Evan Frangesh Mr. Marshall & Ms. Kile WHAP 4; English 2‚ 5 17 February 2014 Were Germany’s Actions in WWII Justified? “War does not determine who is right- only who is left” (Russell). Bertrand Russell‚ a renowned philosopher‚ was‚ and still is‚ absolutely correct. Many perish after earth-shattering wars‚ such as the tragedy to humanity known as World War II. If we can take a lesson from this calamity‚ it is the making‚ not the breaking‚ of connections that will enable moral and educational lessons
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The American Revolution was fueled by misunderstanding‚ the Crown looked down on the Colonist believing that they were just another business to generate funds of the Monarchy. The Colonist on the other hand saw themselves on equal footing with Britain. The ideology that England was exploiting the Colony’s for money‚ in the mercantilist belief that the rich will get richer‚ the Colonist get fed up with being stripped of rights. Being fueled by belief in England’s old traditions of republicanism‚ the
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The ideas of government were not exclusive to the nation in isolation and were extended out‚ here in the interests of the state violence would be justified both in protecting its own interests and in civilizing others. In the ever more global world 18th century European nations traded through North Africa as part of this growing globalised economy. Owing to problems with Algeria in the form of piracy they attempted negotiations‚ when non-violent attempts at agreement were unsuccessful they made
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Were the Peace Treaties Justified at the Time? On August 4th 1914 one of the most hideous events in history started – the first world war. The war was caused by many things that caused tensions between the two opposing groups within Europe (the allies and the central powers) to become strained but the assassination of the archduke of Austria (Franz Ferdinand) was what caused the fighting to start. This event took place on the 28th of June 1914 and the war began of the 4th of August that same
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” Knowing this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned. Before trying to justify the revolution we must first understand what brought about the anger and resentment towards Britain in the first place. The colonies were settled by Britain and consisted of mainly
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of cannons 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
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Taralyn Gutierrez Block 3 US History Mrs. Vierra American Imperialism…Justified? The United States was justified in expanding its territory‚ influence‚ and power in the Westward Expansion because the country saw an opportunity and took it. In this expansion of the United States‚ the foreign policy of Manifest Destiny is present. Manifest Destiny is the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent. One of the firs things that happen during
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well the colonists’ relationships with the Native Americans were. The relations in the British colonies varied. In Jamestown‚ which was one of the earliest English settlements‚ the relations were not good. The colonists thought of the Native people as savages and no more than mere animals. They were almost always fighting and the only reason they traded was out of fear and necessity. Yet‚ in Plymouth the Natives and the colonists had good relations. After the Natives helped the colonists plant crops
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Chap. 5 Text Ch5.1 – “I am not a Virginian‚ but an American‚” declared Patrick Henry in 1775. Discuss what united the colonists and what divided them by mid-1770s. What united the colonists in the 1770’s I think began with the fact that they were all getting started here in the “New World”. They had a chance to make something of themselves and start a new life‚ breaking away from the restraints of British government. Some of the colonists united based on the fact that they wanted their liberities
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Throughout American history‚ racism has been widely accepted based on reasons that the white majority deemed as justifiable. Racism was justified during World War II when the Japanese people‚ including Japanese American citizens‚ were degraded and poorly treated in based on the idea that anyone of Japanese decent could be a spy or harm the United States. Black racism had been prominent for years‚ and even after the slaves were emancipated‚ Jim Crow laws in the South continued to reflect the racist
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