Spanish Decline of the 1600s Nathan Meyer History 116 Professor Ruth Frost October 2‚ 2012 Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries‚ Spain‚ under the Habsburg name‚ had become a dominant force in not only Europe‚ but the rest of the world as well. Through strategic marriage‚ the Habsburg Empire was a quilt of different religions‚ cultures‚ class and lifestyles. With the emergence of agro towns and ideologies circulating from the arbistras‚ the Spanish population started to see options
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consider the war of 1812 to be the war‚ where people died for nothing‚ money was spent foolishly and battled were led incorrectly. However‚ it wasn’t all for nothing. The war of 1812 had its impact‚ maybe not so largely visible‚ it is still there. Firstly‚ it led to increase in nationalism‚ even though United States didn’t win the war. It was the first war that the USA had fought without any foreign help. It led to manifest destiny‚ which increased the size of the US by ⅓. Sometimes this war is even
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behind the revolution was the American embrace of a political ideology called "republicanism"‚ which was dominant in the colonies by 1775. The "country party" in Britain‚ whose critique of British government emphasized that corruption was to be feared‚ influenced American politicians. The commitment of most Americans to republican values and to their rights‚ helped bring about the American Revolution‚ as Britain was increasingly seen as hopelessly corrupt and hostile to American interests; it seemed
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WWI was the beginning of the USA’s extensive usage of war propaganda‚ and it was also the beginning of the vices of the USA’s war propaganda: exaggeration‚ misrepresentation and deception. As the USA became a more effective propagandist during WWII‚ war propaganda was even more corrupted by these vices. However‚ to conduct wars of such scale‚ the United States needed to sacrifice some level of morality in order to manipulate and harness public opinion properly. War propaganda’s purpose is to establish
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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 1973
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The Second Egyptian–Ottoman War or Second Turko–Egyptian War lasted from 1839 until 1841 and was fought mainly in Syria‚ whence it is sometimes referred as the (Second) Syrian War. In 1839‚ the Ottoman Empire moved to reoccupy lands lost to Muhammad Ali in the First Turko-Egyptian War. After suffering a defeat at the Battle of Nezib‚ the Ottoman Empire appeared on the brink of disintegration. Britain‚ Austria and other European nations‚ rushed to intervene and force Egypt into accepting a peace treaty
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The main reason why World War 2 occurred was Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany But another reason why is Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy formed a allyance called The Axis Powers. All of those countries are either under the control of a Dictator or a Military leader both are pretty scary. People let it happen because they saw what happened to the Jewish people and they didn’t want to have the same fate the Jewish had. Also Hitler was a dictator and they often lie about what they say they are going
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the years 1898 and 1920‚ there were numerous international events. Because of these events‚ there were many substantial changes to American foreign policy. America started to lean towards to a Big-Stick foreign policy‚ which creates and uses‚ if necessary‚ a strong military to achieve American goals. The United States started to lean towards an imperialistic foreign policy and gained control over other nations‚ which benefited the United States. Thus‚ there were many changes to American foreign
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been involved in South Vietnam’s affairs which lead to the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was the second longest war in U.S. History and took decades to resolve. The Vietnam War cost billions of dollars‚ and Nearly 60‚000 Americans were killed and more were injured. The U.S failed to complete its objective in Vietnam making it a pointless war and creating more problems than resolved. Although the U.S. was involved in the Vietnam War under good intentions‚ such as our government’s promises and commitments
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Mexican-American War The Mexican American war started in 1846‚ ten years after Texas won its independence from Mexico. In 1844 Texas was annexed‚ upon their request‚ to the United States. This caused trouble with the Mexican government because they believed that the southern border of Texas was along the Del Norte river‚ while the American government believed that the border was the Rio Grande river. When U.S. President James Polk sent troops into this disputed territory‚ Mexico attacked‚ killing
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