The Golden Age of Piracy and the War of Spanish Succession A small merchant ship is following its regular routine as it sails through the vast ocean when suddenly the sailor on top of the lookout exclaims “Black flag!”. Suddenly‚ the tiny ship is filled with commotion as everyone scrambles to get to their stations in preparation for the inevitable pirate attack. The men grab weapons and man their cannons in preparation for a battle with blood thirsty pirates. The year is 1715; this marks the beginning
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Why World War Developed in the Late Summer of 1914 World War I is the event where all the Eurasian empires went at war by a domino effect. What started as a local conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia became arguably the most important war in Europe. The Balkan states became the Great Powers’ way of starting a conflict that had been building up for decades. Although the guilt of the beginning of World War I is commonly attributed to the Great Powers‚ past tensions in the Balkan states made
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Why did the Spanish Armada Fail? The Spanish Armada is the name given to the giant flotilla of Spanish warships send by Spain’s Catholic King Philip II in 1588 to destroy Protestantism England under Elizabeth- though hindsight would say otherwise‚ the aim of the Spanish Armada was not intended for an all-out confrontation with the opposing English fleet- but rather to escort the vulnerable barges in which the Duke of Parma (a well respected and experienced general who had been fighting against Dutch
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It was like any other school night‚ came home from soccer practice‚ showered and locked myself in my room for the rest of the night trying to finish the piles of homework I had to complete for the following day. But something was different about tonight; my mom and dad had called my sister‚ brother and I out to the living room to talk. I was unsure what this talk was going to be about‚ my palms began to sweat and a rerun of last week went through my head‚ trying to figure out what I could have done
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Both the Mexican War and the Spanish War were a result of unfair treatment against weaker nations. The origins of the Mexican War lay with the United States and its expansionistic policies. Most Americans believed they had a divine right to bring their culture among others‚ because they were superior. This belief was put forth by Manifest Destiny‚ which had been circulating around the United States for a long time. The ignorance possessed by the Americans show no courtesy toward the Mexicans. Under
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When you think of the Civil War‚ what do you think of? Unionists‚ Confederates‚ slave owners? Do you think of African Americans? Probably not. Just like the Revolutionary War‚ African Americans played an immense role in entire war‚ yet many people don’t recognize them for that accomplishment. They were nurses‚ spies‚ cooks‚ soldiers‚ laborers‚ and heroes. African Americans were faced with mass racial prejudice even from abolitionist north‚ yet they chose to fight in order to abolish slavery for good
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faced off against the Allied forces of Great Britain‚ the United States‚ France‚ Russia.World War 1 began in 1914 and ended on November 11th 1918. Modern technology included in the war resulted in more than 41 million casualties and 9 million deaths by the end of the war in November of 1918. But why did World War One start in the first place? And What ended It? was it Germany or was it everyone else? Who was responsible for this global conflict? A Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip had Ignited the
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who was victorious in the War of 1812. Some claim Britain won‚ America lost and vice versa. In the Treaty of Ghent‚ ante bellum or the return to status quo meant Britain had won‚ but ultimately America was successful and gained long lasting benefits. Knowing the causes of the war and the events that went on can help give a clearer view on how America was the ultimate victor. A great deal of pressing‚ or impressment‚ went on between the British and American Navy throughout the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
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The Civil War was fought between The North and The South. The war was fought on many different battlefields and there were about 620‚000 casualties the most in any war .The Civil War between The North and The South lasted four years. After all the deaths and the long battles The North came out victorious. The Civil War broke out because of slavery‚ the attack on Fort Sumter‚ and the election of Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War began because the northern and southern states were
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Did you know that the Revolutionary War is like a parent and child fighting? The Americans (the child) are fighting the British(the parent) and the British keep giving them punishments like more tax. By December‚ 1777 over 1800 soldiers had died and by March‚ over 900 more soldiers had died. That means a total of over 2700 soldiers died in all‚ that is quite a bit of soldiers dying! The colonists did not even have good clothes or shoes and became very sick. I have decided not to reenlist for
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