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    made U.S. economy increase after the Lusitania was bombed‚ the U.S. economy decreased after the Pearl Habor was bombed‚ and both of the ships made political positions which made also made the economy change . According to www.history.com the economy increased in the deep South and decreased in the North after the political changes. To sum up ecomomy changed althrough out the 1900s Have you ever been happy after something bad? The bombing of the Lusitania ‚ made the U.S. economy increase in

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    variety of craft moves to demonstrate the theme of sacrifice. Sacrifice is clearly the theme because the author contemplates whether sentient alien life has as much worth as human. The character Jane sacrifices herself in order to save the planet Lusitania‚ home to three sentient species: the Piggies or Pequeninos‚ the Buggers and the Humans. Card develops a strong affection for the character Jane who is a creature created by the Buggers’ hive queen. Jane is made up of net of philotic twining with

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    precautions when dealing with other sentient species to prevent any change in their progression. In the novel Speaker for the Dead‚ the citizens of Lusitania go to great lengths to preserve their prime directive‚ but the indigenous species appear to benefit from their encounters with these humans‚ and begin to realize it themselves. The natives of the planet Lusitania‚ known to the humans as “piggies”‚ have learned much from the humans in the brief time that they have lived together. The human languages‚

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    Throughout the years at the turn of the century‚ numerous changes occurred in the United States‚ both positive and negative. These conflicts formed the modern America‚ and were crucial to the advancement of the nation. Without the events that took place in this time period‚ the country would not have advanced so greatly. They essentially shaped the nation into what it is today. With all of these major changes that happened many years ago‚ historians wonder; how did late 19th century and early 20th

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    scale of slaughter was horrific. The bloody warfare continued for next three years. I remember when Lady Lusitania launched on June 7‚ 1906. She was the largest ship at the time. She left Liverpool in September of 1907 to New York. Over 200‚000 people came to see the departure and sail. On May 7‚ 1915‚ a German U-boat patrolling the coast of Ireland (in search of weapons) spotted Lady Lusitania and struck her

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    The First World War began in 1914‚ following a series of events starting with the assassinations in Sarajevo. In 1917 the war was in its fourth year with the troops from both sides locked in trench warfare‚ neither side capable of a decisive victory. President Woodrow Wilson was very aware that the causes of war were rarely clear and that the modern European scenario was a complicated one. For this reason‚ he maintained America’s neutrality‚ as he did not believe that any of America’s interests

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    [pic] As a citizen of the United States‚ I strongly believe that it is best that we should get involved in the raging war in Europe. If this action is taken‚ the United States won’t appeal to many European countries as useful or any help whatsoever as well as backstabbing them. If others fail‚ we fail because we are all dependent on each other internationally. If we choose to intervene‚ we will help make peace. Another result in isolating ourselves from the war is rather than going to the

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    felt that it was not the United States’ war to fight. Things quickly turned around when America’s ability to trade was compromised (Schultz‚ 2011). Another situation leading to the US joining the war was the sinking of submarines by the Germans. One of the submarines that were sunk was the Lusitania‚ which was a British ship with 128 Americans onboard (Schultz‚ 2011). The final straw that decided the Americans decision to join the war was when the British intercepted a note send to Mexico attempting

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    impartial neutrality and tried to mediate between the warring nations. By virtue of this legislation and the slogan "he kept us out of war‚" Wilson narrowly won re-election. After several events provoked by Germans submarines e.g. the sinking of the British passenger ship Lusitania where 128 American civilians lost their lives‚ Wilson could not maintain US neutrality and asked Congress to declare war against Germany on April 2‚ 1917. With the United States entering the war overseas‚ it became known as the

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    The extent to which a country can establish and retain a state of ‘Total War’ inevitably leads to victory. In World War 1‚ the allied forces ability to achieve this resulted in their success. The production of munitions and American funding‚ resource allocation and the British Blockade‚ gave the allies a clear advantage on the home front. The utilization of the superior weaponry and manpower as well as improved tactics on the battlefront gave the allies an upper hand in this war of attrition. The

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