Introduction- Several colonies were established by Great Britain in North America. Overtime Britain and France both wanted to expand their land further into America. Thus the French and Indian War was started with Britain against the French and the Indians. Wars cost money‚ so after the War was over‚ the British King taxed the colonists an outrageous amount of money. On top of this‚ the colonists had no say in the taxation or really any laws referring to them. This was one of the many problems between
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On May 1863‚ the Confederate army led by General Lee had scored a shattering success at Chancellorsville against the army of Potomac. After Lee’s first invasion that ended at Antietam during the previous fall‚ he chose to go on the offensive and raid the North for the second time. Lee’s intention was to bring the clash out of Virginia‚ divert the northern army from Vicksburg and get acknowledgment of the Confederacy by France and Britain and therefore reinforce the cause of northern Copperheads who
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To what extent did Arthur Balfour cause the defeat of the conservatives in the 1906 election? Arthur Balfour was elected as prime minister in 1902 after Salisbury retired and gained the approval of the unionists‚ even though it appeared to quite a few people in the parliament that Arthur Balfour wasn’t actually up to the job. Many say that the Tariff reform was his down fall in the long run but it is debatable. He steered the Education act through parliament‚ which benefited a lot of people.
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While the Civil War between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Party can be traced back to1927‚ the Civil War refers to the struggle and conflict for China between 1945-1950. Several well-planned actions helped the CCP became victorious in the Chinese Civil War: leadership‚ support of the people and support from outside help. This paper will give a slight history of the situation‚ and describe the main reasons why the CCP became victorious over the Nationalist Party. As per
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The War on Drugs had invested large amounts of money into this policy when the money could have been spent more wisely. When President Nixon had declared the War on Drugs policy‚ he sought to defeat this enemy by fighting both the supply and demand parties. In doing this‚ Nixon launched a immense interdiction effort in Mexico also known to come the drug enforcement agency in 1973. That had meant that President Nixon required Mexico to regulate their farmers or people who grew marijuana. In result
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The war (Civil War) between the North and South was a major war that included more than 100‚000 troops. North and South had to turn to their neighboring countries to find more men willing to fight with them. Both started to developed strategic plans. The south wanted their independence and the North wanted to preserve their Union. Believing that a time for negotiating has passed Lincoln believed the North had to physically conquer the Confederates to gain control of the South. The North had more
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“You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake”‚ stated activist Jeanette Rankin. Rankin‚ the first woman member of congress‚ utilized the metaphor demonstrate how inevitable danger and severe consequences come with the action of War. In this scenario‚ she illustrates that no one can win a war. I agree with this quotation. Much like an earthquake‚ war disrupts the physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ and economic conditions of a country or community. War is an occurrence that is often a
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Why did the Liberals win the 1906 General Election by a landslide? After the Conservative Prime Minister (A. J. Balfour) resigned‚ the Liberals called a general election in 1906‚ and won by a ‘landslide’. Whether the Liberals won the election by such a large margin by their own success or the failure of the Conservatives is debatable. Many factors contributed to the outcome of this. Those who see it as a positive win for the Liberals argue it is due to the bringing in on New Liberalism and its
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The French and Indian War put the British crown in debt. In order to increase revenues for the costs of defending the expanding British Empire‚ Britain taxed the colonies. It imposed the Sugar Act in 1764‚ and‚ one year later‚ it added the Stamp Act. Colonists protested the added taxes. The Stamp Act was repealed. Britain and France engaged in the French and Indian war. They were batting for land in North America. After British won the war‚ they gain possession of France. In another effort to raise
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Beginning in 1955‚ during the tension-filled era of the Cold War‚ the Vietnam War sparked American interest due to the underlying conflict of communism and democracy clashing against one another. During this time‚ America’s interests were not only divided between Russian and Chinese forces of communism during this time‚ but South Vietnam was peaking curiosity as they were attempting to take over their nearby democratic brother‚ North Vietnam. For many years‚ the French had ruled over the two areas
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