The Spanish- American war was a short lived‚ lasting only four months in which the United States went to war in order to help Cuba win its’ independence from Spain. Prior to the fight for independence in Cuba‚ American businessmen already occupied the island for cheap labor in order to harvest sugar cane in the tropical Cuban climate. However‚ in 1868‚ growing tension between Cuba and Spain caused for the public opinion of Americans to be split: American business men being in favor of Spain in order
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In a society in the midst of war‚ when faced with an issue related to the battlefields‚ people often need to decide whether they should pursue their own personal desires or choose to conform. The difficult decisions of whether or not a loved one should be sent off to join the war is an issue that the majority of civilians came across during WWI. Perhaps joining the army is something that some people were proud of but yet again many others wanted to keep family members away from the life threatening
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I can not believe they were treated this way. African Americans and Jews were treated very unfairly for many years. This oppression helped carve the views of African Americans and Jews. Discrimination still exists towards the two races to this day. Their ways of life had a plenty of similarities as well as differences. The start of oppression for Jews began in 1933 when Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. He tricked people into believing and putting blame on Jews for problems in Germany. This
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Both located in once-jungle-like areas‚ The Maya of Mesoamerica and the Singaporeans of East Asia grew into powerful and prosperous hubs of commerce and culture. They also had similar justice systems‚ based on fair judgment and rights. The two civilizations were not exactly alike though‚ Singaporean government puts far less weight on religion‚ allowing for a more secular government. With advanced methods farming‚ fishing‚ and livestock rearing‚ both societies harnessed their abundance of natural
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Europeans and Indians differed in many ways‚ but also had few similarities. When Europeans appeared there were cities‚ irrigation systems‚ roads‚ and a basic trade network. Catholicism was the Europeans religion. They supported the use of missionary work and trusted the Pope. Europeans believed that land represented wealth and power. They assumed it was okay to take land from others. Gender relations for Europeans were traditional. The man controlled the property and was the head of the household
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The American Civil War occurred in a time when weapons and tactics revolutionarily changed and evolved the way wars were fought. From traditional lines like those seen in the 18th century and prior‚ to a more modern way of fighting like using trenches and using cover to protect yourself. Changing the psychology of war‚ seen in Sherman’s march‚ and also in the battle of Cold harbor and creating new weapons used like the Gatling-gun and ironclad ships. Before the Civil War‚ infantry soldiers typically
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During the events of the Cold war‚ many proxy wars began to engulf disputed‚ independent nations that were considered of importance. Two major wars being the Vietnam war‚ and the Korean war. The cause of the United State’s involvement in both wars‚ was the attempt to fight the spread of Communism. The president of the US at the time of the Korean war‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ had an ideology that if a country became Communist‚ then Communism would spread to neighboring countries. Which influenced the
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The American War in Vietnam and the American Revolutionary War had several similarities regarding military occupation by a distant or foreign government‚ political representation‚ coupled with similar geographic and demographic situations within the country. Both countries had seen years of military conflict and political turmoil preceding each of these conflicts. The English saw the Americas as a source of raw materials and commodities; 1 however‚ saw no reason to allow the colonist the same rights
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easier to live in. African Americans during the civil rights movement had to face a lot of trills in order to make the world a better place. Many people don’t appreciate that because they are unaware of just how much grief African Americans had to go though to create a path for the upcoming generation. African Americans faced many hardships during the civil rights movement‚ some of those hardships were segregation‚ voting rights‚ and assassination of prominent African American leaders. Segregation
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period 8 Imagine a war without the use of weapons. The Cold War was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union without a use of arms (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). It was a period of time with great resentment and pressure. Even though both sides never had a direct military confrontation‚ they engaged in “proxy wars” and threatened each other with nuclear annihilation (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). For over forty years the Soviets and Americans competed against each
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