The Cold War began as a struggle between two world superpowers‚ the USA and the USSR. The Cold War allowed the USA‚ to expand in many different economic and political explorations. The Cold War led to three different conflicts which were the Korean War‚ the Cuban missile crisis and the *Vietnam War*. The Cold War also leaves an affect on America today. The Cold War originally began as political‚ and economic struggle. The U.S. did not want to see communism spread which was another main factor in
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The Thirty Years’ War consisted of economic‚ political‚ and religious conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in Germany‚ but later drew in most of Europe. There was four phases of the war that were to resolve political issues. The war‚ which lasted from 1618 to 1648‚ was the bloodiest of the Wars of Religion and destructive‚ but showed that states couldn’t be solely ruled by religion and stay organized and balanced. The Treaty of Westphalia ended this war and reaffirmed that the ruler of each
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The war on terrorism‚ when we hear the word “war” we usually think about the soldiers that are dying‚ millions of dollars we are spending‚ and to have complete control of the world. However‚ the war can bring many good things to the United States like creating many jobs for the United States economy. The United States has been in many of wars in the past century‚ but the war we now face today in the Middle East has been going on for about 11 years. It is one of those topics that can be controversial
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and setbacks along the way. The war touched each and every one of the immense and diverse populations of the new world. The French and Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Years’ War in the colonies‚ lasted from 1756 to 1763. The main reasoning behind the donnybrook was because France was interested in area in and around the Ohio River valley‚ which over and over again caused the British colonies to be upset‚ most importantly Virginia. The French and Indian War is a war that should be universally taught
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Medicine in the Civil War During the Civil War medical practice was in one of its earliest stages. This meant that medicine was not well practiced‚ things were not sterile‚ and doctors and nurses were not knowledgeable enough for the task at hand. Two thirds of men in the war died from disease rather than gunshots or weapon related injuries. The conditions were very unsanitary‚ and men often became sick just because of their living conditions. There was poor hygiene in camps‚ a lack of quality
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American Civil War was a gruesome conflict which resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties. While the war effort was pushed by technology to end the war sooner‚ the fatality rate showed a direct relationship to the increase in technology. New killing machines were produced‚ unique forms for scouting‚ and an overall increase in tactics. Inventors developed weapons such as the repeating rifle‚ the submarine‚ and balloons. Even the telegraph stemmed from this powerful era. The Civil War sprouted countless
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The War of 1812 was a war that lasted approximately two to three years between the British and the United States it is also known as the “second war of Independence”‚ because of the agreement also known as the Treaty of Ghent‚ which of course ended the War of 1812 on February 17‚ 1815. This war was about the British cut off supplies to the United States because the British didn’t want to give supplies to the enemy; The Royal Navy also took seamen from the U.S. merchant ships and forcing them to work
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The Tet uprising was a major event in the Vietnam war. America was fighting North Vietnam‚ where communism was in use‚ in favor of South Vietnam to protect freedom as they vowed to do. America was a superpower with an excellent military and numerous supplies and weapons. In no way do they expect a loss. While America’s military tactics tended to be more on the offensive side‚ North Vietnam fought with strategy‚ only fighting when opportunity and surprise was on their side. During the Tet uprising
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I do agree with the statement that a person can enter war as an act of cowardice. Prior to being drafted into a war‚ an individual likely already has strong feelings about that war. Just like O’Brien‚ they may experience moral confusion when the demands of their country and community conflicts with the demands of their principles and ethical conscience. On page 38 after just graduating college‚ O’Brien states that he hated the war where “certain blood was being shed for uncertain reasons.” A dilemma
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During the Civil War‚ many children participated in the war by joining the army as drummers or soldiers. Many others did not participate in the war and supported the household by helping mothers out when his or her fathers were at war. For those who were left behind at home‚ they did underground work and were the leaders of the family. Children of all ages stepped up to the plate and helped the war effort‚ some even joined the army. If it were not for the children’s help‚ the war would have played
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