The American Civil War‚ also known as the War between the States or simply the Civil War (see naming)‚ was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery‚ and‚ after four years of bloody combat (mostly in the South)‚ the Confederacy was defeated‚ slavery
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L. Casler The War on Drugs University of Southern California Introduction Nearly half a century has passed since Richard Nixon officially declared a War on Drugs. Several theories exist regarding Nixon’s motives behind the declaration. The most commonly cited theory states that the war on drugs was declared in response to the large number of soldiers returning home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin. Proponents argue that Nixon actually declared a War on Drugs in fear of the civil
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the first world war? Wilfred Owen and Wills Hall covey war in their own way adapting to the time and circumstances to put across the horror and brutal reality of war. The two texts I am going to refer to‚ to show this are “The long and the short and the tall” by Wills Hall and "Dulce et decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen. Wilfred Owen writes his poetry to get over the trauma of the experience. He has (like many other poets) the burning desire to get the horror of the war across to other
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George W. Bush is asking Congress for $80 billion more for the failed Iraq war. Congress is gearing up to pour more money to "stay the course" of the past two tragic years. Tell your Member of Congress that not one more dime should go to waging war in Iraq. Instead‚ the U.S. must end the occupation‚ bring our troops home‚ and support Iraqi sovereignty. Many good-intentioned people in the United States say we can’t withdraw our troops now and abandon Iraqis to chaos and disorder. Yet the U.S. presence
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Revolutionary War The American Revolution also known as the Revolutionary War was a war that ended with many sacrificial deaths but‚ it was the beginning of the formation of the United States of America. Neither‚ the United States nor‚ our identity as Americans would have ever existed‚ without this war. Down to 1774‚ the structure of the imperial controversy reinforced the colonists’ provincialism even as it exposed its limits. Americans repeatedly insisted that they sought only the restoration
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An Unethical War The insurgents’ war is an unethical war. They use tactics of manipulation‚ deceit and media propaganda to brainwash vulnerable and desperate individuals into becoming suicide bombers. Analyzing these three tactics through events in The Sirens of Baghdad” by Yasmina Khadra with “Eros and Thanatos” by Chris Hedges and “Just War Theory” by Alexander Moseley and then comparing these events to real life stories such as “Abandoned in Iraq; We did our job as interpreters; why has the
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only a dream‚ war has been prevalent as a means to attain glory‚ land and personal wealth. Although motives and weapons have evolved‚ war has been a common occurrence aimed at securing nationalistic goals or heightening fame and fortune. There are however‚ two types of wars. The more common and stereotypical is a physical war where people are killed and injured and victory is attained by annihilating the enemy or destroying its territory. The other type of war is the moral war‚ the war on the mind
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The Cold War was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States with NATO and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in Warsaw Pact). Historians have not fully agreed on the dates‚ but 1947–1991 is common. It was "cold" because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides‚ although there were major regional wars in Korea and Vietnam. The Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against
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The Korean War In history‚ there have been a lot of wars dividing and colonizing countries for many reasons. From the event of cold war‚ there was a strong conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union‚ democracy and communism. The U.S. fought for the south part of Korea against the Soviet Union and China whereas Russia had their influences in North Korea. Through the Korean War‚ as also known as the Unforgotten War‚ Korea became the only a divided country by the 38th parallel. Throughout Korean
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Book Report: “The Art of War” Name: Chapman‚ Cameron L. Rank: Cpl Unit:PMO‚ H&S BN‚ BCO Date: 19 May 2015 Book: “The Art of War” Author: Sun Tzu The book “The Art Of War” is about looking into the leaderships point of view on tactics and war-fighting skills‚ such as management of troops. This book was written in view of military commanders and tactics they used to win wars and battles. In this book report I will be giving incite on the positive and negative decisions on the leadership
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