The War of 1812 was a war between Britain and the United States fought primarily in Upper Canada. It had many causes‚ few which involved British North America. The results of the war include the fact that there was no clear winner or loser among them. The only real losers in the situation were the Natives in the region. They were driven out of their lands and customs. None of the borders was changed by the war‚ though many attempts were made. The Treaty of Ghent‚ which ended the war‚ did nothing
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American History The War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a war that was fought between the military of The United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans were the first to declare the war against the British Empire. There were several reasons for the War of 1812‚ for instance‚ trade restrictions because of the ongoing war between Britain and the French‚ imprisonment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy‚ British support of American Indians tribes against
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United States during the American war in Vietnam‚ I would tell the young African-American not to get involved in this war and say no to it course it is a huge violation to the human right of both countries and a totally waste of nation resource. I have three points to support my point of view. First‚ the Vietnam War is violated the human rights of Americans and damage the state interest. The Vietnam War started in 1955 and ended in 1975. America suffered in this war for 12 years and the payment is
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War is Kind In Stephen Cranes poem “War is Kind‚” He uses repetition‚ tone and imagery‚ to communicate his theme: war is not kind‚ it is horrible. Repetition is the most prominent literary element used by the author. One of the most repeated phrases is "war is kind." Not only does it appear in the title‚ but it is repeated in lines 15‚ 12‚ 16‚ and 26. Crane illustrates that he is being verbally ironic. He does not mean that war is kind‚ but that war creates Misery. The phrase "do not weep" is
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Introduction The war on drugs‚ declared by Richard Nixon in 1971‚ has cost the US more than just a trillion dollars. The war on drugs was the US government’s attempt to solve the drug epidemic raging in America‚ yet it caused more problems than it solved. A supply side war on illegal drugs has generated a large array of problems that no US politician is willing to acknowledge. Yet most of these problems such as more dangerous drugs‚ an increase in organized crime‚ and wasted government spending‚
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War Of 1812 Although the War of 1812 lasted for over 2 years and ended in a stalemate‚ it once and for all confirmed American Independence. The main cause of the war was Britain’s dis-regard for America’s independence‚ and Britain’s taking advantage of America. In the peace treaty‚ the specific causes of the war were not addressed‚ but there was peace again between the US and Britain. The short term effects helped revive commerce‚ and the long term effects gave America international respect‚ and
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the Peloponnesian War is a detailed account chronicling the conflict between two rival states‚ Athens and Sparta. Tension between the clashing states began in 431 B.C.‚ which led to an ancient war between Athens and Sparta‚ ending with the defeat of Athens 27 years later. This was a war between the greatest land power (the Spartans) and the great naval power of the Athenians. Writing in real-time‚ Thucydides applied logic and reason when explaining the causes and reasons for the war‚ introducing at
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a small Asian country‚ 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest was threatened strongly enough to fight a war there. The explanation for this lies in the fear caused by the spread of communism at that time. The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. You see‚ the US had to enter the war to stop the spread of communism in Asia since North Vietnam was communist. If North Vietnam was to succeed in converting Vietnam into a communist country
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What was the impact of the war on Australia and/or neighbouring countries? (Syllabus Question): Students are expected to study the impact of the war on ONE of the following: • Vietnam veterans and their families • Indo-Chinese refugees • Australian culture • Australia’s relations with Asia Veterans and their families: • Vietnam War veterans were no treated well on arrival to Australia unlike during WWI and WWII. • Unlike during 1918 when the government tried to assist soldiers with
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The Ironic War World War I was known to be the chemist’s war because there were numerous technological advantages in chemical warfare. During the war‚ the Germans introduced the chlorine gas‚ which is a powerful irritant that can inflict damage to the eyes‚ nose‚ throat and lungs. They then introduced the mustard gas that is delivered in artillery shells. Once the gas has settled into the ground‚ it can stay there for hours‚ days‚ weeks‚ and months. All of these gases were extremely painful and
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