The Maine tension started when Great Britain wanted to build a road from Halifax to Quebec through territory claimed by Great Britain. This act of Great Britain was perfectly justifiable because it was their land but America‚ as an act of greed‚ sent militian
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The Doolittle Raid occurred on April 18‚ 1942‚ in reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The raid was an aerial attack on the Japanese home islands. During and after the attack‚ it was recognized that Japan was exposed to any air attacks. When news of the raid reached Americans‚ morale boosted immensely as they waited for the retaliation from the Japanese. There was a lot of planning for the raid during those months when President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the OK for an attack on December 21‚
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Missouri Compromise‚ (1820)‚ in U.S. history‚ measure worked out between the North and the South and passed by the U.S. Congress that allowed for admission of Missouri as the 24th state (1821). It marked the beginning of the prolonged sectional conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the American Civil War. The territory of Missouri first applied for statehood in 1817‚ and by early 1819 Congress was considering enabling legislation that would authorize Missouri to frame a state constitution
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further increased the number of advisors and equipment being sent to Vietnam‚ he wanted to declare war and destroy North Vietnam and Communism as soon as possible‚ even if he had to sacrifice his plans for a ’Great Society. ’ On August 4 the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy both reported attacks from North Vietnam forces. Johnson decided to escalate the war. He ordered bombing of different North Vietnam targets. Congress soon authorized the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution‚ which gave the president authority
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Tojo‚ who ordered the attack‚ was hung as a war criminal in 1948” (1). He was captured by the Americans (1). There is a memorial made for the people that lost their lives that day‚ known as the USS Arizona Memorial (History.net Staff 2). It is a National Monument located at the site of the sunken battleship USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor. People tour Pearl Harbor to visit and learn more about the attack. People go there to see what it was like to be a soldier or sailor back then. Tourists can see their
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Henry Clay and Daniel Webster wanted to control the government‚ and they planned to basically take over during Harrison’s term. Although they had a good plan‚ one thing failed. Harrison died 4 weeks into the job and John Tyler was now in office. Harrison was devoted to the Whig party and many of the things that the Whig party said they were going to do were shut down by Tyler. For example‚ the Whig’s had a plan to establish a new bank‚ called the Fiscal Bank but it was vetoed by the Democrat president
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To What Extent Did Yellow Journalism Start The Spanish-American War? Section A: Plan of Investigation (104 words) This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did yellow journalism start the Spanish-American
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Western Maine Community Action (WMCA) is operated under the direction of an elected and appointed Board of Directors. This Board of Directors not only has to adhere to the Bylaws of WMCA‚ but also to various rules and regulations set forth by state and federal government. These rules and regulations are required in order for WMCA to receive funding for the programs they offer to their clients. The program that I have chosen to research government regulations on is Western Maine Community Actions’
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GOVT 2305 10/26/2010 Dixie Chicks – Not Ready To Make Nice The Dixie Chicks are a country music band‚ currently comprised of Martie Maguire‚ Emily Robison and lead singer Natalie Maines. The band formed in 1989 in Dallas‚ Texas‚ and performed bluegrass and country music‚ bused and toured the bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years. The Dixie Chicks achieved massive country music and pop success‚ beginning in 1998 with hit songs like "Wide Open Spaces"‚ "Cowboy Take
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The Vietnam War was not necessary Donna Baker COM/172 Version 3 October 29‚ 2012 Donna Hooley The Vietnam War started in 1954 with the defeat of the French and ended in 1975 with the fall and withdrawal of Saigon. The United States’ (U.S.’s) involvement in the Vietnam War started in 1963 with support of weapons‚ military training‚ advisement‚ and supplies until 1965 when U.S. troops went into battle with the North Vietnamese (Szczepanski‚ n.d.). American troops did not pull out of the war until
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