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    Why Did World War 1 Start

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    The event that sparked the outbreak of World War I is the simple but complex assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke’s wife was also killed with him on that day in 1914. One might wonder how a Serbian nationalist from Sarajevo‚ Bosnia known as Princip was even able to get his hands on archduke. Ferdinand and his wife were celebrating their anniversary and they decided to tour the city of Sarajevo‚the capital of Bosnia. While visiting they were in an open care with little security

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    Throughout history‚ the world has faced numerous wars‚ revolutions‚ and uprisings. People have seen more sweat‚ blood‚ and tears shed than we care to admit and millions have lost their lives fighting for their nations. Wars tend to begin when tensions with other countries or one’s own government arises. Civil wars occur because of the latter. During a civil war there is widespread discontent with the current government and their ways and so the majority of the population‚ usually those oppressed

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    The Civil War: Bloody and Brutal Union General William T. Sherman once said‚ “’War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is‚ the sooner it will be over.’” The Civil War was one of the most brutal and relentless wars in American history. The war did not span out for a ten year period‚ it was only a couple years due to the mass amount of deaths. The Civil War was a successful time period in history that benefitted society by abolishing slavery‚ uniting a broken country

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    The deadliest war in American history is known as the American Civil War killing nearly 620‚000 soldiers and a mass amount of civilians. The War Between the States was fought between Southern slave states and the United States federal government. formed a group called the Confederacy‚ which went against the beliefs of the Union. America and Abraham Lincoln sought different views on slavery. Lincoln believed that all slaves should be emancipated and advocated the restoration of the Union. The

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    Why Did World War 1 Start

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    World War I had many factors as to why it started. These consisted of colonization‚ militarisation‚ assassination‚ and alliances. Colonization came to be a negative factor due to all the countries in Europe fighting for land and wealth of goods. Militarisation was another one of the factors due to the rapid development of the dreadnoughts by Britain and Germany. Assassination‚ from the death of Archduke Ferdinand. Alliances cause tension between countries. After Ferdinand was assassinated‚ allies

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    The United States entered the Vietnam War for a number of reasons. Some reasons were good‚ others were not. One of the biggest reasons for the U.S. involvement in the War was to stop the spread of Communism. However‚ the U.S. lost a lot because of it. They underestimated the North‚ and ultimately paid for it. While the U.S. continually killed more troops than the enemy‚ they constantly suffered strategic loses. The North Vietnamese won through shifts in public views and psychological victories. The

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    reason that why did many Americans oppose US involvement in the Vietnam War‚ however public knew US had to stop the spreading of communism. First of all‚ one reason many Americans oppose US involvement in the Vietnam war is that Vietnam War was the first war reported live coverage by many medias. So when Americans are having a breakfast‚ the war is keep going at the opposite of earth and they could see the shocking movie. For example‚ on March 16‚ 1968 The My Lai Massacre happened. It was a massacre

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    fighting was slavery. The north side was against slavery while the south was for it. This event was called the civil war and it’s crazy to think that the north side v.s the south side of the same country would be fighting against each other! Texas as well fought in this long battle and was part of the south. But‚ why did Texas fight in the civil war? One of the reasons why Texas fought in the civil war was to protect their state’s rights. At the Texas Secession Convention in Austin‚ Texas it was stated

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    Why Did World War 2 Start

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    Why did World War 2 start? People think it was because of Hitler killing all of the Jews. But that is not the whole story. There are many other reasons why. The causes of World War 2 were the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler’s childhood and beliefs‚ and the failure of appeasement. One of the causes of World War 2 was the Treaty of Versailles. Germany lost their land as part of the settlement of World War One. Adolf Hitler believed he was supposed to be the ruler of the world and wanted to reclaim

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    American Civil War

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    American Civil War American Civil Warwas a four-year war (1861–65) between the federal government of the United States and 11 Southern states that asserted their right to secede from the Union. The secession of the Southern states in 1860–61 and the ensuing outbreak of armed hostilities were the culmination of decades of growing sectional friction over the related issues of slavery‚ trade and tariffs‚ and the doctrine of states’ rights. This friction arose out of fundamental

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