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    War and Inhumanities

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    brutal times of war. Post-war world left thousands of people dead‚ horribly injured‚ or left with shattered countries. War and violence seem to be an inevitable issue‚ but I believe that if we know what causes war than we‚ as humans‚ should take it upon ourselves to make sure wars no longer happen. Wars can be caused by many things‚ such as‚ alliances‚ military aggression‚ and imperialism. In many cases‚ alliances have been known to be the beginning or cause of many battles and wars. Alliances

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    War in Iraq

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    How did the Iraqi War effect the Presidential election? After September 11‚ President Bush and his administration‚ associated the Iraqi regime with terrorism‚ and said Iraq had the capacity to produce Weapons of Mass Destruction‚ which could be used by terrorists to threaten the United States. Therefore‚ encouraging the U.S. citizens to support Bush and reelect him as President because he would take action by sending troops to Iraq‚ to find Saddam and other terrorists‚ while obtaining weapons that

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    Musket Wars

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    The first major cause of the Musket Wars was the introduction of European Technology‚ particularly Muskets. This changed the economy of Maori society‚ as they had no form of currency so trade was their means to gain power and ‘wealth’ This created the danger of one tribe‚ in this case Nga Puhi growing increasingly powerful and influential‚ therefore their supplies of these muskets and weaponry growing exponentially in size. In 1821 Nga Puhi leader Hongi Hika acquired 300 muskets after trading them

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    Cold War

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    the Cold War The Soviet-American combat‚ known as the "Cold War" hung heavy over global affairs for more than forty long years; structuring the world with extensive military buildups‚ an unceasing nuclear arms rivalry‚ intensive surveillance‚ and relentless technological emulations. Further elaborated are the causes and repercussions of this menacing fracas drawn upon the world by the two superpowers; the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The Cold War dominated

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    Vietnam War

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    The Vietnam War Of all of the wars fought by the United States‚ the Vietnam War was by far the most controversial. After the defeat of French forces‚ Vietnam was divided into two sections: North Vietnam‚ and South Vietnam. North Vietnam became a Communist government under Ho Chi Minh‚ and South Vietnam eventually became a Republic under Ngo Dinh Diem. Under Diem ’s oppressive rule‚ the Viet Cong (those against Diem) grew in power‚ and the U.S. reacted to the Communist threat by sending in troops

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    Cold War

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    The Cold War Michelle Goon SS310 Exploring the 1960’s Professor: Karen Lloyd Unit 2 Assignment Date: 2-12-2012 The Cold war started in 1945 and lasted until 1991 (Timeline of the Cold War‚ n.d.). During this time the world had many political views and agendas to deal with. There was the election between Kennedy and Nixon in 1960 and the election of Kennedy into office in 1961 (Farber‚ 1994) . There were mixed views on the types of government and the battle between countries to maintain governmental

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    Napoleonic Wars

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    viewpoints below is the table that you could fill in. Research question: How did the Napoleonic war affect business in Britain? Your mini questions Sources of information (What information does the sources have to answer the questions?) Source 1 Source 2 1. Did business in Britain benefit from the Napoleonic war? http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/9554/did-great-britain-benefit-economically-from-the-loss-of-america

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    Civil War

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    vil warCivil war -The civil war was the bloodiest war the united states History‚ it claimed more lives than the American Revolutionary war‚ World War I‚ World War ii‚ the war of 1812 and all the other American wars put together. From the Beginning of the war in 1838‚ to the time it ended in 1845‚ more than 900 million soldiers were killed. - The war started as the result of a dispute the north and the south had‚ because certain southern states and certain northern states regarding slavery and taxation

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    War Poetry

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    Poetry Assignment War Poetry A popular theme for poets in the last century was war. Many famous poems were written about the two world wars‚ as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars. For my report I have chosen six poems‚ three by Wilfred Owen and three by Australian poets. ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth ’‚ ‘The Send Off ’ and ‘Insensibility (1) ’ were written by Owen during the first world war to express his anti-war attitude. ‘Beach Burial ’ by Kenneth Slessor‚ ‘Homecoming ’ by Bruce Dawe and ‘Letter

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    Crimean War

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    Assess the importance of the Crimean war (1854 – 1856) for Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century. The Crimean war of 1854-1856 that broke out between Russia that was fighting on its own soil against Turkey that had the support from the allied nations Britain and France and then the support from Sardinia had showed its importance to Europe and had showed how Russian government and army were weak. This is what I will write about in my essay. Before the broke out of the Crimean‚ France

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