American History The War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a war that was fought between the military of The United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans were the first to declare the war against the British Empire. There were several reasons for the War of 1812‚ for instance‚ trade restrictions because of the ongoing war between Britain and the French‚ imprisonment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy‚ British support of American Indians tribes against
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a small Asian country‚ 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest was threatened strongly enough to fight a war there. The explanation for this lies in the fear caused by the spread of communism at that time. The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. You see‚ the US had to enter the war to stop the spread of communism in Asia since North Vietnam was communist. If North Vietnam was to succeed in converting Vietnam into a communist country
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United States during the American war in Vietnam‚ I would tell the young African-American not to get involved in this war and say no to it course it is a huge violation to the human right of both countries and a totally waste of nation resource. I have three points to support my point of view. First‚ the Vietnam War is violated the human rights of Americans and damage the state interest. The Vietnam War started in 1955 and ended in 1975. America suffered in this war for 12 years and the payment is
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Jordan Palmieri War and American Society 2014OCT HIS-356-OL010 Written Assignment 4: “The Forgotten War” 10 December 2014 The Korean War has been called the forgotten war for various reasons. It has never been considered our most successful venture. Based on liberation‚ the American objective of bringing unified peace to the Koreans was never met‚ and it wasn’t until the opposing sides sat down and negotiated the conflict‚ that the war or police action had come to an end. The term may have been
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War Of 1812 Although the War of 1812 lasted for over 2 years and ended in a stalemate‚ it once and for all confirmed American Independence. The main cause of the war was Britain’s dis-regard for America’s independence‚ and Britain’s taking advantage of America. In the peace treaty‚ the specific causes of the war were not addressed‚ but there was peace again between the US and Britain. The short term effects helped revive commerce‚ and the long term effects gave America international respect‚ and
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the Peloponnesian War is a detailed account chronicling the conflict between two rival states‚ Athens and Sparta. Tension between the clashing states began in 431 B.C.‚ which led to an ancient war between Athens and Sparta‚ ending with the defeat of Athens 27 years later. This was a war between the greatest land power (the Spartans) and the great naval power of the Athenians. Writing in real-time‚ Thucydides applied logic and reason when explaining the causes and reasons for the war‚ introducing at
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The Persian Wars Eric D. Blanco Persia‚ known as Iran‚ was the largest empire the world had ever seen by the 5th century B.C.E. The name Iran derives from the word “Asyran‚” and during the first half of the first millennium‚ the Iranian-speaking people moved gradually into the area of the Zagros Mountains‚ the largest groups known as the Medes and Persians. According the author of The Greek and Persian Wars 499-386 BC by Philip de Souza‚ The Persians were part of a group of ancient
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Introduction The war on drugs‚ declared by Richard Nixon in 1971‚ has cost the US more than just a trillion dollars. The war on drugs was the US government’s attempt to solve the drug epidemic raging in America‚ yet it caused more problems than it solved. A supply side war on illegal drugs has generated a large array of problems that no US politician is willing to acknowledge. Yet most of these problems such as more dangerous drugs‚ an increase in organized crime‚ and wasted government spending‚
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Andy Lee Eng 101 Teddy 10/29/2011 Analysis of Masters of War (Bob Dylan) Masters of War was written and released at 1963‚ by a famous singer called Bob Dylan. This song was also released with the other famous song‚ e.g. “Blowin’ in the Wind”. They were come from the same album called “ The Freewheelin’ ”. This was a anti-war song‚ it reflects the singer wanted peace at that time. Bob Dylan is a famous American singer-songwriter‚ musician‚ poet and painter. His lyrics wrote
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Cold War The cause of the Cold War is debatable. Because the Cold War doubles as a conflict between two countries‚ the USA and the USSR‚ and between two ideologies‚ Capitalism and Communism. Several different causes can be suggested for the start of the Cold War. During the war‚ there was a mutual understanding between the two nations‚ which however began to evaporate soon after the war. Difference in ideologies and mutual distrust between the two nations led to the beginning of cold war. Both
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