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    The American Revolutionary War was one of the most symbolic wars in American history. After writing the Declaration of Independence to Great Britain explaining that the colonists wanted their freedom and liberty‚ the British would not go down without a fight. The conflict arose when British would invade their land and seas without permission. They were at odds about their political rule in the colonies regarding taxation and frontier policy.The colonists were angry and determined to fight for their

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    WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR? BY:SAMRIN KHAN In the early nineteenth century‚ Americans tend to resolve their political disputes through compromise‚ yet by 1860 this no longer seemed possible. This is because of Taxes‚ slavery‚ Manifest Destiny‚ Texas Migration‚ development of new Political parties. Before 1860 United States had one third of the territory that we have today. United States was divided into two parts‚ north and south. Between the North and South there were disputes about slavery

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    Existentialism response Existentialism is about finding your personal purpose of life and your meaning for existence. It is about making our own authentic choices for us to learn from to and increase our thinking and interpretation of life. An existentialist doesn’t let others tell him the meaning of life‚ but instead goes out and finds its meaning for himself. Existentialism is necessity to give true and authentic meaning to religion‚ life and the way we live our lives. Firstly‚ we see in “Did

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    Explain why the Nazi ideology was both Nationalist and Socialist Nazism was a combination of both nationalism and socialism; this was evident in a large amount of the Nazi ideology. After the defeat of Germany in the first world and the signing of the treaty of Versailles‚ the German people had received a major loss of morale. Hitler and his new found influence over the Nazi party meant that many Nationalist beliefs had an effect on the Nazi ideology. However‚ whilst Hitler had always been unreceptive

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    make a man and 20 seconds of war to destroy him.” King Baudon 1. World war 1‚ Also known as the First world war‚ or the great war. There were many tragic deaths. There were about 17 million deaths. Many of the country’s that were involved in the war encouraged the young men to join the army to fight for your country. The war started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. The war involved all of Europe and Russia. Many people wonder who started the war. Many say it was Austria-Hungary or Germany

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    Civil War Essay Prior to reading the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara I must say that I was extremely ignorant to the topic of the Civil War. If someone were to ask me why the Civil War took place I would say plain and simple‚ “slavery.” Although slavery was the main cause for the war‚ I didn’t understand how or why the topic of slavery was ever a debate. There are very few people in today’s society that can say without hesitation that slavery was at all ethical or moral. The mere thought

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    Was It A Dream?” written by Guy de Maupassant begins with a man describing his deep love for a woman‚ when suddenly she becomes sick and dies. All the man knew was that the woman comes home on a rainy day and was very ill. A few doctors and nurses visit and give her medicine‚ the woman dies shortly after. He is so distraught that he could hardly remember anything people would say to him. They hold a funeral for the woman and bury her. The narrator takes a trip and when he returns to their house

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    THE CIVIL WAR:WHY DID TEXANS FIGHT? THE CIVIL WAR WAS A SAD TIME FOR TEXANS AND AMERICANS‚ AS IT DIVIDED THE COUNTRY INTO TWO OPPOSING SIDES.BETWEEN 1861 AND 1865‚ 75‚000 TEXANS WENT TO WAR.WHAT WERE THE REASONS TEXAS FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH IN THE CIVIL WAR.TEXANS WENT TO WAR STATES’ RIGHTS‚TO DEFEND THE STATE THEY LOVE AND TO PERSERVE SLAVERY. ONE REASON TEXANS FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH IN THE CIVIL WAR WAS FOR STATES’ RIGHTS.THE TEXAS STATE GASETTE EDITORAIL‚ IT SUPPORTS THE RIGHT OF SECESSION

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    In what ways was the Cold War a long-term conflict‚ and in what ways can it be thought of as long-term peace? Which do you think best describes the period? Why? During the 1947-1991‚ The Cold War was known to be one of the longest standoff feud between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States and Soviet Union was sworn allies when fighting the Nazi Germany. However‚ the aftermath conferred to political powers and struggle of influence became a factor after the United States‚ Great

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    The American Civil War and also known as the War Between the States was a war fought from 1861 up to 1865 between the Northern and Southern United States. The war has led to over 618‚000 casualties. There were several reasons to why the Civil War has occurred in the United States. Firstly‚ the Northern and the Southern have different economies. With the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin in 1793‚ cotton became very profitable. This machine reduces the time taken to separate the seeds from the

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