August 6 of 1945 USA dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This bomb killed around 166000 people and was called “Little Boy”. This atomic bomb changed Truman’s attitude. There are people that think that the war was caused because the bomb encouraged Truman seek confrontation with U.S.S.R. When Truman had the bomb his attitude at the conference became aggressive and of confrontation. He also changed from pro-Soviet advisors to anti-communist advisors. And finally he
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the Soviet Union and the United States (Danzer R46)‚ the start of the Cold War had many causes and the consequences affected both international issues and Americans’ everyday lives during the 1950s (CITE). TOPIC SENTENCE--- CAUSES‚ INTERNAL CONFLICT‚ EXTERNAL CONFLICT. The Cold War stemmed from a mutual mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union. The lack of trust between the two nations was caused by political and economic differences‚ Stalin’s hostility‚ and Stalin’s alliance with Hitler
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The Roman Empire was considered to be one of the most powerful empires ever. But as the empire grew larger‚ it fell apart. Since it is impossible to say that only one issue caused the destruction of the empire‚ many of the theories are interconnected. Some of the issues that the Romans had back then can be applied to the United States today. An issue that was prevalent in the fall of Rome and an issue that is prevalent now in America are public health and environmental concerns. There were
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cruel war was called‚ The Civil War. You would think that the only cause of The Civil War was slavery‚ but boy‚ oh boy‚ you are wrong. One of the many causes of The Civil War was states’ rights. Southern states believed that according to the Declaration of Independence‚ they were free and independent states. As free states they believed they could write their own laws without interference from the federal government.
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across‚ which caused problems with the Soviets. Finally President Truman got his point across and ended the war. While the Cold War was still going on President Truman was coming up with the Truman Doctrine which states
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or so. In concurrence with historian John Alden’s opinion‚ I believe the mistakes of the british government caused this said "revolution." The British taxation was a large contributing factor to the start of this inevitable revolution. Even though the taxes were necessary to support the British empire‚ the arbitrarity of the taxes‚ or so claimed the American Colonists‚ caused the boycotts and reactions to them. In a sense‚ the British were provoking the colonists with some of their taxes
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has experienced. The Great War was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. However‚ this assassination is not the only cause of a war in which the most powerful countries of the time were involved in. This war was boiling for several years and the murder of the duke happened to be the spilling point. The main cause‚ as in most wars‚ was essentially economic and political rivalry. Equally important‚ were the extreme nationalist ideas‚ which only fanned the flames of
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Sectionalism caused The Civil War‚ and it was a huge problem in the US. One side protecting the opinion that every man is created equal‚ and one protecting the idea of slavery‚ and how blacks 3are a less powerful race. This was definitely a darker time in US history‚ with Lincoln being president during it all. Sectionalism is to blame for this‚ with the North and the South constantly growing apart every minute in the 1800s. Sectionalism led to Economic and Political conflicts in the mid-1800s
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class of the French society gave up on their hopes ‚ Enough was Enough they have decided and not to take anymore misery from the upper classes such as the king and the Royal families which were called at the time The "Absolute Monarchy". So what really caused the French revolution?After being one of the powerful and richest countries in Europe‚ The People of France were facing a very hard times‚ poverty misery‚ hunger‚ tears and fear were all coming together for a long while. People of France were
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The American Revolution was a widespread coming together of angry colonists against England. Beginning in the late 1700s‚ after the French and Indian War‚ colonists started getting fed up with what they thought of as cruel treatment. What really fueled their rage was the unfair taxation. The French and Indian War ended with Britain in serious dept. Britain decided that it was about time for the colonists to pay for their war costs. So‚ they passed a series of laws imposing taxes on the colonists
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