World Civilization II Take Home Test AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: * The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence or simply American Revolution‚ began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America‚ and ended in a global war between several European great powers. * The war was the end result of escalating political tensions between the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to various taxes and other
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Tennessee Democrat‚ named James K. Polk. He wrote a‚ “War Message‚” to Congress‚ convincing the U.S. to go to war with Mexico and although he provides‚ what seems to be‚ great reasoning‚ his intentions may not be completely authentic. According to George Perkins Marsh ’s‚ a Whig from Vermont‚ speech on the Mexican War‚ he describes how Polk deceived an entire nation into pursuing a war based on his own moral beliefs. Based on events that led up to the war‚ as well as excerpts taken from both of their speeches/messages
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Name: Nishita Khanna Block: D Date: 19/2/2013 Why Europe? (Final Draft) There was a difference in the ability of the Europeans to dominate and colonize the Americas and the Chinese Empire between the 15th and 18th centuries. The oldest argument before Jared Diamond’s observation‚ was that white people were smarter compared to other people across the whole world. Jared Diamond’s observation proved this argument wrong by observing the environmental conditions‚ because everyone has
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The Butter Battle Book The Butter Battle Book is a picture book written by Dr. Suess. This book was published in 1984‚ and it was written as an allegory to the Cold War. It is an anti-war story about the arms race‚ MAD‚ and nuclear weapons. This book was written in the Cold War era about the concerns of the time‚ and how all of life could be destroyed by nuclear war. The Cold War was the time after WWII that involved strong tensions between the Western Bloc and the United States. During the Cold
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power? Or even just for the enjoyment? Nobody knows why war has started but we do know that war has been going on since man was born‚ there is an undeniable proof of war all throughout history. War has been compared to as a chest match‚ the whit and strategy of one general versus another army to army; some generals chose to just try to outpower their enemies‚ while others tried to outsmart them. Phillip De Souza in The Ancient World at War writ “Once people have invested in one location‚ there is
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The American Civil War Catalog of Microform (Research Collections‚ Serials‚ and Dissertations) http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/collections/rc-search.shtml umisalesinfo@proquest.com 800.521.0600 ext. 2793 or 734.761.4700 ext. 2793 USC003-03 updated May 2010 Table of Contents About This Catalog ............................................................................................... 3 The Advantages of Microform ........................................................
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Philippine-American War In the late 1800s‚ the U.S. became an imperialist power‚ competing to extend their influence throughout the world. The US had a few reasons for becoming an imperialist country. Their desire for economic growth‚ military expansion‚ and spreading their values and ideas compelled them to conquer other countries. But not all Americans believed that America should be imperialist. Those who disagreed with the pro-expansionist beliefs were afraid of conflict with other countries
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were German or American‚ they still had to put up with the same things. Both armies had to struggle to survive on what was given to them. They had to go through hard and rigorous training as well. The way they had to fight was also very much alike. The soldiers though they were from very different countries and might be thought to be totally different from each other‚ had a lot in common on the front lines of the war. Getting supplies was a large issue for many soldiers during the war. They were always
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The American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War was a very important war. This war allowed the English colonies to gain independence from the country Britain. The war established an independent country which is now called the United States of America. Events leading to the war helped our nation form a new government ‚ a new army‚ and the idea that if a government did not serve the people well‚ then that government could be put away and a new government
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The Mexican-American War was driven by the idea of "Manifest Destiny" (Which is the belief that America had a God-given right to expand the country’s borders from sea to sea) This belief would eventually cause a great deal of suffering for many Mexicans‚ Native Americans and United States citizens. Following the earlier Texas War of Independence from Mexico‚ tensions between the two largest independent nations on the North American continent grew as Texas eventually became a U.S. state. Disputes
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