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    civil war

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    reunification and reconciliation after the Civil War and to improve the status of former slaves (freedmen). The reality is that it was enormously difficult to satisfy both these goals. -- "Politics is the art of the possible." The North prevailed during the Civil War. The South prevailed after the war. I. Four main questions vis-à-vis Reconstruction of the post-Civil War South: 1. How to rebuild the South after its destruction during the Civil War? 2. What would be the condition of

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    tempting to argue that battles and entire wars are exactly as they seem. This common problem is readily found in two wars fought in the 1860s: the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the Austro-Prussian War (1866). However‚ while it is easy to consider the American Civil War as simply a war fought by the Union to maintain territorial integrity throughout the relatively young United States‚ and the Austro-Prussian War as merely the “middle” war of the three wars of German Unification meant to expand “German”

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    War Is Unpredictable

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    War Essay “War is unpredictable”. To an extent war is unpredictable‚ however the meaningless punishment and demoralising conduct is something that soldiers experience constantly throughout war. In Owen’s poem “Anthem for Doomed Youth” he diminishes the patriotism and heroism that is commonly associated with war and replaces it with depictions of the harsh punishment and perfidious death of youth in war. Correspondingly in his poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” he extends the theme of unpatriotic behaviour

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    During the sixteenth and seventeenth century‚ Europe was plagued with long years of different religious wars that would affect the course of history thereafter. The Thirty Years’ War‚ the last and final religious war of its time period‚ came to be one of the most devastating conflicts in Europe. Religiously and politically‚ the Thirty Years’ War reconstructed European life and was a significant turning point in history‚ as many religions and countries fought each other in a struggle for both power

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    The War of 1812

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    to the War of 1812. By 1811‚ the British Royal Navy had impressed at least 6‚000 mariners who claimed to be citizens of the United States. In addition to impressments‚ Americans were dismayed by British agitation of the native population on the western frontier. Congress declared war on June 18‚ 1812. Constitution and the War USS Constitution fought and won three major engagements during the war. Her most famous battle was against HMS Guerriere. Two months after the declaration of war‚ Constitution

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    War Poems

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    Discuss the ways in which the poets convey the horrors of war In the two war poems “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen on “War Photographer” by Carol Anna Duffy‚ the writers convey the horrors in different ways. In Dulce Et Decorum Est” Owen writes from the perspective of a tired worn out soldier. In “War Photographer” Duffy writes from the perspective of a man who captured the war. In the poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” the main mood is dark and depressing. Owen refers to diction that

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    Rumors of War

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    Analytical Review of A Rumor Of War Philip Caputo‚ the author of A Rumor of War‚ was born in 1941. He grew up to be an American author and journalist.  Caputo is best known for A Rumor of War but has written 14 other books.  He attended college at Loyola University of Chicago and after receiving his college education‚ in 1965 he went to serve in the Republic of Vietnam as a platoon commander in the United States Marine Corps.  He served in combat and also received a number of awards and medals

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    Masters of War

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    "Masters Of War" Bob Dylan Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that build all the bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks. You that never done nothin’ But build to destroy You play with my world Like it’s your little toy You put a gun in my hand And you hide from my eyes And you turn and run farther When the fast bullets fly. Like Judas of old You lie

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    Iraq War

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    Iraq War (Persian Gulf War and the present day Iraq War.) The Persian Gulf Wars took place in the country of Iraq‚ located in the Middle East between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is also bordered by Jordan and Syria to the west‚ Kuwait to the south‚ and Turkey to the north. Only thirty-six miles of Iraq’s borders touch the Persian Gulf. During that period‚ Saddam Hussein was president of the Republic of Iraq‚ secretary general of the Ba’ath Party‚ chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC)

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    Napoleonic Wars

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    “Napoleonic Wars”. These years and the two following decades became one of the most difficult episodes of the British history. That was the time when Great Britain had to fight a lot‚ and had to recover from fighting. The purpose of this survey is to give a brief description of British domestic and foreign policy‚ economic and social situation throughout the mentioned period and to provide essential information about the role that Great Britain played during so-called “Napoleonic Wars”. 1. Great

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