislators and the military started to scrutinize the benefit of battling in America. These questions were expanded when it turned out

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    The Role of Slavery in The Civil War In America‚ there were multiple factors that led up to the civil war. Some of these factors were much more impactful than others. The Three issues of slavery that led to the civil war were Economic Differences‚ Decisions on New territory‚ And Humanitarian Issues. These topics had such an impact because they showed just how divided the nation was over the debate of slavery. The first factor that slavery had a part in was the economic differences between

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    The Trojan War is explained forty lines into the Oresteia. In the midst of its short opening monologue by the Watchmen‚ the Chorus is stirred to narrate the event to the audience: With the kidnapping/seduction of Helen by the prince of Troy‚ Paris‚ the two kings‚ Menelaus and Agamemnon enter Greece into a ten-year war. The events in Agamemnon are only a small part of a larger story‚ as the Chorus makes clear in its lengthy speech. The first piece of the passage of the Chorus’ narrative confirms

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    was a founding father who has contributed to the war by writing two pamphlets‚ Common Sense and The American Crisis‚ writing articles‚ and donating money. Even thought he is an English Quaker‚ he still believes in the cause. As Thomas Paine writes in Common Sense‚ “In England

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    Definitions 1. Jefferson Davis – president of the Confederacy 2. Palmito Ranch – last battle of Civil War; minor Confederate victory 3. Juneteenth – June 19‚ 1865: Texan slaves first hear about the Emancipation Proclamation and are freed; important holiday for future blacks in Texas 4. Richard Dowling and the Davis Guards – Fought and won in the Battle of Sabine Pass which stopped a Union invasion of TX; considered heroes after (Richard Dowling was commander) 5. Martial law – law imposed by

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    The use of propaganda during wars in America has been used to justified the actions and events that occurred to the public displaying as virtuous to the people. Especially during World War II‚ countries had displayed propaganda defending the actions and preference of what are to be shown to the public. America and the Japanese Americans were very active in providing own perspectives on the internment camps that was leading to and after the end of the war. The term propaganda is use to influence

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    The underlying causes of World War One are a mix of militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Militarism is the belief that a country should have a strong military and is prepared to use it to defend their country. Alliances in WWI put the Allies‚ Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States against the Central Powers‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. Imperialism is when a country spreads its influences throughout another country through diplomacy or

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    What was the impact of changes in weaponry/technology in the Franco-Prussian war on the outcome of the war? The Franco- Prussian war was fought between the Second French Empire and a number of German states. These included the North German Confederation (made up of Prussia and many other northern German states). Bavaria‚ Baden‚ Wurttemburg‚ Hesse-Darnstadt. The war began due to a number of reasons: ranging from the fact that France worried that Prussia would expand too far and simply because

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    During this unit we have studied the steps that led to the Revolutionary War. We have learned about many events in history that led up to the beginning of the war‚ and important people during these events. I will be using my ISN and textbook as sources. Now we move on to conflicts with the colonies and British. The British and colonist had many problems‚ like the Boston Massacre‚ the battle of Lexington and Concord and lets not forget the British acts‚ the Intolerable acts‚ the Quartering act‚ the

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    In 1918 a war of blood ended with the homecoming of the lost and insane soldiers from the many battles. World War One or The Great War was sparked by the death of the duke of a country that wasn’t super important or big. It was started between two countries but ended with almost every country in the world taking sides. So what was the main cause for this great war. Of the three main causes of World War One‚ militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. There are many reasons why imperialism was one of

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