fill the air. Rifles pop through the sound of men shouting at their soldiers. This was the sound of the Mexican-American war over Texas. The Mexican-American war was when Texas wanted to become a part of America‚ but Mexico was holding them back. Manifest Destiny‚ the attack on Taylor‚ and an economy benefit of the land were three ways the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico. Manifest Destiny was the idea that freedom could be spread throughout the world and into every country
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Is Killing Ever Justified? There’s always an option to not kill someone. But the only times you HAVE to kill someone is when they’re either out of control or you are in a life or death situation‚ but never should you ever kill someone for any other reason. If you feel the need to kill someone then you probably need to find or seek help. Killing is not the right answer‚ it’s never the right answer. To kill someone you have to be very crazy or insane. But their is a time
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from Sep 1‚ 1939 – Sep 2‚ 1945.At the beginning of the war The United States was a neutral party until officially joining the Allied Powers in 1941. The United States started off the war by producing and selling arms‚ food‚ and other supplies that would aid the European nations involved. This started off the economic boom needed in to come out of the biggest depression America has had. At the beginning of the war America was in a foothold it couldn’t come out of‚ The Great Depression. The Great Depression
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forces. However‚ volunteer numbers were falling fast so conscription was introduced in 1916. This meant that all men aged 18-41 were required to fight at war unless they had a valid reason. With so many men at war‚ workers were needed on Britain’s home front; so women took on ‘men’s jobs’. Therefore‚ I think that during the war‚ the way women lived their lives had changed immensely. However‚ it is questionable whether this was a temporary change or one which improved women’s lives forever. When
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Nature of Life in the Trenches The nature of life in the trenches was a dangerous place. It was a place for the dead or for the survivors. Trenches were a front line which was dug metres underground‚ inside the trenches‚ were supplies‚ training areas‚ stores and mainly headquarters. The trenches were the main area to store arms of artillery and mortars. Life was hell for soldiers. Bearing the pain they went through‚ the diseases‚ the infections‚ the bad conditions living in‚ having to deal with
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bias‚ American ambition‚ and Western European dominance. While trying to fix many problems in Europe‚ the Fourteen Points mainly concentrated on the things that were important to the Allied powers: France was bent on revenge‚ Great Britain was looking to further its power over the seas‚ and America was keen on becoming an even more powerful trade nation. The Allied Powers made it very hard for Germany and Austria and the newly formed countries in Eastern Europe to carry out many of the things set down
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five years I have seen many different leadership styles; some which were effective‚ and others that were not. The leader that had the most influence on me while serving was a Marine by the name of Major Marcus Mainz. He served as the Operations Officer for my Battalion while deployed to Iraq. As an Operations Officer‚ Major Mainz was tasked with overseeing the entire battlefield for our battalion. My interaction came with him as a watch chief in the Battalions Combat Operations Center. The Combat
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The second strategic factor that influenced the outbreak of WWI was a pervasive sense of nationalism in France and Germany. Much of the French nationalism grew out of disdain for the Germans following the Franco-Prussian War when Germany annexed the Alsace-Lorraine region. Germany had not only taken a part of French territory‚ but had arrogantly paraded their success in the face of the French. The French had assured the inhabitants of the region that they would remain a part of the French nation
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The golden age of tanks was during WWII‚ this is because at this time tanks were superior and engineering had improved since WWI. People say WWII was most affected by tanks‚ because tanks gave shelter to people rushing behind one and it was a massive and powerful death machine in the front. Tanks were also used for safe transportation‚ and many missions needed a transported artillery weapon. People without anti-tank weaponry could not defend against these tank rushes. You would need a big impact
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World War I Battle of Verdun (Feb. 21-Nov. 26‚ 1916)‚ an unsuccessful German effort to take the offensive in the west‚ was one of the longest and bloodiest encounters of the war. Total casualties have been estimated at about 542‚000 French and about 434‚000 Germans. At the background‚ on June 28‚ 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Bosnian Serb nationalist. The assassination soon triggered World War One
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